Summary This book examines the issue of nuclear disarmament in different strategic, political, and regional contexts. This volume seeks to provide a rich theoretical and…
Country or Region: Pakistan
Abstract It is a cliché to observe that the South Asian region is the least economically integrated region in the world – all countries in…
Abstract How has the United States behaved historically toward friendly states with nuclear weapons ambitions? Recent scholarship has demonstrated the great lengths to which the…
Abstract Saudi Arabia cannot get nuclear weapons off a Pakistani shelf. PDF
Abstract Due to expanding and increasing religious extremism and terrorism coupled with political instability in Pakistan, most western observers believe that Pakistan’s nuclear weapons are…
Abstract Pakistan’s Afghan policies, so consequential for its neighbour, have also had a deep impact on the country’s political landscape and society. This article examines…
Abstract A major contribution of the enduring rivalry literature is that the same pair of states—commonly referred to as dyads—are the cause for the majority…
Abstract Kashmir, at present, is not being treated as a priority by politicians or policy makers. The author argues that this is a grave mistake.…
Abstract The theme of this paper is to review the extent to which, in the post-9/11 environment, it became difficult for Pakistan to continue its…
Abstract The spectacular commando-style terrorist strike on Mumbai in November 2008 exposed India’s lax internal security structure. As nearly all the security apparatus broke down…
Abstract In the aftermath of 9/11, the USA embarked on a massive global hunt for terrorists and launched its “Operation Enduring Freedom” in Afghanistan. Its…
Abstract A historical survey which covers firstly, the various attempts to establish a satisfactory boundary between the settled lands of India and the mountain areas…
Abstract This article looks at the Kashmir conflict in South Asia, which has been going on since 1947, when India and Pakistan became independent from…
Abstract For many years, conventional wisdom stressed that developing countries such as Pakistan face a guns versus butter trade-off, with increased defence expenditures coming at…
Abstract Notwithstanding the close partnership between Washington and Islamabad that has developed over the past half-dozen years, Pakistan today is viewed by Americans as a…
