Pakistan: Securing the Insecure State is an in-depth analysis of the contemporary security of Pakistan - now one of the most important states in the world in terms of international security.
The book attempts to identify and examine the means by which Pakistan might make progress towards a more stable and secure future. It is innovative in at least three respects. Firstly, it argues that Pakistan's security issues are operative at multiple levels - intra-state, state, regional and international - and that these levels are deeply interlinked and should not be considered in isolation. The work thus explores and then links analysis of security at each level in a way that has not been done before.
Secondly, the book takes a broad approach to security that includes economic and social issues. As part of this, it examines security dynamics in relation to the powerful forces presently impacting South Asia, most notably globalisation, the US-led war on terrorism, the domestic clamour for peace and stability, and the strategic realignments underway -in particular, in the US-Indian-Pakistan relationship and in the China-India-Pakistan relationship.
Thirdly, the book draws on the 'Security Community' ideas of Deutsch. This theory argues that states can move their core strategic relationship towards a less conflictual and eventually stable and peaceful situation through economic, political and social interaction, as well as politico-military engagement.
This book will be of great interest to all scholars of South Asian politics, Asian regional security and IR in general.
| ISBN: | 9780415405737 |
| Publication date: | 31st December 2024 |
| Author: | Shaun Gregory |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Series: | Asian Security Studies |
| Genres: |
Regional / International studies Terrorism, armed struggle Armed conflict Peace studies and conflict resolution Regional geography Warfare and defence |
Pakistan: Securing the Insecure State is an in-depth analysis of the contemporary security of Pakistan - now one of the most important states in the world in terms of international security.
The book attempts to identify and examine the means by which Pakistan might make progress towards a more stable and secure future. It is innovative in at least three respects. Firstly, it argues that Pakistan's security issues are operative at multiple levels - intra-state, state, regional and international - and that these levels are deeply interlinked and should not be considered in isolation. The work thus explores and then links analysis of security at each level in a way that has not been done before.
Secondly, the book takes a broad approach to security that includes economic and social issues. As part of this, it examines security dynamics in relation to the powerful forces presently impacting South Asia, most notably globalisation, the US-led war on terrorism, the domestic clamour for peace and stability, and the strategic realignments underway -in particular, in the US-Indian-Pakistan relationship and in the China-India-Pakistan relationship.
Thirdly, the book draws on the 'Security Community' ideas of Deutsch. This theory argues that states can move their core strategic relationship towards a less conflictual and eventually stable and peaceful situation through economic, political and social interaction, as well as politico-military engagement.
This book will be of great interest to all scholars of South Asian politics, Asian regional security and IR in general.
Pakistan's Security features in the following genres: Regional / International studies, Terrorism, armed struggle, Armed conflict, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Regional geography, Warfare and defence
Pakistan's Security is available in Hardback
Pakistan's Security was written by Shaun Gregory and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Pakistan's Security has 240 pages
Yes it is part of Asian Security Studies series