Pakistan Foreign Policy Choices in Post 9/11 Period: Options and Challenges

The traverse of international politics took a significant and dramatic shift in post 9/11 period. Due to strategic and pivotal location, Pakistan became a front-line ally in war against terrorism. In order to balance its US centric policy, Pakistan explored foreign policy choices that posed certain...

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Published in:Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan 2021-09, Vol.58 (3), p.126
Main Authors: Ahmad, Muhammad, Rehana Saeed Hashmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cold War
Cooperation
Foreign policy
International relations
Qualitative research
Rational choice
Rationality
Research design
September 11 terrorist attacks-2001
Terrorism
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Summary:The traverse of international politics took a significant and dramatic shift in post 9/11 period. Due to strategic and pivotal location, Pakistan became a front-line ally in war against terrorism. In order to balance its US centric policy, Pakistan explored foreign policy choices that posed certain challenges for the country as well. This paper examined new policy options as explored by Pakistan in form of Sino-Pak relations and overarching umbrella of golden ring in Eurasian region. The researcher has used qualitative research design and rational choice theory to connect the dots of the study. Since the new options for Pakistan accord with certain challenges, the paper intends to comprehend them in an inter-twined scheme of study.
ISSN:0034-5431