Pakistan and a World in Disorder

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Javid Husain

   Pages 1-5

3. A World in Disorder

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   Pages 7-31

4. China’s Rise and the Global Order

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   Pages 33-49

5. India: An Aspiring Hegemon

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   Pages 51-68

6. Regionalism and Pakistan

   • Javid Husain

   Pages 69-84

7. Post-2014 Afghanistan

   • Javid Husain

   Pages 85-104

8. Iran: An Estranged Friend

   • Javid Husain

   Pages 105-125

9. Islamophobia and the West

   • Javid Husain

   Pages 127-142

10. Evaluation of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy

    • Javid Husain

    Pages 143-170

11. Toward Comprehensive Security

    • Javid Husain

    Pages 171-182

12. A Grand Strategy for Pakistan

    • Javid Husain

    Pages 183-200

13. Back Matter

    Pages 201-217

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This book delineates the role that Pakistan should play in the largely anarchic world of the twenty-first century in order to best serve the country’s long-term national interests. Its main aim is to lay down the parameters within which Pakistan’s grand strategy should be formulated, taking into account the evolving global and regional security environment and Pakistan’s historical experience. Provided here is an in-depth analysis and critical evaluation of the past record of Pakistan’s foreign policy within this context, bringing out its successes and failures, strengths and weaknesses. Based on these analyses, a comprehensive approach is recommended for safeguarding Pakistan’s national security and promoting its prosperity utilizing a strategy that is a marked departure from the military-dominated, uni-dimensional policies the country has followed thus far. Besides providing guidelines to Pakistan’s policy makers and intelligentsia, this book will be of interest to academics, foreign observers, and general readers in understanding the constraints and parameters within which Pakistan – a de facto nuclear-weapon state of 190 million people at the cross-roads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Persian Gulf –  must operate to safeguard its national interests in the turbulent times ahead.

• Regional security
• Foreign policy
• Central Asia
• Economic Cooperation Organization
• South Asia
• Global security
• Indian Ocean region
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
• Comprehensive security
• Islamophobia
• 21st Century
• Persian Gulf

“Javid Husain provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges facing Pakistan in the contemporary context. … provides a useful and thorough overview of the foreign policy challenges Pakistan will face in the near future.” (Hassan Javid, Dawn, dawn.com, November, 2016)

“Pakistan and a World in Disorder is a valuable addition to the literature on Pakistan's foreign policy as it is probably the first systematic effort to identify the pitfalls of over-dependence on military strength at the cost of the vital and pressing mission of the country's economic development. Javid Husain's book is a timely reminder to reappraise and redirect Pakistan's national strategy to successfully meet the challenges of economic development while maintaining a credible deterrence in the face of an insecure regional and global security environment.” (M. Saeed Khalid, former Ambassador of Pakistan, Pakistan)

“The world order is in turmoil and a dangerous Great Game is on our doorstep. Only someone as brilliant and incisive as Ambassador Javid Husain could have written this serious analytical book. His recommendations for Pakistan merit the highest consideration. Must-read.” (Riaz Khokhar, former Foreign Secretary, Pakistan)

 “Thorough analysis and insights by the author do justice to the prescient title of the book which was published when the established global structures were just beginning to be challenged. In the current uncertain times, the book offers important lessons to Pakistani policy makers and scholars especially for prioritization of economic policies in the interest of political stability and security.” (Riaz Mohammad Khan, author and former Foreign Secretary, Pakistan)

“Javid Husain provides a unique and important insider’s perspective on how Pakistan sees its strategic priorities and how it formulates policies to address challenges before it. This is a timely, erudite, and incisive book, and a welcome contribution to the study of Pakistan.” (Vali Nasr, Dean, Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies)

• South Asia Institute, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA

  Javid Husain

Javid Husain served as a visiting researcher/scholar at the South Asia Institute of the University of Texas at Austin, USA, from 2015 to 2019, and is a former Ambassador of Pakistan to the Netherlands, South Korea, and Iran. During his 37-year long diplomatic career, he carried out diplomatic assignments in several important capitals including Paris, New York, Beijing, The Hague, Seoul, Tehran, and Washington, D.C. Since his retirement in 2004, he has kept himself busy writing on foreign policy and international issues besides delivering lectures at universities and think tanks.

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