Pakistan's Strategic Culture and Foreign Policy Making [Hardcover]

Ijaz Khan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 12, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1600218334 | ISBN-13: 978-1600218330

This book is to date the first and only study on Pakistan's foreign policy and decision-making process. It discusses the hows and whys of its policy as it has developed from a domestic to an international view. Post 9/11 changes required a fundamental change in self image and world view that went beyond the act of becoming a US ally in Afghanistan, or abandoning the policy of supporting the Taliban. The main topic of the study is identification of those changes, their requirements and some basic proposals for additional changes. The book also traces the historical, international and domestic context of Pakistan's Post 9/11 Afghan Policy. It analyses the regional impact of that decision, the domestic debate that it generated, and concludes with identification and implications for changes in Pakistan that are required for the sustenance of its new policies.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc (December 12, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1600218334
• ISBN-13: 978-1600218330
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,237,171 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I am, an ethnic Pashtun, born in1960, has been teaching at the department of International Relations, University of Peshawar since 1988. Did my masters in IR from London (1985) and Ph. D from Peshawar (2004). I am currently attached with the Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar. My research and academic interests includes Foreign Policy, Anti Terrorism and Extremism, Human Rights, Peace, Pashtun Politics, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), South and Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan. I hjave been continuously publishing on topics related to my interests, both within Pakistan and Internationally, besides participating in Conferences and providing consultancy services.
I am also active in the non profit sector; am a member of Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), and South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) as well as active participant of Pakistan India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy. As a part of his Civil Society activities, I am frequently invited to deliver talks on and participate in workshops about democratization, peace, human rights and related. I am also member of various professional organizations including Asian Political and International Studies Association (APISA), Kuala Lumpur, Central Asia Society and Afghan Study Group.