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PAKISTANS POST 911 ALLIANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES IMPACTS ON THE SOCIOECONOMIC SECURITY OF PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-IV).08      10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-IV).08      Published : Dec 2024

Pakistan's Post 9/11 Alliance with the United States: Impacts on the Socioeconomic Security of Pakistan

Abstract

    Pakistan and the United States have had on-and-off relations since the former's inception. Post 9/11, shifts were observed in the foreign policy of the United States towards Pakistan, followed by a strategic shift in Pakistan’s approach towards its ally in Afghanistan. This study aims to analyze the impacts of the post-9/11 Pak-U.S. alliance on Pakistan's socioeconomic security by explaining the rise of terrorism as a consequence of the alliance and how it affected the social and economic security of the state. The theoretical framework focuses on John Mearsheimer’s theory of offensive realism. The study employs qualitative research methodology and focuses on secondary data. It argues that, as a consequence of the post-9/11 Pak-US alliance, the socioeconomic security of Pakistan was compromised. This study opines that a pragmatic foreign policy combined with a comprehensive national security approach is of paramount importance to Pakistan in the future to survive and progress.

    Alliance, Economy, Foreign Policy, Socioeconomic security, Terrorism, United States and Pakistan

    (1) Hafiz Sabir Khan
    Graduate, Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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