Ebook: The warrior state : Pakistan in the contemporary world
Author: Paul T. V.
- Tags: Geopolitics -- Pakistan, National security -- Pakistan, War -- Economic aspects, Economic development -- Pakistan, Pakistan -- Politics and government, Economic development, Geopolitics, National security, Politics and government, Pakistan
- Year: 2015
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- City: Array
- Language: English
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In The Warrior State, noted international relations and South Asia scholar T.V. Paul untangles this fascinating riddle. Paul argues that the "geostrategic curse"--akin to the "resource curse" that plagues oil-rich autocracies--is at the root of Pakistan's unique inability to progress. Since its founding in 1947, Pakistan has been at the center of major geopolitical struggles: the US-Soviet rivalry, the conflict with Read more...