Pakistan has faced serious internal security challenges since its inception, therefore any review of the present situation must be considered in a historical perspective. By Shahwar Junaid Abstract Several security problems were embedded in various dispensations at the time of Partition and were never resolved satisfactorily. A number of security challenges Pakistan has faced, and […]
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By Shahwar Junaid[1] Abstract (The first recognizable initiative towards regional cooperation appeared in Europe during the 1880s. By the 1940s an increasing number of influential intellectuals were urging escape from a “ …theoretical and ineffective universalism into practical and workable regionalism…”[1] Consideration of this option was understandable, under the strain of war and, later, post-war reconstruction.
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By Shahwar Junaid [*] Abstract With the end of the Cold War, NATO’s role has undergone a radical transformation from providing collective defence to Western Europe against a possible Soviet-led ground attack to dealing with threats such as those emanating from global terrorism and sub-national militancy. Today issues such as energy security and even the fallout
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By Shahwar Junaid[1] Abstract There are defining moments in the history of nations that set their course for decades to come. Defining moments in the national history of a state can have a lasting impact on its allies as well as its adversaries the foreign policies of Britain and the United States had a profound
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Shahwar Junaid, a former Communications Media Consultant to the Pakistan government, is an eminent writer and intellectual. Her latest book is titled Terrorism and Global Power Systems, Oxford University Press, 2006. Her writings for Criterion Quarterly are: Defining Moments: The Political Implications of State Policy Security Alliances and Security Concerns: Pakistan and NATO Patterns of Regional Cooperation:
