Pakistan's Foreign Policy

<p>This book analyses Pakistan’s foreign policy and external relations with a focus on contemporary developments, including the impact of the new government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the powerful military, and the "middle power" status.</p><p>Structured in two parts – Foundation and Operationalization – the book provides a broad overview of Pakistan’s foreign policy and addresses specific foreign policy choices. Contributor's explore issues such as Pakistan’s middle power status from a theoretical perspective, Imran Khan's foreign policy, Pakistan's relations with Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the EU, and Pakistan's evolving Indian Ocean strategy. Based on in-depth interviews with Pakistani scholars, politicians, and diplomats, the book offers a timely perspective on Pakistan’s foreign policy.</p><p>The book will be of interest to academics working on Pakistan, South Asian Politics, Security and Conflict Studies, International Relations and Foreign Policy, and Asian Studies.</p> <p><b>Part I</b></p><p>Foundation</p><p>1. Foreign Policy of Contemporary Pakistan: An Overview </p><p>Ghulam Ali </p><p>2. Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Under Imran Khan</p><p>Syed Ali Zia Jaffery</p><p>3. Is Pakistan a Middle Power?</p><p>Samee Lashari</p><p>4. The Military and Foreign Policy in Pakistan: An Analysis </p><p>Ejaz Hussain</p><p>Part II </p><p>Operationalization</p><p>5. China-Pakistan: A Decade of Transformation in Diplomacy, 2010-2020</p><p>Gul-i-Hina Shahzad-Van Der Zwan and Rabbiya Kamal Nagra</p><p>6. Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations: From Uncertainty and Confrontation to Optimism </p><p>Muhammad Azam</p><p>7. Indian Factor in Pakistan’s Policy Towards Afghanistan</p><p>Shahzad Akhtar and Arshad Ali</p><p>8. Geopolitics, the Thucydides Trap and the China-Pakistan-India Trilateral</p><p>Rizwan Zeb</p><p>9. Conservative Administration in Iran and the Future of Pakistan-Iran Relations </p><p>Khurram Abbas</p><p>10. Pakistan-U.S. Relations: Is Past the Prologue?</p><p>Rabia Akhtar</p><p>11. The Contours of Pakistan’s Relations with Russia</p><p>Adeela Ahmed</p><p>12. European Union (EU)-Pakistan Relations: A Critique of Strategic Engagement Plan</p><p>Najimdeen Bakare</p>