The Impacts of International Structure on the Foreign Policy of Pakistan
Foreign policy is one of the key tools to maintain the affairs of international relations. Foreign policy of a state is mainly shaped by domestic environment and international system. This study highlights the impacts of international structure on the foreign policy behaviour of Pakistan since 1947. During cold war period, the bi-polar world order mainly shaped the foreign policy of Pakistan. After independence, the economic, political and security challenges pushed Pakistan towards western bloc to protect its interests. Being an ally of west, Pakistan supported USA to contain the spread of communism. With the collapse of Soviet Union, the world order was shifted from bi-polarity to uni-polarity. Consequently, American supremacy shaped the world politics as a sole super power. With the start of 21st century, the incident of 9/11 and in response American invasion of Afghanistan again made Pakistani an ally of USA on their Global War on terror. Pakistan has faced serious consequences as an ally of USA. However, with the emergence of multi-polar world order, now Pakistan has opportunity to balance its relations with global powers like China, Russia and USA on the basis of mutual benefits, equality and equity.
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Uni-Polarity, Bipolarity, MultiPolarity, International Structure, Foreign Policy
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(1) Fozia
Assistant Professor, Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Abida Yousaf
Chairperson, Department of Economics and Finance, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Imran Ashraf
Assistant Professor, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Fozia., Yousaf, A., & Ashraf, I. (2019). The Impacts of International Structure on the Foreign Policy of Pakistan. Global Foreign Policies Review, II(I), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2019(II-I).03
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CHICAGO : Fozia, , Abida Yousaf, and Imran Ashraf. 2019. "The Impacts of International Structure on the Foreign Policy of Pakistan." Global Foreign Policies Review, II (I): 15-23 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2019(II-I).03
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HARVARD : FOZIA., YOUSAF, A. & ASHRAF, I. 2019. The Impacts of International Structure on the Foreign Policy of Pakistan. Global Foreign Policies Review, II, 15-23.
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TURABIAN : Fozia, , Abida Yousaf, and Imran Ashraf. "The Impacts of International Structure on the Foreign Policy of Pakistan." Global Foreign Policies Review II, no. I (2019): 15-23. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2019(II-I).03