Security Decision-Making in Pakistan

Abstract

This monograph has three objectives. First, it will describe the structure of and attitudes within the security policy process of Pakistan. This primarily means the military of Pakistan--and within the military the officer corps of the Pakistan Army. This officer corps not only plays a central role in security policy making but it has been central to the politics of Pakistan. Our second purpose is to analyze the strategic choices open to Pakistan. This task will be reserved largely for Chapter V, although there are some structural and organizational issues which have strategic implications: the balance between infantry and armor, or the independence of a state in weapons acquisition, or the degree of Islamic ideological content in military doctrine. Finally, and with considerable hesitation, a third purpose of this monograph is to suggest policy choices open to all of the major participants in what I see as a conflictual relationship of enormous and terrible potential.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA104095

Entities

People

  • Stephen P. Cohen

Organizations

  • foreign affairs ministry

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Doctrine
  • Families (Human)
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Second World War
  • Sociopolitics
  • Students
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.