The United States-Pakistan Security Relationship.

Abstract

Relations between the world's number one super-power, the USA and Pakistan, fighting for its survival, have seen many ups and downs in the last four decades. Each country has tried to influence the other with its own particular needs. This tactic has varied from one extreme that of completely ignoring the other to that of urgent action as was seen immediately after the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviets in December 1979. The aim of this paper is to outline this security relationship between the two countries through the years 1947 to the present time and attempt briefly to predict its future. In accomplishing this aim, the paper will discuss the various events that took place in Pakistan and its neighbouring countries along with the reaction of the USA under the various administrations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA177769

Entities

People

  • Khalid Iqbal

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Asia
  • Foreign Aid
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Korean War
  • National Politics
  • Pakistan
  • Security
  • South Asia
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design