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Proxy Wars

Author : Eli Berman
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501733095
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Proxy Wars written by Eli Berman and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most common image of world politics involves states negotiating, cooperating, or sometimes fighting with one another; billiard balls in motion on a global pool table. Yet working through local proxies or agents, through what Eli Berman and David A. Lake call a strategy of "indirect control," has always been a central tool of foreign policy. Understanding how countries motivate local allies to act in sometimes costly ways, and when and how that strategy succeeds, is essential to effective foreign policy in today's world. In this splendid collection, Berman and Lake apply a variant of principal-agent theory in which the alignment of interests or objectives between a powerful state and a local proxy is central. Through analysis of nine detailed cases, Proxy Wars finds that: when principals use rewards and punishments tailored to the agent's domestic politics, proxies typically comply with their wishes; when the threat to the principal or the costs to the agent increase, the principal responds with higher-powered incentives and the proxy responds with greater effort; if interests diverge too much, the principal must either take direct action or admit that indirect control is unworkable. Covering events from Denmark under the Nazis to the Korean War to contemporary Afghanistan, and much in between, the chapters in Proxy Wars engage many disciplines and will suit classes taught in political science, economics, international relations, security studies, and much more.

Fighting to the End

Author : C. Christine Fair
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199892709
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Fighting to the End written by C. Christine Fair and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pakistan Army is poised for perpetual conflict with India which it cannot win militarily or politically. What explains Pakistan's persistent revisionism despite increasing costs and decreasing likelihood of success? This book argues that an understanding of the army's strategic culture explains its willingness to fight to the end

Pakistan's Proxy War

Author : Gurmeet Kanwal
Publisher : Lancer Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9788170622918
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (229 download)

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Download or read book Pakistan's Proxy War written by Gurmeet Kanwal and published by Lancer Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Presents An Incisive Analysis Of The Trends And Prospects Of Pakistan`S Proxy War And Its Wider Ramifications. Specific Recommendations Focus On The Pro-Active Military Measures That Are Necessary To Regain Control Over The Vitiated Security Situation And Restore Normalcy.

Proxy War

Author : Albert Bertilsson
Publisher : Albert Bertilsson
ISBN 13 : 9153100328
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (531 download)

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Download or read book Proxy War written by Albert Bertilsson and published by Albert Bertilsson. This book was released on 2024-08-17 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawn into a conflict in a country far away from An Arath, our adventurers battle against humans in the service of evil. Strong allies are found… but will they remain victorious when deadlier supernatural enemies are discovered? Will victories on new battlefields prove decisive, or are the conflicts merely a distraction, hiding a greater plan? Discover a world ruled by sorceresses and join them in their struggle to make the world a better place. Who'll ultimately decide the fate of the world—and what will that future look like?

The Wrong Enemy

Author : Carlotta Gall
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0544045688
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Wrong Enemy written by Carlotta Gall and published by HMH. This book was released on 2014-04-08 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journalist with deep knowledge of the region provides “an enthralling and largely firsthand account of the war in Afghanistan” (Financial Times). Few reporters know as much about Afghanistan as Carlotta Gall. She was there in the 1990s after the Russians were driven out. She witnessed the early flourishing of radical Islam, imported from abroad, which caused so much local suffering. She was there right after 9/11, when US special forces helped the Northern Alliance drive the Taliban out of the north and then the south, fighting pitched battles and causing their enemies to flee underground and into Pakistan. Gall knows just how much this war has cost the Afghan people—and just how much damage can be traced to Pakistan and its duplicitous government and intelligence forces. Combining searing personal accounts of battles and betrayals with moving portraits of the ordinary Afghans who were caught up in the conflict for more than a decade, The Wrong Enemy is a sweeping account of a war brought by American leaders against an enemy they barely understood and could not truly engage.

Pakistan’s National Security Approach and Post-Cold War Security

Author : Arshad Ali
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100037243X
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Pakistan’s National Security Approach and Post-Cold War Security written by Arshad Ali and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-03-31 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the paradox that despite being a national security state, Pakistan has become even more insecure in the post-Cold War era. It provides an in-depth analysis of Pakistan’s foreign and security policies and their implications for the overall state and society. The book identifies the immediate security challenges to Pakistan and charts the distinctive evolution of Pakistan’s national security state in which the military elite became the dominant actor in the political sphere of government during and after the Cold War period. By examining the national security state, militarization, democracy and security, proxy wars and the hyper-military-industrial complex, the author illustrates how the vanguard role of the military created considerable structural, sociopolitical, economic, and security problems in Pakistan. Furthermore, the author argues that the mismatch between Pakistan’s national security stance and the transformed security environment has been facilitated and sustained by the embedded interests of the country’s military-industrial complex. A critical evaluation of the role of the military in the political affairs of the government and how it has created structural problems for Pakistan, this book will be of interest to academics in the field of South Asian Politics and Security, South Asian Foreign and Security Policy, International Relations, Asian Security, and Cold War Studies.

War, Will, and Warlords

Author :
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160915574
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book War, Will, and Warlords written by and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares the reasons for and the responses to the insurgencies in Afghanistan and Pakistan since October 2001. Also examines the lack of security and the support of insurgent groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan since the 1970s that explain the rise of the Pakistan-supported Taliban. Explores the border tribal areas between the two countries and how they influence regional stability and U.S. security. Explains the implications of what happened during this 10-year period to provide candid insights on the prospects and risks associated with bringing a durable stability to this area of the world.

Pak Proxy War

Author : Rajeev Sharma
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Pak Proxy War written by Rajeev Sharma and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Unscrupulous Intelligence Agency Like The Isi Which Has Been Waging A Proxy War Against India For Past Two Decades.... A State Like Pakistan Which Is In Search Of An Identity.... A Militia Like Taliban Which Is Created By These Two To Make Afghanistan The Fifth Province Of Pakistan.... And A Fanatic, Firebrand Muslim Like Osama Bin Laden Who Is Convinced That One Day In Afghanistan (Is) Like A Thousand Days Of Praying In An Ordinary Mosque . Kargil Was Inevitable In The Wake Of All This. It Happened. More Kargils Are Inevitable, Worldwide. Dagestan, Tatarstan, Bashkiria, Ingueshetia, North Ossetia (In Russia), Xinkiang (China), Kyrgyzhstan, Tajikistan, Ujbekistan, Turkmenistan.... The List Is Long. One Man Is Trying To Make It All Happen Bin Laden. One Powerful Secret Agency Is Hand-In-Glove With Him In All This The Isi. Pak Proxy War: A Story Of Isi, Bin Laden And Kargil Focuses On The Saudi Civil Engineer-Turned-Terrorist, Bin Laden, The Taliban And The Isi And How A Combination Of All These Factors Led To Pakistan Army S Intrusion In Kargil. The Book Calls For Taking A Pro-Active Rather Than A Reactive Approach To Pakistan S Threat Of More Kargils Be Paid Back In The Same Coin : More Bangladeshs . Contents Part I: Kargil Chapter 1: The Intrusion, Chapter 2: A Man Called Pervez Musharraf, Chapter 3: Operation Topac, Chapter 4: Making Of The Line Of Control. Part Ii: Pakistan: A Rogue State? Chapter 5: Pakistan Army, Chapter 6: Terrorist Training Camp In Afghanistan And Pakistan, Chapter 7: Markaz-Ud-Daawa-Wal-Irshad (Mdi), Chapter 8: Sipah-E-Sahiba Pakistan (Ssp). Part Iii: A State Within A State Chapter 9: Inter Services Intelligences (Isi), Chapter 10: Profile Of Some Pakistan-Backed Militant Outfits, Chapter 11: Lashkar-E-Tayyiba, Chapter 12: Tehrik-E-Jehad. Part Iv: Bin Laden And Taliban Chapter 13: Osama Bin Laden, Chapter 14: Taliban. Part V: Appendices Appendix 1: Diary Of A Pakistani Soldier, Appendix 2: Pakistan S Role In Fostering Terrorism In Kashmir: Facts And Figures, Appendix 3: Indo-Pak Military Balance, Appendix 4: Political And Constitutional Developments In J&K Since 1947.

U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan

Author : Richard Lee Armitage
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN 13 : 0876094795
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book U.S. Strategy for Pakistan and Afghanistan written by Richard Lee Armitage and published by Council on Foreign Relations. This book was released on 2010 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Council on Foreign Relations sponsors Independent Task Forces to assess issues of current and critical importance to U.S. foreign policy and provide policymakers with concrete judgments and recommendations. Diverse in backgrounds and perspectives, Task Force members aim to reach a meaningful consensus on policy through private and non-partisan deliberations. Once launched, Task Forces are independent of CFR and solely responsible for the content of their reports. Task Force members are asked to join a consensus signifying that they endorse "the general policy thrust and judgments reached by the group, though not necessarily every finding and recommendation." Each Task Force member also has the option of putting forward an additional or a dissenting view. Members' affiliations are listed for identification purposes only and do not imply institutional endorsement. Task Force observers participate in discussions, but are not asked to join the consensus. --Book Jacket.

Frontline Pakistan

Author : Zahid Hussain
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231142250
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Frontline Pakistan written by Zahid Hussain and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran Pakistani journalist and commentator Zahid Hussain explores Pakistan's complex political power web and the consequences of Musharraf's decision to support America's drive against jihadism, which essentially took Pakistan to war with itself. Conducting exclusive interviews with key players and grassroots radicals, Hussain pinpoints the origin of the jihadi movement in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the long-standing and often denied links between militants and Pakistani authorities, the weaknesses of successive elected governments, and the challenges to Musharraf's authority posed by politico-religious, sectarian, and civil society elements within the country. The jihadi madrassas of Pakistan are incubators of the most feared terrorists in the world. Although the country's "war on terror" has so far been a stage show, a very real battle is looming, the outcome of which will have grave implications for the future security of the world.

Wars, Proxy-wars and Terrorism

Author : Peter Wilson Prabhakar
Publisher : Mittal Publications
ISBN 13 : 9788170998907
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (989 download)

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Download or read book Wars, Proxy-wars and Terrorism written by Peter Wilson Prabhakar and published by Mittal Publications. This book was released on 2003 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Objective Of This Volume Is To Highlight India`S Relations With Her Neighbouring Countries Such As Pakistan, China And Bangladesh And To Show How Through Different Wars India Survives As A Strong Nation And To Demonstrate How Competently The Country`S Leadership Had Been Handling The Various Challenges In The Last Quarter Of The Twentieth Century.

India and Pakistan

Author : Stanley Wolpert
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520266773
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book India and Pakistan written by Stanley Wolpert and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stanley Wolpert's new book, India and Pakistan, represents another major contribution to his analysis of the subcontinent. In this work, he provides a hopeful yet realistic solution to the tensions between these two neighbors." MICHAEL D. INTRILIGATOR, University of California, Los Angeles, and the Milken Institute --

Not War, Not Peace?

Author : George Perkovich
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199089701
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Not War, Not Peace? written by George Perkovich and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mumbai blasts of 1993, the attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001, Mumbai 26/11—cross-border terrorism has continued unabated. What can India do to motivate Pakistan to do more to prevent such attacks? In the nuclear times that we live in, where a military counter-attack could escalate to destruction beyond imagination, overt warfare is clearly not an option. But since outright peace-making seems similarly infeasible, what combination of coercive pressure and bargaining could lead to peace? The authors provide, for the first time, a comprehensive assessment of the violent and non-violent options available to India for compelling Pakistan to take concrete steps towards curbing terrorism originating in its homeland. They draw on extensive interviews with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, in service and retired, to explore the challenges involved in compellence and to show how non-violent coercion combined with clarity on the economic, social and reputational costs of terrorism can better motivate Pakistan to pacify groups involved in cross-border terrorism. Not War, Not Peace? goes beyond the much discussed theories of nuclear deterrence and counterterrorism strategy to explore a new approach to resolving old conflicts.

Playing with Fire

Author : Pamela Constable
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 067960345X
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book Playing with Fire written by Pamela Constable and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-07-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A volatile nation at the heart of major cultural, political, and religious conflicts in the world today, Pakistan commands our attention. Yet more than six decades after the country’s founding as a Muslim democracy, it continues to struggle over its basic identity, alliances, and direction. In Playing with Fire, acclaimed journalist Pamela Constable peels back layers of contradiction and confusion to reveal the true face of modern Pakistan. In this richly reported and movingly written chronicle, Constable takes us on a panoramic tour of contemporary Pakistan, exploring the fears and frustrations, dreams and beliefs, that animate the lives of ordinary citizens in this nuclear-armed nation of 170 million. From the opulent, insular salons of the elite to the brick quarries where soot-covered workers sell their kidneys to get out of debt, this is a haunting portrait of a society riven by inequality and corruption, and increasingly divided by competing versions of Islam. Beneath the façade of democracy in Pakistan, Constable reveals the formidable hold of its business, bureaucratic, and military elites—including the country’s powerful spy agency, the ISI. This is a society where the majority of the population feels powerless, and radical Islamist groups stoke popular resentment to recruit shock troops for global jihad. Writing with an uncommon ear for the nuances of this conflicted culture, Constable explores the extent to which faith permeates every level of Pakistani society—and the ambivalence many Muslims feel about the role it should play in the life of the nation. Both an empathic and alarming look inside one of the world’s most violent and vexing countries, Playing with Fire is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand modern Pakistan and its momentous role on today’s global stage.

Jihad as Grand Strategy

Author : S. Paul Kapur
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199768528
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Jihad as Grand Strategy written by S. Paul Kapur and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Islamist militants based in Pakistan have played a major role in terrorism around the world and pose a significant threat to regional and international security. Although the Pakistan-militant connection has received widespread attention only in recent years, it is not a new phenomenon. Pakistan has, since its inception in the wake of World War II, used Islamist militants to wage jihad in order to compensate for severe political and material weakness. This use of militancy has become so important that it is now a central component of Pakistani grand strategy; supporting jihad is one of the principal means by which the Pakistani state seeks to produce security for itself. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the strategy has not been wholly disastrous. It has achieved important domestic and international successes, enabling Pakistan to confront stronger adversaries and shape its strategic environment without the costs and risks of direct combat, and to help promote internal cohesion to compensate for its weak domestic political foundations. Recently, however, these successes of Pakistan's militant strategy have given way to serious problems. The militant organizations that Pakistan nurtured over the decades are increasingly exceeding its control; continued support for jihad diverts scarce resources from pressing domestic projects, impeding the country's internal development; and the militant campaign's repeated provocations have led India to adopt a more aggressive conventional military posture. As Paul Kapur shows in Jihad as Grand Strategy, these developments significantly undermine Pakistani interests, threatening to leave it less politically cohesive and externally secure than it was before. Thus, despite its past benefits, the strategy has outlived its utility, and Pakistan will have to abandon it in order to avoid catastrophe. This will require not simply a change of policy, but a thoroughgoing reconceptualization of the Pakistani state.

War and Escalation in South Asia

Author : John E. Peters
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 083304091X
Total Pages : 121 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book War and Escalation in South Asia written by John E. Peters and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006-05-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph highlights key factors in South Asia imperiling U.S. interests, and suggests how and where the U.S. military might play an expanded, influential role. It suggests seven steps the military might take to better advance and defend U.S. interests in South Asia, the Middle East, and Asia at large. Washington should intensify involvement in South Asia and become more influential with the governments there. Given the area's potential for violence, it should also shape part of the U.S. military to meet potential crises.

Proxy Warfare

Author : Andrew Mumford
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 074567092X
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (456 download)

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Download or read book Proxy Warfare written by Andrew Mumford and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proxy wars represent a perennial strand in the history of conflict. The appeal of ‘warfare on the cheap’ has proved an irresistible strategic allure for nations through the centuries. However, proxy wars remain a missing link in contemporary war and security studies. In this timely book Andrew Mumford sheds new light on the dynamics and lineage of proxy warfare from the Cold War to the War on Terror, whilst developing a cogent conceptual framework to explain their appeal. Tracing the political and strategic development of proxy wars throughout the last century, they emerge as a dominant characteristic of contemporary conflict. The book ably shows how proxy interventions often prolong existing conflicts given the perpetuity of arms, money and sometimes proxy fighters sponsored by third party donors. Furthermore, it emphasizes why, given the direction of the War on Terror, the rise of China as a global power, and the prominence now achieved by non-state actors in the ‘Arab Spring’, the phenomenon of proxy warfare is increasingly relevant to understandings of contemporary security. Proxy Warfare is an indispensable guide for students and scholars interested in the evolution and potential future direction of war and conflict in the modern world.