China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Security Concerns
The paper reviews the (CPEC) from a security lens. The upshot of CPEC is to bring in peace and prosperity in the region through laying a mix of road networks, railways, and pipelines in this area. It envisions to transform Pakistan by upgrading its economic profile through connectivity with adjacent regions, addressing energy shortfalls, and expanding societal links between Pakistan and China. Both sides perceive CPEC to be a game-changer. However, there are key challenges to establish a sphere of co-security interdependence through CPEC. The core risks and opportunities associated with the implementation of this crucial project are highlighted in this study. The paper dwells on the security dimensions of the CPEC from an integrated conception of security - to stamp the CPEC as a safety valve not only for Pakistan and China but for a host of countries associated with it
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CPEC, Security, China and Pakistan, Economics
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(1) Shabana Fayyaz
Assistant Professor, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies,Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Salma Malik
Assistant Professor,Department of Defence and Strategic Studies,Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Fayyaz, S., & Malik, S. (2019). China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Security Concerns. Global Regional Review, IV(IV), 432-440. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).47
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CHICAGO : Fayyaz, Shabana, and Salma Malik. 2019. "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Security Concerns." Global Regional Review, IV (IV): 432-440 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).47
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HARVARD : FAYYAZ, S. & MALIK, S. 2019. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Security Concerns. Global Regional Review, IV, 432-440.
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MHRA : Fayyaz, Shabana, and Salma Malik. 2019. "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Security Concerns." Global Regional Review, IV: 432-440
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MLA : Fayyaz, Shabana, and Salma Malik. "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Security Concerns." Global Regional Review, IV.IV (2019): 432-440 Print.
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OXFORD : Fayyaz, Shabana and Malik, Salma (2019), "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Security Concerns", Global Regional Review, IV (IV), 432-440
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TURABIAN : Fayyaz, Shabana, and Salma Malik. "China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): Security Concerns." Global Regional Review IV, no. IV (2019): 432-440. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).47