Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan's Gulf Policy
Foreign policy formulation and management is quite sensitive. No country can either desire or afford to remain isolated internationally. Furthermore, a state is always concerned with its security and survival and cannot afford to sacrifice national interests. As a member of the international community, states, apart from ensuring their national interests are also expected to play their due role for international peace and stability. Pakistan has always followed a pragmatic foreign policy and demonstrated exceptional skills in balancing her relations with major powers and regional players. Pakistan has also maintained a finely balanced policy towards Middle East and Gulf. The crises in Yemen, transformation in the Middle East and transitional balance of power demand a reevaluation of our foreign policy which avoids a zerosum game between Iran and Saudi Arabia so that Pakistan can also remain relevant to the regional and international players.
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Balance of Power, Zero Sum Game
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(1) Syed Jawad Shah
Deputy Director, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Waseem Ishaque
Assistant Professor, Department of IR,National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Noor Fatima
Assistant Professor,Department of International Relations,International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Shah, S. J., Ishaque, W., & Fatima, N. (2018). Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan's Gulf Policy. Global Regional Review, III(I), 166-181. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).12
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CHICAGO : Shah, Syed Jawad, Waseem Ishaque, and Noor Fatima. 2018. "Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan's Gulf Policy." Global Regional Review, III (I): 166-181 doi: 10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).12
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HARVARD : SHAH, S. J., ISHAQUE, W. & FATIMA, N. 2018. Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan's Gulf Policy. Global Regional Review, III, 166-181.
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MHRA : Shah, Syed Jawad, Waseem Ishaque, and Noor Fatima. 2018. "Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan's Gulf Policy." Global Regional Review, III: 166-181
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MLA : Shah, Syed Jawad, Waseem Ishaque, and Noor Fatima. "Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan's Gulf Policy." Global Regional Review, III.I (2018): 166-181 Print.
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OXFORD : Shah, Syed Jawad, Ishaque, Waseem, and Fatima, Noor (2018), "Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan's Gulf Policy", Global Regional Review, III (I), 166-181
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TURABIAN : Shah, Syed Jawad, Waseem Ishaque, and Noor Fatima. "Avoiding Zero-Sum between Iran and Saudi Arabia: Pragmatism in Pakistan's Gulf Policy." Global Regional Review III, no. I (2018): 166-181. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).12