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    Pakistan has historically played an important geostrategic role due to its location between several major powers and regions. During the Cold War, Pakistan became a key US ally in containing Soviet expansion. Today, Pakistan remains strategically positioned near major sea lanes and trade routes as well as oil and gas resources, making it important to China, the US, India, and other neighboring regions. However, Pakistan also faces security, political, and economic challenges due to its pivotal geostrategic position.

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    Pakistan has historically played an important geostrategic role due to its location between several major powers and regions. During the Cold War, Pakistan became a key US ally in containing Soviet expansion. Today, Pakistan remains strategically positioned near major sea lanes and trade routes as well as oil and gas resources, making it important to China, the US, India, and other neighboring regions. However, Pakistan also faces security, political, and economic challenges due to its pivotal geostrategic position.

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    Geostrategic Importance of Pakistan

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    Pakistan has historically played an important geostrategic role due to its location between several major powers and regions. During the Cold War, Pakistan became a key US ally in containing Soviet expansion. Today, Pakistan remains strategically positioned near major sea lanes and trade routes as well as oil and gas resources, making it important to China, the US, India, and other neighboring regions. However, Pakistan also faces security, political, and economic challenges due to its pivotal geostrategic position.

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    Geostrategic Importance

    of Pakistan

    World Politics
    Basis of foreign policy:
    Realism VS idealism
    The National Interest!
    Politics makes strange bedfellows...

    Various means to secure national interests


    Geography as a means to achieving these goals

    Geostrategi
    c
    Geography

    Strategy

    Strategic
    advantage

    Geo-Strategic
    Advantage

    Warrior A

    Purpose:
    Attack Warrior A
    Is geography helping
    Warrior B in his
    purpose?
    Is geography
    impeding him in his
    purpose?
    Yes

    Purpose:
    Defend the position
    Is geography helping
    Warrior A in his
    purpose?
    Yes

    Warrior B

    Macedonia

    Sparta

    Athens

    Geostrategic Importance of Pakistan

    Historically

    Cold War
    With the onset of the Cold War, the U.S. adopted as its foreign policy
    the containment of the USSR

    Basis of Pak-US Alliance

    Current Geostrategic Importance

    Elements
    Proximity to Strait of Hormuz
    Proximity of Great powers
    Proximity to power resources of Middle East and Central Asia
    Significance as a transit economy
    Access to sea

    Importance of Pakistans Geostrategic


    location
    Importance for China
    Importance for USA
    Importance for India
    Importance for Middle East
    Importance for Central Asia

    Challenges
    Security Issues
    Political issues
    Economic issues

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