Abstract
Theory of offensive realism propounded by John J. Mearsheimer deals
with great powers’ behavior in international system. It argues that
great powers fear one another and, therefore, struggle to augment their
relative power. As “power maximizers,” they seek to achieve
“hegemony” in international system. Resultantly, the fate of other
states is largely determined by the conduct of great powers in world
politics. Since the end of World War II, the US has evidently
demonstrated an offensive realist conduct in world politics. While
during the cold war era, it competed with the Soviet Union for global
hegemony, it became an unrivaled world’s dominant power in postcold
war era. Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US Global War
on Terror (GWOT) was certainly guided by an offensive realist
approach. Accordingly, US-Pakistan post-9/11 relationship in the
context of GWOT is characterized by the former’s hegemonic
approach, particularly when their respective interests diverge. This
study attempts to explain the US-Pakistan relationship in GWOT from
an offensive realist perspective, arguing that Pakistan joined the USled
war against terrorism under duress and, despite its extensive
contribution, the US has coercively been demanding that the country
should “Do More.
Dr. Muzzafar Khan Zafar, Muhammad Riaz Shad. (2019) US-Pakistan Relationship in GWOT: An Offensive Realist Explanation, The Dialogue, Volume 14, Issue 1.
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