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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 , Dr. Muhammad Riaz Shad. (2019) US-Pakistan Relationship in GWOT: An Offensive Realist Explanation, The Dialogue, Volume 14, Issue 1.
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