Bargaining Leverage in Pak-US Ties

[Imran Akhtar]

Bargaining Leverage in Pak-US Ties

By Sajjad Shaukat

Unlike the major states, small countries are more vulnerable to the demands of big powers as our world system reflects unequal order, giving good leverage of bargaining to the US-led most developed countries. Since September 11, Pakistan which joined the US war on terror as the frontline state against terrorism—by playing a double game, without considering public backlash in this country, Washington has always tried to apply coercive diplomacy by manipulating the multiple crises of this developing country...

Visit Original Article Here..

 

[Major Sam]

Now Pak time started to take her revenge

 

[araz]

This thread should be merged with the thread regarding the thread on the incident on26th November. MODS please take note!!!
Araz

 

[joekrish]

May truth prevail.

 

[somebozo]

10 years into the war and we have only been on the receiving side. We could not negotiate even basic taxation for the use of our facilities. I mean there were good opportunities presented as economic offset of the war such as spare parts and maintenance of ISAF / NATO vehicles to boost our manufacturing sector.