Cliental politics in the U.S. foreign relations

Abstract

This study focuses mainly on four sections, firstly it argues about the historical dimensions of cliental political relations between Pakistan and the United States. Secondly it focuses on Ideologica l dynamics of clienta l polit ics in Paki stan and US strategic partnership and how t his partnership has been functional despite ideological disparities on bilateral level in effective way in the war on t error. Thirdly, it analyses the nature of Security relationship between strategic partners that how their security concerns has affected the relationship mutually to ensure respective security concerns in the regional and global level. Cooperation on bilateral level in terms of security ensures the peace in the regional context by countering terrorism . Fourthly, this section focuses on economic and political dimension of cliental politics that the increased economic dependence not only consolidates the affectivity of cliental relations but also minimize the worth of client state in the world political arena . Over reliance of the small state decrease its value as an international personality. It also argues that Islamabad provided every possible support to the United States up to its utmost capacity but it cou ld not be successful to even get t he polit ica l support of t he superior partner for t he solution of Kashmir is:.;ue. The only visible reason assessed in case of Washington is that it wanted to pursue its vested interests in the region to maintain its hegemony without giving due respect to the client's concerns that can be detrimental to the durability of th is strategic partnership in the long run. The prospects of the strategic partnership are uncertain due to occasional non-compliance of the client and due to the Washington pursuance of self-satisfactory policy. This occasional re luctance to cooperate and non-compliance transforming this strategic partnership to the stage of estranged clientage that is lethal to the smoothness of strategic partnership and may lead to break up if irritants could not understand to bring the re lationshio in the sustainable equality. This outcome could only be achieved if both sides realize mutual interests and minimize the effects of irritants involved by adopting pragmatic approach towa rds contradictory issues.