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Volume 10, Issue 2.
Summer
The Iranian Revolution and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan have increased the significance of Pakistan as a "frontline" state, vital to Washington's plan to protect the Middle East from further Soviet encroachment. In recognition of Pakistan's important geostrategic position, the United States concluded a $3.2 billion economic and security ... read moreagreement with the country in 1981, and concluded a follow-up agreement for over $4billioninMarch1986. In this article, Devin T. Hagerty argues that contrary to popular belief, Pakistan's current role is not a new one in American strategic planning. He analyzes the initial era of security relations between the U.S. and Pakistan from 1947 to 1954, and discusses the parallels between the 1981 agreement and the considerations leading to the famed "northern tier" concept of John Foster Dulles. Mr. Hagerty concludes that the strategic thinking which evolved in that crucial period, resulting in the Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement of 1954, forms the basis for the present-day relationship.
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