23 Pakistan’s Military-Centric Strategic Culture A Review Essay
Introduction
There are various debates over the concept of strategic culture and its role in explaining the strategic conduct of states. Many agree that the strategic culture of a nation is based on “its shared beliefs and assumptions [meaning that] the observer needs to immerse himself or herself in that nation’s history, attitudes, and conduct.”1 For the purpose of this chapter examining Pakistani strategic culture, this study focuses on two definitions that explain military-centric strategic culture: First, that “strategic culture stands for the ‘beliefs and assumptions that frame … choices about international military behavior, particularly ...
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