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Debate #121 · Middle East, Iran and the Muslim world

Can Pakistan stay neutral between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

Asked 5 times · 4 years · Current Affairs · International Relations
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Examiners want: Drivers of Saudi–Iran rivalry, Pakistan's stakes and constraints, the 2015 Yemen decision, China's mediation, both sides, a balancing strategy

The questions

2024
CSS · Current Affairs · Question

Saudi Arabia and Iran both have significant place in Pakistan's foreign policy. How Pakistan can maintain friendly relations with both Saudi Arabia and Iran, especially after the mediation of China between the two countries?

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2024
CSS · International Relations · Compare

Graham Allison has devised different models for making choices in foreign policy decisions. Compare and contrast the Rational Actor Model and the Bureaucratic Politics Model to illustrate foreign policy decisions. Which model better explains Pakistan's decision in 2015 to decline Saudi Arabia's call for armed support in the Yemen war?

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2019
CSS · International Relations · Discuss

How do rational theories of foreign policy explain state decision making? Discuss the tenets of the theory in light of the decision made by Pakistan in response to Saudi request of sending troops during Yemen crisis in 2015.

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2016
CSS · Current Affairs · Question

How do you see recent developments in the Middle East, particularly with reference to deteriorating relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran? What role, if any, Pakistan could play in reducing the tensions between the two Muslim countries?

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2006
CSS · Current Affairs · Discuss

The US Presiden Bush visit to Pakistan had yielded no positive outcome except for promises and pledges. In the backdrop of changing US mindset former Prime Minister Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali had urged the government to establish more vibrant relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia and China. Comment.

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