Pakistan’s Emergent Pole |
International politics often shifts through moments of crisis rather than gradual adjustment, and for Pakistan, the brief but consequential war with India in May 2025 proved to be such a moment. That confrontation did more than alter military equations; it fundamentally reshaped Pakistan’s foreign policy posture and how the world began to perceive it. By successfully deterring Indian escalation while preventing regional spillover, Pakistan demonstrated an unusual combination of strategic resolve and restraint. In the aftermath of the conflict, Pakistan’s diplomatic visibility expanded rapidly across global forums, transforming it from a reactive regional actor into an emerging pole within an increasingly multipolar world order. The events of May did not merely change Pakistan’s strategic environment; they redefined Pakistan’s place within it.
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Samuel Huntington, in his articulation of a multipolar international system, argued that global politics would no longer be organised around a single hegemon but around multiple centres of power, each driven by its own civilisational logic, strategic imperatives, and interests.
Historically, every pole that has emerged has done so to advance a particular ideological, economic, or security agenda. The United States emerged as a pole through its confrontation with communism and later through its post-2001 interventions aimed at reshaping the Middle East and controlling global trade routes and resources. China’s rise has........