KARACHI — Dispatches from The Express Tribune indicate that Pakistan must actively forge partnerships and alliances with like-minded middle powers to successfully navigate the shifting global order and resist mounting geopolitical pressure to align with either Washington or Beijing.
Speaking at a seminar titled “The Evolution of the International Order and Current Structural Changes“ held on Friday at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) City Campus in Karachi, Professor Carlos Masala outlined the structural shifts defining contemporary international relations, according to reports from The Express Tribune.
The security and defence policy expert from the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich cautioned that as the international system solidifies into a bipolar framework dominated by two superpowers, Islamabad will face extraordinarily high pressure to choose a side, driven by the extensive coercion tools available to major global powers.
The academic discourse also highlighted broader strategic scenarios, drawing from Professor Masala's authored works on international conflict and security frameworks, underlining the complex diplomatic balancing acts required by developing nations caught between competing global giants.