Baloch nationalism and the geopolitics of energy resources : the changing context of separatism in Pakistan / Robert G. Wirsing.
| Author/creator | Wirsing, Robert |
| Other author | Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | [Carlisle, Pa. : Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2008] |
| Description | vii, 55 p. : digital, PDF file |
| Supplemental Content | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS93317 |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Changing context of separatism in Pakistan |
| Contents | Introduction -- Energy geopolitics I: Balochstan's energy resources -- Energy geopolitics II: natural gas pipelines -- Energy geopolitics III: Gwadar and the Central Asia transport corridor -- Baloch nationalism: aims and potential -- Pakistan's response to Baloch nationalism -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | The author examines the energy context of the simmering Baloch separatist insurgency that has surfaced in recent years in Pakistan's sprawling Balochistan province. In particular, he looks at how Pakistan's mounting energy insecurity--a product of rapid increase in demand coupled with rising scarcity and the region's intensified energy rivalry--has both magnified the economic and strategic importance of this province while at the same time complicating Pakistan's efforts to cope with the province's resurgent tribal separatism. The author concludes that Pakistan's government needs to overhaul its counterinsurgent policies to avoid protracted conflict and to enlist the Baloch as partners in energy development, not antagonists of it. |
| General note | Title from title screen (viewed on April 21, 2008). |
| General note | "April 2008." |
| General note | GPO Cataloging Record Distribution Program (CRDP). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 44-55). |
| Technical details | Mode of access: Internet from the STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE web site. Address as of 4/21/2008: http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB853.pdf; current access available via PURL. |
| ISBN | 1584873493 |
| ISBN | 9781584873495 |
| GPO item number | 0307-A-31 (online) |
| Govt. docs number | D 101.146:B 21 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |