Deterrence: A Security Strategy against Non Traditional Security Threats to Pakistan

Farzana Zaheer Syed,Saba Javed

doi:10.3126/ijssm.v4i4.18503

Abstract

Deterrence as an approach aims to prevent a non-state actor who is planning to threat and harm a nation state externally and internally. The present study designed to find out that to what extent Deterrence as security strategy is effective against non-traditional threats in Pakistan?, and Whether the deterrence as security strategy remains effective against non-traditional threats of terrorism and cyber threats in Pakistan? The world has redefined and reorganized the security strategies after 9/11terroists attacks. The fourth wave in the deterrence theory has extended the deterrence security concept and added up the non-traditional threats as necessary part in security planning. Non-Traditional threats, terrorism, ambiguous warfare, cyber threats, water security, human security and energy crises etc now have equal importance with the border security. To protect the state from these actors, Pakistan is now reassessing and reorganized its security strategies. But these policies need more deliberate efforts to deal with such internal and external factors that are slowly and constantly weakening the state.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 4, Issue-4: 267-274

Highlights

Deterrence theory is an old phenomenon but has gained an importance after the first invention of atomic bomb and its attack on Hiroshima Nagasaki in WWII by the US
The present research paper will focus on two research questions, to what extent Deterrence as security strategy is effective against non Traditional threats in Pakistan? Whether the deterrence as security strategy remains effective against nontraditional threats of terrorism and cyber threats in Pakistan?
The present research paper focused on two research questions, to what extent Deterrence as security strategy can be effective against non Traditional threats in Pakistan? Whether the deterrence as security strategy remained effective against nontraditional threats of terrorism and cyber threats in Pakistan?

Summary

Introduction

These massive destructive attacks ruined the humanity and started a nuclear race to deter the enemies. Pakistan is highly effected country by terrorism and other internal security threats by different non state actors. Internal weak systems invited the terrorists a safe place and as a result Pakistan faced massive destructions and threats to the citizens’ lives and other. The present research paper will focus on two research questions, to what extent Deterrence as security strategy is effective against non Traditional threats in Pakistan? Whether the deterrence as security strategy remains effective against nontraditional threats of terrorism and cyber threats in Pakistan?

Background of the Study

Literature Review

Findings and Recommendations

Conclusion