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Ridefinizione del rapporto civili-militari in Pakistan nell’epoca del COVID. La caduta di Imran Khan e l’ascesa dell’esercito
Redefining the civil-military relationship in Pakistan in the COVID era. The fall of Imran Khan and the rise of the army
ABENANTE, DIEGO
2023
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2611-2914
Abstract
The application of measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic represented a significant development for Pakistani politics. Based on a pre-existing tension between the army and the government, in particular on foreign policy, the disagreements on anti-COVID measures and the government’s apparent uncertainty re garding the economic crisis and the Islamic opposition, led to the breakdown of the collaboration. Overall, the crisis reaffirmed the power of the military vis-à-vis the political class. Furthermore, the controversy highlighted the influence of Islamic organizations, which proposed an alternative political agenda to both the military and secular parties.
L’applicazione delle misure di contenimento della pandemia da COVID-19 ha rappresentato uno svi luppo rilevante per la politica pachistana. Sulla base di una preesistente tensione tra esercito e gover no, in particolare sulla politica estera, le divergenze sulle misure anti-COVID e l’apparente incertezza del governo rispetto alla crisi economica e dinanzi all’opposizione islamica, hanno portato alla rottura della collaborazione. Nel complesso la crisi ha riaffermato il potere dei militari vis-à-vis la classe poli tica. Inoltre, la controversia ha ribadito l’influenza delle organizzazioni islamiche, che hanno proposto una agenda politica alternativa rispetto sia ai militari che ai partiti laici.
The application of measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic represented a significant development for Pakistani politics. Based on a pre-existing tension between the army and the government, in particular on foreign policy, the disagreements on anti-COVID measures and the government’s apparent uncertainty re garding the economic crisis and the Islamic opposition, led to the breakdown of the collaboration. Overall, the crisis reaffirmed the power of the military vis-à-vis the political class. Furthermore, the controversy highlighted the influence of Islamic organizations, which proposed an alternative political agenda to both the military and secular parties.
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Diego Abenante, "Ridefinizione del rapporto civili-militari in Pakistan nell’epoca del COVID. La caduta di Imran Khan e l’ascesa dell’esercito" in: "Poliarchie/Polyarchies volume 6 n. 2/2023 ", EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, 2023, pp. 182-193
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