Pakistan, March 31 -- The title is inspired by my book Diplomacy and Deterrence: Blending D2 to achieve Peace, Stability, and Security, published by Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York in November 2024.

I have argued that global and regional powers continue to pursue the age-old international relations theory of Realism, which is based on power, interests, and security, to influence relatively minor states and create fear, thereby drawing benefits from their resources for their benefit. However, if these powers adopted diplomacy and offered incentives, the same result could be achieved without terrorizing the smaller states.

The evolving world order, based on neopolitics -a hybrid term encompassing geopolitics, geostrategy, and geoecono...