Özet:

Media has played a vital role in shaping the bilateral relations between Pakistan and the U.S. The U.S. media has a global presence and it has been used as a tool of U.S. foreign policy to determine the asymmetric nature of bilateral relationships. Despite different approaches of Democrats and Republicans towards Pakistan in the last two administrations, the U.S. media has only kept the hard issue alive leaving less space for positive trends to promote good relations. In comparison, Pakistan’s media influence is limited to domestic circles only and has not been able to produce tangible results in shaping the U.S. public opinion leading to a change of mindset in the U.S. policy circles. This paper will explore what circumstances have led to the U.S. ascendency in the Pak-U.S. bilateral relations leaving limited scope for Pakistan to maneuver in the foreign policy domain by using national media as a foreign policy tool.

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