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Ms. Shamsa Nawaz


Areas of Research:

Europe (Political & Security)

Shamsa Nawaz did her MSc. in Strategic Studies from the Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, 1983. She served at the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, as a Research Analyst for three years and looked after the Strategic and Defence section of the South Asian region. She is an author of two widely read books, India’s Nuclear Weapons Programme?,(1985) and Pakistan’s Futuristic Peace Paradigm, (1995). She also did a short course on ” Ecology”, 1993, from Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. She also contributed widely to the national and international seminars. During her earlier one year brief stay at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, 1990, she looked after the Middle East region and Warsaw and NATO. During all these gap years, she remained affiliated with the education sector as a visiting teacher at the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, International Islamic University, Islamabad, and National College of Arts, Rawalpindi. She was a Regional Director for a private school system just before rejoining the ISS in February, 2013.

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Erin Zimmerman, Think Tanks and non-traditional security: governance entrepreneurs in Asia (Palgrave Mcmilan,...

The ever growing progress in globalization and regionalization has caused challenges for both the nature of security in Asia and the governance of states....

Issue Brief on “European Union Amidst Elections in Europe”

According to the Ifop Fiducial daily tracking poll, Marine Le Pen, head of the far-right National Front of France is projected to take 24%...

Report- Public Talk on “60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: Foundations and Prospects...

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a Public Talk on March 28, 2017 under its series of Ambassador’s Platform. The speaker at...

Report- In-House Meeting with 7-Member Young Chinese Diplomats’

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), held an In-House meeting with a 7-member Chinese young diplomats delegation on March 15, 2017. The delegation...

Issue Brief on “Brexit: A Hard Pick for Theresa May”

Prime Minister Theresa May insists that Britain will quit European Union and no parliamentary rejection of the agreement will halt the exit.  Her declaration...

Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue: Risks and Opportunities for Pakistan and India

Abstract: Pakistan and India agreed on a Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue (CBD) in November 2015, as a follow-up of the Composite Bilateral Dialogue which was initiated...

Deadly Impasse: Indo-Pakistani Relations at the Dawn of a New Century. Sumit Ganguly

Sumit Ganguly is a skilful writer and a yeoman whose book, Deadly Impasse: Indo-Pakistani Relations at the Dawn of a New Century, is based...

Seminar on “Human Rights, Youth and the Issue of Jammu and Kashmir”

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), organised a seminar on "Human Rights, Youth and the Issue of Jammu and Kashmir" on May 11,...

The Geospatial Information Regulation Bill: A Political Standoff between India, Pakistan and the people...

On May 4, 2016, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs proposed the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill (GIRB). The Bill is meant to regulate the...

The United Nations 70th Anniversary

Concept Note This year is an important watershed in world history as we mark the founding of the United Nations. Seventy years on, it is...