Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Civil Nuclear Deal with the US: Prospects for Pakistan

Abstract Pakistan has emerged as a responsible nuclear weapon state by developing strong credentials in the fields of nuclear safety, security, stability, and has developed...

Issue Brief on “North Korea’s Nuclear Programme and Ballistic Missile Capabilities: An Assessment”

Following its last nuclear tests in 2016, North Korea has since carried out a string of ground and air launch tests of new rocket...

Issue Brief on “US-Russia Improving Trade Relations”

On May 29, 2017, Russian Trade Envoy Alexander Stadnik said that the volume of the Russian exports to the United States is increasing despite...

Issue Brief on “What Role Can China Play in Cooling the Burning Korean Issue?”

The world is looking at the volatile Korean peninsula with apprehension as the tension escalates, with a looming threat of a war that could...

Issue Brief on “Trump’s Growing Aggressive Military Approach”

President Trump recently promised an increase in defence spending, partly by cutting the spending on the US State Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and...

Report – Seminar on “US Foreign Policy and Trump Presidency: A Review and Outlook”

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) held a Seminar in collaboration with the Centre for Policy Studies, COMSATS, Islamabad titled, “US Foreign Policy...

Issue Brief on “North Korean Nuclear Programme and Increasing Tensions in the Region: A...

Tensions are simmering over North Korea's nuclear programme and its ballistic missile tests which it has been conducting with increasing frequency in the last...

Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia: Pakistan’s Quest for Security

Abstract The paper examines the nuclear arms race in South Asia. The security competition between India and Pakistan has been characterised by an action-reaction spiral....

Seminar Report – “Role of Education, Science & Technology in National Security”

WELCOME REMARKS Ambassador Masood Khan In his welcome remarks, Director General ISSI, Ambassador Masood Khan, said that there is a strong nexus between education, science, technology...

Seminar on “Pakistan’s Non-Proliferation Efforts and Strategic Export Control System”

Welcome Remarks Ambassador Masood Khan Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad The Strategic Export Control Division (SECDIV) is an oversight board at the Ministry of Foreign...

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