Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Humanisation of Arms Control: Paving the Way for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons....

Daniel Reitiker observes the lack of progress in the last two decades in nuclear arms control and links it to the state security centric...

International Nuclear Law: A Case Study of Pakistan

Abstract Pakistan is planning to expand its nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes, however, such expansions require stringent laws and regulations. Therefore, it is important...

Issue Brief on “US Withdrawal from The Inf Treaty: Implications for Global Strategic Stability”

In his speech at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 4, 2018, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo stated that at least...

Report – Seminar on “Pakistan, Central Asia and CPEC: A Vision for Improved Connectivity”

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a seminar titled "Pakistan, Central Asia and CPEC: A Vision for Improved Connectivity" on November 13,...

Islamabad Paper – International Nuclear Order: Recent Trends and Implications for Strategic Stability

Abstract This article seeks to identify the recent trends in the international nuclear order, and their implications for strategic stability. Post-1945, the international community wanted...

Issue Brief on “Assessment of US-Russia Arms Control Post Helsinki”

US-Russia relations have been deteriorating for the last few years. The state of the bilateral arms control has also come under threat as a...

How India Sees the World. Saran, Shyam. India: Juggernaut Books, 2017.

Shyam Saran’s book How India Sees the World attempts to explain the Indian foreign policy outlook, the sources of its foreign policy and how...

Challenges to Strategic Stability in South Asia: An Analysis

Abstract The South Asian security environment is in a state of flux due to the rivalry of two nuclear powers, India and Pakistan. The acquisition...

Issue Brief on “US Withdrawal from JCPOA: Impacts for Iran and the P5”

“Pakistan believes that International treaties and agreements concluded through painstaking negotiations are sacrosanct,” emphasized a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs following US...

Issue Brief on “Cross border terrorism in Central Asia: Lessons for SCO”

Shanghai Corporation Organisation (SCO) members are seriously concerned over the emergence of the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria...

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