Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

3-Cs of Cyberspace and Pakistan: Cyber Crime, Cyber Terrorism and Cyber Warfare

Abstract This qualitative exploratory and embedded case study deliberates the nature of 3-Cs of cyberspace ─ cybercrime, cyber terrorism, cyber warfare ─ against Pakistan....

Issue Brief on “Indian Land Warfare Doctrine & Recent Developments: Implications for Pakistan”

In the past two decades, the Indian Army has made several doctrinal shifts. From Sunderji doctrine to Cold Start Doctrine (CSD) and then to the latest...

Issue Brief on “India-European Union Free Trade Agreement: A Preliminary Assessment”

Introduction The European Union (EU) Commission published a Communication called “Global Europe: competing in the world” on October 4, 2006. The report had two parts;...

Issue Brief on “US-India Armed Drone Deal: Implications for Pakistan”

To boost its sea, land and air defences, India in March 2021 has made plans to buy 30 MQ-9B armed drones worth US$3...

Issue Brief on “Russian De-Ratification of CTBT: Resumption of Nuclear Testing on the Horizon?”

The threat of a new nuclear arms race and the resumption of nuclear testing by major powers have been looming over the horizon. Along...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan US Relations; Building Partnership through Strength”

With the shift in global power dynamics and Washington’s policy of containing China’s global outreach, the reassessment of Pakistan-US relations based on Pakistan’s intrinsic...

99 Seconds to Midnight: A Case for Institutionalising Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures in South...

Abstract South Asian nuclear tests in summer of 1998, heralded a new chapter in the pervasive & deeply rooted sub-continental cold war, bringing forth the...

Issue Brief on “The Future of Arms Control and Proliferation for Lethal Autonomous Weapons”

Autonomous weapon systems, drone-swarms, smart loitering munitions, fire and forget missile systems are no longer stuff of a science fiction novel but a living...

Issue Brief on “The Politics behind Israel’s Latest Confrontations with Palestine”

Palestinians are still counting their dead as Israel continues its crimes of apartheid in the occupied territories. The conflict still continues as the problem...

Issue Brief on “Growing Competition in Outer Space”

In December 2019, US President Donald Trump made an executive order for a defense bill for the establishment of the US Space Force, which...

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