Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Strategic Studies (Vol. 36, Spring 2016, No. 1)

Articles ISIS: Assessment of Threat for Afghanistan, Pakistan and South and Central Asia Kashif Mumtaz Prospects of Peace in Afghanistan Amina Khan Questioning the Counter-insurgency Doctrine in Afghanistan Gulrukhsar Mujahid Nuclear...

Issue Brief on “Pak- Afghan Relations: Come Back to the Boardroom”

Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are once again at an all time low following a series of clashes along the Pak – Afghan border...

Obama at War: Congress and the Imperial Presidency. Ryan C. Hendrickson. Lexington Kentuky:...

Obama at War: Congress and the Imperial Presidency. Ryan C. Hendrickson. Lexington Kentuky: The University Press of Kentucky, 2015. Pp. 192. Amna Ejaz Rafi The coercive US...

ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam. Erick Stakelbeck. Washington...

ISIS Exposed: Beheadings, Slavery and the Hellish Reality of Radical Islam. Erick Stakelbeck. Washington DC: Regnery Publishing, 2015. Pp. 207.  Sarah Akram  Erick Stakelbeck sheds light...

The Great War of Our Time: The CIA’s Fight against Terrorism from Al Qa’eda...

The Great War of Our Time: The CIA's Fight against Terrorism from Al Qa'eda to ISIS. Micheal Morell and Bill Halow. New York Boston:...

ISIS/ISIL: The Islamic State Exposed, the Dangerous Truth You Need to Know: Origins &...

ISIS/ISIL: The Islamic State Exposed, the Dangerous Truth You Need to Know: Origins & Ideals, Islamic Extremist Terrorism in Iraq and Syria. Darrell D. Culbertson....

Great Powers in the Changing International Order. Nick Bisley. New Delhi: Viva Books Pvt...

Great Powers in the Changing International Order. Nick Bisley. New Delhi: Viva Books Pvt Ltd., 2016. Pp. 209.  Najam Rafique  The whole concept of international relations...

Issue Brief on “Fifth Generation Intifada in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK)”

India reacted aggressively to a recent statement of Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif that “Pakistan is waiting for the day when Kashmir becomes its...

Issue Brief on “Prospects of Peace & Reconciliation in Afghanistan”

Afghanistan is a war-torn country which has seen years of conflict and bloodshed. The prevailing violence in Afghanistan has hindered the process of long-lasting...

Issue Brief on “SAARC and its Significance for Regional Cooperation”

The lack of cooperation among South Asian states is probably the biggest obstacle that hinders the region’s ability to prosper. There is a need...

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