Areeba Arif
Research Associate
Areas of Research:
Africa: South, East and Central Africa
Areeba Arif Khan works as a Research Associate at Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East. She earned her Masters in International Relations from National University of Modern Languages Islamabad i9n 2016 and currently pursuing her M. Phil from National Defence University (NDU).
Report – Roundtable Discussion with “Former Norwegian Prime Minister, Founder and Executive Chair...
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a Roundtable Discussion on September 26, 2018, with Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Norwegian Prime Minister...
Issue Brief on “US Mid-Term Elections 2018: The Race for Congress”
Mid-term elections in the United States are the general elections held in November every four years, near the midpoint of a president's four-year term...
Energising SAARC: Options for Pakistan
Abstract
South Asia has a chequered history, as it has confronted great crisis and problem, such as poverty, bad governance, corruption, illiteracy and terrorism. The...
Issue Brief on “Crisis in the Maldives: The Beginning of an Indo-Chinese Chess Match”
Maldives has been thrust into a major political crisis on February 2, after the Supreme Court in a surprise development ordered the government to...
Issue Brief on “Sushma Swaraj’s Visit to Kathmandu: Renewed Hopes of Cementing New Alliances”
Indian Minister for External Affair Sushma Swaraj’s paid an unexpected visit to Kathmandu from February 1-2, 2018. Swaraj’s visit took place at a time...
Issue Brief on “SAARC: Delhi’s Continued Marginalization Agenda”
On January 2, 2018, India has excluded Pakistan from the list of SAARC member countries with which it will be connecting its state-of-the-art National...
Issue Brief on “Hambantota: Changing Hands”
Sri Lanka formally handed over the strategic port of Hambantota to China on a 99 year lease on December 9, 2017. The port, and...
Issue Brief on “Tenth South Asia Economic Summit”
The tenth South Asia Economic Summit commenced in Nepal on November 14, 2017 with the aim of strengthening economic integration in the sub-region for...
Report – Roundtable Discussion on “Implementation of FATA Reforms: Challenges Ahead”
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a roundtable discussion on “Implementation of FATA Reforms: Challenges Ahead “on October 31, 2017.The keynote speaker...
Issue Brief on “38th SAARC Council of Ministers Meeting: Setting the Notch for the...
The South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Council of Ministers gathered in an informal session in New York on September 21, 2017 on...