Mahrukh Khan
Research Fellow
Areas of Research:
North & South America
Mahrukh Khan did her M.Sc in Defense and Strategic Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University in 2008. She has been affiliated with the Institute since. Her area of research is Pakistan – United States relations and Baluchistan.
Issue Brief on “US Defence Secretary’s Visit to India”
In his first two-day official visit to India from September 25-27, 2017, US Defence Secretary James Mattis met with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra...
Issue Brief on “Understanding Trump’s Policy Approach to Pakistan”
Nothing seems to be new in the Pakistan and US ties, and the latest set of allegations towards Pakistan come as no surprise.
The...
Issue Brief on “Recalibrating US Iran Relations”
Though Iran is a priority for the Trump administration, his policy position remains ambiguous; whilst his administration's outlook on Iran, like most of his...
Issue Brief on “NATO and the US”
Post the events of September 11, 2001 and the US invasion of Afghanistan, NATO has been an integral part of the US national security...
Issue Brief on “US-Saudi Arabia Ties: A New Realignment Under Trump”
Saudi Arabia became the first foreign country to be visited by the new US President Donald Trump as he landed in the country on...
Issue Brief on “Trump: Breaking the Logjam on the Kashmir Dispute”
Since the Indo-Pak partition, the political status of the state of Kashmir has been contested by both Pakistan and India and it still remains...
Report – In-House Meeting with Dr. Joshua White
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, hosted an In-House Meeting with Dr. Joshua White, Associate Professor, John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies....
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 – Public Talk on “Trump Administration: Emerging Opportunities for South Asia”
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) held a Public Talk titled, "Trump Administration: Emerging Opportunities for South Asia" on February 22, 2017. The...
Issue Brief on “US India Relations Under Trump’s Administration”
India in particular and offer a more India friendly policy in the South Asian region. However, in recent history, India and US relation has...