Muskan Moazzam

ASEAN and East Asian Affairs, China-Pakistan Relations, CPEC, Regional Economic Integration, Arms Control and Disarmament, Nuclear Strategy, Strategic and Security Studies.

Muskan Moazzam is a Research Associate / Sub-Editor at the China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC), Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, and is currently pursuing an M.Phil. in Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University. She has previously served as a Research Officer at the Ministry of Defence, where she contributed policy papers on strategic and security issues. Her academic contributions include two research articles published in HEC-recognised journals. She has also worked as an interview host and producer with Policy Wire, engaging with senior officials including the Brazilian Chief of Naval Staff, senior law enforcement leadership, and prominent Pakistani diplomats. At ISSI’s Arms Control and Disarmament Centre (ACDC), she contributed to policy briefs, strategic dialogues, and represented the Institute at the UNIDIR-led REAIM Dialogue in Islamabad.

Her current research primarily focuses on ASEAN and East Asian affairs. She also works on China-Pakistan relations, particularly in the context of CPEC, connectivity, and regional economic integration. Her broader interests include arms control and disarmament, nuclear strategy, and strategic and security studies.

She also serves as Sub-Editor of PIVOT, the quarterly magazine of CPSC.