Sarah Akram
Research Fellow
Areas of Research:
United Nation and other Multilateral Organizations
Sarah Akram is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies since July, 2008. Sarah holds M.Sc (2005) and M.Phil (2008) degrees in International Relations from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Her primary area of research is Pakistan-US relations and her M.Phil dissertation was on “US Foreign Policy towards India and Pakistan after 9/11” She has also briefly focused on Turkey’s Foreign Relations and has a few publications to her credit.
Issue Brief on “US Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement: Consequences and Outcomes”
The Paris agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and...
Issue Brief on “UN Counter Terrorism Strategy: Challenges for Pakistan”
While Pakistan struggles to eliminate the menace of terrorism, the international community, and especially the United Nations has also been actively pursuing plans and...
Issue Brief on “Countering Terrorism Online”
Terrorism has gone from an unrelenting yet trivial security concern to one of the most important security problems of our times. There are few...
Issue Brief on “Gaza’s Environmental Challenge”
The Gaza Strip has been a theatre of conflict for the past many decades. Gaza is a narrow self-governing Palestinian territory on the eastern...
Issue Brief on “Afghanistan’s Corruption Dilemma: Progress and Challenges”
Corruption remains a very serious impediment to development anywhere in the world. But in the case of Afghanistan, rampant corruption has been a hindrance...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Development Dilemma”
Progress in human development remains a very pertinent issue for developing economies like Pakistan. The geopolitical scenario has changed significantly and there is accelerated...
The Obama Doctrine in the Americas, edited by Hanna S. Kassab and Jonathan D....
The Obama Doctrine in the Americas is an edited volume spread over 14 chapters and deals with the foreign policy transition from George W....
Issue Brief on “2016 Worst year for Syrian Children”
The Syrian civil war, one of the worst in recent history, has caused immense devastation and anarchy and continues to do so. However, the...
Issue Brief on “UN Secretary General Warns against Islamophobia”
The recent rise in Islamophobia and its link to the rise in terrorism has been highlighted by the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres...
Issue Brief on “World Economic Forum 2017: Outcomes of Davos”
The World Economic Forum held at Davos every January brings together leaders from all over the world to address and exchange views in its...