Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Report – Book Launch on “Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia: New Technologies and Challenges...

Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) organized launch of the book on September 18, 2019 titled "Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia: New Technologies and...

Seminar Report on “Strategic Stability in South Asia: Is India a Responsible Nuclear State?”

WELCOME REMARKS Ambassador Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad Our esteemed Keynote Speaker, Gen. Khalid Ahmad Kidwai, Excellencies, Distinguished Panellists, Ladies and Gentlemen,...

Issue Brief on “Potential Energy Supply from Central Asia to Pakistan: Recent Developments”

Pakistan's relations with Central Asian states are based on centuries old historic, religious, political, cultural, and commercial ties. Lately, Pakistan has expanded its relations...

Issue Brief on “India’s No First Use: Signalling Or A Policy Shift?”

India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement on India's No First Use (NFU) policy on August 16, 2019 which has elicited a reaction...

Issue Brief on “The Iranian Nuclear Program – Going Back to Square One”

Tensions are still high between the United States and Iran, even forty years after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. As Iran continues to pursue its...

Reimaging Pakistan: Transforming a Dysfunctional Nuclear State. Husain Haqqani. India: Harper Collins, 2018.

Going through the book, the first thought that struck a reader’s mind was Husain Haqqani’s desperate attempt to justify the label “leading dissident public...

SCO Membership and Pakistan: Prospects of Relations with Central Asia

Abstract  In June 2017, Pakistan gained the permanent membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in its 16th Heads of State Summit in Astana. As...

Nuclear Normalcy: A Reality Check of India’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Record

Abstract India’s much-hyped nuclear non-proliferation record has numerous loopholes that are usually overlooked. In the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Participating Governments (PGs) tend to...

China’s Rise: Offensive or Defensive Realism

Abstract China’s rise has been the greatest development of the 21st century. It has emerged as the second largest economy in the world, a country...

Issue Brief on “The Brewing US-Russia Nuclear Arms Race: An Assessment”

US and Russia relations have deteriorated over the last few year. These tensions in relations between the two great powers have been accompanied by...

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