Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “North Korea’s Nuclear Programme and Ballistic Missile Capabilities: An Assessment”

Following its last nuclear tests in 2016, North Korea has since carried out a string of ground and air launch tests of new rocket...

Issue Brief on “US-Russia Improving Trade Relations”

On May 29, 2017, Russian Trade Envoy Alexander Stadnik said that the volume of the Russian exports to the United States is increasing despite...

Report – Seminar on “Pakistan’s Relations with Central Asian Republics and Azerbaijan: Prospects and...

A seminar to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan, Central Asian Republics (CARs) and Azerbaijan was held at...

Issue Brief on “What Role Can China Play in Cooling the Burning Korean Issue?”

The world is looking at the volatile Korean peninsula with apprehension as the tension escalates, with a looming threat of a war that could...

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 – Seminar on “US Foreign Policy and Trump Presidency: A Review and Outlook”

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) held a Seminar in collaboration with the Centre for Policy Studies, COMSATS, Islamabad titled, “US Foreign Policy...

Issue Brief on “North Korean Nuclear Programme and Increasing Tensions in the Region: A...

Tensions are simmering over North Korea's nuclear programme and its ballistic missile tests which it has been conducting with increasing frequency in the last...

Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia: Pakistan’s Quest for Security

Abstract The paper examines the nuclear arms race in South Asia. The security competition between India and Pakistan has been characterised by an action-reaction spiral....

Economic Connectivity: Pakistan, China, West Asia and Central Asia

Abstract: Pakistan is situated at the convergence of three geo-economically significant regions of South Asia, Central Asia and West Asia. It offers shortest route to...

Seminar Report – “Role of Education, Science & Technology in National Security”

WELCOME REMARKS Ambassador Masood Khan In his welcome remarks, Director General ISSI, Ambassador Masood Khan, said that there is a strong nexus between education, science, technology...

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