Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Seminar on “Pakistan’s Non-Proliferation Efforts and Strategic Export Control System”

Welcome Remarks Ambassador Masood Khan Director General, Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad The Strategic Export Control Division (SECDIV) is an oversight board at the Ministry of Foreign...

Islamabad Paper on NSG Membership of Non-NPT States

Criteria/NPT Equivalence Debate: Merits of the Indian Application The recent Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership applications by India and Pakistan have focused attention on criteria...

Islamabad Paper on Pakistan’s Export Control Regime

INTRODUCTION Proliferation of the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)-related know-how and associated technology has long been an international concern. To address these proliferation concerns, the...

Looking West:China and Central Asia, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission (Washington: United States-China...

Looking West: China and Central Asia is a US Congressional hearing done in March 2015. Experts on Central Asia were invited to solicit their...

Prospects of Pakistan-Iran Relations: Post Nuclear Deal

Abstract Now that the threat of Western sanctions on Iran has been removed, the prospects for improved relations between Pakistan and Iran provide increased...

Issue Brief on “Analysis of Indian Naval Capabilities: Implications for Pakistan”

Introduction The Indian Navy is the fifth largest in the world. In recent years India has undertaken a rapid modernization of its Navy in a...

Public Talk on “Climate Change, Nuclear Disarmament and Humane Global Governance”

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) organised a Public Talk on "Climate Change, Nuclear Disarmament and Humane Global Governance" on August 30, 2016 by Professor...

ISIS: Assessment of Threat for Afghanistan, Pakistan and South and Central Asia

Abstract The near-complete state breakdown in Iraq and Syria explains the meteoric rise of ISIS in a short span of time. It grew so strong...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan-US Relations: Looking Beyond the Security Lens”

In the background of growing challenges in bilateral relations between Pakistan and the US, a four-member bipartisan US Senate delegation led by Senator John...

Nuclear Series Reports

Executive Summary India introduced nuclear weapons in this region in 1974, compelling Pakistan to pursue a similar path. Indian nuclear explosions in 1998 forced Pakistan...

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