Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “The China-Philippines Ties After the Hague’s Verdict”

Introduction China's has thorny ties with some of its East Asian neighbours because of the overlapping historical claims over a number of islands in the...

Issue Brief on “Lobbying for Kashmir”

On August 16, 2016, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed twenty two parliamentarians as 'emissaries' to lobby for the Kashmir cause globally and highlight the...

Issue Brief on “Putting a Damper on Indian Attempts to Isolate Pakistan”

“We will isolate you. I will work for that.” This is what Indian Prime Minister Modi stated in his first speech post the Uri attack...

Issue Brief on “Regional Threats in the Middle East and their Implications for Pakistan”

The Arab Spring which began in 2010 was supposed to be a springboard for change in the troubled Arab states stretching from Middle East to...

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...

Issue Brief on “The Growing Pakistan-China Defense Cooperation”

Pakistan is proud of its relations with China. These relations include fraternal diplomatic ties, growing political understandings, and deepening defence cooperation over the past...

Issue Brief on “Growing Indo-Iran-Afghan Nexus”

Pakistan’s uneasy relations with India, Iran and Afghanistan hold back military and economic cooperation with these neighbouring countries and has often lead to difficulties...

Issue Brief on “The First Political Dissent in Indian Occupied Kashmir”

On September 9, 2016, the former Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Husain Baig from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK),...

Issue Brief on “Global Coalition to Counter ISIL: How can Pakistan Contribute “

The formation of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) owes much to the socio-political fragmentation in Iraq and the wider region as...

Issue Brief on “Indian Plans to Disrupt CEPC Projects in Balochistan: Options for Pakistan”

For years now, Indian intelligence has maintained a close eye on Pakistan’s province of Balochistan, patronising the insurgency in Balochistan which has serious implications...

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