Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Use of Internet and Banned Outfits in Pakistan”

Technology, particularly the growing use of internet is one of the important strategic factor which is now being utilized by terrorists organizations for many...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan-India SCO Membership: Challenges & Opportunities”

Pakistan and India became full-members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on June 9, 2017 in Astana. This membership brings along with it challenges,...

Issue Brief on “Modi’s Europe Yatra”

Indian Prime Minister Modi embarked on  six-day tour of Europe from May 29-June 3, 2017,  to four nations - Germany, France, Spain and Russia. ...

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 “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 “NATO and the US”

Post the events of September 11, 2001 and the US invasion of Afghanistan, NATO has been an integral part of the US national security...

Issue Brief on “Fallout of Trump’s Withdrawal from Paris Climate Change Agreement”

President Donald Trump announced on June 1, 2017, that he will withdraw the United States (US) from the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change...

Issue Brief on “Qatar-Gulf Rift: Going Beyond a War of Words”

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates broke off relations with Qatar on June 5, 2017 in what is being seen as...

Issue Brief on “China Set to Lead Fight Against Climate Change”

President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has received strong criticism both at home and abroad. The move which has made United...

Issue Brief on “Libyan Civil War: A Growing Inferno”

More than six years after Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown, chaos still reigns in Libya. Fighting erupted between rival militias in Tripoli in the last...

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