Issue Brief on “Pakistan and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU): Prospects for Strategic Economic...
The evolving global landscape, marked by intensifying multipolarity, sanctions-driven geo-economic fragmentation, and expanding regional blocs, has renewed interest in Pakistan’s potential engagement with the...
Issue Brief on “The Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) Railway: A Bridge to Geoeconomics”
Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar’s visit to Kabul on July 17, 2025, officially paved the way for fast-tracking the Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan (UAP) railway project....
Issue Brief on “A Decade of the India–U.S. Defence Pact: Assessment of Progress and...
The renewal of the India- U.S. defence pact on 31 October 2025 on the sidelines of the recent ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur is...
Issue Brief on “China’s White Paper on Arms Control: An Appraisal”
The contemporary international security environment is defined by increasing strategic uncertainties. Intensifying militarization, arms race, and rapid proliferation of the Emerging and Disruptive Technologies...
Issue Brief on “National Security Strategy 2025: U.S. Strategic Worldview and European Responses”
The November 2025 National Security Strategy of the United States of America (NSS 2025) marks a decisive shift in Washington’s strategic outlook. Framed explicitly around restoring...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan at COP30: Advancing Climate Justice, Resilience, and Green Transformation”
Pakistan participated in COP30 in Belém, Brazil, representing one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, despite contributing less than 1 per cent to global...
Issue Brief on “Putin’s 2025 India Visit: Strategic Optics, Energy Assurances, and Implications for...
President Vladimir Putin’s 4–5 December 2025 state visit to New Delhi, his first to India since the commencement of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February...
Issue Brief on “One-Way Attack (OWA) Drones and the Future of Warfare in South...
The May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict is the first-ever instance where the One-Way Attack (OWA) drones were used in South Asia. These cost-effective, one-time-use Unmanned...
Issue Brief on U.S. National Security Strategy: Message of “America First”
The U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) released on December 4, 2025, was seen by many as an ideological and substantive shift in U.S. foreign...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s National AI Policy 2025: Developing AI Ecosystem and Ethical Data...
On July 30, 2025, the federal cabinet unanimously approved the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy 2025, aimed at creating an AI ecosystem in Pakistan....
