Issue Brief on “Weaponizing Water: India’s Attempt to Suspend the Indus Waters Treaty and...
Introduction
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) has long been one of the few durable frameworks between India and Pakistan. Brokered by the World Bank in...
Strategic Studies (Vol. 46, Summer 2026, No. 1)
Articles
From Iran’s Strategic Patience to Active Deterrence: Doctrinal Transformation and the Reordering of West Asian Security
Syed Qandil Abbas and Syeda Hudaisa Kazmi
Contested Restraint: Compellence,...
75 Years of Iron-Clad Friendship: Pakistan–China Cooperation in Diplomacy, Security, and Development
The year 2026 marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China—an enduring partnership that has evolved into a model of trust-based,...
Strategic Studies (Vol. 45, Summer 2025, No. 2)
Articles
Deterrence or Provocation: Establishment of Naval Bases on Islands in the Indian Ocean
Aleena Saif Ullah
India’s Maritime Strategy in the Indian Ocean: Liminal Power or...
Issue Brief on “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): Opportunities for Pakistan”
Introduction
The global economic landscape is undergoing significant transformation, marked by growing regional economic integration, shifting supply chains, technological advancements, and the emergence of new...
Issue Brief on “India’s Student Movement: Catalyst and Political Implications”
Introduction
In only few weeks of its creation, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) emerged as the biggest resistance force for India’s BJP government in years....
Strategic Studies (Vol. 45, Summer 2025, No. 1)
Articles
China’s Rise and the Geopolitical Transformation in South Asia: Options for Regional States
Saman Zulfqar
From Euro-Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific: Assessing NATO’s Evolving Policy on China...
Strategic Studies (Vol. 44, Winter 2024, No. 2)
Articles
Risks of Maritime Entanglement between India and Pakistan in the Indian Ocean Region: A Need for Maritime Confidence Building Measures
Rizwana Abbasi and Maryyum Masood
Indian...
Strategic Studies (Vol. 44, Summer 2024, No. 1)
Articles
From Traditional to Humane Security Challenges — Analysing Pakistan’s Response to the Poly Crisis of Covid 19
Salma Malik
Chosenness-Myth-Trauma Syndrome and Hindutva’s Othering of Minorities...
Issue Brief on “Somalia’s Governance-Security Nexus: Political Fragmentation and the Challenge of State Consolidation”
Somalia’s persistent instability is rooted in the interaction between political fragmentation, weak state institutions and insecurity. Although Al-Shabaab remains the country’s principal security threat,...
