Issue Brief on “Pakistan Joins the United Nations Security Council 2025-2026”
On 1 January 2025, Pakistan started its two-year term (2025-26) as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). In June 2024,...
Issue Brief on “Uraan Pakistan: A Five-Year Economic Transformation Plan”
Introduction
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on December 31, 2024, unveiled the National Economic Transformation Plan 2024-29, titled “Uraan Pakistan: Homegrown National Economic Plan”, which seeks...
Issue Brief on “Missile Technology Control Regime Reforms and U.S.’s Selective Approach to India”
The United States’ favoritism towards India stemming from their deepening strategic ties has been a significant subject of debate, especially in the context of...
Issue Brief on “A Republic in Crisis – The Fallout from France’s 2024 Legislative...
In a recent statement, President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the deepening political crisis in France, asserting, "My responsibility is that the country is not blocked...
Issue Brief on “Challenges and Opportunities for Turkish Foreign Policy amidst the changing landscape...
Turkiye’s increasingly significant role in the Middle East is self-evident. From a policy of ‘zero problems with neighbours’ to formidable challenges and vast new...
Issue Brief on “Deconstructing ‘Project 2025’”
The ‘Project 2025’ is an initiative by the Heritage Foundation (a conservative U.S. think-tank) to create a comprehensive policy blueprint for Donald Trump for...
Issue Brief on “India Joins the Global Hypersonic Missile Race”
India conducted its first hypersonic missile test in November 2024. However, India has been working on hypersonic technology for nearly two decades. This puts...
Issue Brief on “Navigating (Un) known Waters? Russian Takeaways from the Situation in Syria”
Apocalypse Now
It was 27 November 2024 when multiple armed opposition groups started their offensive against the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. Their immediate...
Issue Brief on “Shifting Frontlines: Syria-Israel Dynamics after the fall of Bashar al-Assad”
The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024 has ushered in a new chapter in Syria’s political landscape, significantly impacting regional stability, particularly...
Issue Brief on “Balancing Global Development: China’s Response to Economic Over-Securitization”
President Xi Jinping held an important meeting with the leaders and representatives of major international economic organizations in Beijing on December 10, 2024. In...
