Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Impact of Covid-19 on Economy of Pakistan”

The pandemic termed the COVID-19 (coronavirus) has exponentially spread across the globe since the first case was reported in Wuhan China in late December...

Issue Brief on “Food Security Challenges for Pakistan “

Globally, the issue of food insecurity has taken the central stage of policymakers. Nearly a billion people across the world experience the effects of food insecurity...

Issue Brief on “Covid-19 and Pakistan’s Food Security Issues”

The pandemic created severe impediments to economic activity resulting in drastic changes in the livelihoods of people and the situations of food security and...

Issue Brief on “India-US Military Agreement: BECA and its Implications for the Region”

The signing of Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) between India and United States marks the completion of the troika of “foundational pacts” for...

Issue Brief on “Covid-19 and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Challenges”

Following and even before the World Health Organization (WHO) formally declared Covid-19 as a pandemic, restrictive measures such as lockdowns have been declared all...

Issue Brief on “Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises (SOES) and its Implications for Pakistan”

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) caused a colossal loss of Rs. 692 billion since 2017 to the national exchequer due to lack of reforms in these enterprises along...

Issue Brief on “Covid-19: Impact on BRI and CPEC”

The outbreak of coronavirus has halted business operations across the globe. With governments issuing lockdown orders, normal commercial activity slowed down with only essential...

Issue Brief on “UAE-Israel Rapprochement: Implications for the Region”

On August 13, 2020, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed a peace agreement called the ‘Abraham Accord’, brokered by the US administration....

Issue Brief on “Pakistan at COP27”

Introduction The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) opened on November 6th in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, with the main theme of loss and damage...

Issue Brief on “Intra-Afghan Talks: A Ray of Hope”

Statements coming from Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, President Ashraf Ghani, and the Taliban indicate that the highly anticipated and much awaited intra-Afghan talks between the...

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