Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s GSP+ at a Crossroads: A Critical Reading of the EU’s...
The European Commission and the EU High Representative's latest review of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), accompanied by a country assessment of Pakistan...
Issue Brief on “Nuclear Deterrence and Artificial Intelligence: Preserving Human Control in an Era...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming all facets of life but especially revolutionizing warfare and defence. Major world powers have already begun the race to...
Issue Brief on “U.S. Trade Enforcement and Vulnerabilities in Pakistan’s Exports”
Recent developments in the United States (U.S.) trade enforcement have increased new compliance challenges for exporting countries, with greater scrutiny of supply-chain practices, the...
Issue Brief on “Rethinking Conventional Deterrence: The Strategic Logic of Fifth-Generation Airpower”
In the opening weeks of its invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Aerospace Forces, one of the world's largest air arms, failed to secure control...
Issue Brief on “Decoding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Trilateral Visit to Indonesia, Australia...
Introduction
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand from 6-11 July 2026 was aimed at strengthening India’s economic, defence and...
Issue Brief on “Constrained Strategic Hedging: Russia’s Role in the 2026 Iran Conflict”
The 2026 conflict between Iran and the U.S.–Israel alignment marks a shift from a primarily regional confrontation to a broader geopolitical crisis with implications...
Issue Brief on “The Economic and Security Fallout of U.S. Sanctions on Iran: Assessing...
For many years, U.S. sanctions against Iran have been a key component of Washington’s foreign policy, particularly after Tehran’s nuclear programme became a major...
Issue Brief on “Ankara Summit and NATO’s Burden-Shifting Moment: A Critical Assessment”
The latest NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisatbion) Summit held in Ankara on 7–8 July 2026 was not a doctrinal reset, rather it was an...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Growing Dependence on Remittances”
Introduction:
Pakistan's recent macroeconomic stabilisation has been supported less by improvements in domestic productivity than by the resilience of its overseas workforce. Workers' remittances...
Issue Brief on “Operationalization of India’s Naval Nuclear Deterrent: Challenges and Options”
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) policy document recently revealed that India has placed roughly 12 nuclear warheads into an operational "deployed" status...
