Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “UNGA Speeches at the 75th Session 2020: Key Takeaways”

The 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly marked a break from the past as world leaders addressed the annual UNGA event virtually,...

Issue Brief on “India Heads Towards Economic Recession Amid Covid-19”

Covid-19 has affected the entire world politically, economically and culturally. No state has remained immune to the pandemic. Among strict lockdowns and restrictions on...

Issue Brief on “Abdullah’s Visit to Pakistan: A New Path to Pak-Afghan Ties”

Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of Afghanistan's High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) paid a three-day official visit to Pakistan from September 28-30, 2020. The visit was...

Issue Brief on “Hypersonic Missile Race: Implications for Regional and Global Security”

India tested the High-Speed Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) using an indigenously developed propulsion system on September 7, 2020. It, thus, became the fourth country...

Issue Brief on “Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Address to The UNGA 2020: Some Reflections”

The United Nations has entered the 75th year of its existence in 2020 and just as the UNGA 2020 starts with a theme emphasizing...

Issue Brief on “Imran Khan’s Article in Washington Post Charts The Path To Peace...

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has always argued that a military solution is not the path to peace in Afghanistan and that a peace agreement with...

Issue Brief on “Intra-Afghan Dialogue: Breaking The Ice”

After nearly nineteen years of bloodshed and instability in Afghanistan, there is now finally some concrete positive news. After months of uncertainty and waiting,...

Issue Brief on “Pentagon Report on Chinese Military Developments: An Assessment”

Pentagon recently released its annual report to the US Congress on China’s military build-up titled, “Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of...

Issue Brief on “The Future of New Start: Is the World At Risk of...

The US and Russian delegations are currently meeting in Vienna, Austria for the second round of nuclear disarmament talks. A major part of these...

Issue Brief on “Assessing The Economic Crisis in Lebanon”

On August 17, 2020 a  UN-backed tribunal in the Hague found a member of the militant Hezbollah group, guilty of the 2005 assassination of...

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