Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief o “New Africa-Europe Alliance to Counter China”

On September 12, 2018, while delivering his State of the Union Address 2018, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Junker announced a new ‘Africa-Europe Alliance...

Issue Brief on “UNRWA: US Cut in Funding Leaves Palestinian Refugees in a Lurch”

The Trump administration announced on September 1, 2018 that it will cut its entire budget to United Nations Relief Works Agency in charge of...

Issue Brief on “The US-China Trade War 2018”

With all the recent hostilities over trade, it's easy to forget that China and the United States have been top trading partners for years....

Issue Brief on “Assessment of US-Russia Arms Control Post Helsinki”

US-Russia relations have been deteriorating for the last few years. The state of the bilateral arms control has also come under threat as a...

Issue Brief on “NATO Summit 2018”

The NATO Summit held in July 2018 in Brussels provided an opportunity to its member states to evaluate their intergovernmental military alliance. The Summit...

Issue Brief on “Need For Reforming the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 (ATA)”

The Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 (ATA) is the primary substantive law that governs counter-terrorism measures by Pakistan. The legislative intent underpinning the ATA was to...

Issue Brief on “Donald Trump’s “Indo-Pacific Strategy”: Trilateral Pact on Infrastructure Initiative”

Addressing Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Washington on July 30, 2018, US Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo detailed a plan for a “free and open...

Issue Brief on “Saudi Salwa Canal Project”

“Starting the Salwa Canal. Congratulations to the Saudi people for this wonderful project that will transform the small terrorist state of Qatar into...

Issue Brief on “Syria: Emerging US-Russian Consensus”

Launch of a major military offensive by the Syrian Arab Army in June 2018 to regain control of Dara’a province has broken a year-long...

Issue Brief on “Ceasefire in Afghanistan: Peace Must Be Given a Chance”

On June 5, 2018, President Ashraf Ghani made an unconditional yet temporary ceasefire with the Afghan Taliban effective from June 12-19, 2018. According to...

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