Issue Brief on “Re-Building Bridges: Saudi Engagement with Iraq”
Several diplomatic visits have taken place between leaders of Saudi Arabia and Iraq in recent months. In February 2017, Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia’s minister...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan COAS Visit to Tajikistan: Opening up New Vistas”
Chief of the Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa paid a three-day visit to Tajikistan from August 27-29, 2017 for participation in the Quadrilateral...
Issue Brief on “Chinese Naval Base in Djibouti: Possibilities and Implications”
The Chinese inaugurated their first overseas military base on August 1, 2017 with a flag raising ceremony in Djibouti on the Horn of Africa....
Issue Brief on “Hambantota Port Deal: On the Chessboard of Regional Power Politics”
The Chinese Hambantota Port Deal with Sri Lanka indicates its growing economic and political clout in South Asia. In comparison with India, China has...
Issue Brief on “How Mounting Fiscal Deficit is Hampering Pakistan’s Economic Growth”
The problem of Fiscal Deficit is one of the major causes for the stunting of economic growth in many developing countries around the world....
Issue Brief on “Sunnat-e-Khola, or The Way of Khola”
In a clear attempt to re-establish their hold, broaden its reach and woo females to join the group, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), published Sunnat-e-Khola,...
Issue Brief on “US Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement: Consequences and Outcomes”
The Paris agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and...
Issue Brief on “New UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: Prospects of Nuclear...
Since the advent of nuclear weapons technology, the international community has made several attempts to control its spread and pursued the broader objectives of...
Issue Brief on “The Qatar-Gulf Rift: Impacts on the Migrant Community”
In June 2017, several countries, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic ties and cut off sea and...
Issue Brief on “The Sino-Indian Stand-off: A Novel Solution”
Introduction
China and India over the past seven decades to the present day have had intricate ties with the sole exception of the small episode...
