Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

What’s Really Behind Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea? Turcsanyi, Richard Q. Beijing:...

China is not assertive in the sense it is commonly used. China is naturally a big nation, a global economy and a large military...

Post-Brexit Scenario: The European Union under Threat

Abstract Around 60 years after signing of the Treaty of Rome, which led to the establishment of the European Economic Community (EEC), the European...

International Nuclear Law: A Case Study of Pakistan

Abstract Pakistan is planning to expand its nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes, however, such expansions require stringent laws and regulations. Therefore, it is important...

Changing Trends of the European Development Cooperation with Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities

Abstract A partnership plan for the Horizon 2020 programme was finalised between the European Union (EU) delegation and Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) visiting Pakistan in...

Terrorism and Transnational Groups in Pakistan: A Case Study of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

Abstract  Pakistan has severely been affected by extremism and terrorism for a couple of decades. Much of this terrorism is an outcome of transnational terrorist...

Examining the State of Muslim Minority under Modi’s BJP since 2014

Abstract The Muslims in India comprise 14 per cent of the population and have been recognised empirically as a minority, facing social and economic concerns...

Trump and the US Foreign Policy Crisis

Abstract The unconventional and non-traditional trajectory of the US foreign policy, in the regime of Donald Trump, has already undone decades of the American diplomacy,...

Issue Brief on “UNCTAD Investment Report 2018: Investment Trends”

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) publishes an annual World Investment Report alongside many other initiatives like the Investment Policy Framework...

Issue Brief on “Implications of US Sanctions on Iran”

President Trump has made no secret of his dislike of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iranian nuclear deal,  and when he decided...

Issue Brief on “US Withdrawal from The Inf Treaty: Implications for Global Strategic Stability”

In his speech at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on December 4, 2018, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo stated that at least...

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