Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Punishing Terrorists: Military Courts and Public Opinion in Pakistan

Abstract Terrorism is one of the menaces that inflicted huge human losses to the state and society of Pakistan. On December 16, 2014, the brazen...

Ecotourism for Sustainable Development in Gilgit-Baltistan: Prospects under CPEC

Abstract Ecotourism is an instrument for protecting the natural landscape along with improving the livelihood of the rural communities. It helps minimise the negative impacts...

Central and South Asian Energy Projects: Prospects and Challenges for Pakistan

Abstract After the 2013 elections, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) stepped up its efforts to combat the energy crisis, persisting in the country. Due to...

Belt and Road Initiative and China’s Strategic Culture

Abstract China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) does not hinge on economy alone but it has strategic underpinnings and implications also. The role of Chinese...

Afghanistan in the Snare of External Power Struggle

Abstract The new Afghanistan policy of the US President, Donald Trump, has once again manifested the problems of country for all domestic, regional and international...

Security Sector Reforms in Pakistan: Significance, Challenges and Impediments

Abstract Since 9/11 and the consequent US-led military action in Afghanistan, the Pakistani military has been deployed in the north-western areas to crush militant insurgency...

Annual Report 2017

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Islamabad Paper – International Nuclear Order: Recent Trends and Implications for Strategic Stability

Abstract This article seeks to identify the recent trends in the international nuclear order, and their implications for strategic stability. Post-1945, the international community wanted...

Issue Brief on “Suggestions for Boosting Pakistan’s Exports to China”

China has pledged to boost Pakistan’s economy and further enhance bilateral economic relation Arriving in Pakistan on September 7, 2018 for a three-day official visit,...

Issue Brief on “Syria: Liberating Idlib”

After successful offensives to retake Daraa and Quneitra provinces in August 2018, the Syrian Government announced that its main concern was now to “liberate”...

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