Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

International Seminar Report on “India: A Pretentious Regional Power”

 CONCEPT NOTE There is an old saying that power truly lies where people believe it to lie. Hence, the ‘great’ or ‘super’ power statuses...

Report – Public Talk on “Human Rights Violations in IOK”

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad organized a Public Talk on September 3, 2018 on Human Rights Violations in IOK. Former Australian Senator Lee...

Report – In-House Meeting with “Chinese Scholars from Tsinghua University”

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted an In-House Meeting with a 4-member Chinese delegation on August 31, 2018. The members of the...

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...

Report – Seminar on “UN Report: The International Community Awakens to Human Rights Violations...

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized a seminar on July 31, 2018 entitled “UN Report: The International Community Awakens to Human Rights...

Issue Brief on “US Mid-Term Elections 2018: The Race for Congress”

Mid-term elections in the United States are the general elections held in November every four years, near the midpoint of a president's four-year term...

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 “Yemen: Saudi Coalition Struggles to Retake Hodeidah Port”

On July 21, 2018 the Yemeni government struggled to take back control of the Hodeidah port as the Saudi-led coalition had failed to occupy...

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...

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