Issue Brief on “Soft Power and Knowledge Economy”
A few years ago, America’s decline became a topic of an intense debate among scholars of international relations. Fareed Zakaria challenged the assumption that...
Soft Power: The Role of Think Tanks
In a globalised world characterised by increasingly complex relations and interactions, a world that generates an environment of risks and opportunities, the model of...
Gender Aspect of Conflict and Peacebuilding: Opportunities for Women in Pakistan
To grasp the intersection of women, peace and conflict in both war affected and peace setting, we have to understand the social, political and...
Report-In-House Meeting with Chinese Media Delegation
The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, hosted an In-House Meeting with a five-member Chinese Media Delegation on February 18, 2016.
The delegation included: Mr. Xu...
Report – In-house meeting with Chinese Delegation from China Foundation for Peace and Development
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised an In-House Meeting with a delegation from China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) on February...
Report of Public Talk on “Pak-Afghan Relations”
The Institute of Strategic Islamabad (ISSI) organised a Public Talk under the ―Ambassador‘s Platform‖ forum on ―Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations‖ on January 13, 2016. The distinguished...
Pakistan Russia Relations: Future Trends
Pakistan and Russia have had uneasy relations in the past. The Cold War period divisions can be attributed to the distant relationship between Pakistan...
Regional Cooperation in Counter-Terrorism
The international security architecture today hinges upon “cooperation” and “collective action”. Forging new partnerships at the regional and sub-regional levels is necessary for any...
Democracy in India: When speech is sedition!
Over the decades since its independence, India has successfully used ‘democracy’ as an international currency for common appeal both at the international and national...
Implications of the Use of Drones on the Notion of State Sovereignty
Introduction
Lydia de Beer defines drone or Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) as a “powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces...
