Issue Brief on “Qatar-Gulf Rift: Going Beyond a War of Words”
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates broke off relations with Qatar on June 5, 2017 in what is being seen as...
Report- In-House meeting with 4-Member Delegation from CICIR
On May 15, 2017, the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a 4-member delegation from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR). The...
Issue Brief on “Deconstructing the Islamic Military Alliance”
The Islamic Military Alliance or the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT) announced by the government of Saudi Arabia in December 2015 is...
Issue Brief on “US-Russia Improving Trade Relations”
On May 29, 2017, Russian Trade Envoy Alexander Stadnik said that the volume of the Russian exports to the United States is increasing despite...
Issue Brief on “China Set to Lead Fight Against Climate Change”
President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement has received strong criticism both at home and abroad. The move which has made United...
Issue Brief on “Libyan Civil War: A Growing Inferno”
More than six years after Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown, chaos still reigns in Libya. Fighting erupted between rival militias in Tripoli in the last...
Issue Brief on “US-Saudi Arabia Ties: A New Realignment Under Trump”
Saudi Arabia became the first foreign country to be visited by the new US President Donald Trump as he landed in the country on...
Issue Brief on “FATA: A Situational Analysis”
With the exception of the Mohmand agency, the overall security situation in FATA in 2016 witnessed a drastic improvement according to a report recently...
Issue Brief on “Growing Chinese Investments in Sri Lanka”
Over the decade starting 2005-2015, China has emerged as the leading source of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Sri...
Issue Brief on “Diamer-Bhasha Dam Gets a New Revival”
On May 13, 2017, China and Pakistan signed a US$50 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and complete the North Indus River Cascade...
