Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Hekmatyar’s Return”

After being in exile for more than two decades, the Hezb-i-Islami leader, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, (a declared  terrorist in 2003 for his association with Al-Qaeda)...

Issue Brief on “Politics of Deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD)...

South Korea has deployed a controversial missile defence system, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) with the help of the US. The...

Issue Brief on “Russian Intervention in European and US Elections: An Act of War?”

It has been noticed that Russia has, for quite some time, been accused of meddling with US and European elections. In a classified calculation...

Report- In-House meeting with Mr. Didier Chaudet

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised an In-House Meeting with Mr. Didier Chaudet, editing director of Center for the Analysis of Foreign...

Issue Brief on “Joint Plan for the Establishment of New Safe Zones in Syria”

An agreement to set up "de-escalation zones" in Syria came into effect at midnight on May 5, 2017, but it will be at least another month...

Issue Brief on “Abbas-Trump Meeting: A Pointless Endeavor”

On 3 May 3,2017 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas arrived at the White House with one purpose in mind: to present himself and his...

Report – In-House meeting with Dr. Lai-Ha, Visiting Fellow, Princeton University

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted an In-House Meeting with Dr. Lai-Ha Senior Lecturer, Social & Political Sciences Program, University of Technology...

ROUNDTABLE with The Institute of Borderlands Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing,...

The China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) hosted a Roundtable at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) with the Institute of Borderlands Studies, Chinese Academy...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions at Chaman”

Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been following a downward trajectory since 2015. They have reached their lowest following a number of clashes along...

Issue Brief on “The UK and EU: Not the most Amicable Divorce”

If Theresa May thought that the path to Downing Street for another half a decade would be paved with gold, she was mistaken. Recent...

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