Issue Brief on “Managing the North Korean Nuclear Crisis”
The role of China in the on-going showdown between North Korea (DPRK) and the United States (US) has become more critical than ever. Unpredictable...
Issue Brief on “Pakistan-China: Ensuring Maritime Security”
China has handed over Pakistan a third 600-ton maritime patrol ship under an agreement signed in 2015. Pakistan’s Ministry of Defence Production signed the...
Issue Brief on “Turkey Referendum 2017: A Democratic Quest?”
“Don’t beat the air... it is too late now”. This was stated by President Erdogan, of Turkey in his post referendum victory speech. In...
Erin Zimmerman, Think Tanks and non-traditional security: governance entrepreneurs in Asia (Palgrave Mcmilan,...
The ever growing progress in globalization and regionalization has caused challenges for both the nature of security in Asia and the governance of states....
Report-ROUNDTABLE Mitsubishi Corporation
Roundtable was held with the representatives of the Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, and the China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies...
Issue Brief on “Post Brexit Europe: Treading on Thin Ice?”
Unique to its form of regionalism, the European Union has been a cohesive political and economic unit for the larger part of its existence....
Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Development Dilemma”
Progress in human development remains a very pertinent issue for developing economies like Pakistan. The geopolitical scenario has changed significantly and there is accelerated...
Issue Brief on “Trump’s Growing Aggressive Military Approach”
President Trump recently promised an increase in defence spending, partly by cutting the spending on the US State Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and...
Issue Brief on “Great Britain’s Interest in CPEC: An Opportunity for Pakistan to Enhance...
The steady pace at which the CPEC has developed is impressive and it has made Pakistan more eye-catching with regard to foreign investment. Developed...
Issue Brief on “Syria: The Chemical Blame Game”
On April 4, 2017, a lethal chemical weapon attack on Khan Sheikhoun, a Syrian town in the in rebel-held Idlib province left 80 dead and...

















