Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

India Occupied Kashmir (IOK) Elections 2014: Future of Jammu and Kashmir Issue

Abstract: The cost of the unresolved issue of Jammu and Kashmir has become intolerable for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as they are subject...

Media Strategy of ISIS: An Analysis

Abstract: ISIS is one of the most sophisticated, brutal and technology savvy armed militia that is using media to project its self-image of a legitimate political...

Emerging Counter-Extremism Strategy

Abstract: There is a considerable concern among stakeholders and civil society at large at the rise of violent radicalization and associated acts of terrorism. The...

Security Estimations in South Asia: Alliance Formation or Balance of Power

Abstract: The article seeks to investigate how alliance formation and balance of power patterns will unfold in South Asia in the wake of an intensifying...

The China-Pakistan Corridor: A Transit, Economic or Development Corridor

Abstract: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) provides an excellent opportunity for improving the economic and security situation in Pakistan and its neighbouring countries as well....

Criteria-based Approach to the NSG Membership: An Equal Opportunity for India and Pakistan

Abstract: The 1974 multilateral Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an integral part of the nuclear non-proliferation regime, is aimed at ensuring that nuclear trade is consistent...

Rising Iran: Implications for the Middle East and Pakistan

Abstract: The Nuclear Deal of 2015 has proved to be a catalyst for Iran to regain its lost preeminence in the Middle East. It has...

Is a Clash between Islam and the West Inevitable

Abstract: Religion and religious issues have increasingly moved into political and public life around the globe. Instead of using religion as a tool for promoting...

Strategic Studies (Vol. 36, Summer 2016, No. 2)

Articles Is a Clash between Islam and the West Inevitable Minhas Majeed Khan Rising Iran: Implications for the Middle East and Pakistan Nazir Hussain and Mansoor Ahmed Criteria-based Approach...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan as Asia’s Emerging Economy: Prospects, Limitations and Policy Options”

It was Jim O’ Neil, the famous economist at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, who first identified Pakistan as one of the “Next-11 (N-11)” big...

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