Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Why States Recover: Changing Walking Societies into Winning Nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Greg...

The issue of fragile states has been at the centre of international security and development agenda for more than a decade. The international donor...

The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics. Ayesha Jalal. Cambridge: The...

After more than 67 years of independence, a nuclear armed Pakistan is still struggling to cope with its external and internal challenges. Some of...

CPEC Industrial Zones and China-Pakistan Capacity Cooperation

Abstract With the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor brought onto the fast track of construction and major political hurdles eliminated, we are expecting to see it progress...

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: A Flagship and Exemplary Project of “One Belt and One Road”

Introduction In April 2015, during the first state visit of President Xi Jinping to Pakistan, the talk on bilateral relations between the two countries focused...

One Belt and One Road: Impact on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Abstract In 2013, China unveiled to the world its dream to revive the ancient Silk Road by undertaking massive infrastructure projects and adding value to...

The Trajectory of Pakistan-China Economic and Commercial Cooperation and the Economic Corridor

Abstract This paper examines the current status of Pak-China commercial cooperation, the convergence of this cooperation towards the realisation of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and...

Understanding China’s Economic Miracle: Reasons and Lessons

Abstract  Within a span of three decades, China has become an economic superpower and a major factor in shaping global political order. China is now...

The Potential and Prospects of Gwadar Port

Abstract Gwadar Port has huge potential of transforming not only the economy of Pakistan, but also the region. This paper highlights the future scenario of...

The US Pivot to Asia: Recalibrating Pakistan’s Vision East Asia

Abstract  The United States would concentrate on its Asia Pivot in the years ahead. It would focus on traditional allies such as Japan, South Korea,...

Strategic Meaning of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Abstract The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a well-thought out and well-crafted concept and project to unleash the process of meaningful cooperation between the two...

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