Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Rising World Military Spending in the Age of Pandemic: An Overview”

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in its latest “SIPRI Fact Sheet” of April 2021, published data on world military expenditure and estimated...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Nuclear Energy Outlook”

In March 2021, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) announced that it had connected the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant KANUPP Unit-2 (K-2) with a...

Report – Panel Discussion on “Envisioning New Water Diplomacy in South Asia”

The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), organized a Panel Discussion on “Envisioning New Water Diplomacy in South Asia” on...

Issue Brief on “US Human Rights Report – 2020: An Appraisal and Key Takeaways”

Pledging to put human rights back at the center of American foreign policy, President Biden and his administration released its Human Rights Report – 2020 (HRR-2020) in...

Report – Webinar on “Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) and State Behaviour: Global and...

The Arms Control and Disarmament Centre (ACDC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a webinar on “Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) and State...

Issue Brief on “Cybersecurity under the Biden Administration: Issues and Way Forward”

Since January 20, 2021, the new US President, Joe Biden, has started ‘erasing the legacy of the Trump administration’ with the blitz of executive orders on...

Report – Public Talk on “China-Pakistan COVID-19 Cooperation”

China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a Public Talk by Major General Dr. Aamer Ikram, Executive Director National Institute of...

Report – Panel Discussion “Biden’s Foreign Policy Approach Towards Middle East”

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a Panel Discussion on ‘Biden’s Foreign Policy Approach towards Middle...

Report – Book Launch “The Covid Challenge: Impact on the Middle East & Africa”

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI) had the official launch of its first edited book titled,...

Issue Brief on “Currency Manipulators: India on US Treasury Currency Monitoring List Once...

India is one of 11 countries on the US Treasury’s ‘Monitoring List’ with regard to their currency practices as per the April 2021 edition...

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