Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “The Politicization of the UN by P-5”

Introduction The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) plays a key role in global diplomacy, with responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. At the core...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan & SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, & Strong Institutions”

Introduction The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and...

Issue Brief on “Climate Financing: A Way Out for Pakistan”

Background “Helping Pakistan in climate crisis is ‘not a charity from western countries; the people of Pakistan are paying the price for the industrialization...

Issue Brief on “Pakistan’s Aman Exercise”

Pakistan held its ninth multinational naval Exercise from February 10-14, 2023, with 50 countries participating. ‘Aman’ is a multinational naval Exercise, conducted by Pakistan...

Issue Brief on “Floods in Pakistan”

Natural disasters and Climate Change pose a severe threat to the world and Pakistan is no exception. For years, the country has been plagued...

Issue Brief on “US-China Strategic Competition”

The term Indo-Pacific (IP) was first coined by a German geopolitical scholar Karl Haushofer, who used it in his work ‘Indopazifischen Raum’ in 1920....

Issue Brief on “Artificial Intelligence for Flood Prediction and Management: Lessons for Pakistan”

Pakistan is being ravaged by the worst floods in recent history - attributed to the growing dangers of climate catastrophe. One-third of a developing...

Issue Brief on “Defence Indigenisation in India: Recent Trends and Challenges”

Recently, India has been working to enhance defence indigenisation through increasing foreign direct investment (FDI) and private-foreign companies' partnerships. Whether India wants to strengthen...

Issue Brief on “India’s Military Expansion and Deterrence Stability in South Asia: A Way...

Construction of India’s first two of six more fast breeder reactors will reportedly begin in October 2022. The expansion of plutonium production capacity, on...

Issue Brief on “Russian Gas Cut-off; A Crisis in Making”

  On September 26, 2022, Denmark and Norway reported undersea gas leakages in Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines. Although the Western alliance did not...

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