Missile Race in South Asia: Security Challenges for Pakistan in the 21st Century
Abstract
The article assesses the nature of missile competition between India and Pakistan and how it impacts deterrence and strategic stability in South Asia. It...
Legitimacy of Kashmir’s Liberation Struggle: Right to Self-Determination Under International Law
Abstract
This article discusses Kashmiris’ right to self-determination under International Human Rights Law. It highlights Kashmiris’ entitlement to self-determination while they reside in the disputed...
Debt Servicing of Pakistan: Capitalising on Chinese Investment
Abstract
Pakistan has several times turned to external sources for development and economic restructuring purposes. The amount of debt Pakistan has accumulated over the years...
Strategic Human Resource Development: Investing in Balochistan’s Blue Economy
Abstract
Human resource development falls under a state’s primary responsibilities. Educated and skilled human resources are not only an asset but also a prerequisite to...
Reconciliation and Social Healing, Heela Najibullah, Springer, 2017, 232.
The book, Reconciliation and Social Healing, by Heela Najibullah is an analysis of past-Afghan reconciliation processes namely those in 1986 and 2010 but with...
The Future is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia, Masha Gessen, New York: Riverhead Books,...
In
the West, Russia has always been a topic of intense debate but Putin’s
leadership raised more questions all across the western capitals. In
presidency, his apparent...
Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, 40-year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion, Collective Memory in...
The Dutch-Lebanese journalist turned author Kim Ghattas poses a crucial question in this book that has befuddled Middle Eastern experts and writers for ages;...
Report – Soft Launch “Centre for Middle East & Africa”
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a Soft Launch of its new Centre for Middle East & Africa (CMEA) on April 30,...
Issue Brief on “Afghanistan and Covid-19: Opportunity for Afghans to Work Together?”
Like every other country in the world, Afghanistan has also been affected by the Corona virus also known as COVID-19. On March 22, Afghanistan...
Report – Webinar on “Emerging Technologies: Important Tool to Combat COVID-19”
China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) in collaboration with Mishal Pakistan and Wusool hosted a Webinar on April...












