Issue Brief on “US-India Trade Tensions”
With the changing dynamics of the international system, one can witness a change in the policy making and economic interests of the states. On...
Issue Brief on “US-China Trade War: One Year After”
The month of July marked one-year anniversary of Sino-US trade war. Multiple events led to mounting tensions between the two states, however, on July...
Issue Brief on “Gwadar and Hambantota under BRI”
The economic and strategic investment by China under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is credited as the country’s greatest international economic ambition catering...
Issue Brief on “India’s No First Use: Signalling Or A Policy Shift?”
India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh made a statement on India's No First Use (NFU) policy on August 16, 2019 which has elicited a reaction...
Issue Brief on “Climate Change and Its Impact on Pakistan’s Agricultural Sector”
The issue of climate change has long been on the fringes of the global development agenda, yet it is only recently that it has...
Issue Brief on “Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century'”
After nearly a year of undertaking the complexities behind one of the world’s most “intractable disputes,” an American peace plan, also known as the...
Issue Brief on “The Iranian Nuclear Program – Going Back to Square One”
Tensions are still high between the United States and Iran, even forty years after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. As Iran continues to pursue its...
Issue Brief on “BLA’s Designation: A Sign of Improving Pak-US Relations”
In a recent move by United States in July 2019, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has been listed as Specially Designated Global Terrorist Group...
Issue Brief on “Escalating Tensions in Hormuz: Current Situation and Future Risks”
Middle East is home to one of the most strategic water ways - the Persian Gulf. Quite recently, tensions in the region have mounted,...
Report – Roundtable on “Torture in Indian Occupied Kashmir”
The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a Roundtable discussion on July 17, 2019 with reference to the latest report by Association of...
