Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Rise of the Daesh in India”

Concerning the rise of Daesh in India, this is what the Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had to say in a statement in December...

Issue Brief on “Yemen: The Escalating War”

Recently, the conflict between Saudi Arabia and Houthis took a very dangerous turn when the Houthi rebels launched a long range ballistic missile over...

Issue brief on “Pakistan’s Opposition to the Creation of New Permanent Seats at UNSC”

Pakistan on Monday, November 7, 2016 strongly opposed the creation of new permanent seats at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The opposition came during...

Issue Brief on “The China-Philippines Ties After the Hague’s Verdict”

Introduction China's has thorny ties with some of its East Asian neighbours because of the overlapping historical claims over a number of islands in the...

Issue Brief on “Lobbying for Kashmir”

On August 16, 2016, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appointed twenty two parliamentarians as 'emissaries' to lobby for the Kashmir cause globally and highlight the...

Climate Change: Impacts and Security Implications for Pakistan

Introduction Climate Change is widely acknowledged as the defining challenge of our age facing humankind with profound global environmental, socio-economic and security implications. The international...

Filling the Missing Gaps in the Indus Water Treaty

1. Introduction The Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India share a complex historical relationship. Apart from a common border, centuries of history...

Report-In-House Meeting with Chinese Delegation from IISS

A six-member delegation led by Professor Wang Jisi, President, Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University visited the Institute of Strategic Studies...

Report- IN-HOUSE MEETING with Mr. Matt Decker, Principal of DDP Global, Washington DC, USA

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted an In-House Meeting with Mr. Matt Decker, Principal of DDP Global, Washington DC on September 1,...

Report- IN-HOUSE MEETING with Mr. Ian Dudgeon, former President, AIIA

A three-member Australian Delegation visited the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI) on October 13, 2016. Members of the delegation included Mr. Ian Dudgeon, former...

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