Issue Brief on “13th ECO Summit: A Comparative Analysis”
The 13th ECO summit held on March 1, 2017 in Islamabad is being perceived as a success because of its focus on connectivity for...
Issue Brief on “Third Round of Astana Talks: A Gordian Knot in the...
The Syrian conflict marked a grim anniversary on March 15, as the country entered its seventh year of civil war.
On March 14, 2017, representatives...
Report- In-House Meeting with 7-Member Young Chinese Diplomats’
The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI), held an In-House meeting with a 7-member Chinese young diplomats delegation on March 15, 2017. The delegation...
Issue Brief on “Significance of Pakistan’s membership of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation”
China has always favoured close ties with its neighbours and promotion of regional harmony. In its attempt to stabilise Central Asia, it engaged with...
Issue Brief on “2016 Worst year for Syrian Children”
The Syrian civil war, one of the worst in recent history, has caused immense devastation and anarchy and continues to do so. However, the...
Issue Brief on “The Malaysia-North Korea Diplomatic Meltdown”
The diplomatic rift has been escalating between Malaysia and North Korea nowadays with no point of return. Malaysian authorities expelled the ambassador of the...
Issue Brief on “Towards Import Substitution: Manufacturing of Consumer items in Special Economic Zones...
As activities under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are steadily gathering pace, more goods, both capital and consumer, are being imported from China. It...
Issue Brief on “Donald Trump and US Nuclear Security Agenda”
The Obama administration had successfully launched nuclear security summits (NSS) after the popular address of President Obama in Prague in April 2009. It was...
Issue Brief on “Afghan Refugees in Pakistan”
Pakistan has provided shelter to one of the world’s largest protracted refugee populations - more than 5 million Afghan refugees have been living in...
Issue Brief on “13th Economic Cooperation Organization Summit: Harbinger for Regional Connectivity”
The 13th Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Summit meeting was held in Islamabad on March 1, 2017 under the theme of “Connectivity for Regional Prosperity”...
