Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Asia-Pacific Region: Future Challenges by Amb. Fauzia Nasreen Head, Centre for Policy Studies, COMSATS

Asia-Pacific Region: Future Challenges by Amb. Fauzia Nasreen Head, Centre for Policy Studies, COMSATS Introduction      The Asia-Pacific region has been characterized as a melting pot or a “cauldron”...

Issue Brief on “Soft Power and Knowledge Economy”

A few years ago, America’s decline became a topic of an intense debate among scholars of international relations. Fareed Zakaria challenged the assumption that...

Soft Power: The Role of Think Tanks

In a globalised world characterised by increasingly complex relations and interactions, a world that generates an environment of risks and opportunities, the model of...

Pakistan and the Nuclear Security Summit

Pakistan and the Nuclear Security Summit* Rizwana Abbasi ** Assistant Professor, NDU, Islamabad President Barack Obama announced the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) framework in 2009 to...

Gender Aspect of Conflict and Peacebuilding: Opportunities for Women in Pakistan

To grasp the intersection of women, peace and conflict in both war affected and peace setting, we have to understand the social, political and...

Report-In-House Meeting with Chinese Media Delegation

The Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad, hosted an In-House Meeting with a five-member Chinese Media Delegation on February 18, 2016. The delegation included: Mr. Xu...

Report – In-house meeting with Chinese Delegation from China Foundation for Peace and Development

The Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised an In-House Meeting with a delegation from China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) on February...

Report of Public Talk on “Pak-Afghan Relations”

The Institute of Strategic Islamabad (ISSI) organised a Public Talk under the ―Ambassador‘s Platform‖ forum on ―Pakistan-Afghanistan Relations‖ on January 13, 2016. The distinguished...

Pakistan Russia Relations: Future Trends

Pakistan and Russia have had uneasy relations in the past. The Cold War period divisions can be attributed to the distant relationship between Pakistan...

Regional Cooperation in Counter-Terrorism

The international security architecture today hinges upon “cooperation” and “collective action”. Forging new partnerships at the regional and sub-regional levels is necessary for any...

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