Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “Afghanistan: Trade and Development”

“It is inevitable that struggles which involve the very existence of peoples have had and will continue to have, as long and as often as they...

Issue Brief on “Modernisation of Indian Nuclear Triad and Development of SSBNs: Regional Implications”

India was the first state in the South Asian region to acquire nuclear weapons. In November 2018, as declared by the Indian Prime Minister...

Issue Brief on “India’s Purchasing of IAI Elta Drone Guard and its Regional (In)...

Israel’s major aerospace and aviation manufacturer, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has announced selling in dozens of their counter-UAV Drone Guard systems, the IAI Elta...

Issue Brief on “Gwadar and Southern Balochistan: Next Stage of Development”

When China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was launched in 2015, much attention was paid to development of Gwadar port and city. Both sides had reached an agreement...

Issue Brief on “Sewa International: RSS charity wing promotes Hindutva Ideology”

Sewa International, the international charity wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS was established in 1989 by Madhukar Deoras. The prime objective of the RSS charity wing...

Islamabad Paper “Understanding Pakistan-China Relations”

Abstract The establishment of diplomatic relations in 1951 between China and Pakistan provided the desired building blocks to lay the foundations of bilateral relations....

INDIA’S RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURS: COOPERATION OR CONFRONTATION?

Foreword For over seventy years since its independence in 1947, India has remained entangled in conflictual relationship with most of its neighbours. From the illegal...

Report – Panel Discussion on “Conversations on the Afghan Peace Process: Qatar’s Role in...

The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) had a Panel Discussion on ‘Conversations on the Afghan...

Strategic Studies (Vol. 41, Summer 2021, No. 2)

Articles   US-Iran Tensions and Instability in Iraq: Role of the Popular Mobilisation Units Fatima Raza International Liberal Order: Competing Trends and Narratives Asma Rashid and Anjum Ghouri China: ‘Rising...

US-Iran Tensions and Instability in Iraq: Role of the Popular Mobilisation Units

Abstract Popular Mobilisation Units (PMU) is the largest umbrella organisation in Iraq encompassing more than 40 of these paramilitary forces with many of them having...

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