Strategic Perspectives Through Research and Dialogue

Issue Brief on “China: Moving away from coal towards greener energy mix”

The winter of 2013 was an “airpocolypse,” as dangerous smog shrouded China’s biggest cities, contributing to at least 90,000 deaths and left many affected...

Issue Brief on “Politics of Deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD)...

South Korea has deployed a controversial missile defence system, the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) with the help of the US. The...

Issue Brief on “What Role Can China Play in Cooling the Burning Korean Issue?”

The world is looking at the volatile Korean peninsula with apprehension as the tension escalates, with a looming threat of a war that could...

Issue Brief on “ENERGY PROJECTS UNDER CPEC”

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Issue Brief on “Iran-Pakistan Gas Pipeline”

As a youthful dream with promising prospects, the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline was first conceived by a young Pakistani civil engineer, Aftab Ahmed. He...

Issue Brief on “CPEC Arrives on Ground With the Initiation of the Sahiwal Coal...

The first project under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - the Sahiwal coal-fired power plant - is up and running. Prime Minister Nawaz...

Economic Connectivity: Pakistan, China, West Asia and Central Asia

Abstract: Pakistan is situated at the convergence of three geo-economically significant regions of South Asia, Central Asia and West Asia. It offers shortest route to...

Issue Brief on “Environment-Development Nexus in Pakistan”

Introduction: Environment and Development are inextricably linked, as construction cannot take place without destroying something first. Pakistan faces many challenges in its quest towards development and...

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