Research Articles    Credible Minimum Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia Dr Farah Zahra India and Pakistan have coexisted as neighbours without any meaningful communication at the strategic level. It remains debatable whether the two nations are indulging in a nuclear arms race with India’s eye…

Research Articles Cold Start in Strategic Calculus Sannia Abdullah                                                                                                                                          The cold start doctrine formulated by Indian strategists is a product of the 2001-02 standoff with Pakistan. It envisages a blitzkrieg, a limited war under the nuclear overhang that…

  Articles Afghanistan as a Bridge Gulden Ayman                                                                    …

Research Articles In the Interest of its People: Pakistan’s Need for a Comprehensive Politico-Strategic Reorientation - Observations from an European Perspective   Colonel (GS) Hans Eberhart                                   …

Research Articles Pakistan’s Nuclearisation – Imperatives of National Security and Survival of a Smaller State Naeem  Salik                                                     …

  Research Articles Governance and Democracy in Pakistan: Weaknesses, Strengths and Prospects                                                                                       Noor ul Haq  brings out difficulties in constitutional development, obstructions in democratic governance, and takes the optimistic approach dispelling the gloomy forecasts.   The New Terrorism: Changing Face of War and…

Research Articles  The Role of Observers in SAARC Dr Rashid Ahmad Khan                                                                           Pakistan   Jihad : The Making of Religious Terrorism Dr Eamon Murphy & Dr Ahmad Rashid Malik              …

Research Articles 1.     Building Peace in Sri Lanka: An Analysis of the Conflict and Plan                            for Intervention David Lewis, Cassandra Jastrow, Christopher Jonas, Tim Kennedy,  Saira  Yamin   2.    Converging Interests: Sino-Saudi Relations on the Rise                 …