In a world where thousands of nuclear weapons exist and more countries are trying to acquire them, where suicide terrorist strikes come without warning and thousands die each day from poverty, we need to know and be aware of what is happening around us, based not on tweets, or media sound bytes or in breaking news coverage; but through credible, well-researched and accurate facts and objective analysis.
In order to fill the critical void between research analysis and policy, IPRI has started its second biannual journal titled Journal of Current Affairs (JoCA) to encourage the scholarly work of young academics. The Journal will cover contemporary subject matters, providing policy-makers critical understanding of world politics, foreign affairs and international security vis-à-vis Pakistan.