To say that policy formulation is complex is an understatement. Not only is it complex and ‘messy’, it also needs to fit into local, national, regional and often, even international contexts. This collection of papers and essays brings together the perspectives of…
NATO's Expansion Debate
Last week Britain, Germany and the United States agreed a plan to deploy four battalions with around 4,000 NATO soldiers in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. After the end of the Cold War, it is NATO’s biggest military buildup in…
“The international nonproliferation regime has survived on pragmatism, discrimination, and a quantum of morality.” read more
تحریر : ڈیڈیئر شودت
اس مختصرتحریر کے ذریعے انیس کروڑ اٹھائیس لاکھ افراد پر مشتمل ملک ’’ پاکستان ‘‘ کی بابت سمجھنے اور سوچنے کی سعی کی گئی ہے ۔ آگے بڑھنے سے پہلے پاکستان کے جغرافیے کو جاننا ضروری ہے ۔…
تحریر : ڈیڈیئر شودت
پہلے ہم نے اس امر کا جائزہ لیا کہ ’’ ٹرمپ ‘‘ کا ممکنہ طور پر صدر منتخب ہونا بظاہر افغان تنازعہ کے لئے ایک بری پیش رفت ہو گی ۔ مگر ’’ ہیلری کلنٹن ‘‘ کیا…
IPRI Newsletter for the Month of May 2016 has been issued.
For details, visit: IPRI Newsletter May 2016
تحریر : ڈیڈیئر شودت
یہ تو اب واضح ہو ہی چکا ہے کہ امریکی صدارتی انتخابات ’’ ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ ‘‘ اور ’’ ہیلری کلنٹن ‘‘ کے مابین ہی ہو گا اور ان دونوں میں سے کوئی
ایک شخصیت آنے والے کئی برسوں تک عالمی…
Pakistan: Some Important words to understand.
This is a brief note to explain a complicated country with a population of 192.8 millions.
But it is necessary to understand; its geography, between Eurasia, Middle east, India, in fact it's a “Pivot State”, a…
Cooperation and collaboration should extend beyond the Nuclear Security Summit.
Nuclear security has improved internationally to a great extent through President Obama’s initiative of Nuclear Security Summits, but it still has a long way to go after the NSS process comes to an…
It appears that Americans are inevitably faced with a Trump / Clinton duel. One of the two could define international diplomacy in the coming years. President Obama leaves them a mixed legacy on foreign policy in general, and on the "AfPak" dossier…