Dispatches

Neha Ansari is a PhD Candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, and a Lecturer at The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. 24.01.2022 After much anticipation, Pakistan released the public version of its National Security Policy (2022-2026) last week, which pleasantly surprised many. South Asia security watchers expected …

Pakistan’s National Security Policy: Pros and Cons Read More »

Dr Huma Baqai is an Associate Professor of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts, and former Associate Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, IBA Karachi as well as a visiting faculty at Air War College, National Institute of Management, Karachi. 19.01.2022 National security policy (NSP) is a framework for describing how a country may provide security for …

National Security Policy: A Step in the Right Direction Read More »

Dr Naveed Atif is a senior civil servant and presently serving as Assistant Inspector General of Police, Islamabad. 21.12.2021 We are living in a time where flow of information is rightly claimed to be the fastest of reported human evolutionary and development history. The phenomenon of Globalization has created an ecosystem that is based upon …

State-Building, Statecraft and Afghanistan Read More »

Humayoun Akram is PhD Candidate in Water Science and Policy Program at the University of Delaware 17.11.2021 South Asia is considered one of the most at-risk regions from the impacts of climate change. This threat is evident from the global climate risk classification based on extreme climate events (droughts, floods, heatwaves, etc.) in the past …

Building Cooperation in the Changing Climate Read More »

Leonid Savin is Geopolitical analyst;  Chief Editor of Geopolitica.ru; Founder and Chief Editor of Journal of Eurasian Affairs; and Member of the Military-scientific society of the Ministry of Defence of Russia.10.11.2021 In contemporary international relations, such a concept as a gray zone has been actively used recently. Initially, this term originated as a theoretical construct …

The Real Grey Zone Read More »

Dr. Naeem Shahzad, Head of Department, Department of Water Resources Engineering & Disaster Management, Military College of Engineering (MCE), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan08.11.2021 With the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) on the cards and perceptible climate change impacts due to recent flooding events in Europe and the …

COP 26; Amidst Increasing Global Climate Change Impacts Read More »

Kashmala Kakakhel specializes in international policy on climate finance. She has over 14 years of experience working with governments and development partners in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Malawi, Kenya, Mexico, Myanmar and Nepal.04.11.2021 Delegates from over 190 countries with different economies, different problems and different agendas are convening in Glasgow this November to agree a way …

Pakistan’s Cheat Sheet to the Politics of Climate Change Read More »

Faran Mahmood graduated from Cambridge University with majors in sustainable development. He has completed numerous assignments for the government, and was awarded Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) gold medal in ICT4D and President of Pakistan gold medal. 02.11.2021 After the ill-fated Madrid COP25 talks failed to produce real action for tackling climate change, this year world leaders …

Banking on COP 26: Where is the Money? Read More »