Summer 2011,Volume XI, Number 2
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 …
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Winter 2011,Volume XI, Number 1
Research Articles Pakistan’s Nuclearisation – Imperatives of National Security and Survival of a Smaller State Naeem Salik …
Winter 2010,Volume X, Number 1
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 Conflict Mahdi Mohammad Nia discusses the changing …
New Communication Technologies and Political Mobilization
Introduction Beginning with the widely referred Arab Spring, to the Spanish Indignados Movement, and London Riots, political and social mobilizations have been considered a handiwork of new communication technologies. The question is did new communication technology play a decisive role, a causal role or just acted as an instrument in facilitating the process. The study …
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Summer 2009,Volume IX, Number 2
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 United States’ Attempt to Balance the Rise …
Winter 2009,Volume IX, Number 1
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 Aly Zaman and Ghulam …
Tackling Terrorism: Time is the Essence!
While international focus is on bracing up for post 2014 Afghanistan, recent spiralling terrorist attacks have propped up a national contingency for us—tackling 2014 Pakistan. Unrelenting events of terrorism have weakened the pro-dialogue constituency and have strengthened the hawkish school of thought that sees ruthless use of force against terrorists (read Taliban) as the only …
Iran’s nuclear programme
The nuclear program of Iran was launched in the 1950s with the help of the United States as part of the Atoms for Peace programme. The participation of the United States and Western European governments in Iran’s nuclear programme continued until the 1979 Iranian Revolution that toppled the Shah of Iran. After the 1979 revolution, …
