Economic integration — a foreign policy tool
25/11/2021
East Asia is an economically integrated region. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which is expected to come into force in January 2022, are reflective of region’s economic integration. The regional
Dragon and Tiger Hostilities: Regional Foreign Policy Implications and Influence Rivalries
22/10/2021
By Ozer Khalid, senior consultant and foreign policy expert. 22 August 2021 Article one of a two-part series Simmering Chinese-Indian border tensions heighten possibilities for an arms race in the Indo-Pacific and South Asian command theatres already on a nuclear knife’s edge,
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: The To-do List for 2021
01/02/2021
Syed Ali Zia Jaffery is a Research Associate at the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research at the University of Lahore.01 Febuarary 2021 One of the principle objectives that dictate a state’s foreign policy is to harmonize and ensconce its interests
India’s Foreign Policy Risks Destabilizing the Region
26/11/2020
India, the largest country in South Asia, once carried the mantle of anchoring peace and development in the region. It has gone exactly in reverse. The reason interestingly has not been a conscious departure from the Nehruvian secularism but a slow caving
Book Review – “The Tragedy of US Foreign Policy How America’s Civil Religion Betrayed the National Interest”
04/04/2019
Source The book “The Tragedy of US Foreign Policy How America’s Civil Religion Betrayed the National Interest” is written by Walter A. McDougall. McDougall is the Professor of History and International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania. He has authored numerous books,
Ambassador Lecture on “Post-Brexit Foreign Policy: Future of Pakistan-UK Relations”
15/09/2018
Post-event Report Ambassador Lecture on “Post-Brexit Foreign Policy: Future of Pakistan-UK Relations” Talk: Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) held third round of its “Ambassador Lecture Series” talk on September 4, 2018 at IPRI Conference Hall, Islamabad. British High Commissioner to Pakistan, H.E.
Foreign policy and the 2018 election debate
02/08/2018
Pakistan is nearing its election and the political landscape of the country is flooded with campaigns featuring a lot of promises. Mainstream political parties have come up with their respective manifestos, and future programmes. But a debate or mention of foreign policy
One-day Media Workshop On“Foreign Policy and Diplomacy”
27/01/2018
Post-event Report One-day Media Workshop On “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy” General A one-day media workshop titled “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy” was organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) on January 18, 2018 at the IPRI conference hall, Islamabad. The workshop consisted
Pakistan’s Foreign Policy and Emerging Geopolitical Situation: Opportunities and Constraints
22/05/2017
Guest Speaker: Professor Dr. Syed Rifaat Hussain, Chairman, Department of Government and Public Policy, National University of Science and Technology (NUST). Introduction: Geo-strategic environment is constantly changing. In this geo-strategic environment, determinants of national power are constant and they essentially play their