Introduction A two-day National Conference on “Changing Security Situation in South Asia and Development of CPEC” was organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF), Germany (Pakistan office) on September 19-20, 2017 at Islamabad
SOUTH Asia as a region remains to be at the forefront of the United States’ regional interests and concerns. While the situation in South Asia remains static on conventional fronts, there is a change of administration in the US. President Trump’s administration
It is a sad and ironic reality that when one talks of global peace as the ultimate objective nowadays, one is left rather perplexed because regardless of what world leaders and policymakers may say, it is not the end-all anymore even though
Post-event Report Guest Lecture on “Emerging Security Dynamics of South Asia” Introduction Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) organized a Guest Lecture on “Emerging Security Dynamics of South Asia” on July 06, 2017 at IPRI Conference Hall. The salient points of the
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of the Belt and Road (B&R) mega initiative of China. The B&R initiative along with six proposed corridors, including the CPEC is meant to interconnect China, South Asia, West Asia, Central Asia, Russia, Middle
The Asia Pacific region has undergone fundamental changes in its organisation, security order, and power structure in the post-Cold War era. The region has become a powerhouse of global economic and geopolitical transformation as part of Asian ascendance in comparison to the
Introduction A two-day international conference on “Strengthening Peace and Cooperation in South Asia: Incentives and Constraints” was organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) on November 22-23, 2016 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. The
International conference on ‘Strengthening Peace and Cooperation in South Asia- Incentives and Constraints’ held at Serena Hotel Islamabad on 22-23 November 2016.
China’s rise and increasing activism in the world during the past two decades has generated an academic analysis of China’s stated goals, plan of actions and future ambitions. Specifically, the announcement of One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative by President Xi Jinping
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
