سبھی جانتے ہیں کہ بھارت بھر میں بدترین ذات پات کا نظام رائج ہے۔ اس بابت سنجیدہ حلقوں کی رائے ہے کہ اگرچہ جنوبی افریقہ کی سابق سفید فام اقلیت کے دور میں بہت سے مظالم ڈھائے گئے مگر قابل ذکر امر…
IPRI UPDATE for the Month of August 2018 has been issued.
For details, visit: IPRI UPDATE August 2018
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) organised an Ambassador Lecture by H.E. Mr Thomas Drew, British High Commissioner to Pakistan on “Post-Brexit Foreign Policy: Future of Pakistan-UK Relations” on 4 September 2018. The event was extensively reported by the print and online national English and…
ProPublica reported a statement by United States of America’s Defence Secretary James Mattis where he regarded climate change as a ‘national security challenge.’ Interestingly, this is not the first time when climate change is defined as a security issue. In December 2010,…
Ronald Reagan once said, “Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle the conflict by peaceful means.” Afghanistan peace process, in a similar manner, has failed to offer an olive branch to the Taliban. Recent Afghan Talibans’ assault…
Pakistan’s relationship with China is constantly hailed as an ‘all-weather friendship’, but what actually lies behind the diplomatic façade?
There is no doubt that the two countries enjoy remarkably positive relations for such different neighbours, and China is an immensely important partner for…
IPRI UPDATE for the Month of July 2018 has been issued.
For details, visit: IPRI UPDATE July 2018
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) organised an Ambassador Lecture
by H.E. Mr. Alexey Dedov, Ambassador of Russian Federation to Pakistan on
Pakistan-Russia Relations: Is there a New Trajectory? on 1 August 2018.
The event was extensively reported by the print and online national English and Urdu media.…
Research Articles
An Indispensable Partner? Bush, Obama, and the US’ Soft Power
Muhammad Shoaib, Dr Saira Aquil and Ahmad Sabat
Citation: Muhammad Shoaib, Saira Aquil and Ahmad Sabat, “An Indispensable Partner? Bush, Obama, and the US’ Soft Power,” IPRI Journal XVIII, no. 2…
With a new government to take office soon, it is hoped that finally some importance will be given to Pakistan’s foreign policy. Presently, the country’s economy does not portray a pretty picture, and while the security situation has improved, threats still exist.…