This study examines the evolving dynamics of deterrence stability, crisis escalation, and strategic rivalry in South Asia one year after…
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Twenty-eight years after Chaghai, Pakistan’s nuclear programme remains one of the most consequential strategic decisions in the country’s national history.…
Executive Summary This policy brief analyzes the pre-war drivers, key strategic aspirations of the actors involved, and post-war trajectories of…
The Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad conducts original policy research, analyses, and strategic outreach, and aims to highlight…
Introduction The contemporary nuclear order is undergoing significant transformation, marked by intensifying great power competition, rapid technological change, and weakening…
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The Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad conducts original policy research, analyses, and strategic outreach, and aims to highlight…
Executive Summary On February 28, 2026, the United States (US) and Israel launched coordinated military strikes against Iran, assassinating Supreme…
The Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad conducts original policy research, analyses, and strategic outreach, and aims to highlight…
The Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad conducts original policy research, analyses, and strategic outreach, and aims to highlight…
