This edition of the CISS Roundup brings together recent publications, events, media engagements, and institutional developments shaping Pakistan’s strategic discourse. It highlights new policy analyses, including assessments of US domestic drivers of grand strategy, the geopolitics of rare earth minerals, regional defence partnerships, and India’s evolving missile capabilities. The roundup also features a key article on understanding the historical foundations of Russia’s strategy in Ukraine and an in-depth review of the Pakistan–Saudi defence pact.

The newsletter covers major CISS events, including the 10th CISS–IISS Workshop on Nuclear Deterrence and Strategic Stability, which examined global arms control challenges, the impact of emerging technologies, and lessons from ongoing conflicts. It also reports on the CISS Roundtable with Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Pakistan–India relations and the structural drivers of bilateral tensions.

This issue provides a curated section of CISS media appearances, where Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi discussed regional and global developments across leading news platforms. It also includes the launch of the CISS Report on the International Conference on Nuclear Deterrence in the Age of Emerging Technologies and the latest CISS Insight journal edition focused on science, technology, safety, and socio-economic development.

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Mr Syed Ali Abbas

Research Officer/ Comm Officer/ Managing Editor CISS Insight

Syed Ali Abbas is a Research Officer/Communication Officer at the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS), Islamabad. Previously, he served as an associate editor at Indus News Network. His areas of interest include Middle East politics, military modernization, foreign policy, and nuclear politics. He has contributed to various platforms, including The National Interest, South Asian Voices, and others.

Dr Anum Riaz

Associate Director Research

Dr. Anum Riaz is the Associate Director Research at the Center for International Strategic Studies, Islamabad. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Department of Political Science at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. She also possesses M.Phil. and M.Sc. degrees from the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Additionally, she has taught BS and Master’s students at the Department of Political Science at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. Her areas of interest include strategic studies, international relations, international nuclear politics, the nuclear non-proliferation regime, arms control and disarmament, as well as traditional and non-traditional security issues.

Dr Bilal Zubair

Director Research

Dr. Bilal Zubair has worked as an Assistant Professor at the National Defence University Islamabad and Lecturer at the National University of Science and Technology. He holds a Ph.D. and M. Phil. in International Relations from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad. Dr. Zubair is author of the book Chinese Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in the United States (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) and contributed to several journal articles and book chapters focusing on soft power, diplomacy, and China’s role in international relations.

His research has been published in various academic journals, and he has presented at international conferences Dr. Zubair has also been an active reviewer and editorial board member. His professional interests include great power politics, and the role of communication in global diplomacy.

Mr Mobeen Jafar Mir

Research Officer

Mobeen Jafar Mir is a Research Officer at the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS), Islamabad. His research focuses on U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the areas of strategy, technology, and arms control. He is currently pursuing an M.Phil. in International Relations at the School of Politics and International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. He can be found on Twitter @jafar_mobeen.

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