Dr. Mansoor Ahmed quoted in Defense News on Test of Ra’ad-II Air-launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)
He believes Ra’ad-II “will significantly enhance the operational and targeting flexibility of the air leg of Pakistan's strategic forces.” “It gives enhanced capability for precision strikes against critical military targets on land and at sea from safer standoff ranges. With its extended range, hitherto invulnerable sites, forces and assets can now be taken out with...Read More Here
Round-table on Washington’s Perspective on South Asian Security with Laurel Miller
The Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS) held a roundtable with Laurel Miller, Director of Crisis Group’s Asia Program, on Washington’s Perspective on South Asian Security on 14 February, 2020. Laurel Miller’s talk focused on ongoing peace talks for a political settlement of Afghan conflict and Pakistan-India tensions, which have exacerbated since the post-Pulwama situation...Read More Here
Davos 2020: New Prospects for Pakistan under PM Imran Khan
by Amna Saqib.... The World Economic Forum (WEF) had its annual meeting at the beginning of the new year i.e. 2020, as it has done every year. The Forum makes it possible for business, technology and national leaders to meet once a year in order to engage with each other and share their vision on...Read More Here
Seventh CISS-IISS Workshop on South Asian Strategic Stability: Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control
The seventh CISS-IISS Workshop on South Asian Strategic Stability: Deterrence, Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control was held in London on February 6, 2020. A 11 member delegation led by Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi and including prominent scholars and experts retired military officers and senior CISS researchers participated in the event. Lt. Gen. (R) Khalid Kidwai,...Read More Here
U.S-Iran Conflict and Pakistan’s Role
by Riaz Khokhar.... The U.S.-Iran conflict reached a tipping point the first week of January 2020, when the U.S. Army killed Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleimani, followed by Tehran’s salvo of ballistic missile attacks on Iraqi military bases hosting American troops. While the U.S. appears determined to pursue a regime change in Tehran or...Read More Here
Dr. Syed Javaid Khurshid spoke about “Global Structure of Nuclear Energy and Renaissance of Nuclear Power” at Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Dr. Syed Javaid Khurshid, Senior Research Fellow CISS, spoke about “Global Structure of Nuclear Energy and Renaissance of Nuclear Power” at Pakistan Academy of Sciences on 29th Jan, 2020 in a seminar Energy Storage and Nuclear Energy” arranged by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Pakistan Nuclear Society and Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
