A Round Table was organized by the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) at the CISS premises Islamabad on “Current Regional Geo-Strategic Outlook”. Renowned Pakistani analyst and former ambassador Dr. Maleeha Lodhi was the speaker on the occasion. Dr. Lodhi began with an overview of the emerging strategic trends at global and regional level and…Read More Here
CISS Annual Report 2014
CISS is growing by leaps and bounds, as the proverb goes. 2014 was another outstanding and exciting year for the Center. It was again jam-packed with activities; conferences, workshops, round table discussions, research and publications. During the year, our researchers participated in track-II initiatives in Istanbul and Dubai, discussing issues related to deterrence stability in…Read More Here
Roundtable Discussion with Experts on Security and Nuclear Issues
Mr. Mark Fitzpatrick and Dr. Oliver Meier visited the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) Islamabad on Thursday May 08, 2014 and delivered talks on important contemporary international Security and nuclear related Issues. Mark Fitzpatrick is responsible for the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Programme, at the IISS which focuses on nuclear and missile challenges posed by Iran, North…Read More Here
Round table with Dr.Marvin Weinbaum on Post-2014 Prospects for a Stabilized Afghanistan
Dr. Marvin Weinbaum is currently the scholar-in-Residence at the Middle East Institute, where he provides analysis n Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, terrorism, development issues, political economy, and democratization. He is also professor emeritus of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and has served as an analyst in the US Department of State’s Bureau…Read More Here
Report of Joint CISS-KAS International Conference on Prospects of Trilateral Cooperation between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran
In the wake of changing regional dimensions and ongoing political transitions, it is imperative for Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan to increase trilateral cooperation for seizing the opportunities available to them. These views were expressed by local and international experts in a seminar jointly organized by Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung…Read More Here
Pakistan At The Hague
The third Nuclear Security Summit is taking place at The Hague. This summit is the third of its kind. The nuclear security summit process was born out of President Obama Prague speech of 2009 which envisaged a total of four summits, and under this format, the last one will be held in 2016, again in…Read More Here
CISS Seminar on “Nuclear Power Plants in Karachi: Benefits, Safety and Security”
A Seminar on “Nuclear Power Plants in Karachi: Benefits, Safety and Security” was organized by the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) at Karachi on Thursday February 20, 2014. The seminar highlighted the benefits and prospects of nuclear energy development in Pakistan’s energy mix and its actual need in Pakistan It examined Karachi nuclear power plants in the…Read More Here
Iran-P5 +1 Nuclear Deal and Its Strategic Implications
The recent diplomatic breakthrough between Iran and the P5+1 nations, over the contentious Iranian nuclear program and its suspected activities of building nuclear weapons, has the potential to change landscape of global strategic landscape with far reaching impact on the global non-proliferation regime. The current agreement is for a limited duration i.e. six months only….Read More Here
Indian Prime Minister At United Nations General Assembly Session
Indian Prime Minister Manmoohan Singh, in his speech at the United Nations, deliberated on the issues pertinent to the United Nations, the global development program and vision post 2015, issues of reform at the United Nations, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament and regional South Asian issues as viewed from the Indian lens. This visit to the…Read More Here