On June 12, 2020, the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research(CSSPR) hosted ace U.S. scholar and China expert, Andrew Small for a webinar titled “The China-Pakistan Axis.” The webinar was moderated by Director CSSPR, Dr. Rabia Akhtar. Small talked about the history of Sino-Pak relations, how security and defense cooperation provided a base for their solidification. He further dabbled…
On June 6, Director Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research(CSSPR), Dr. Rabia Akhtar hosted eminent Indian foreign policy expert and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Washington DC, Dr. Tanvi Madan for a conversation in the SISS Faculty Conversation Series. Dr. Madan discussed her new book entitled”Fateful Triangle: How China Shaped U.S.-India Relations During the Cold War”, and how…
Dr.Rabia Akhtar in Conversation with Brig. Feroz Hassan Khan in the SISS Faculty Conversation Series
On May 30, 2020, Director, Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research(CSSPR), Dr. Rabia Akhtar held a conversation with eminent scholar, Brig. Feroz Hassan Khan. The conversation was the fourth in the SISS Faculty Conversation Series. Brig. Feroz, with his vast experience of dealing with Pakistan’s nuclear program as a practitioner and scholar, spoke at length about the relation between…
Dr. Rabia Akhtar Co-Authored a Monograph on “Nuclear Learning in South Asia: The Levels of Analysis”
In 2015, Director CSSPR, Dr. Rabia Akhtar along with Debak Das authored a monograph entitled “Nuclear Learning in South Asia: The Levels of Analysis”. It was published by the Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri lanka. The authors looked at the statuses of nuclear learning of both India and Pakistan across crises through the Levels of Analysis approach. Among…
Assistant Professor at the School of Integrated Social Sciences(SISS), University of Lahore, Dr. Tehmina Aslam Ranjha wrote for the Daily Times on the current situation in Afghanistan . She delved on the post-Doha deal landscape in Afghanistan and assessed how spoilers can and are marring peace initiatives in that country . Read the full article titled “Terrorism Ravaging Afghanistan ”…
Assistant Professor at the School of Integrated Social Sciences(SISS), University of Lahore, Dr. Tehmina Aslam Ranjha wrote for the Daily Times on the double lockdown in Kashmir. She questioned and critiqued the legality of India’s actions on August 5, 2019 that stripped Kashmir of its autonomy. Read the full article titled “The Future of Kashmir’s Lockdown” here. Please follow and…
In the second webinar of the CSSPR Webinar Series, the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), University of Lahore, hosted prominent Indian defense analyst, Pravin Sawhney for a conversation on “Trilateral Security Dynamics in South Asia: Future of Sino-Indo-Pak Relations post-Pandemic.” Director CSSPR, Dr. Rabia Akhtar moderated the webinar along with Muhammad Sharreh Qazi, Lecturer SISS and Syed Ali Zia…
Director CSSPR, Dr. Rabia Akhtar wrote a piece for the Stimson Center’s South Asian Voices. Titled “The Future of the Indo-Pak Nuclear Rivalry”, the article looked at the future of this dyadic relation by assessing the Pulwama-Balakot Crisis of 2019. While weighing in on the evolving deterrence and escalation dynamics on the Subcontinent, Dr. Akhtar outlined and analyzed the shifts…
In the second webinar of the CSSPR Webinar Series , the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research(CSSPR), University of Lahore, hosted prominent Indian defense analyst, Pravin Sawhney for a conversation on “Trilateral Security Dynamics in South Asia: Future of Sino-Indo-Pak Relations post-Pandemic.” Director CSSPR, Dr. Rabia Akhtar moderated the webinar. Pravin Sawhney talked about the strategic matrix in South Asia, the…
