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26/09/2026

Abeer Falak and Noor Fatima write on the diminishing coercive utility of Western sanctions on Russia and Iran.

Abeer Falak and Noor Fatima, Research Assistants, Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), write on the ineffectiveness of sanctions as a coercive…

15/09/2026

PRISM's latest SITREP looks at Pakistan's militancy landscape from August 16 until August 31, 2026.

Author: Muhammad Suleman

Editor: Mubashar Rizvi

14/09/2026

Sherzimah Akbar assesses the evolution of India’s maritime doctrine and capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region.

Shermizah Akbar writes an analysis titled “Beyond Nomenclatures: Assessing India’s Forays in the Indian Ocean Region.” Read it here.

11/09/2026

The Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), University of Lahore, is hosting a roundtable entitled “Alliances, Autonomy, and Mediation: Pakistan in the Emerging Regional Security Order,” at the University of Lahore. It will be moderated by Director, CSSPR, Prof.Dr. Rabia Akhtar.

The panel includes Amb. Zamir Akram, Air Cdre Khalid Banuri, Salma Malik, Air Cdre Khalid Chishti, and Syed Mubasher Bukhari. It will examine the Makkah Defence Alliance, Pakistan’s mediation in the U.S.-Iran war, and the opportunities and challenges these roles present within the wider regional security milieu.

Livestream on CSSPR’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CSSPRUOL

📅 September 22, 2026 | 2:00 PM
📍 EE Boardroom, University of Lahore

10/09/2026

The video of the CSSPR-BASIC launch event of BASIC 's new report "Addressing Future Nuclear Crisis Scenarios in South Asia through a Responsibility-Based Approach" is out. Rabia Akhtar , Nicholas Wheeler ,and Ching Wei Sooi discussed the report.

On August 20, 2026, the Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR) and BASIC’s Responsibilities and Global Governance Programme (RGG) co-hosted a live…

09/09/2026

What were the tensions and contradictions in the influential writings of Thomas Schelling? How did they shape U.S. nuclear policy? Ejaz Haider and Francis J. Gavin discuss all of this in the latest episode of InFocus With Ejaz Haider.

Guest: Dr. Francis GavinDr. Francis J. Gavin is the Giovanni Agne...

08/09/2026

PRISM's latest SITREP highlights the incidents of terrorism across Pakistan from August 1 until August 15, 2026.

Author: Tameema Ihsan

Editor: Mubashar Rizvi

31/08/2026

Zujajah Shaikh writes on the critical difference between hosting a chokepoint and being able to use it as leverage, assessing how this affects transatlantic relations.

Zujajah Shaikh, Research Intern, Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), authors a report on how Netherlands holding ASML does not automatically give…

24/08/2026

In the 96th episode of InFocus With Ejaz Haider, Ejaz Haider held a conversation with on how the Trump administration is unraveling U.S. foreign policy.

Guest: Dr. Daniel MarkeyDr. Daniel Markey is a senior fellow with...

24/08/2026

Earlier this year, CSSPR, Asia-Pacific Leadership Network ,Nuclear Threat Initiative, and Strategic Foresight for Asia, co-hosted the 2026 Asia-Pacific Leadership Network ‐–Pakistan Nuclear Fail-Safe Dialogue, bringing together scholars and practitioners from the U.S. and Pakistan to discuss how effective fail-safe reviews are as a nuclear risk reduction measure.

The 2026 U.S.-Pakistan Nuclear Fail-Safe Dialogue brought together senior Pakistani and American experts and officials to examine the evolving risks to nuclear stability and…