Issue Briefs

Today the world may have come out of its bipolar neurotic race, but it is still composed of a multitude of contesting narrativesi. Even if limited to simply the state level actors, a mess of ideologies, nationalism, state philosophies and cognitive perceptions and understanding of the world create complex diplomatic narratives. In a world that

The Pak-U.S Joint Statement of 22nd October 2015 (see Appendix 1) reviewed various sectors  for cooperation and collaboration between the two countries and the outcome was fairly positive on a few fronts mainly, the U.S openly acknowledged Pakistan as a key player in regional security dynamics and acknowledged Pakistan’s efforts and sacrifices in the Global

Introduction  On September 11, 2001 United States came under an attack by the Al-Qaeda operatives that prompted the US to retaliate by waging a global War on Terror (Council on Foreign Relations, 2015). In what has become the longest war in its history, the US is still struggling to contain terrorism in this increasingly volatile