PREFACE The impact of climate change on women and the subsequent increase in gender-based violence (GBV) in Pakistan remains largely under-discussed. While climate change affects...
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Insurgencies in South Asia: A Snapshot
PROLOGUE South Asia stands at a crossroads, beset by complex and enduring insurgencies that have profoundly shaped its socio-political landscape. The Maoist insurgency in India,...
PAKISTAN’S VIEWPOINT OF AFGHANISTAN
In his paper for the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF), Imtiaz Gul, the Executive Director of the Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS), provides a comprehensive...
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Three Years of Taliban Rule: Reflections on Afghanistan’s Turbulent Journey
Three years of Taliban rule reveal a fragile peace overshadowed by severe human rights restrictions, especially for women and girls. As Afghanistan faces deep economic and social...
Forging Regional Alliances: A Path to Advancing Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Hamza Boltaev Head of Centre for Afghanistan and South Asian Studies at Institute for Advanced International Studies hamza.boltaev@iais.uz Aziza Mukhammedova Research fellow at...
Ethical Journalism in Pakistan: Navigating Issues and Challenges
In a world where the truth often struggles to be heard amidst the noise of misinformation, the importance of ethical journalism cannot be overstated. Recognizing this, the Center...
Economic Assistance to Afghanistan after Taliban Takeover August 2021
BY SHAHANA NASEER & TARIQUE HAFEEZ Amidst the international sanctions and humanitarian crisis that followed in August 2021 in Afghanistan, various international players have...
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Challenges and tensions escalate when there are no conversations at any level of bilateral relationship and both sides refuse to resort to dialogue. Without open channels of...
COAS Can Save Pakistan From Economic Collapse By Addressing Energy Security
In October 2021, we wrote a letter to the then Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa, to warn about the imminent threats posed by Circular Debt and Capacity...
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“For the past nine years, I have been living in Pakistan. Being part of different youth initiatives here has allowed me to witness the incredible warmth and hospitality of the Pakistani people, and how they empathize with young Afghans like me. The Pak-Afghan Youth Peace Initiative by CRSS has helped me realize my potential as a youth and refugee leader. I’m determined to spread the messages of peace and friendship that I am taking away from this fellowship.”