Protecting Pakistan From Within: Will Peace Negotiations Succeed?
By Shemrez Nauman Afzal
Research Advisor and Consultant (Security and Governance)
Spearhead Research – Pakistan
Abstract
The story of peace talks between the Pakistani government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan...
IRAQ’S KIRKUK CRISIS AS A PRIMER FOR POST-ISIL CONSTRUCT
Spearhead Issue Brief – 02.11.2017
By Fatima Ayub
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
In a remarkable turnaround of fate, Iraqi military forces and the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) took less...
Spearhead Special Report – Pakistan’s Water Crisis
‘One of the most water-stressed countries in the world, not far from being classified as water scarce’, Pakistan faces an existential threat- one that...
Assessing the failures of US ‘War on Terror’ 17 years after 9/11
Spearhead Special Report – 17.09.2018
By Fatima Ayub
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
Seventeen years after 9/11, the outcome of the War on Terror is still in dispute. With the...
Pakistan Census 2017
Spearhead Special Report – 20.03.2017
Carrying out the upcoming population census with diligence could have a significant impact on the future political and socio-economic landscape of...
India’s Afghanistan Policy
Spearhead Special Report – 09.01.2019
By Shirin Naseer
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
As the United States plans its exit from Afghanistan, the international community is widely anticipating the...
CPEC: Enhancing Pakistan-China Cultural Exchange
Spearhead Special Report – 04.12.2017
By Shirin Naseer
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
With a massive network of motorways, railways, hydropower, and developmental projects, the $60 billion worth China-Pakistan...
Pakistan’s economic snapshot, September – October 2013
A typical trademark for elected governments is setting ambitious targets and making tall promises, without factoring in prevailing constraints of the economy. The evident...
PTI’s Austerity Drive
Spearhead Issue Brief – 17.09.2018
By Syed Murtaza Zaidi
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
Imran Khan and the PTI ran their recent election campaign on the promise of building a...
US objectives in Afghanistan: Options for Pakistan
The US strategy in Afghanistan has never indicated with any certainty the end state sought by the US and the strategy for achieving that...