PAKISTAN-US-AFGHANISTAN: The Way Forward
By Hira A. Shafi
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
On August 21st President Trump unveiled the broad contours of the US Afghan and South Asian Strategy. The resolve- as...
Spearhead Special Report – North Waziristan: The Death Trap
On December 16th, 2010, President Obama's White House released an abridged summary of its review of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Expected to...
Malnutrition- A global dilemma
Spearhead Special Report – 27.12.2018
By Syed Murtaza Zaidi
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
The great American writer and social reformer Frederick Douglass once remarked that “It is easier to...
PTI – STRENGTHENING THE FEDERATION
Spearhead Special Report – 30.10.2018
By Syed Murtaza Zaidi
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
After winning the majority of seats in the recent General Elections, the PTI, and their leader...
The South China Sea: Examining Security and Cooperation
Spearhead Special Report – 11.10.2018
By Shirin Naseer
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
For Beijing, the issue of the South China Sea and its security is of paramount importance....
ANDSF: Issues in the Train, Advise and Assist Efforts
By Hira A. Shafi
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
In September 2017 SIGAR published a report titled “ Reconstructing the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces: Lessons From...
Why territorial losses do not mean the end for the Islamic State
Spearhead Special Report – 23.01.2018
By Fatima Ayub
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
When commanders of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), waved the victory flag of their forces at...
2018 – A New World Order in Review
Spearhead Special Report – 03.01.2019
By Fatima Ayub
Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
2018 was a year of erratic belligerence. World politics shifted from a rules-based international order to a...
CPEC: Analyzing External Challenges
Spearhead Special Report – 23.01.2018
By Shirin Naseer
Senior Research Analyst, Spearhead Research
In May, more than 100 countries attended the inaugural “Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation”...
Pakistan’s economic snapshot, February – March 2014
Stock Market
The KSE showed a disappointing performance during the month of February. The dismal trends in the stock market can be attributed to the...