Policy Perspectives (Volume 16, Issue 1)

Chief Editor: Khalid Rahman Volume: 16 Number: 1 Retail Price (Pak): PKR600 Annual Subscription: PKR1000 Export Price: $60 (per copy) Annual International Subscription: $120     Download Contents

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The current issue of the Policy Perspectives combines deliberations upon important global theoretical debates as well as discourses on current national, regional and international matters of significance.

The first article ‘Emerging Contours of Transatlantic Relationship under Trump Administration’ analyzes the US foreign policy towards Europe, delineating its evolution and current transformation and discusses growing rift in the transatlantic relations.

Authors:  Asma Sana Bilal, PhD Scholar and Lecturer at the Department of International Relations, National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad and Nabiya Imran, Research Assistant, Department of International Relations, National Defence University (NDU), Islamabad, Pakistan.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0003

The second article ‘Uncertainty over the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: Iran, the European Union and the United States’ discusses the future of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in the wake of US withdrawal from the deal. The paper deliberates upon the future course of action of Iran, the EU and the US vis-à-vis the JCPOA.

Author: Kulsoom Belal, Researcher at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad and Teacher at the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Sialkot, Pakistan.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0023

The third article ‘Indo-US Naval Cooperation Geo-Strategic Ramifications for the Region’ looks at the Indo-US maritime partnership. The study explores the drivers and contours of Indo-US naval cooperation.

Author: Waqar-un-Nisa, Research Officer, Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0041

The next article ‘Pakistan’s Evolving Relations with Saudi Arabia: Emerging Dynamics and Challenges’ deliberates upon Pakistan’s strong relations with Saudi Arabia which have become a crucial element for the country. The paper gives an overview of ever-evolving Pak-Saudi ties, while taking into consideration current dynamics of the Kingdom’s role in the Middle East and Gulf countries.

Author: Dr Rashid Ahmed Siddiqi, PhD in Political Studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0061

The paper on ‘Pak-Afghan Water Issue: A Case for Benefit-Sharing’ argues the security perceptions in Pakistan and Afghanistan and contends that the probability of a future conflict over shared waters has not been duly attended.

Author: Tasleem Malik, PhD Scholar at the Area Study Centre, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0077

In the paper ‘Human Security and Energy Security: A Case Study of Pakistan’ the authors examine the human security aspects of the energy scenario and emphasize the need for including human security as an integral element in the energy policy for ensuring sustainable socio-economic progress.

Authors: Dr Muhammad Asif, Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland and Naila Saleh, Research Officer at the Institute of Policy Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0099

The paper on ‘Defining Terrorism: Its (Mis)Application and Implications in Pakistan’ discusses the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 (ATA), which mainly governs the anti-terror legal regime of Pakistan.

Author: Aisha Tariq, Lecturer at the Department of law, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0117

The comment ‘Hindutva Vigilantism and Muslims: Institutionalization of Violence’ sheds light upon the Hindutva-provoked incidents of violence and the response framed by the aggrieved parties.

Author: Murtaza Shibli, Srinagar-based British Journalist and Consultant on Muslim issues.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0137

The review of Dr Tughral Yamin’s latest book UN Peacekeeping Operations in Pakistan in Somalia 1992-1995: A Pakistani Perspective, in which the author brings forth the contribution of Pakistan in Somalia from 1992-1995. The book gives details and insights of the interviews conducted by the author with the military officials who had been a part of the UN Peacekeeping operations in Somalia.

Reviewer:  Kulsoom Belal, Researcher at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad and Teacher at the University of Management and Technology (UMT), Sialkot, Pakistan.

https://doi.org/10.13169/polipers.16.1.0149

The digital edition of the latest issue of the Policy Perspectives, co- published by Pluto Journals, UK, is available on JSTOR and can be accessed from: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.13169/polipers.16.issue-1