U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Unraveling Complexities, Forging a Shared Future

NESA Center Alumni Publication Author: Syeda Tahreem Bukhari – a Research Officer at the Centre for International Strategic Studies-AJK with an MPhil in Peace and Conflict Studies, and a NESA Center for Strategic Studies Alumni.  Co-author: Abdul Basit – an Associate Research Officer at Strategic Stability Desk, Center for International Strategic Studies, AJK and is Read More >

Reimagining Agriculture as a Culprit and Victim of Climate Change in the Global Village

NESA Center Alumni Publication Thokozani Andrew Chazema – A NESA Alumnus who works with the Malawi Defence Force. He is an adjunct lecturer at the Mzuzu University Department of Governance, Peace and Security Studies and Malawi University of Science and Technology, Bingu School of Culture and Heritage. Chazema is reading towards a PhD (Transformative Community Read More >

The Invisible Trap

NESA Center Alumni Publication Major Sandun Gunawardana – LL.B (Colombo), LL.M (KDU) & Attorney at Law, A Legal Officer in Ministry of Defence, Member of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force in Sri Lanka, and NESA Center Alumnus. 15 December 2023   Script by Major Sandun Gunawardana and Illustrations by Wilton Rajapaksha. The educational comic Read More >

Sanctions on Russia and Economic Impact for Central Asia

CSAG STRATEGY PAPER By: Identity withheld in accordance with partner nation agreement. (CSAG/CCJ5) 8 December 2023   Overview: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created a geopolitical challenge to the world order. The Russian attack violated not only Ukraine’s security and sovereignty, but also the rules-based international order and created a global economic, political and Read More >

July–October 2023 NESA Center Update Report

View the NESA Center July–October 2023 Update focused on trends in the Levant region. The update also highlights July through October NESA Center programs and events, faculty and staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar with upcoming events. Regional Trends – The Levant The 7 October 2023 terrorist attack perpetrated by Hamas against Israel challenged prevailing Read More >

Fragility in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, Expanding China’s Geopolitical Ambition

NESA Center Alumni Publication Asanga Abeyagoonasekera– Executive Director of the South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) under the Millennium Project in Washington, D.C. He is the author of the recent book ‘Teardrop Diplomacy (2023)’ published by Bloomsbury, and a NESA Alumni. 7 December 2023   “Large Chinese investments in white elephant projects – Kyaukphyu in Myanmar’s Read More >

Analyzing The Kashmir Conflict – Chinese Connection and Implications for the US

CSAG STRATEGY PAPER By: LTC Kashif Ehtisham, Pakistan Army (CSAG/CCJ5)  17 November  2023   Overview: The dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir has resulted in decades of hostility, including three wars. The Kashmir dispute is the oldest pending dispute on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), which merits earnest world attention Read More >

May–June 2023 NESA Center Update Report

View the NESA Center May – June 2023 Update focused on the Gulf region trends. The update also highlights May through June NESA Center programs and events, faculty and staff engagements, alumni contributions, and a calendar with upcoming events. Regional Trends – The Gulf All Gulf countries are making substantial progress in gender equality and women Read More >

Climate Change and Sustainable Development in Africa

NESA Center Alumni Publication Moha Ennaji, NESA Center Alumnus, President of the South North Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Migration Studies in Morocco. His most recent books include Managing Cultural Diversity in the Mediterranean Region and Multiculturalism and Democracy in North Africa: Aftermath of the Arab Spring. 4 October 2023   In his address at Read More >

ISIS Strategic Communication is Derailed

CSAG INFORMATION PAPER By: LTC Junghyok Kim, KOR Army (CSAG/CCJ5) and MAJ Felix Badut, ROU Army (CSAG/CCJ5)   29 September 2023 Subject: ISIS Strategic Communication is Derailed. Purpose: An analysis of whether ISIS has changed its strategic communication (SC) messaging by purposefully decreasing its presence in mass media and social media, as a strategy, or Read More >