{"title":"Economic Coercion as a Geopolitical Strategy: From Sanction Regimes to FATF","authors":"Dr M. Ajmal Abbasi","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230203","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":" 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139142093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rethinking Regional Security Paradigm: Non-Traditional Security Threats and the Role of Regional Dialogue in South Asia","authors":"Dr. Summar Iqbal Babar","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230202","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230202","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":" 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139142911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"India and the New Great Game in Central Asia","authors":"Dr. Moonis Ahmar","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230205","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":"10 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139147448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevention of Faith-Based Violence as a Response to ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan","authors":"Mary Hunter","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230201","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230201","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":"10 40","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139147674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Socio-Political Impact of International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Pakistan from 2008-2022","authors":"Damiya Saghir","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230204","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230204","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":" 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139143806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IWRM and the Indus River Basin: Principles, Frameworks, and Strategies for Effective Implementation","authors":"Bushra Bibi, Ke Jian, A. Hussain","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45270712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Communication and warfare have an inevitable relationship and are defined by the “nature and character” of technology. The intersection of contemporary Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and modern trends of warfare is known as the "Fifth Generation (5G) Hybrid War." This research explores the ‘State’ interpretation of 5G Hybrid Warfare. The study also comprehends the state's threat perception and subsequent response across DIMEFIL (diplomacy, information, military, economy, finance, intelligence, lawfare) spheres both internally and externally. The research has used a qualitative method of data collection. The analyses and discussion is based on the data collected from the in-depth interviews of top officials from national security institutions, the Federal Information Ministry, Intelligence Bureau, leading international and national journalists, and civil society offers state interpretation. The study proposes a Tripartite Defense Strategy in the form of short-term, mid-term, and long-term actions across DIMEFIL spheres. In the short-term, the state must address local issues which are exploited by external
{"title":"Fifth-Generation Hybrid Warfare in Pakistan: Mapping Hybrid Threats, State Interpretation, and the Way Forward","authors":"Dr Zeeshan Zaighum, Dr. Farasat Rasool","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230103","url":null,"abstract":"Communication and warfare have an inevitable relationship and are defined by the “nature and character” of technology. The intersection of contemporary Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and modern trends of warfare is known as the \"Fifth Generation (5G) Hybrid War.\" This research explores the ‘State’ interpretation of 5G Hybrid Warfare. The study also comprehends the state's threat perception and subsequent response across DIMEFIL (diplomacy, information, military, economy, finance, intelligence, lawfare) spheres both internally and externally. The research has used a qualitative method of data collection. The analyses and discussion is based on the data collected from the in-depth interviews of top officials from national security institutions, the Federal Information Ministry, Intelligence Bureau, leading international and national journalists, and civil society offers state interpretation. The study proposes a Tripartite Defense Strategy in the form of short-term, mid-term, and long-term actions across DIMEFIL spheres. In the short-term, the state must address local issues which are exploited by external","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42155984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Food Security in Pakistan and Iran: Prospects for improving bilateral trade and Cooperation","authors":"Dr Asia Mukhtar, Dua Hamid","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230105","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47630217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regionalism in the Arab World: Progress, Prospects and Lessons","authors":"Ali S. Awadh Asseri, Ishtiaq Ahmad","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230101","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46329603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
: Central Asian Republics (CARs) are landlocked countries looking for access to nearest sea ports. Whereas Pakistan is looking to diversify its economy by accessing CARs. Afghanistan has traditionally been the land bridge from subcontinent to CARs, however, transit trade through Afghanistan has not been without challenges. Because of Afghanistan's political unrest and instability, APTTA 2010 has not been entirely successful in easing Pakistan's transit trade to CARs. This paper employs qualitative analysis to examine Pakistan's physical access to CARs through the prism of transit trade treaties. It investigates alternative solutions that circumnavigate Afghanistan via Iran and China, with a focus on the aspirations and sensitivities of these transit countries. Iran and China, superficially seem to be attractive alternatives in the context of an insecure Afghanistan, but these alternative routes to CARs are not without their own set of challenges and drawbacks, which warrant a renewed push to establish a working relationship for beneficial transit trade with Afghanistan.
{"title":"Pakistan's Road to Central Asia: A Perspective through the Prism of Transit Trade Treaties","authors":"Umar Khan","doi":"10.31945/iprij.230106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31945/iprij.230106","url":null,"abstract":": Central Asian Republics (CARs) are landlocked countries looking for access to nearest sea ports. Whereas Pakistan is looking to diversify its economy by accessing CARs. Afghanistan has traditionally been the land bridge from subcontinent to CARs, however, transit trade through Afghanistan has not been without challenges. Because of Afghanistan's political unrest and instability, APTTA 2010 has not been entirely successful in easing Pakistan's transit trade to CARs. This paper employs qualitative analysis to examine Pakistan's physical access to CARs through the prism of transit trade treaties. It investigates alternative solutions that circumnavigate Afghanistan via Iran and China, with a focus on the aspirations and sensitivities of these transit countries. Iran and China, superficially seem to be attractive alternatives in the context of an insecure Afghanistan, but these alternative routes to CARs are not without their own set of challenges and drawbacks, which warrant a renewed push to establish a working relationship for beneficial transit trade with Afghanistan.","PeriodicalId":41363,"journal":{"name":"IPRI Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48933944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}