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Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi
Political and Defence Analyst
Dr Farooq Hasnat
Middle East specialist
Middle East Centre Washington DC
Dr Nilofer Mehdi
Analyst Pakistan Foreign Policy
Dr Maqsud al Hasan Nuri
Analyst Central Asia, Afghanistan and the Gulf
Former President & Senior Research Fellow, Islamabad Policy Research Institute
(IPRI)
Dr A Z Hilali
Analyst South Asian Security
Dean of Contemporary Studies National Defence University, Islamabad
Dr Mansoor Akbar Kundi
Vice Chancellor, Gomal University, D I Khan
Dr Muhammad Ahsan
Analyst Muslim World & International Political Economy
Dr Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Analyst Nuclearization
Dr Nauman Zafar
University of Indiana, USA
Analyst Pakistan US Relations
Dr Zahid Anwer
Analyst Russia & Central Asia
Guo Xiaobing
Fellow, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Beijing
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CONTENTS
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Part 2: Pakistans
External Affairs
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C. Raja Mohan
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Encirclement of Pakistan: What awaits Pakistan under the Growing IndoAfghan Relations?
Ms. Sitwat Waqar
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Ian Bremmer
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Landon Shroder
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The Economist
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Beenish Sultan
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215
Stefano Casertano
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International Security
264
Kathleen H. Hicks
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269
Hazzel D Wario
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Human Rights
272
Human Rights Watch
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Environment: An Introduction
287
David Ben
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Global Warming
294
Wikipedia
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Kyoto Protocol
300
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Copenhagen Accord
304
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Counter Terrorism
327
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Expert Q&A: Palestine: The Year in Review & A Look Ahead to 2016
330
332
Tooba Khurshid
Geo Politics
336
Khurram Husain
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Ventriloquist(s) at work?
337
Jawed Naqvi
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338
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Afshan Subohi
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Irfan Husain
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CHRONOLOGY: NATIONAL
352
Sabahat Kalim
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CHRONOLOGY: INTERNATIONAL
Syed Azhar Ali
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Ninety Five
Editor in Chief
M Imtiaz Shahid
Special Issue
OVERVIEW OF 2015
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Council on Contemporary Affairs, Pakistan
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