On March 15, 2022, H.E. Ambassador (p) Gheorghe Savuica, President & Founder of IRSEA, actively participated at the Annual Advisory Board Meeting of The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI). Members of the board joined the meeting both physically and virtually. Those present on the occasion included Dr. Khuram Iqbal, Dr. Salman Shah, Dr. Yulia Nikitina, Ambassador Akbar S. Ahmed, Ambassador Shafqat Kakakhel, Mr. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, Lt. General Sikander Afzal (Retd), and Mr. Husnain Mirza.

In his welcome remarks, Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, Director General, ISSI, apprised the board of the workings of the five centres of excellence at the ISSI that have contributed towards the aim of producing quality work, achieving synergy, focusing on the relevance of issue areas and narrative building. Ambassador Chaudhry said that the theme that ISSI is following for the year 2022 is “National Security – Expanding Horizons”.

While giving the Performance Review of CSP, Dr. Neelum Nigar, Director CSP, briefed the board about the vision and functions of the Centre. She said that for year 2022, CSP is working on Pakistan’s economic and human security, and how it can leverage its Geo-economics keeping in mind the newly formulated National Security Policy.

This was followed by an interactive session, in which the members appreciated the work of CSP and gave valuable suggestions in order to improve the Centre’s research activities and outreach.

CSP monitors global and regional trends of strategic importance and their implications for Pakistan through quantitative and qualitative analyses and dialogue sessions with a view to formulating tangible inputs for policymakers in Pakistan.

IRSEA, established and led by Ambassador (p) Savuica, has been a partner of ISSI since 2008.