Centre For Strategic Discourse

Independent Think Tank analyzing global geopolitics, foreign policy, and governance. Based in Islamabad with a global outlook. Dialogue. Research. Strategy.”

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Do you really think dropping bombs will stop Iran’s nuclear program, or is a negotiated deal for denuclearization still necessary?
#Iran #NuclearDeal #MiddleEastPeace #DiplomacyMatters #NoToWar

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

https://t.co/eZDVsUiNAr
#MiddleEastCrisis #IranIsraelConflict

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

https://t.co/1ynarjwCva
#IndiaPakistanWar #givepeaceachance

[Li Zexin 李泽欣 @XH_Lee23]

China’s first aerial mothership, Jiutian SS-UAV, is scheduled for its maiden flight in June.

It can cruise at 15,000m high carrying over 100 small drones or 1,000 kg of missiles, with a range of 7,000km.

Don’t worry, China’s military is peace-oriented from the start. We grow stronger to deter aggression, unlike the US, always attacking other nations.

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

https://t.co/Wwl38PCXuL

#ForeignPolicy #MiddleEast #Trump #Geopolitics #GulfStates #PoliticalInfluence #USPolitics #OilPolitics #StrategicCentre

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Peace and stability between India and Pakistan are essential. Millions face economic hardship, yet ruling elites on both sides remain detached from the suffering of the common people.
#IndiaPakistan #Peace #EconomicJustice #PeopleOverPolitics

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

A South Asian tragedy: two nuclear-armed countries with some of the most underdeveloped populations, spending millions of dollars on military escalation and drones—while it is the poor taxpayers who ultimately pay the price, in both money and blood, not the politicians/generals.

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

South Asia, one of the most underdeveloped and poorest regions in the world — should it be spending money on wars?
#SouthAsia #Poverty #Development #PeaceNotWar #InvestInPeople #SayNoToWar

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Wars serve no one. Give peace a chance. India and Pakistan need peace and development, not conflict.
#PeaceForSouthAsia

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Iran-US talks are a good omen. Wars never solve problems—diplomacy can work wonders for humanity.
#Diplomacy #Peace #Iran #US #NoToWar #HumanityFirst

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Do tariffs and pure economic theory—like absolute and comparative advantage—really go together? Or are trade wars less about rational economics and more about geopolitics and power plays?

#TradeWars #ComparativeAdvantage #Tariffs #GlobalEconomy #Geopolitics #PoliticalEconomy

[Bloomberg @business]

🎙️The effects of Trump’s immigration agenda are reverberating beyond the border with implications for education, tourism, and corporate jobs in the US.

What does it mean for the US economy? Bloomberg reporters answer your questions.
🔜 https://t.co/3Hro6KIk1N

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Is the transatlantic bond fading—or entering a bold new chapter? NATO, trade, and trust are all on the line. What’s next for the U.S. and Europe?

European Commission

#TransatlanticTies #USEuropeRelations #NATOFuture #GlobalAlliances #Geopolitics2025 #AtlanticAlliance

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Trump’s world:power politics over partnerships.
#Trumpdoctorine#Americafirst#Foreignpolicy#
https://t.co/4AuV802ZO3

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions – rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make sure all students at Harvard can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope other institutions follow suit.

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Trump’s tariffs were billed as a blow to China—but did they backfire on American consumers and global supply chains instead? The debate is far from over. #TradeWar #TrumpTariffs#GlobalEconomy #USChinaRelations#

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

https://t.co/pqKhRcXhrg
#USChinaTensions #Tariffs #GlobalTrade #InternationalRelations #EconomicImpacts

[International and Monetary Economics Network @int_mon_econ]

Wow, some economists are faster than others!

"Making America Great Again? The Economic Impacts of Liberation Day Tariffs" by Anna Ignatenko, Ahmad Lashkaripour, Luca Macedoni, and Ina Simonovska.

"We analyze the long-term economic effects of these tariffs, finding that while they may improve U.S.’s terms of trade if trading partners do not retaliate, any welfare gains vanish under reciprocal retaliation."

"Although the tariffs do succeed in reducing the U.S. trade deficit, the resulting deadweight losses underscore the inefficiency of using protectionist trade policy as a tool for deficit reduction."

https://t.co/FvrjB9WwS4

[Centre For Strategic Discourse @CSDIsb]

Trade wars: lots of tariffs, little gain. Do they ever really help anyone—or just hurt everyone a little differently?
#TariffWar