PAKISTAN
A RISING GLOBAL PLAYER
IN THE EMERGING GEO-STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENT

Year XVII, no. 80 (3 / 2019)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message by H.E. Mr. Safdar HAYAT – Ambassador the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Romania

INTERVIEW
Vasile SIMILEANU – Interview with H.E. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood QURESHI, Foreign Minister of Pakistan

GEOPOLITICS
Ministry of Foreign Affairs – “Bilateral Relations between Romania and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are Characterized by Friendship, Mutual Interest and Collaboration”
Embassy of Pakistan – A Resume Of Pakistan – Romania Relation

GEOSTRATEGY
S. RAFIQUE – An Analysis of Pakistan and Romania’s Approaches to Regionalism: Main Features, Comparison and Contrasts
Iffat NAHEED – An Assessment of Pakistan and Romania’s Positions on UNSC Reforms
Shams uz ZAMAN – Overcoming Nuclear Dangers in Post Pulwama Crisis Phase 
Khalid CHANDIO – Appraisal of Pakistan’s Fight against Terrorism and Narrative Construct: Impediments and Way Forward

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
Radu SĂGEATĂ – PAKISTAN – natural, social and economic landmarks
Shakeel Ahmad RAMAY, Ayesha MAJID – Political Geography of Pakistan

GEOHISTORY
Syed Nadeem FARHAT – The Success of Democracy in Pakistan?
S.H. RAJPUT – Understanding Ideology of Pakistan

GEOECONOMICS
Amna S. SANDHU, Mobeen ALI KHAN – Pakistan: An Opportunity Too Big to Ignore
Naila SALEH – Pakistan: a Pivot for Connectivity
Shakeel Ahmad RAMAY – Economic Resilience of Pakistan
Saddaf SULTAANA – Pakistan’s Export Potentials in Defence Industry: Beginning of a New Era
INCAS – National Institute of Aerospace Research „Elie Carafoli” – INCAS Over 60 years of Romanian aerospace research and innovation
Mahnoor ARSHAD – Prospects of Renewable Energy in Pakistan
AQUAPROIECT SA
Usama NIZAMANI – Pakistan’s Tourism Potential: Challenges, Opportunities and Way Forward

CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
Labbaba JAHANGIR – Cultural and Civilizational Presentation of Archaeological Sites
Glauco D’AGOSTINO – Pakistan: Blend of Traditions, Faiths and Architectures
Madiha GHAFFAR – Historical Perspective and Evolution of Media in Pakistan

CASE STUDIES
Ahmad SAFFEE – Content Analysis of United Nations Security Council Resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir
Touquir HUSSAIN – Kashmir: A Struggle of Resolve
Tajammul ALTAF – Kashmir: Genesis and Dynamics of a Nuclear Flashpoint
S.H. RAJPUT – Kashmir Conundrum
Rafiq RAHAT – Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: Lessons to Learn

SCIENTIFIC BOARD

ROMANIAN ACADEMY: academician Dan BERINDEI, academician Constantin BĂLĂCEANU-STOLNICI, academician Dan BĂLTEANU

SCIENTIST ACADEMY: Anghel ANDREESCU, Teodor FRUNZETI, Tasin GEMIL, Aliodor MANOLEA, Ionuţ PURICĂ, Vasile SIMILEANU, Gheorghe VĂDUVA, Constantin VLAD

INTERNATIONAL BOARD: Abdulrahman AL RASSI – Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudit Arabia in Russia; Alam ANWAR – Centre for West Asian Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India; Alex BERCA – Annapolis, USA, Zeljko BJELJAC – Geographical Institute „Jovan Cvijic”, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia; Christian BOLÍVAR- Chilean Army War College, Santiago, Chile; Maurizio BONI – Headquarters NATO Rapid Deployable Corps, Italy; Michele BRUNELLI – Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Italy; Come CARPENTIER DE GOURDON – World Affairs Journal, New Delhi, India; Michel CHOSSUDOVSKY – Centre for Research on Globalization (CRG), Montreal, Qc. Canada; Dimitrios DALAKLIS – World Maritime University, Malmö, Sweden; Nicholas DIMA – Selous Foundation for Public Policy Research, USA; Sevdalina DIMITROVA – National Military University “Vasil Levski”, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria; Serhiy DZHERDZH – NATO-Ukraine Civic League, Ukraine; Viacheslav DZIUNDZIUK – National Academy of Public Administration, Ukraine, Joseph E. FALLON – Center for Security and Emergency Management, Inc. (C4SEM), New York, USA; Tiberio GRAZZIANI – L’Istituto di Alti Studi in Geopolitica e Scienze Ausiliarie (IsAG), Rome, Italy; Pawel GOTOWIECKI – The College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland; Jaroslaw GRYZ – National Defense University and University of Finance and Management in Warsaw, Poland; Mara S. GUBAIDULLINA – Al-Farabi Khazach National University, Almaty, Kazakhstan; Serhii HAKMAN – Bukovinian Center for Political Studies, Ukraine; George (Sam) HAMONTREE III – Florida, USA; Mohammad Reza HAFEZNIA – Tarbiat Modarres University Tehran, Iran; Radu HERVIAN – Drake Institute for Social Studies, Philadelphia, USA; Leonard HOCHBERG – Mackinder Forum, USA; Karolina ILIESKA – University St. Kliument Ohridski-Bitila, Faculty of Economics, Prilep, R. Macedonia; Slobodan JANKOVIC – Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade, Serbia; David A. JONES – University of Warsaw, Poland; Thede KAHL – Institute for Romance Languages, Wien, Austria; Dincho KARAMUNCHEV – Geopolitics Consulting LTD, Bulgaria; Vladimir KARYAKIN- Russia`s Institute for Strategic Studies, Russia; Swapnil KISHORE – IDC Herzliya – International School, Israel; Yana KOROBKO – International Advisory Council of the Institute of Peace and Development, Canada
Tamara KOVAČEVIČ – University of Novi Sad, Serbia; Anatoliy KRUGLASHOV – Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine; Matthew KWASIBORSKI – American Institute on Political and Economic System, USA; Dorin LOZOVANU – EGEA, Rep. Moldova; Sohail MAHMOOD – Preston University, Islamabad, Pakistan; Armando MARQUES-GUEDES – Direcção-Geral da Política do Mar, Lisbon, Portugal; Satoshi MORISHIMA – Middle East Cultural Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan; Isa MULAJ – Institute for Economic Policy Research and Analyses, Pristina, Kosovo; Claudio MUTTI – Rivista Eurasia, Italy; Elman NASIROV – Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan; John O`LOUGHLIN – University of Colorado, USA; Amanda PAUL – European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels, Belgium; Charles PENNAFORTE – Universidade Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil; Donila PIPA – Faculty of Law, ”Vitrina” University, Tirana, Albania; Daniel PIPES – Middle East Forum, USA; Benjamin POGHOSYAN – Institute for National Strategic Studies – MOD, Armenia; Walter POSCH – Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Berlin, Deutschland; Gaetano Mauro POTENZA – ”Geopolitical Review”, The Alpha Institute of Geopolitics and Intelligence, Italy; Maria PTASHKINA-National Research University, Higher School of Economics, Russian APEC Study Center, Moscow, Russia; Hans H. REISER – Regionalgeograph Donauländer, Deutschland; Charles SAINT-PROT – l’Observatoire d’études géopolitiques à Paris, France; Mohammed Saeed AL-SHAKARCHI – Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Iraq Republic in Kenya; Steven Alan SAMSON – Helms School of Government Liberty University, Lynchburg, USA; José J. SANMARTÍN- Universidad de Alicante, España; Daniele SCALEA – Università degli Studi ”La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy; Musa SHTEIWI – Jordanian Center for Strategic Studies, Amman, Jordan; Gregory SIMONS – Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies Uppsala, Sweden; Vitalie SOCHIRCĂ – State University of Chişinău, R. Moldova ; Vladimir TESIC – Research Center for Western Balkan Security Issues, Serbia; Mohamad TROUDI – L’Institut International d’Etudes Stratégiques (IIES), Paris, France; Nuray TURKER – Karabuk University, Turkey; Tynchtykbek TCHOROEV (CHOROTEGIN) – Kyrgyz National University ”Jusup Balasagyn”, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Andrei VOLOSHIN – Global Economy Institute, Lyov, Ukraine; Daniel WAGNER – Country Risk Solutions, Connecticut, USA; Immanuel WALLERSTEIN – Dept. of Sociology Yale University, New Haven, USA; Suolao WANG – Center for International & Strategic Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China; Jan WENDT – Institute of Geography, Gdańsk University, Poland; Shams uz ZAMAN – National Defence University Islamabad, Pakistan.

NATIONAL BOARD: Constantin ANECHITOAE – Ovidius University, Constanta; Cristian BARNA – National Intelligence Academy, Bucharest; Dumitru BORŢUN – SNSPA, Bucharest; Cristian BRAGHINĂ – University of Bucharest; Irena CHIRU – Academia Naţională de Informaţii, Bucureşti; Dumitru CODIŢĂ – International Humanitarian Law Association; Laura COMĂNESCU – Universitatea din Bucureşti; Olivia COMŞA – Center of Technology and Engineering for Nuclear Projects, Bucharest-Magurele;
Dan DUNGACIU – Romanian Academy: Institute of International Relations Călin FELEZEU – ”Babeş-Boliay” University, Cluj-Napoca; Cornel GRIGORUŢ – ”Ovidius” University, Constanta; Constantin HLIHOR -”Dimitrie Cantemir” Christian University, Bucharest; Ioan IANOŞ – University of Bucharest Alexandru ILIEŞ – University of Oradea; Dumitru MIRON – Academia de Studii Economice, Bucureşti; Silviu NATE – Universitatea „Lucian Blaga”, Sibiu; Vasile NAZARE – ”Ion Conea” Geopolitical Association; Florin PINTESCU – ”Ştefan cel Mare” University, Suceava; Nicolae POPA – West University, Timisoara; Ştefan PURICI – Universitatea „Ştefan cel Mare”, Suceava; Nicolae RADU – ”Al. I. Cuza” Police Academy, Bucharest; Dănuţ-Radu SĂGEATĂ – Romanian Academy – Institute of Geography; Cristian TĂLÂNGĂ – University of Bucharest; Cristian TRONCOTĂ – ”Lucian Blaga” University, Sibiu

SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW: Constantin ANECHITOAE – Universitatea „Ovidius”, Constanţa; Maricel ANTIPA – Universitatea Naţională de Apărare „Carol I”, Bucureşti; Cristian BARNA – Academia Naţională de Informaţii, Bucureşti; Adrian FILIP – Universitatea „Andrei Şaguna”, Constanţa; Constantin HLIHOR – Universitatea Creştină „Dimitrie Cantemir”, Bucureşti; Aliodor MANOLEA – Universitatea Hyperion, Bucureşti; Silviu NATE – Universitatea „Lucian Blaga”, Sibiu; Nicolae RADU – Academia de Poliţie „Al. I. Cuza”, Bucureşti; Radu SĂGEATĂ – Institutul de Geografie al Academiei Române; Vasile SIMILEANU – Academia de Studii Economice, Bucureşti

EDITORIAL COLLEGE: FOUNDING DIRECTOR: Vasile SIMILEANU; Senior Editor: Cristina GEORGESCU (SIMILEANU); Senior Editor: Vasile SIMILEANU; Scientific Secretary: Aliodor MANOLEA; Editorial Secretary: Monica TODORAN; Website: Andrei ŢURCAN; Editors: Alexandru DINU
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