Waqas Iqbal

As a passionate policy analyst and an emerging academic; multidisciplinary approach attracts me towards international security and law, political economy, geopolitics, cybersecurity and Artificial intelligence (AI). Being student of Peace and Conflict Studies; Arms Control, Nuclear Proliferation and Dimensions of International Security are my current areas of interest. I always seek challenging tasks of mentoring, innovative learning and capacity building with any esteemed organization which believes in result oriented approach.

• "National Security Dynamics of Pakistan" organized by the Strategic Vision Institute (SVI), Islamabad.
• Advance Research Methodologies: An Interdisciplinary Workshop For Social Science Researchers and Academics 31st July to 4th August 2023.
• Nuclear Responsibilities of States, 01/12/2023, Serena Hotel, Islamabad Sareena Hotel.
• Participated and presented my paper at the International Social Science Conference: 15th & 16th July 2022 organized by the School of Integrated Social Sciences at the UOL.
• Accomplished two days 'Certificate Course' on International Humanitarian Law on 13th-14th October 2021 held at the University of Lahore (UOL) organized by the ICRC-Pakistan Chapter.
• Virtual Summer School, 07/07/2020 - 07/09/2020, Center for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR).
• ICJ Judge, 03/04/2020 - 03/08/2020, Lahore, Pakistan.
• Training on the Social Development in China, 01/07/2020 - 01/11/2020, South Western University of Political Science and Law, Chongqing, China.
• International Youth Summit Lahore, 12/03/2019 - 12/08/2019, Lahore, Pakistan.
• National Youth Summit 2019, 10/22/2019 - 10/25/2019, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
• Pak-China Youth Conclave, 08/23/2019 - 08/24/2019, Gwadar,Pakistan.
• Participated in a weeklong seminar on " Kashmir: Conflict Crisis & Dialogue" held at Muree, Pakistan from 7th to 14 July, 2019.
• Attended one day workshop on Training of Trainers (TOT) in the Cyber Age held on 17th April 2019 organized by 'Agahi- A non profit organization'.
• Received Certificate of Acknowledgement from the Folio Books Publishers Lahore for contributing entries " 200 Key Concepts Every Aspirant Should Know 29 Jan 2019.
• International Youth Summit Lahore, 11/26/2018 - 12/02/2018, Lahore, Pakistan.
• Nuclear Non-Proliferation International History Project Workshop, 11/02/2018 - 11/04/2018
• National Youth Summit, 08/07/2018 - 08/12/2018, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan
• International Conference on Threats to Security in the 21st Century: Finding a Global Way Forward, 05/05/2018 - 05/06/2018
• 2nd SAARC Simulation Exercise, 02/01/2010, Karachi University
• Workshop on “Research Methodology”, University of Baluchistan Quetta
• Workshop on “Communication Skills”, Quetta Cantt

• Center for Security, Strategy, University of Lahore, Gate#4 SOCA Building Defense Road Lahore, Pakistan.

• World Peace and the Role of United Nations Security Council- https://www.fccollege.edu.pk/forman-journal-of-social-sciences/?fbclid=IwAR3V-p6t3k23vmwIo26byhGJrnK1GkYvbMo87NUdxUEDNfa6R32JIjR9RW4_aem_Ae2ZiyU2Oe-h7MO4bbGLfRbxejDYwl0mWdl2D4rHsh6mb1KT4GKhETUvB0-_aDYve68#tab-61ba20f93a6d71be065
• The Challenges to CPEC: Future of Strategic Alignment in South Asia- http://www.gujr.com.pk/index.php/GUJR/article/view/1397
• Pakistan-China-Russia Triangle: Implications on Regional Security- http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/studies/PDF-FILES/3_v23_1_22.pdf
• Evolution of influence: The journey from hard power to soft power to smart power- https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1100059-evolution-of-influence-the-journey-from-hard-power-to-soft-power-to-smart-power
• An Existential Threat for Pakistan- https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/997949-an-existential-threat-for-pakistan
• Pakistan: From Alliances to the Multipolar World- https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/982244-pakistan-from-alliances-to-the-multipolar-world
• ICJ’s Decision on Kulbushan Jadhav Case- https://pakistanpolitico.com/icjs-decision-on-kulbushan-jadhav-case/
• The Uncertain Future of Arms Control Post- INF- https://pakistanpolitico.com/the-uncertain-future-of-arms-control-post-inf/
• Trump’s Space Force and the Fate of The Outer Space Treaty-https://pakistanpolitico.com/trumps-space-force-and-the-fate-of-the-outer-space-treaty/
• The Academia and Policy Making- https://dailytimes.com.pk/243783/the-academia-and-policy-making/

• Dr. Rabia Akhtar, Dean Social Sciences and Director Centre For Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR), University of Lahore. rabia.akhtar@csspr.uol.edu.pk
• Dr. Muhammad Sahreh Qazi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of the Punjab. m.sharrehqazi@hotmail.com
• Dr. Shahzad Akhter, Assistant Professor at the School of Integrated Social Sciences at the University of Lahore. shahzad.akhtar@siss.uol.edu.pk
• Dr. Farrukh Saleem, Strategic Analyst, Columnist and Former Consultant, World Bank. farrukh15@hotmail.com

• In May 2023 I secured Dean's Scholarship at the Pardee School of Global Studies based at the Boston University, USA.
• So far I have had three research publications there links can be fund below in the Publications section.
• During COVID-19, I have developed Pakistan's first 'Online Platform for the Coaching of Civil Superior Services (CSS) exam and this platform is still operational i.e. Study River https://studyriver.com/.
• I had been the coordinator of the committee made by the Dean Social Sciences- University of Lahore. Here, I played my part in developing a dedicated credit course on SDGs for the undergrad students of Social Sciences.
• Successfully conducted the Project i.e. " Pak-China Youth Conclave 2019" a youth exchange program.

I love to travel as for me it is a great source of learning and networking; I have traveled almost all areas of Pakistan however, I also went to China in a people to people exchange program there I attended 5 Days Training Workshop on 'Poverty Alleviation in China' at the Non Traditional Security Institute of China stationed at South Western University of Political Science and Law, China. Inside Pakistan I traveled across the country and attended different events as guest speaker, resource person and event organizer.