Islamabad, Pakistan
DSS Department started working here in 1979 as Department of Strategic Studies. Dr Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema, former Chairperson of Department of International Relations, QAU, and currently, President, Islamabad Peace Research Institue, was its Founder-Chairperson. It started M.Sc. classes in Strategic Studies in 1980. Brig Basit became Chairperson in 1981 when the Department was renamed as DSS whereas Brig SK Malik assumed the post in 1984. Dr Shirin S Mazari took over the post in August 1988 and was replaced by Dr Zafar Iqbal Cheema in 1994. Dr Rifaat Hussain took over the charge in 2000. From April 2002 to August 2003, Mr Rasheed Khalid was its In-charge/Chairperson. Dr Rifaat Hussain again held the post of Chairperson in September 2003 to February 2004. Mr Rasheed Khalid was In-charge after him till October 2005 when Prof Zafar Iqbal Cheema who is also Dean of Social Sciences took over as Chairperson of the Department.
Department started M.Phil program in 1999 and PhD programme was first advertised for HEC-qualified candidates as well as general public in December 2004. The Department is now running M.Sc, M.Phil and Ph.D programmes and admissions are made twice a year.
The Department is in the process of building its Computer Lab and hopefully will have one in 2006.
Since its establishment in 1980 the Department has awarded M.Sc. degrees to 107 officers of the Armed Forces and 484 civilians. Thereby, it has made a significant contribution to the development of national expertise in the fields of defence and security studies. The academic training imparted by the Department is geared towards the development of requisite academic knowledge, analytical ability for evaluation of national, regional and international strategic environment and policies. Since 1980, 66 M.Sc. theses and 525 Seminar Papers have been written on wide-ranging subjects in the field of Defence, Strategic and Security Studies. A vast majority of these theses dealt with policy-oriented issues of contemporary strategic importance. The quality of the theses and Seminar Papers has been very good and widely appreciated. Apart from its highly successful Master's degree programme, the Department since 1998 has also been running an M. Phil programme.
The Department continues to work in close liaison with the Armed Forces and other national institutions in the related fields. The Department Faculty, in addition to its regular teaching, contributes research articles to various professional journals and delivers lectures at the National Defence College, Foreign Services Academy, Joint Services Staff College Islamabad and Staff College Quetta. Since 1989, four faculty members have attended a six-week seminar on 'Conflict Resolution' in the Department of Peace and Conflict Resolution at Uppsala University in Sweden. One faculty member has attended a 10-day workshop on 'Sources of Conflict in South Asia: Ethnicity, Refugees, Environment' at Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Two faculty members obtained Ph.D. degrees; one in 1987 and another in 1991. The Department organized an International Conference on "Peace and Security in South Asia After India Pakistan Nuclear Tests" in collaboration with Hains Siedel Stiftung (Germany) December 03-05, 1998.
FACULTY
1. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Cheema Professor Ph.D. (War Studies) War College, London (U.K); M.Sc (I.R.) QAU
2. Dr. Rifaat Hussain Associate Professor Ph.D. (I.R.) Colarado State University, Denver, US; M.Sc (I.R. ) QAU
3. Mr. Ayaz Naseem Assistant Professor M.Phil (I.R.) QAU; M.Sc. (I.R.) QAU
4. Mr. Rasheed Khalid Assistant Professor M.Phil (U.S. Studies) QAU; M.Sc. (I.R.) QAU
5. Mr. Jamil Raza Assistant Professor M.Phil (U.S. Studies) QAU; M.Sc. (DSS) QAU
6. Mr. Nazir Hussain Assistant Professor M.Sc. (DSS) QAU
7. Mr. M. Nasrullah Mirza Lecturer M.Phil (I.R.) QAU; M.Sc. (DSS) QAU
8. Ms. Shabana Fayyaz Lecturer M.A., Birmingham, UK; M.Sc. (I.R.) QAU
9. Ms. Saira Basim Lecturer M.Sc. George Mason Uni. US; M.Sc. (DSS) QAU
10. Ms. Salma Mehar Fatima Malik Lecturer M.Phil (DSS), QAU; M.Sc. (DSS) QAU
FACULTY RESEARCH IN 1999-2000.
Dr. Zafar Iqbal Cheema
3. "Pakistan's Nuclear Doctrine and Command and Control," in, Planning the Unthinkable: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Command and Control (Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2000).
4. "Security Studies in Pakistan," in Dipakar Banerjee (ed.), Security Studies in Asia (Colombo, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, 2000).
3. "South Asian Security after India-Pakistan Nuclear Tests," Pakistan Defense Review Vol. 11, No. 1, 1998.
4. "Evolution and Development of Indian Nuclear Weapons Capability," The Citadel, Professional Magazine of The Command and Staff College Quetta Vol. XV No.3/98, 1998.
Dr. Rifaat Hussain
1. "The Imperative of Dialogue among civilizations," National Development And Security (summer 2000), pp.23-30.
2. "International Response to South Asia's Nuclearization," Strategic Issues (March 2000): 12-22.
3. "Nuclear Command/Control and Deterrence Stability," Strategic Issues (March 2000): 98-109.
4. "Pakistan and Central Asia," in Ijaz Khan and Nasreen Ghufran, Eds. Pakistan's Foreign Policy Regional Perspective: A Critique (Peshawar: Department of International Relations, Peshawar University, 1999): 81-91.
M. Nasrullah Mirza
"Pakistan in post cold war era: Consideration an opportunity", accepted for Publication in Pakistan Journal Sciences, QAU, Islamabad.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Dr. Rifaat Hussain
"Dynamics and Implications of South Asia's Nuclearization"
Mr. Rasheed Khalid & Mr. Jamil Raza
"Non-Proliferation Regime: Implications for Pakistan's Security in the Post-Cold War Era"
Mr. Nazir Hussain
"International Humanitarian Law: A Pakistani Perspective"
M. Nasrullah Mirza
"Politics of Water Management in South Asia"
Salma Malik
"The Kargil Conflict and India - Pakistan Normalization Process"
All the projects funded by URF
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS:
Dr. M. Zafar Iqbal Cheem
1. Nuclear Security and Safety in South Asia, a conference organized in Bangkok by CISAC (Center for International Security and Cooperation), Stanford University, California, 12-13 August 2000.
2. Nuclear Arms Control in South Asia, seminar presented at the Department of War Studies, King's College, London, December 1999.
3. South Asia: the Post-Kargil Scenario, IISS RA Seminar, a joint presentation along with WPS Sidhu, International institute for Strategic Studies, London, 9 November 1999.
4. The Future of Democracy in Pakistan, a panel discussion organized by Pakistan Oxford University Society, Balliol College, Oxford, 2 November 1999.
5. Pakistan after the coup: implications for democracy and regional security, panel discussion jointly presented along with Chris Smith, at Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chathom House, London, 27 October 1999.
6. Shanghai Initiatives (IV Round) Conference organized by the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., 24-25 October 1999
7. Pakistan's Security Policy in the 1990s, Paper presented at BASAS (British Association of South Asian Studies) Annual Conference, London, 23-24 September 1999.
8. Role of Nuclear Weapons in Pakistan's Defense Strategy, Paper presented at Conference on Influencing the Motivations of WMD States: New Directions in Nonproliferation and Counterproliferation, organized by the Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, and Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey. 18-19 August 1999.
Dr. Rifaat Hussain
1. Delivered a talk at the International Seminar on "New China in the 21st Century" organized by the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad on September 18, 1999.
2. Presented a paper on "The Role of Pakistani-American Community in Pak-US relations," at the Fourth American Studies Conference Organized by the Area Study Center for Africa, North and South America, Quaid-i-Azam University from November 5-6, 1999.
3. Presented a paper on "Imperative of Dialogue among Civilizations," at the International Conference on "Iran in a Globalizing World" organized by the UN University, Tokyo, Japan in November 1999.
4. Delivered a talk at the International Workshop on "Building Partnership toward the 21st Century between Korea and South West Asian Countries," organized by KOICA in Seoul, South Korea on March 3-12, 2000.
5. Delivered a talk at the International Conference, "Nuclear Risk Reduction in South Asia," organized by the International Institute of Strategic Studies, London in Mauritius, June 22-23, 2000.
M. Nasrullah Mirza
Appeared in an Interview at Columbo, Sri Lanka for Asia Fellows, Programme sponsored by RCFF,Columbo, Sri Lanka.
Salma Malik
1. Participated in the International Conference on "South Asia Facing the New Millennium", held at Ahangula, Sri Lanka by the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lank, in September 1999.
2. Presented a Paper on "Terrorism: Implications For Pakistan's Security", at the 2nd Pak-German Dialogue, under the aegis of the Hans Siedel Foundation Pakistan, in April 2000, at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad.
3. Read a paper on "Domestic Production, Illegal Manufacture and Leakage" at the Regional Workshop on "Small Arms and Light Weapons Proliferation in South Asia", organized by the RCSS Colombo and UN Department of Defence Affairs, June 20th - 23rd, in Kandalama, Sri Lanka.
4. Participated in the International Conference on, "Conventional Arms in South Asia: Promoting Transparency and Preventing Small arms Proliferation", held at Kandy, Sri Lanka, from June 24-25, 2000 organized by the University of Bradford, UK, RCSS Sri Lanka, and the UNDDA.
5. Gave a Lecture to the Senior Command and Staff Course, at the PAF Air War College, Faisal Base Karachi, on "US Policies towards South Asia: Post-Nuclear Scenario", June 27th, 2000.
SEMINARS ARRANGED BY THE DEPARTMENT
1. "Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities" by Ms. Amra Saeed, Senior Research Analyst, Institute of Regional Studies on September 30, 1999.
2. "China in South Asian Security" by Dr. Maqsood ul Hasan Nuri, Senior Research Analyst, Institute of Regional Studies on October 21, 1999.
3. "Indian Elections 1999: Implications and Prospects" by Prof. Khalid Mehmood on October 28, 1999.
4. "Europe in an Emerging World Order" by Prof. Francisco Leita, Faculty of Law, University of Bologna, Italy on December 17, 1999.
5. "Changing American Interests in South Asia" by Prof. Rodney Jones on February 26, 2000.
6. "Nuclear Command and Control: Lesson from Cold War" by Dr. Shaun Gregory on February 29, 2000.
7. "Biological and Psychological Theories of War" by Dr. Tariq Rehman, Associate Professor, National Institute of Pakistan Studies on May 3, 2000.
8. "Soviet Military Intervention in Afghanistan Revisited" by Afrasiab Khattak, Chairman, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan on May 11, 2000.
9. "Democracy?" by Robert D. Kaplan, Contributing Editor, THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, on May 13, 2000.
10. "Pak-US Relations" by Mr. Zamir Akram, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington DC on May 25, 2000.