Bahria University

PROF. DR. ADAM SAUD

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Email	asaud.buic@bahria.edu.pk
Phone Ext.	9260002 Ext1297
Research Areas / Expertise	International Relations, Foreign Policy

Publications

Journals

• Decentralization and Local Government Structures: Key to Strengthening Democracy in Pakistan | Journal of Political Studies
• Divergent Plane of Interests: Security and Counter-Terrorism Dynamics in Central Asia | Regional Studies
• Democratic islam: Case of Justice and development Party of Turkey | The Science International
• Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan: from Militancy to Moderation | Regional Studies
• History of Islam in Czar and Soviet Central Asia: Political Manifestations,” | The Explorer
• Socio-Economic Determinants of Working Children: Evidence from Capital Territory of Islamabad, Pakistan, | Pakistan Administrative Review
• Chinese Interests in Developing Gwadar: Economic Benefits for Pakistan | Gandhara Journal of Research in Social Sciences
• Muslim Educational Reforms in Russia and Central Asia During Twentieth Century: Case Study of Jadeedism | The Explorer
• India-Pakistan Trade relations: A Case of non-Tariff Barriers | Gandhara Journal of Research in Social Sciences
• Chinese Constructive Engagement in Afghanistan: Implications for the Region | Policy Perspective
• Death of Islam Karimov and Future of Political Islam in Central Asia: A Case Study of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan | Central Asian Journal
• Terrorism and Transnational Groups in Pakistan: Case of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan | Strategic Studies
• World Orders in Central Asia: United Against political Islam? | Regional Studies
• Revivalism of Silk Routes: Central Asia South Asia Connectivity | Political Studies
• Changing Dynamics of Uzbekistan's Foreign policy Under shavkat Mirzioyev: Prospects for Regional Economic Integration | Central Asia Journal
• Countering Ethnic Violence, Extremism, and Terrorism or Human Rights Violations? Case of Central Asian |states | Journal of Peace Development And Communication
• US-INdia Strategic Alliance and CPEC 'the Game Changer': Prospects for Russia and Pakistan Cooperation | Central Asia Journal
• South Asian Geo-Politics from the Prism of Pak-China Relations | Journal of Peace, Development, and Communication
• European union's Engagement with Central Asia | Journal of European Studies
• United States Dilemma of Strategic Alliance with Pakistan: From 'Policy of Containment' to 'War against Terrorism | Political Studies
• US-China Trade War and Implications for BRI | Strategic Studies
• Future of US-China Relations: Conflict, Competition or Cooperation? | Asian Social Science
• Special Economic Zones in Pakistan: Analysis of Trends from Global Perspective | Journal of Political Studies
• Eurasian Economic Union: Prospects and Obstacles | Journal of European Studies
• Prospects of CSTO and SCO in Regional Politics of Central Asia | International Journal of Politics and Security
• US Initiatives to Contain China's Rise: Post 2008’s Economic Crisis | International Review of Social Sciences
• New immigration Laws in Russia and their Impacts on Central Asian labour migrants | Central Asia
• President Trump’s China Policy: An Offensive Realist Strategy | Journal of Peace, Development and Communication
• Ascent of the dragon: China’s growing role in Global Affairs | Asian Journal of Political Science
• From Geo-Strategic Rivals to ‘Potential Allies’? A Constructivist Analysis of Pak-Russia Relations | Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Analysing the State of Digital Information Warfare Between India and Pakistan on Twitterplace | Sage Open
• EAEU and BRI in Central Asia: Transformation from Land-locked to Land-linked Region? | Central Asia
• Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia and Its Implications for Pakistan | NUST Journal of International Peace and Stability
• The great polarized game in the Indian Ocean: Options for US, China and Pakistan | Liberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal
• China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Integrating China with the Persian Gulf and East Africa | South Asian Studies
• CONTEMPORARY GEOPOLITICS IN CENTRAL ASIA: IMPEDIMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAKISTAN | Pakistan Journal of Social Research
• Policies of Artificial Intelligence in the EU: Learning Curve from the UK and China? Authors | Journal of European Studies
• Global Health Diplomacy: A Comparative Analysis of China’s and the U.S.’s Soft Power during COVID-19 and the myth of Thucydides Trap | Central Asia
• Geo-Politics of Afghanistan Under Taliban Regime: Prospects for Regional Integration | Central Asia
• Geo-Political Dimensions of the Indian Ocean Region in the 21st Century: A Critical Analysis | Journal of Xian Shiyou University,
• Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border Skirmishes (2022) and Waning Russian Influence in Central Asia | Central Asia
• Vilability of Pak Russia Military Cooperation | Central Asia
• The State and Social Contract in Afghanistan: A Historical Analysis | Asian Journal of Academic Research
• India’s Fifth Generation Warfare against Pakistan and the Role of Indian Media in Shaping Public Perceptions of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor | Journal of Social Sciences Review
• Beyond an All-Weather Friendship: Charting a "Shared Future for Mankind" in China-Pakistan Relations | Asian Journal of International Peace and Security

Conferences

• Role of Threat Perceptions in Radicalizing Societies: Imperatives for Redressing Middle Eastern Peace | Countering Radicalization and Terrorism in Europe, the Middle East and South Asia in the Wake of International Migration: Moving Towards Peace and Harmony
• Terrorism and Transnational Groups in Pakistan: Case Study of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan | International Conference on Terrorism, Extremism and Militancy on Pakistan: Domestic and International Factors, Multan
• China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Challenges and Opportunities for Pakistan | 2nd International Social Sciences Conference, Islamabad
• Gwadar Port: A Focal Point of Conflicting Strategic Interests Between China and USA | 5th South Asian International Conference, Murree
• “Chinese Constructive Engagement in Afghanistan; implications for the Region | International Conference on Central Asia: Time and Space; Conflict, Contest and [Dis] Integration, Bara Gali,
• Soviet Occupation and the Rise of Extremism in Independent Central Asia | International Conference on The Impact of Great October Russian Revolution on Central & South Asia, Peshawar
• Labour Migration and Its Impacts on Social Transformation: Case of Central Asia | 1st International Conference on Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion, Quetta
• Revivalism of Silk Routes: CPEC and South Asia-Central Asia Connectivity | International Conference on Changing Regional political Dynamics in South Asia, Lahore
• Countering Terrorism and Ethnic Violence or Human Rights Violations | International Human Rights Conference, lahore
• Changing Dynamics of Uzbekistan Foreign policy: Implications for Regional Integration | Central Asian Economic Integration and CPEC: Challenges and Way Forward, Karachi
• Pakistan's Astounding Relations with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan | Tajikistan-Uzbekistan Bilateral Relations: Impacts on the Region, Islamabad.
• Contours of Indo-US Strategic Relationship and Dilemma of Chinese Containment in the Region | Democracy, Governance and Security: Perspectives From South Asia , Lahore
• New immigration Laws in Russia and their Impacts on Central Asian labour migrants | Inter and Intra Migration in Europe and Pakistan
• The Geopolitics of Afghanistan and its Impacts on the Peace Process | The Dynamics of Change in the Pakistan-Afghanistan Region: Politics, (Dis)integration and Reformation in the Borderland
• Tashkent Conference 2018: A Central Asian Attempt to Resolve Afghan Crises | 1st International Conference on Afghanistan
• Emerging Realities in the International Political System: Focusing Shift of the States' Foreign Policies | Changing Dimensions of International and Regional Discourse: A Critical Analysis and Policy Options for Pakistan
• Climate Change and its Impacts on Human Security: Case of Pakistan | Non-Traditional Security Paradigms in Pakistan: Options and Challenges
• Covid-19: Exacerbating Pakistan’s Governance and Economic Problems | National Conference on Challenges of Governance in Pakistan Amid the COVID-19 Pendamic, University of the Punjab, Lahore
• “Pakistan-Eurasia: Building Greater Trans-Regional Connectivity” | "Pakistan – Eurasian Heartland Connectivity: Towards SocioEconomic, Academic, and Legal Cooper, Peshawar
• “Inadvertent War in South Asia and Question of Crisis Management | “National Security of Pakistan: Opportunities & Challenges” NDU Islamabad
• Covid-19 Pandemic and the Chinese Global Health Diplomacy: An attempt to Establish Health Silk Route? | International conference on interdisciplinary Approach in social sciences, University of Bahawalpur
• Fall of Taliban to Kabul and Future of Central and South Asian Connectivity: Case of Trans-Afghan Railway Project | 10th International Conference on Pakistan-Afghanistan Borderland. Peshawar, Pakistan
• Rise of Taliban in Afghanistan: Are Storms Clouds Looming over the Region? | Challenges of Bilateral Pakistan-Afghanistan Dialogue and Their Solutions, Islamabad
• Central Asian Connectivity with Pakistan | Islamabad Conclave-75 Years of Independence: Pursuit of Geo-Economic
• Peace Building in Afghanistan: Role of the Regional Powers”, | International Conference on Peace Building: Policies, Research & Strategies” Comsats University Lahore
• Post US Withdrawal Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: Case Study of Central Asian Republics | International Conference in South & Central Asia Re-Connected”, Lahore
• Global Security Landscape | 2nd Conference on National Security, Islamabad
• New Transformation In Kazakhstan under New Elections | International Conference New Kazakhstan-New Initiatives, Islamabad
• Strengthening Federalism In Pakistan: Assessing the Role of Council of Common Interests after 18th Amendment | FJWU Rawalpindi, 17-18 October 2023
• Promoting Cultural Diversity and Decolonizing the Curriculum: Indigenization or Internationalization | Conference on Universities of the Future: A Global Partnership for Social Justice and Sustainable Development, Sonipat
• Future Trends in Eurasian Culture and Public Diplomacy | International Conference on Role of Media in Enhancing the Global Connectivity through BRI
• A Pivot to Geoeconomics and Pakistan-Central Asia Connectivity | International Conference on Geopolitics from Below: Affect and Social Science in Pakistan,
• ‘Ukraine War and the Waning Russian Influence In Central Asia’ | Central Asia in the Changi`1ng World: Karachi
• How Social Revolutions Happen: A Theoretical Debate | 4 th International Conference of Political Science (ICPS-2024) Issues and Prospects of Democracy in the Contemporary Age: Bahawalpur
• Climate Change as a Non-Traditional Security Threat to Pakistan | 3rd International Social Sciences Conference: Women University Rawalpindi
• Reimagining the Muslim World: The Strategic Promise of the D-8 in Multipolar Future | Anadolu Symposium of international Studies, Ankara
• India’s Fifth-Generation Warfare against Pakistan and the Role of Indian Media in Shaping Public Perceptions of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC | ANPOR-APCA Annual Conference, Bangkok,
• Rethinking Power, Identity, and Global Governance | 5th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approach in Social Sciences, Islamia University of Bahawalpur
• Broadening Geoeconomic Space for the Sustainable Development of Global South | International Conference on Geoeconomics of South and Central Asia Connectivity, QAU, Islamabad
• Beyond an All-Weather Friendship: Charting a ‘Shared Future for Mankind’ in China-Pakistan Relations | Pakistan China Community with Shared Future Conference, NUST, Islamabad
• Ethnic Conflict, Ethnic Cleansing, and Violent Struggles | International Conference on Ethnic Conflicts and Geopolitical Challenges, NDU, Islamabad
• Digital Democracy for Rural Empowerment: Creating a Platform for Inclusive Governance and Participatory Decision-Making in Pakistan | International Conference on Contemporary Challenges for Democracy UCP, Lahore
• From Divergence to Convergence of Interests: Neo-Realist Approach to Pakistan-Russia Relations | 1st International Conference on Pakistan-Russia Relations, FUUAST, Karachi
• Climate Disasters as Geopolitical Catalysts: European Union Climate Governance in Central Asia. | Current issues of transition to a Green Economy in Central Asia, Dushanbe, Tajikistan