Research Areas
The recurring beats across Uroosa Khan's journalism, policy analysis and independent research.
Geopolitics
The contest for influence between rising and established powers, from trade routes to technology standards.
International Relations
Diplomacy, alliances and the institutions that structure how states cooperate and compete.
Foreign Policy
How states — Pakistan and beyond — define and pursue their interests abroad.
Global Security
Conventional and unconventional threats, from state conflict to the militarization of new domains.
Climate Governance
The gap between climate commitments and institutional capacity to act on them.
Political Economy
How power and economic structure shape policy outcomes and reform.
Strategic Communications
How institutions frame and communicate policy to build legitimacy and public understanding.
China Studies
China's domestic trajectory and its implications for global power balances.
Pakistan–China Relations
The bilateral relationship and its regional and economic implications.
Artificial Intelligence
AI's role in reshaping business, governance and the global technology contest.
Economic Reforms
Structural barriers to reform and the politics of economic policymaking.
Space Security
The militarization of space as an emerging domain of strategic competition.
Regional Politics
Power dynamics within South Asia and its neighbouring regions.
International Diplomacy
The mechanics and strategy behind state-to-state and multilateral engagement.
Independent research
Papers hosted on Academia.edu, spanning climate governance and international policy.
The Climate Crisis Outpacing Global Politics: Analyzing the Governance Gap in a Warming World
Abstract: Examines the widening gap between the scale of the climate crisis and the institutional capacity of global politics to govern it, tracing where multilateral climate frameworks fall short of the pace of change they aim to manage.
Keywords: climate governance, global politics, institutional capacity, multilateralism
Download / view on Academia.edu →Economic Barriers and the Urgent Need for Structural Reforms
Abstract: An analysis of the structural economic barriers slowing reform, published on Stratheia alongside further commentary on Pakistan's energy sector, geopolitical shifts and regional security dynamics.
Keywords: economic reform, structural barriers, energy sector, regional security
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