Shaza Arif is a Researcher at the Centre for Aerospace Security Studies, Islamabad. She holds a B.Sc (Hons) Defence and Diplomatic Studies and is currently enrolled in M.Phil Public Management. She has contributed several book chapters, research papers and opinion articles at various national and international platforms. She has been part of the CSSPR-BASIC-ICCS project on Nuclear Responsibilities since 2022. As a member of the BASIC’s Emerging Voices Network’s (EVN) Policy Cycle, she is also part of the working group titled ‘Challenging racism and white supremacy in nuclear weapons policy-making.’
Shaza Arif discusses how BASIC-ICCS Responsibilities Framework opens a new way to consider nuclear responsibilities, and is a relevant contribution to the literature in broadening the debate about nuclear responsibilities or any related subject (ie, cyber, AI) that needs in-depth discussion, collaboration and even conflict management.
‘Crisis Prevention and Management in South Asia: Mutual Confidence, Risk, and Responsibility’ emerged from a series of dialogues with the Indian and Pakistani nuclear policy communities at the Track 2 / 1.5 level held by the BASIC-ICCS Programme on Nuclear Responsibilities in 2023-2024.
On Wednesday 23rd August, the BASIC-ICCS Nuclear Responsibilities Programme, in collaboration with the Centre for Security, Strategy and Policy Research (CSSPR) and the Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies (IPCS), hosted a virtual roundtable discussion of the Compendium ‘Crisis Communications: Indian and Pakistani Perspectives on Responsible Practices’.
On Wednesday 23rd August at 11am BST/UK time, 3pm PKT/Pakistan time, and 3:30pm IST/India time, the BASIC-ICCS Nuclear Responsibilities Programme will host a virtual roundtable discussion of the compendium ‘Crisis Communications: Indian and Pakistani Perspectives on Responsible Practices’.
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