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Maheera Munir is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS), Lahore. She holds an MPhil in International Relations from Kinnaird College for Women. Her areas of interest include foreign policy, conflict and peace, and strategic studies.
Education
She holds an MPhil in International Relations from Kinnaird College for Women, Lahore, where she also completed her Bachelor’s (Hons) in International Relations.
Professional Experience
She is a Research Assistant at the Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS), Lahore, where she undertakes comprehensive research on national security, foreign affairs, and aerospace.
Areas of Interest
Her areas of interest include aerospace, foreign policy, international law, conflict analysis, and particularly, the Sino-US strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific region. Her research examines how evolving global power structures and great power rivalries are reshaping the international system.
Academic Contributions
Maheera frequently contributes opinion pieces, policy analyses, and editorials to leading print and digital media outlets, offering insights on global security, geopolitical shifts, and strategic affairs. She has authored numerous research publications in prestigious national and international journals, including Strategic Studies and Margalla Papers. Prominent among them is a research paper titled China’s Rise, Global Governance, and Liberal International Order: A Neo-Gramscian Analysis which was published by Margalla Papers in 2024.
Recent Publications
Research Articles
- The Taiwan Strait Crisis: Evaluating the Risk of US-China Military Escalation, Working Paper, Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies Lahore, August 2024
- China’s Air Force Modernisation and Future Prospects for Pakistan, Working Paper, Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies Lahore, July 2024
- Pakistan’s Civil Nuclear Security Architecture and the Paradigm of Emerging Technologies, Working Paper, Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies Lahore, July 2024
- India-China Rivalry and its Implications for BRICS and AUKUS Expansion, Working Paper, Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies Lahore, December 2023
Opinion Articles
- Israel is Engineering Starvation to Redefine the Meaning of Life for Palestinians, Middle East Monitor, August 15, 2025
- The Future Trajectory of Pakistan-China Multi-domain Cooperation, Global Defense Insight, August 15, 2025
- From R2P to the Right of Self-Defence, The Geopolist, July 12, 2025
- Two Oppressors, One Playbook, Diplomatic Insight, May 22, 2025
- India is Close to Crumbling, Strafasia, May 19, 2025
- India’s MAHASAGAR Doctrine and the New Maritime Geopolitics in the Indian Ocean Region, Minute Mirror, May 19, 2025
- Strategic Reorientation of Pakistan-UAE Ties, Minute Mirror, April 04, 2025
- Pakistan’s 77th Independence Day: A Celebration of Resilience and Progress, The Law Today Pakistan, Aug 13, 2024
- The Potential Resurgence of ‘America First’ and Way Forward for Pakistan, Strafasia, July 18, 2024
- Urban Governance in Pakistan: Global Lessons for Local Problems, Paradigm Shift, July 3, 2024
- Pakistan’s Economic Diversification Strategy towards the Middle East, Paradigm Shift, May 29, 2024
- Navigating Troubled Waters: Red Sea Crisis and Environmental Threats, The Nation, Apr 7, 2024
- Pakistan’s Fintech Industry, Daily Times, March 28, 2024
- Space Technologies & SDG Agenda, The Nation, March 25, 2024
- Significance of Public-Private Partnership, Daily Times, Jan 11, 2024
- UNSC Veto Power: A Persistent Obstacle to Global Peace, Stratheia, Jan 8, 2024
- South Korea’s Triangular Diplomacy, Strafasia, Nov 3, 2023
Book Reviews
- China’s Law of the Sea: The New Rules of Maritime Order, Book Review, November 2024
- Agents of Influence: How the KGB Subverted Western democracies, Book Review, February 2025
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