Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolution – IICR aims to draw strategically comprehensive analysis on the contemporary conflicts. Moreover, we not only aim to draw analysis but also to present foreseeable way-forward. I personally believe that it is time when Pakistan needs think-tanks to play proactive role they are destined to. It is time that nation works collectively to overcome national and international hurdles. Yet there is a marathon to run in this regard.
Ms. Sabah Aslam is a security and strategic affairs expert with extensive experience in conflict studies, peacebuilding, and South Asian geopolitical dynamics. She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolution (IICR), a leading Pakistan-based think tank dedicated to counter-terrorism, conflict mapping, academic research, diplomatic dialogue, and peace initiatives since 2014.
Currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations at Istanbul Nişantaşi University, Türkiye, Ms. Aslam specialises in strategic studies, security studies, insurgency and new wars, post-colonial theory, and politics of the Global South with a strong academic focus on state resilience and evolving security paradigms.
She has completed the International Humanitarian Law Program at Leiden Law School, The Hague (Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies), strengthening her expertise in international legal frameworks, humanitarian principles, and the governance of war and conflict.
Previously, Ms. Aslam served as a Research Fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), the official policy think tank of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she conducted strategic research on Afghanistan, regional conflicts, terrorism networks, and foreign policy development. She also served as Special Advisor to the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Affairs, offering expert geopolitical insights on the Kashmir conflict.
As an academic, she has taught at NUML and Quaid-i-Azam University, delivering courses on Conflict Analysis, Conflict Management, International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, and Political History. She has authored 50+ published articles and policy commentaries in globally recognised platforms, including China Daily, Express Tribune, Modern Diplomacy, Eurasia Review, Asia Free Press, Daily Times, and Azer News.
Ms. Aslam has represented Pakistan in multiple international conferences and academic forums across Europe and Asia, including the European Union Visitors Programme in Brussels, SCO First Peoples Forum in China, and the Baku Humanitarian Forum.