Ishtiaq Ahmad 
Publications
Pakistan's Role in the War on Terror Paper presented at conference on AFPAK: Ten Years since Operation Enduring Freedom, organised by Asia-Pacific Foundation and George C Marshal Centre for European Security, London, 5 October 2011.
Terrorism in South Asia: Retrospect and Prospect Paper presented at seminar on Terrorism in Retrospect and Perspective organised by London Institute of South Asia, London, July 13, 2011.
Post-Bin Laden US-Pakistan Relations Paper presented at panel discussion on Post-Osama US-Pakistan Relations and Counter-Terrorism: An Unhappy Marriage?, Oxford University Pakistan Society, Oxford, 4 June 2011.
Afghanistan: Reconciliation through Regionalism Paper presented at 25th annual conference of British Association of South Asian Studies (BASAS), University of Southampton, UK, 11-13 April 2011.
Reversing the Tide of Extremism in Pakistan Talk delivered at panel discussion on The Face of Blasphemy organised by Inter-Faith Society, University College of London (UCL), March 7, 2011.
Pakistan's Foreign Policy: Motivations and Constraints Talk delivered at Pakistan Youth League Conference of National Union of Pakistani Students and Alumni (NUPSA), Oxford University Pakistan Society, Oxford, UK, February 11-13, 2011.
China's Kashmir Policy and Its Regional Implications Paper presented at conference on Asian Powers in Kashmir, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for Defense and Security Studies, London, 25 January 2011.
Blasphemy Laws: Struggle for Pakistan's Soul Paper presented at seminar on 'The Assassinattion of Governor Punjab in the Context of the Blasphemy Law,' School of Oriental and Afrrican Studies, University of London, 12 January 2011.
Pakistan's Potential as Regional Energy Corridor Paper presented at international workshop on Pakistan-Russian Collaboration and the Afghan Crisis, organised by South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) in colaboration with Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University), Islamabad, November 1, 2010.
Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations and Regional Stability Paper presented at international conference on 'Stabilizing Afghanistan: Regional Perspective and Prospects’ organized by Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in collaboration with Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Islamabad, 3-4 August 2010.
Understanding the Terrorist Threat in Pakistan Paper presented at national workshop on 'Pakistan’s Responses to Terrorism,’ organized by the Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar, in collaboration with the Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Peshawar, March 25-26, 2010.
Terrorism a Common Threat to India and Pakistan Paper presented at international conference on 'Strategic Stability in South-West Asia in the Wake of New U.S Policy for the Region', The Foundation for Peace, Islamabad, July 28, 2009.
The War on Terror and Military Strategies of States Training Workshop on Strategic Studies, Department of International Relations, University of Karachi and Hanns Seidel Foundation, Karachi May 6-8, 2009
Conceptualizing Terrorism: Perspective from the Periphery International Conference on 'The State of International Relations in Pakistan,' Department of International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, and Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Islamabad April 6-8, 2009
NATO Mission in Afghanistan: Problems and Prospects ISA Annual Convention 2009 on ‘Exploring the Past, Anticipating the Future, International Studies Association, New York, USA February 15-18, 2009
Pros and Cons of Conflict Sensitive Journalism Workshop on Conflict Sensitive Journalism, Islamabad Policy Research Institute and Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Sri Lanka, Islmabad September 1, 2008
Shanghai Cooperation Organization: China, Russia, and Regionalism in Central Asia International Conference on ‘Inter-Asian Connections’, Social Sciences Research Council, Dubai School of Government, University of Dubai, UAE February 21-23, 2008
From Pan-Islamism to Muslim Nationalism: The Indian Muslim Response to the Turkish War of Liberation International Conference on Turkish War of Liberation, National Institute of Historical and Cultural Research, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad May 12-13, 2005
The Role of the Military in the Polity and Economy under Globalization: A Comparative Study of Turkey and Pakistan 4th Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy March 19-23, 2003
Overcoming the Challenges Facing Globalization after September 11 Annual Conference on Competition in a Turbulent World, American Society for Competitiveness, Washington, DC, USA October 10-12, 2002
Media and Human Rights Regional Seminar on Independent Functioning of Press/Media Councils, World Association of Press Councils, Gazimagusa, North Cyprus September 7-9, 2000
Terrorism in South Asia: retrospect and Prospect