Research Associate
Zahra Niazi is a Research Associate at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS), Islamabad, Pakistan. Her research interests span Sustainable Development, Peace and Development, and Development Economics. She has contributed to high-impact journals, including in the Environment, Development and Sustainability. She holds a Master’s degree in Development Studies, with a specialisation in Peace, Conflict, and Development, from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan.
The past year has clearly been challenging for Pakistan from an economic point of view, defying initial expectations. As the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be slowing
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The dividends of economic diversification for promoting economic development are beyond question. In view of this, economic diversification should be one of the priority areas for
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As economies throughout the world continue to grapple with the challenges brought about by the repercussions of the Russia-Ukraine war, global interest rate shocks, long-term ramifications
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As a Pakistani citizen, hardly anybody would deny that all democratic tenures in the country have been imperfect, and the basic tenets of democracy
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Light pollution, defined as the presence of unnecessary, excessive, and misdirected outdoor artificial illumination at night, is one of the
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First coined by geostrategist Edward Luttwak in 1990 to describe economics as the primary domain for rivalry among countries in the post-Cold War era, ‘geoeconomics’
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