South Asian Strategic Stability Institute

The South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) is a research institute and a think tank located in London. It was founded with the premise of promoting peace and stability in South Asia. The institute is focused on promoting peace in South Asia particularly Pakistan-India relations.[1]

It attracts fresh graduates from the universities.[2] The South Asian Strategic Stability Institute was previously a research department within the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. The South Asian Strategic Stability Unit (SASSU) was established in February 2004[1] as a specialist research Unit within the Bradford Disarmament Research Centre with a grant from Pakistan’s National University of Science and Technology.

In February 2004, the decision was made to take SASSU out of the academic environment and convert it into an "independent entity". Former Deputy Director Maria Sultan took over as Director-General and Nick Robson as Chief Coordinator. Sultan has been affiliated with the Government of Pakistan, specifically serving as a civilian defence strategist at the Pakistan Ministry of Defence.

SASSI has been headquartered in the Aldgate district of London since 2006.[1] In November 2006, SASSI hosted its first "international conference" in Bruxelles entitled ‘Strengthened Export Controls: Pakistan’s Export Control Experience, Current and Future Challenges and Options‘.

In 2008, SASSI opened a subsidiary office in Islamabad, Pakistan.[3]

SASSI University

In 2015, a Sassi University was launched in Islamabad.[4] At this university, courses on the national security, peace studies, media sciences, counter-terrorism were planned to be offered. Maria Sultan, Chairperson of the university stated that the university would be an institute of higher learning that provides the nation, through knowledge, a response capability to deal with growing challenges around the world.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Profile of South Asian Strategic Stability Institute (SASSI) on Center for Security Studies (Switzerland) website Retrieved 7 June 2018
  2. ↑ Retrieved 7 June 2018
  3. ↑ Tim Craig (28 January 2015). "As Obama visits India, Pakistan looks to Russia for military, economic assistance". The Washington Post (newspaper). Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 SASSI University launched in Islamabad Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 3 February 2015, Retrieved 7 June 2018
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