Spearhead Research  A new project is keeping our team busy. It involves an in-depth study of our environment to present risk assessment scenarios to our clients.

This project ties in with our first project as there are many common features. We aim to present Pakistan positively and our research is leading us into many such areas--- which include but are not limited to, the economy, political stability, counter-insurgency, foreign policy and the socio-economic scenario. We continue to attract talented researchers and analysts. Many students have reached out for input into their research work. We actively support all research activity.

Our website www.spearheadresearch.org and Forum have done extremely well in the month of June 2008 with total hits exceeding 1,25,852. This is mainly due to high quality content posted on the forums and website, constant Search Engine Optimization and linking Spearhead Research to other Websites and forums. We have posted 734 quality articles on our forums, The forum it self has gone under major restructuring to enhance user experience and better navigation. We have now created two main sections, Spearhead Research - Writings and Spearhead Research - Selections. Under Spearhead Research - Writings, we now only post / publish original content written by our in-house team or registered panelists. This content is Spearhead Research exclusive. Under Spearhead Research - Selections, we post / publish content selected from other sources. Many websites and news groups are using material from our postings.

A Moderator now manages our forum and we had a lively exchange on the Afghanistan situation. It was an exciting experience. The content is available on our website.

The Director participated in the IISS sponsored Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The other participant from Pakistan was the Chairman Joint Chiefs Of Staff Committee---General Tariq Majid. Transnational Terrorism was one of the topics discussed.

The Director was also a delegate at the Hoover Foundation—Fuji Xerox sponsored conference in Gotenba, Japan on ‘The Use of Preventive Force’ in Gotenba Japan. The Asian views on the’ Preventive Force’ concept was discussed. The other delegate from Pakistan was Dr Riffat Hussein from the RCSS in Colombo.

The Director spoke on ‘Pakistan-India Relations’ at Wilton Park UK and conducted a Round Table Discussion at the IISS London on ‘The Composite Dialogue between India and Pakistan’

Upcoming events include the Manama Dialogue in Bahrein and a US_Pakistan event in Dubai.

Our researchers visited Malaysia and Dubai for case studies relevant to their projects.

With the changing scenario in Pakistan and across its Western borders the focus has been on the US- Pakistan, the India-Pakistan and the Pakistan-Afghanistan relationships. The political instability and economic decline in Pakistan is being continuously monitored and studied. We welcome innovative ideas for research and study.

We have received excellent opinion pieces and our own team has produced a series of  ‘ Spearhead Analysis’ reports.

The average views per day on www.spearheadresearch.org are 1,800 and the total hits for July ’08 were 1,36,397.

Understandably the greatest interest is on the post-election developments within Pakistan. The economy, the political coalition, inflation and energy shortfalls are major discussion topics. The blurring of the external and internal threats of extremism is the hottest topic that our researchers and forum participants are studying and researching.

Besides the thought provoking contributions by our registered users, the Spearhead Research team has posted a number of Research Reports. Our latest reports have been focusing on good governance, economics stability, foreign policy and Pakistan's future role in the global war on terrorism. here>>

Spearhead Research Opinion Forum has also been busy with users actively participating in debates and posting their views. You can access and participate in our Opinions Forums by clicking here>>


Spearhead Research has built-up a data base of selected material. These articles are either carefully selected by our team or they are submitted by Spearhead Research members. The articles can be accessed both on Spearhead Research website or from the Spearhead Research Forums under Downloadable Articles section.

Our researchers list continues to grow. This gives us a panel of experts, advisers and researchers on whom we can depend to  produce objective and in depth reports.We hope that are panelists and registered users will continue to post their writings, opinions and comments.

We hope to reach out into the corporate world for interaction and support.

We will continue to monitor and study Pakistan’s evolving political situation and economic environment. The changing pattern of relationships in the Greater South Asian Region and the nuances of the US-Pakistan relationship will be a major field for research..