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Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies

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Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies
Abbreviation CASS
Formation 2019
Type aerospace think tank
Location
  • Islamabad, 46000
President
 Farhat Hussain Khan
Website www.casstt.com

The Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS, Urdu language: سینٹر فور ایروسپیس اینڈ سیکوریٹی سٹڈیز‎ ) is an independent research think tank founded by the Pakistan Air Force with specializations in the domains of aerospace, aviation industry, national security, doctrine, strategy, and economics.[1][2] It was inaugurated by Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan in July 2019,[3] with Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat as its first president. CASS's current president is Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan.[4] CASS is located at the Old Airport Road near PAF Base Nur Khan next to the Centre of Artificial Intelligence and Computing.

Objective[]

CASS defines its vision statement as "to serve as a thought leader in the Aerospace and Security domains globally, providing thinkers and policy makers with independent insight on aerospace and security issues in a comprehensive and multifaceted manner."[5]

Areas of research[]

CASS specializes in the domains of aerospace,[6] aviation industry,[7] national security, doctrine, strategy,[8] history,[9] and economics.[10] It publishes research in multiple languages including English and Urdu.[11] It also advises government stakeholders on key issues of national interest [12]

Biannual Conference[]

CASS' main biannual conference is known as Global Strategic Threat and Response (GSTAR),[13][14] which is attended by the President of Pakistan as Chief Guest.[15][16]

Notable People[]

  • Kaleem Saadat - Founding President, CASS
  • Jalil Abbas Jilani - Director, Foreign Policy, CASS

See also[]

  • Centre for Aviation, Transport and Environment
  • International Institute of Air and Space Law
  • Korea Aerospace Research Institute
  • National Aeronautical Research Institute
  • National Institute of Aerospace

References[]

  1. ↑ Aerospace Centre starts functioning in capital . The News. Accessed 21 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies (CASS) organises a conference on Kashmir’s future. The Nation. Accessed 25 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Air chief inaugurates ‘centre for aerospace and security studies’. The News. Accessed 25 September 2019
  4. ↑ CASS Experts: President AM Farhat Hussain Khan. Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS).
  5. ↑ Our Vision. Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS). Accessed 25 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Space could be the new arms race with India. Express Tribune. 26 Feb 2020.
  7. ↑ The Concept of the Aerotropolis. CASS Working Papers on Economics and National Affairs. Aerospace Engineering eJournal: Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Accessed 1 October 2019.
  8. ↑ A Bargaining Theory of Political Bias and War: Case Study of the BJP. CASS Working Papers on Economics and National Affairs. Game Theory & Bargaining Theory eJournal: Social Science Research Network (SSRN). Accessed 30 September 2019.
  9. ↑ Kashmir: Beyond Imbroglios. CASS Historical Analysis Working Papers. Accessed 9 April 2020.
  10. ↑ The FATF in the Global Financial Architecture: Challenges and Implications. Monetary Economics: International Financial Flows, Financial Crises, Regulation & Supervision eJournal. Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
  11. ↑ اجتمائی کفائت شاری اور اس کے اثرات (Collective Austerity and its Consequences). Macroeconomics: Employment, Income & Informal Economy eJournal. Social Science Research Network [UR].
  12. ↑ Govt set to launch portal to connect think tanks, academia with policymakers. Profit Magazine Pakistan. Accessed 18 August 2020.
  13. ↑ About GSTAR. CASS. Accessed 7 March 2020.
  14. ↑ Foreign experts to attend 'GSTAR' seminar in Islamabad. Express Tribune. 2 March 2020.
  15. ↑ President Alvi addresses 'Global Strategic threat and Response' event arranged by CASS in Islamabad. The Nation. 5 March 2020.
  16. ↑ Pakistan understands value of peace: President of Pakistan at GSTAR. Associated Press of Pakistan. 4 March 2020.

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