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Senior Advisor on Arms Control and Nuclear Non-Proliferation:

Meritorius Prof. Dr. Zafar Iqbal Cheema

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: DR. M. ZAFAR IQBAL CHEEMA

PRESENT POSITION & ADDRESS: Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Meritorious Professor and Chairperson (& Founding Member), Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad – Pakistan.
Email: zicheema@yahoo.com & zicheema7@gmail.com, zicheema@qau.edu.pk

AREA OF SPECIALIZATION: South Asian Security, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Ph.D. War Studies, Department of War Studies, King's College, University of London, U.K. (1987-1991).
Diploma in Advanced International Program on Conflict Resolution, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, Uppsala- Sweden. 1994
M. Sc. International Relations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad-Pakistan. 1976.
MA Political Science, Punjab University, Lahore-Pakistan. 1971.

PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU, Islamabad –Pakistan. (Since January 2005 till-date)
Senior Associate Member, St. Antony’s College, Oxford. (Jan -June 2005)
Quaid-i-Azam Fellow (Fellowship on Comparative Politics of South Asia), St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, Oxford. (Jan 2001 – Dec 2004)
Professor of Defence & Strategic Studies, QAU, Islamabad. (Since 1994)
Visiting Research Fellow, Department of War Studies, King’s College, University of London, U.K. (1999 – 2000)
Chairperson, Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, QAU. (1993 – 1999)
Research Associate (Fulbright Fellow), Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington D. C.(1995-1996)
Associate Professor of Defence & Strategic Studies, QAU. (1993-1994)
Assistant Professor of Defence & Strategic Studies, QAU. (1983-1992)
Lecturer (on Deputation from Army), Defence & Strategic Studies. (1980 -1983)
Instructor in Political Science and International Affairs, PMA, Kakul. (1976-1980)

POST-DOCTROAL FELLOWSHIPS:

1. Quaid-i-Azam Fellow (Fellowship on Comparative Politics of South Asia), St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, OX2 6JF, U. K. (2001-2004)
2. Commonwealth Fellowship, Department of War Studies, King's College, University of London. (1999-2000)
3. Fulbright Fellowship (Post-Doctoral), Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. (1995-1996)

F. ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION:
1. Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences (QAU). (Since January 2005 till-date)
2. Chairman, Department of Defence & Strategic Studies (QAU). = 9 years

G. PUBLICATIONS:

1. “Governing Nuclear Weapons: Opportunities and Constraints of Democratic Accountability beyond Command and Control: A Case Study of Pakistan,” in Hans Born (ed.), Governing Nuclear Weapons (Geneva, DCAF, 2008) (This paper is available at www.decaf.ch/civnuc/cheema-domestic-governance-nuclear-weapon.pdf ).

“The Strategic Context of the Kargil Conflict: The Pakistani Perspective”, Peter R. Lavoy (ed.) Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia: The Causes and Consequences of Kargil Conflict, (New York-London: Cambridge University Press, 2008) under publication.

“Growing Conventional and Strategic Asymmetry and its Implications for South Asian Stability,” IPRI Book 2007 Ballistic Missile and South Asian Security, ISBN 976-969-8721-19-0, pp. 96-113.

“Review of Pakistan: Nationalism without a Nation,” Journal of Islamic Studies, (Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies), 16 (2), May 2005. (Review article, Pakistan: Nationalism without a Nation, edited by Christopher Jaffrelot, London, Zed Books 2002), pp. 352, price BP £14.95, ISBN 1-84277-117-5.

“Progression of India-US Relationship and its Implications for Pakistan”, FRIENDS Quarterly Journal “National Development and Security” Vol. XIV, No. 1, Serial No. 53, autumn 2005, pp 30-50.

“Role of Nuclear Weapons in Pakistan’s Defence Strategy”, IPRI JOURNAL, Vol. IV, No. 2, summer 2004.

“Prospects of Strengthening CBMs Regime in South Asia,” a research paper published in IPRI Monograph, Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema and Imtiaz H. Bokhari
(eds.), Conflict Resolution and Regional Cooperation in South Asia (Islamabad, Islamabad Policy Research Institute, 2004).

8. “Terrorism in Central and South Asia”, DAXIYANGGUO, Vol. I. No. 3, 2003, (Portuguese Journal of Asian Studies, Lisbon).

9. “Command and Control Infrastructure: Operational Asymmetries and Dichotomies,” a research Paper published in IPRI Journal, Volume II, Number II, Summer 2002, Islamabad – Pakistan.

10. “Security Studies in Pakistan: Current Trends and Future Directions,” in, Dipankar Banerjee (ed.), Security Studies in South Asia: Change and Challenges (Colombo, Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, 2000).

11. “Pakistan’s Nuclear Doctrine and Command and Control,” in, Lavoy, Sagan and Wirtz (eds.), Planning the Unthinkable: Weapons of Mass Destruction and Command and Control (Ithaca, Cornell University Press, 2000).

12. “South Asian Security after India-Pakistan Nuclear Tests,” Pakistan Defence Review Vol. 11, No. 1, 1998.

13. “Evolution and Development of Indian Nuclear Weapons Capability,” The Citadel, Professional Magazine of the Command and Staff College Quetta Vol. XV No.3/98, 1998.

14. “A Comparative Analysis of Approaches to the Protection of Fissile Material: The Experience in Pakistan,” A Comparative Analysis of Approaches to the Protection of Fissile Material, Proceeding of the Workshop at Stanford University, July 28-30, 1997 (California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 1998).

15. “Background Factors relating to Nuclear Disarmament Issues including NPT, CTBT and likely Future Developments,” in Fasahat H. Syed (ed.), Nuclear Disarmament and Conventional Arms Control including Light Weapons (Islamabad, FRIENDS, 1997).

16. “Pakistan’s Nuclear Policies: Attitudes and Postures,” in (eds.) PR Chari, PI Cheema and Iftekharuzzaman, Nuclear Proliferation in India and Pakistan (Colombo: Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, 1996).

17. “Nuclear Arms Control in the Indian Ocean with special reference to South Asia,” in INDIAN OCEAN: Security and Stability in the post-Cold War (Islamabad: Directorate of Naval Educational Services, 1995.

18. “Nuclear Arms Control in the Indian Ocean,” Defence Journal, Vol. XX, No. 5-6, 1994.

19. “Nuclear Arms Control in South Asia,” U S. I. Journal, (New Delhi) Vol. XCXXIII, No. 513, Jul-Sep 1993.

20. “South Asia: Regional Nuclear Diplomacy in the 1980s,” Regional Studies, Vol. X, No. 3, summer 1992.

21. “Pakistan's Nuclear Policy under Z. A. Bhutto and Zia-Ul-Haq: an Assessment,” Strategic Studies, Vol. XIV, No. 4, summer 1992.

22. “India's Strategic Policy: An Overview,” Strategic Perspective, Vol. 1, No. 3, summer 1992.

23. “Indo - U. S. Nuclear Cooperation,” Pakistan Journal of American Studies, Spring Issue, 1992.

24. “U.S. Strategy in the Persian Gulf,” Pakistan Horizon, Vol. XL, 1987.

25. “Pakistan's Case for a Nuclear Security Guarantee,” Pakistan Horizon, Vol.39, No. 4, 1986.

26. “South Asia as a Nuclear-Weapons Free-Zone,” Strategic Studies, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1981.

27. “Pakistan at Geo-Strategic Crossroads,” Rising Crescent, A Journal of the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, April 1978.

28. “The Third World Struggle,” Rising Crescent, October 1977.

BOOK

1. A book manuscript on the Indian Nuclear Deterrence: Its Evolution and Development is complete. The Oxford University Press (OUP), Pakistan – Karachi, has in principle accepted it for publication.

H. SEMINARS PAPERS / CONFERENCES:
1) International Conference on ‘Islam, Politics and Security in South Asia’ organised in Muscat, Oman, by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 20-22 April 2007.
2) International Conference on South Asian Security organised in Muscat, Oman, by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 10-12, February 2006.
3) “Global Nuclear Weapons Prospect,” paper read at the second joint seminar organized by the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad and the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 20-12, November 2005.
4) “Governing Nuclear Weapons – Pakistan’s Case,” Conference on Governing Nuclear Weapons, organized by Swiss Foundation at John Hopkins University, Washington D.C. 10 -12 April 2005.
5) “Terrorism in South Asia,” Conference on South Asian Security organised in Muscat, Oman, by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 10-12, February 2005.
6) International Workshop on Nuclear Doctrine and Nuclear Dilemmas in South Asia
Organized by Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington D.C., on April 15 - 17, 2004 in Woodstock, United Kingdom.
7) “Conflict, Crisis and Nuclear Stability is South Asia”, SASSU Conference, Bradford University, U.K. available at: www.sassu.org.uk/pdfs/Cheema.pdf
8) International Conference on Religion, Violence and State in South Asia organised by Professor Ian Talbot, Director, South Asian Studies, Coventry University and Visiting Fellow in History at Balliol College Oxford , on 26 March 2004.
9) International Workshop on Missile Proliferation in South Asia organized by the Mountbatten Centre for International Studies (MCIS) University of Southampton on 12-14 December 2003 at Gorse Hill Executive Centre, Woking, Surrey, U.K.
10) International Seminar on Conflict Resolution and Regional Cooperation in South Asia organized by Hanns-Seidel Foundation (Islamabad) and Islamabad Policy Research Institute in Islamabad on 9-10 December 2003.
11) “Missile Proliferation, Missile Defences, and Space Security: Confronting and Addressing New Challenges,” a 4 Day International Conference organized from 1- 4 June 2003, at Wiston House, Wilton Park, Steyning, Sussex, U.K.
12) Nuclear Weapons and Use of Force in South Asia, a joint presentation with Dr. Rahul Roy -Chaudhary (King’s College, London) and Dr. Zafar I. Cheema (St. Antony’s College), South Asian Studies Programme, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, 27 May 2003.
13) Nuclear Doctrine, Declaratory Policy and Escalation Control in South Asia, a presentation made at “Escalation Control in South Asia,” second phase as a 4 day International Conference organized by the Henry L. Stimson Center, Washington D.C. from 20-23 May 2003, at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, U.K.
14) Pakistan’s Security, a presentation made at the International Roundtable Conference on “North Pakistan at the Crossroads of Central and South Asia”, jointly organized by Centre for South Asian Studies, Geneva and Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Geneva, 19 March 2003.
15) Roundtable Discussion on South Asia organised by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London, 30 January 2003.
16) “Nuclear Terrorism in Britain: Risks and Realities,” organised by Oxford Research Group, at Rhodes House, Oxford University, 04 December 2002.
17) Escalation (Nuclear) Control in South Asia,” a 4 day Conference organised by the Henry L. Stimson Centre (Washington DC) at Gorse Hill Executive Centre, Woking, Surrey, U.K., 14 – 18 November 2002.
18) “War with Iraq: Consequences, Risks and Alternative Strategies,” a jointly organised seminar by RUSI: (Royal United Services Institution) London and Oxford Research Group, Oxford, at RUSI, White Hall, London, 23 October 2002.
19) “Does China matter as a regional power,” Asian Studies Centre, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, 15 October 2002.
20) India – Pakistan Relations Seminar (attended as a Discussant), organised by the South Asia & Middle East Forum, at the Royal Air Force Club, 128 Piccadilly, London, 24 September 2002.
21) The Second US – Pakistan Bilateral Strategic Dialogue organized by the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., U.S. A., 16-17 July 2002.
22) Panel Discussion (Presentation) on Kashmir at Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House, London, 12 June 2002.
23) “Pakistan’s Motivations and Calculations of the Kargil Conflict,” a paper presented at a Conference on Asymmetric Warfare in South Asia, organized by the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, on 29 May-01 June 2002.
24) “Kashmir Conflict,” a paper presented in Pakistan Conference, Centre for the History of Religious and Political Pluralism, University of Leicester, U. K., 15 March 2002.
25) “Evolution and Development of the Indian Nuclear Doctrine,” Contemporary South Asia Seminar, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford, 7 February 2002.
26) “Pakistan’s Nuclear Policy,” South Asian Studies Seminar Series, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, 5 February 2002.
27) “Terrorism in Central and South Asia: A Pakistani Perspective,” Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Oriental Institute, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, 25 January 2002.
28) “Pakistan and Talbanisation of Afghanistan,” a presentation made in Afghanistan Seminar on: The Taliban and After, Middle East Centre, St. Antony’s College, Oxford, 29 October 2001.
29) “Pakistan: Security and Nuclearisation,” a paper presented at Pakistan Conference at Wolfsan College, Oxford, 13 July 2001.
30) A Panel Discussion on Kashmir organised by the United Nations Association, at Rhodes House, Oxford University, Oxford, 19 May 2001.
31) “Evolution and Development of India’s Nuclear Weapons Policy,” a seminar delivered at St. Antony’s College, Oxford, South Asian Studies Seminar Series, 15 May 2001.
32) Paper on Pakistani Perspective in a Conference on Kashmir, organised by the Department of State, United States of America, Washington D.C. 20 April 2001.
33) Pakistan’s Security and Defence: The Decision-Making Process, a paper presented at BASAS (British Association of South Asian Studies), Coventry University, 30-31 March 2001.
34) Multilateralism, Bilateralism and the Search for Security in Asia & Roundtable on the Impact of South Asia’s Nuclear Tests, organised by Centre for International Studies, and Asian Studies Centre, St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, 11-13 May 2000.
35) South Asia: the Post-Kargil Scenario, IISS RA Seminar, a joint presentation along with WPS Sidhu, International institute for Strategic Studies, London, 9 November 1999.
36) The Future of Democracy in Pakistan, a paned discussion organized by Pakistan Oxford University Society, Balliol College, Oxford, 2 November 1999.
37) Pakistan after the coup (October 1999): Implications for Democracy and Regional Security, panel discussion jointly presented with Chris Smith at Royal Institute for International Affairs, Chatham House, London, 27 October 1999.
38) Shanghai Initiatives (IV Round) Conference organized by the Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., 24-25 October 1999.
39) Pakistan’s Security Policy in the 1990s, Paper presented at BASAS (British Association of South Asian Studies) Annual Conference, London, 23-24 September 1999.
40) Role of Nuclear Weapons in Pakistan’s Defence Strategy, Paper presented at Conference on Influencing the Motivations of WMD States: New Directions in Non-proliferation and Counterproliferation, sponsored by the DCI Non-proliferation Centre and organized by the Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Postgraduate School, Centre for Non-proliferation Studies and Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California, 18-19 August, 1999.
41) Peace and Security in South Asia after India-Pakistan Nuclear Tests, organized by Department of Defence & Strategic Studies, QAU, Islamabad, Pakistan December 3-5, 1998, and Islamabad-based Hanns-Siedel Foundation, Germany.
42) Security Studies in South Asia, Conference organized by Regional Centre of Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 12 - 20, 1998.
43) WMD (Weapons of Mass Destruction) Use Concepts, and Command and Control Practices, Conference Co-sponsored by Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Post-Graduate School, Monterey and Centre for Non-proliferation Studies, Monterey Institute for International Studies, California, 6-8 August 1997.
44) A Comparative Analysis of Approaches to the Protection of Fissile Material, Workshop by Centre for International Security and Arms Control (CISAC), Stanford University, San Francisco, California, 25-28 July 1997.
45) Nuclear Proliferation Issues in South Asia, Centre for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University, San Francisco, California, 26 April 1996.
46) Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia, Centre for Non-proliferation Studies, Monterey Institute for International Studies, California, 24 April 1996.
47) Pakistan’s Nuclear Policy: Historical Perspective, Department of National Security Affairs, Naval Post-Graduate School, Monterey, California, 23 April 1996.
48) Nuclear Non-Proliferation Prospects in South Asia, Centre for South Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, California, 22 April 1996.
49) International Studies Convention, San Diego, California, 16-20 April 1996.
50) South Asia’s Nuclear Future: Recent Developments and International Implications, 15 Feb 1996, organized by the Asia Society, New York.
51) Spreading / Stopping / Watching the Bomb in South Asia, A Workshop organized by the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Conference Centre, Washington D.C., 14 February 1996.
52) Nuclear Non-Proliferation and the Millennium: Prospects and Initiatives, 12-13 Feb 1996, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington D.C.
53) Pakistan Symposium, 7-8 December 1995, organized by the National Institute of Strategic Studies, National Defence University, Washington D.C.
54) Conference on Global Non-Offensive Defence, Global Non-Offensive Defence Network, Copenhagen, 02-05 February 1995.
55) International Conference on Nuclear Disarmament, organized by the USIS at New Delhi, Feb 22-25, 1993.
56) Conference on Regional Arms Control and Security Issues in a Post-Cold War World, Sponsored by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (ACDIS) and the Ford Foundation, 11-15 March 1992, Kathmandu - Nepal.
57) Wilton Park Conference No.329 on "India and It's Neighbours” organized by the British Foreign Office, 21-25 November 1988, Wilton Park, U.K.
58) International Conference on Regional Stability and Security in South Asia, 26-30 June 1988 jointly organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London and the Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad - Pakistan.
59) National Symposium on Defence & Strategy, 1982, organized by the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad-Pakistan.
Roundtable Discussions at IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies, London).

60) "TRAVELS WITH THE SECRETARY...U.S. POLICY TOWARDS SOUTH ASIA," Special Round Table Discussion with Ms. Christina B. Rocca, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs, Department of State, Washington D.C., Thursday, March 25, 2004 from 4.00-5.30 pm, IISS South Asia Security Programme, IISS, London.
61) "U.S.-India Relations: Is the Honeymoon Over?" Special Round Table Discussion with Dr. Ashley J. Tellis Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C. & Consulting Senior Fellow, IISS, Tuesday, May 4, 2004 from 3.00-4.00 pm, IISS South Asia Security Programme, IISS, London.

I. INITIATED DSS DEPARTMENT’S PH. D. PROGRAMME:
A Ph. D. Programme in the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies was developed and initiated in January 2005. Initially a batch of 5 students has been selected. All the students are assigned to work under my supervision.

J. DEVELOPMENT OF DSS DEPARTMENT’S M. PHIL PROGRAMME:

Developed and initiated M. Phil Programme in Defence and Strategic Studies in 1998-99.

K. RESEARCH SEMINAR:

Supervising the Department’s Seminar on Contemporary Issues of Defence & Strategic Studies, (from 1993 to 1999 except September 1995 to June 1996, and from 2005 till-date).

 

 

 

 


 

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