The Department of Aerospace and Strategic Studies held an interactive session with young professionals. The speakers were from a diverse career spectrum, all of whom belong to Social Sciences backgrounds. They discussed how they came to the positions they hold and what were the difficulties and opportunities they encountered on this path.

The Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies held an interactive session with the delegation from International Institute of Strategic Studies on 8th March 2024. The panel included distinguished guests from IISS, Timothy Wright and William Alberque. They were joined by Dr. Ali Sarosh, Associate Professor at Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Air University and Air Marshal M Ashfaque Arain (Retd), Advisor to Chief of Pakistan Air Force on CASS Affairs at the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies. The conference gave the students the opportunity to engage with the panelists through a constructive Q/A session.

The Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies (FASS), organized a rountable discussion with guest speaker Mr. Husham Ahmed on emerging technologies. The in-depth interactive discussion went on for 2 hours and included FASS faculty & students, and academics from other institutions.

The Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies (FASS), organized a rountable discussion with guest speaker Michael Kugelman themed on Pak-US relations. The in-depth interactive discussion went on for 2.5 hours and included FASS faculty & students, and academics from other institutions.

The Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies (FASS), as a contributor and participant in shaping security and strategic discourse, convened an eight-day workshop in collaboration with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) to acclimatize participants on issues significantly impacting state and international security, and offered them opportunities to engage, network, and discuss with national and international experts and subject specialists from the public and private sector.

FASS organized a roundtable discussion on the topic ‘Looking for the Enemy: Mullah Omar and the Unknown Taliban’ that was attended by students, faculty members, and researchers. The speaker Bette Dam spoke on the Taliban’s and shone a new light on who they are and how they were left inevitably to an unnecessary war.

A Roundtable discussion was organized on 7^th March, 23 by the Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies (FASS) where the pertinent matter of Conference on Disarmament were elaborated and discussed. The Ambassdor Khalil Hashmi presented his views on future of CD followed by a rigorous discussion session.

Climate Change is a potent national security threat for Pakistan. Its damaging impacts are not limited to just the economic, agricultural, or food sector. Climate change is also likely to have a spillover effect on the military sector and water resources of the country. Stemming from that is the security nexus between these sectors. Climate change in the environmental sector can impact military security which in turn can damage national security. Similarly, Pakistan being an agricultural country, needs a sustainable irrigation system and water management mechanism which is indispensable for the agriculture sector as it is the backbone of the economy.

In order to explore the linkages between military security and water security with the emerging threats of climate change, the Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies (FASS) at Air University organized a roundtable discussion to hear the perspectives of the researchers at FASS, Air University.

The Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies held its inaugural workshop from 22nd-24th February, 2022, on contemporary security issues and how perception and narratives related to those issues have an impact factor. It was attended by young scholars and researchers as well as officers from Pakistan Air force. The workshop had decorated speakers such as retired and serving diplomats, leading academic, as well as policy practitioners.

A Roundtable discussion was organized on February 8, 2022, by the Faculty of Aerospace and Strategic Studies where the pertinent matter of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and its evolving situation were elaborated and discussed. The faculty member at FASS Dr Mansur Umar Khan presented a historical perspective and Dr. Saira Nawaz Abbasi from Bahria University shared her views on the evolving conflict followed by a rigorous discussion session.

FASS organized a roundtable discussion on 'Politics, Power and Law in Outer Space' that was attended by students, faculty members, and researchers. The speaker Dr. Shakeel Ahmed spoke on the Artemis Accords, an initiative by NASA, and its different political and technical counters.