• The Future of Global Order:
    Confrontation or Cooperation?



    11-13 November 2025

    A premier dialogue organised annually by IPRI. This year at Margalla Dialogue IPRI aims to host thinkers and leaders from around the world to articulate the changing international politics and great power competition, inspire tech-oriented discussions, and pave a fresh start for the region at large.

    Welcome

    11 November

    Inaugral Session

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    Forum A

    Great Power Politics and the Future of International Security

    Forum B

    Regional Security, Connectivity and Economy

    Working Session 1

    Special Forum

    Trade and Tariff Wars: The Future of Global Competition

    12 November

    Forum B

    Working Session 2

    Forum C

    The Algorithmic War: How AI is Redefining Influence and Security

    Forum D

    Pakistan’s Soft Power, Social Cohesion, and Internal Security Dynamics

    Special Forum

    International Law: Populism, Nationalism, and the Erosion of International Law

  • Speakers

    Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani

    Chairman Senate of Pakistan

    Amb. Aizaz Chaudhary

    Founder Snober Institute Pakistan

    Prof. Vali Reza Nasr

    Johns Hopkins University USA

    Prof. Dr. Igor Panarin

    Member of the Academy of Military Sciences Russia

    Prof. Dr. Victor Zhikai GAO

    Vice President Centre for China and Globalisation China

    Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed

    Chairman Pakistan-China Institute Pakistan

    Fahd Husain

    President Aik News Pakistan

    Prof. Steve Coll

    Senior Editor The Economist USA

    Pravin Sawhney

    Editor Force Magazine India

    Amb. Asif Durrani

    Former Special Representative for Afghanistan and Senior Research Fellow IPRI Pakistan

    Mushaal Hussein Mullick

    Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on Human Rights and Women Empowerment Pakistan

    Anton Bespalov

    Senior Research Fellow Valdai Discussion Club Russia

    Dr. Aneel Salman

    Chair Economic Security IPRI Pakistan

    Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary

    Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Pakistan

    Zafar Masud

    CEO Bank of Punjab Pakistan

    Ehsan Malik

    CEO Pakistan Business Council Pakistan

    Dr. Aqdas Afzal

    Economic Advisor Macro-Fiscal Policies Ministry of Finance Saudi Arabia

    Dr. Basit Riaz

    CEO Forloops Pakistan

    Alex Gladstein

    Chief Strategy Officer at Human Rights Foundation USA

    Dr. Gao Xudong

    Professor School of Economics and Management Tsinghua University China

    Brig. (R) Dr. Raashid Wali Janjua

    Director Research & Analysis IPRI Pakistan

    Iva Gumnishka

    Founder Humans in the Loop Czech Republic

    Daniel Castro

    Vice President Information Technology and Innovation Foundation USA

    Sidra Iqbal

    Broadcast Journalist Aaj TV Pakistan

    Jam Kamal Khan

    Federal Minister for Commerce Pakistan

    Shakil Durrani

    Executive Director Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology Pakistan

    Prof. Dr. Shahzad Ali Khan

    Dean and Vice Chancellor Health Services Academy Pakistan

    Sakib Sherani

    CEO Macro Economic Insights Pakistan

    Dr. Claudia Milena Adler

    Lecturer International Humanitarian Affairs University of York UK

    Dr. Sabina Imran Durrani

    Director General National Emergency Health Services Pakistan

    Maham Naweed

    Chair International Law IPRI Pakistan

    Prof. Makane Moise Mbengue,

    Faculty of Law University of Geneva Switzerland

    Ahmer Bilal Soofi

    Founder Research Society of International Law Pakistan

  • IPRI

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