Dr Gulshan Rafiq is chief organizer at the Consortium for Asia Pacific Studies in Pakistan. She also serves as an assistant professor at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). She completed her PhD at Fudan University, Shanghai, and holds an MSc and MPhil degree in defence and strategic studies from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad. Her research areas cover contemporary international affairs, traditional security threats and nuclear nonproliferation issues.