Congratulations to doctoral researcher Khalid Jarral

We are delighted to announce that School of Politics and International Relations doctoral researcher Khalid Jarral has recently passed his PhD viva with minor corrections.

Khalid's thesis 'Economic Diplomacy: deciphering the case of Sino-Pakistani economic relations' examines diplomatic agency in the realist conception of diplomacy. It explores the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and Gwadar port development in relation to strategic interests as factors shaping contemporary economic diplomacy, and does so by analysing the decision-making and negotiations processes. 

Congratulations Dr Jarral!