I am Dr. Tatheer Zahra Sherazi, an Assistant Professor of International Relations at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan. I hold a PhD in International Relations from the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), where my academic training and research orientation were shaped by a strong focus on global governance, great-power politics, and emerging multilateral frameworks in Asia.

My research primarily examines China’s rise and its implications for regional and global governance, with particular emphasis on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and Indo-Pacific strategic dynamics. Over the past five years, I have been consistently teaching multiple undergraduate and graduate-level courses on Asia-Pacific affairs, including Asia-Pacific politics, Indo-Pacific strategy, and contemporary regional security issues. This sustained teaching engagement has allowed me to closely integrate evolving theoretical debates with real-time geopolitical developments in the region, enriching both my scholarship and classroom practice.

I have over fifteen years of combined academic and research experience, having previously served as a Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Assistant on Higher Education Commission–funded projects in collaboration with Gallup International, prior to my current appointment at NUML. Alongside teaching and research, I remain actively engaged in academic service, including graduate supervision, curriculum development, and editorial responsibilities as Editor of the Journal of Research in Social Sciences.

My scholarly work has appeared in reputable national and international journals and edited volumes, including publications with Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), Springer Nature, and Chinese Ministry–affiliated academic outlets. My recent research addresses issues such as Iran’s evolving role within the SCO, governance and legal challenges in the South China Sea, ASEAN’s strategic responses to China’s rise, and the shifting landscape of multilateralism and minilateralism in global governance. I have presented my work at international conferences across Asia, Europe, the United States, and China, and previously participated in academic colloquia in multiple Chinese cities, experiences that have significantly deepened my engagement with Chinese academic and policy perspectives.