THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
RUSSIA & EUROPE
| 1. At 72, NATO’s mission has evolved from infamous – US in, Russia out, Germany down – to finding a common threat in Russia to survive… https://www.voanews.com/europe/72-nato-alliance-faces-new-challenges-enduring-threats 2. Error 404 – Trust Not Found https://securityconference.org/en/publications/munich-security-brief/digital-trust/ 3. Europe Urgently Needs a Geopolitical Purpose https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/04/07/europe-urgently-needs-a-geopolitical-purpose-a73503 4. Turkey coup: Top officers given life terms in mass trial https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56663221 5. Turkey will push Istanbul canal plan forward ‘whether you like it or not’, Erdogan says, promises to ‘lay groundwork’ this summer https://www.rt.com/news/520360-turkey-erdogan-istanbul-canal/ 6. EU drugs regulator finds possible link between AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine and ‘very rare cases of unusual blood clots’ https://www.rt.com/news/520375-ema-bloodclot-link-astrazeneca-covid/ 7. EU chiefs raise ‘deep worries’ over rights in Turkey with Erdogan https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/6/eu-chiefs-raise-deep-worries-over-rights-in-turkey-with-erdogan 8. Boris Johnson desperately needs a more coherent China strategy https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/07/uk/boris-johnson-has-a-china-problem-intl-gb-cmd/index.html 9. Foreign Minister Qureshi holds wide-ranging talks with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov http://mofa.gov.pk/foreign-minister-qureshi-holds-wide-ranging-talks-with-russian-foreign-minister-lavrov/ 10. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at a joint news conference with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Islamabad, April 7, 2021 https://www.mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/4666612 11. Russia’s Lavrov in Pakistan to Discuss Bilateral Ties, Afghan Peace https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/russias-lavrov-pakistan-discuss-bilateral-ties-afghan-peace 12. Russia ready to supply ‘special military equipment’ https://tribune.com.pk/story/2293712/russia-ready-to-supply-special-military-equipment 13. Russia records over 8,600 daily COVID-19 cases https://tass.com/society/1275499 14. No foreign leaders to be invited to Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9 — Kremlin https://tass.com/politics/1275075 15. Pakistan, Russia agree to build economic, energy and defence ties https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/pakistan-russia-agree-to-build-economic-energy-and-defence-ties-1.78395748 16. Central Asian States and Pakistan’s ports https://www.brecorder.com/news/40073339/central-asian-states-and-pakistans-ports |
MULTILATERALISM
| 1. Aiding Palestine refugees is not political https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/6/aiding-palestine-refugees-is-not-political 2. COVID-19 lays bare social inequality says UN chief, as COVAX doses top 36 million https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1089042 3. Secretary-General welcomes US decision to lift sanctions against ICC officials https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1089002 4. How can we vaccinate the world? Five challenges facing the UN-backed COVAX programme https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1088932 5. Stop ‘widespread violence’ against children in Myanmar, UN officials urge https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1088952 |
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
