| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| 1. US dangles IMF aid for military rights in Pakistan https://asiatimes.com/2021/11/us-dangles-imf-aid-for-military-rights-in-pakistan/ 2. How the US-Pakistan alliance in the ‘War on Terror’ hijacked itself https://www.trtworld.com/opinion/how-the-us-pakistan-alliance-in-the-war-on-terror-hijacked-itself-51263 3. Pakistan to change United States envoy soon https://www.dawn.com/news/1655826 4. Who’s attending (Biden and Modi), and who isn’t (Putin and Xi) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/01/world/europe/cop26-global-leaders-attending.html 5. China accelerates nuclear weapons expansion, seeks 1,000 warheads or more, Pentagon says https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/11/03/china-nuclear-weapons-pentagon-report/ 6. Report: Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China https://media.defense.gov/2021/Nov/03/2002885874/-1/-1/0/2021-CMPR-FINAL.PDF 7. The U.S. is no longer setting the agenda in Afghanistan https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/10/28/us-is-no-longer-setting-agenda-afghanistan/ 8. After Afghan Withdrawal, US, Pakistan Work to Rebuild Trust https://www.voanews.com/a/post-afghan-withdrawal-us-pakistan-work-to-rebuild-trust/6289312.html 9. Coup-Related Restrictions in U.S. Foreign Aid Appropriations https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11267 10. The US can’t go back to business as usual with Pakistan https://thehill.com/opinion/international/579371-the-us-cant-go-back-to-business-as-usual-with-pakistan 11. United Nations Issues: U.S. Funding of U.N. Peacekeeping https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10597 12. COP26: ‘Not blah blah blah’, UN Special Envoy Carney presents watershed private sector commitment for climate finance https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1104812 13. ‘Climate of fear’ prevails for human rights defenders in Afghanistan https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1104822 14. World leaders, corporations at COP26, take major step to restore and protect forests https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1104642 15. COP26: Enough of ‘treating nature like a toilet’ – Guterres brings stark call for climate action to Glasgow https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/11/1104542 |
| RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| 1. Terrorist threat still coming from Afghanistan after Taliban came to power – diplomat https://tass.com/politics/1357631 2. Russia and CSTO effectively cooperate to combat threats from Afghanistan – diplomat https://tass.com/politics/1357645 3. Russian top diplomat urges US to prevent humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan https://tass.com/politics/1356527 4. Russia to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, says strategy https://tass.com/politics/1356649 5. US sends command ship to Black Sea for operations with NATO https://tass.com/defense/1356379 6. India’s envoy to Russia looks forward to inking defense deals at December summit https://tass.com/defense/1356659 7. Current crisis in Russia-US ties may be more dangerous than Cold War – senior diplomat https://tass.com/politics/1357269 8. AUKUS row: French envoy accuses Australia of ‘intentional deciet’ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/3/french-ambassador-accuses-australia-of-deceit-over-submarine-deal 9. Dozens of nations back pledge to slash methane emissions at COP26 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/2/dozens-of-nations-back-pledge-to-slash-methane-emissions-at-cop26 10. EU legislators make historic visit to Taiwan amid China concerns https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/3/eu-legislators-make-historic-visit-to-taiwan-amid-china-concerns |
