CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (July 20-26, 2024)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  Is The US Sidestepping Pakistan’s Democratic Deficit?

https://thefridaytimes.com/23-Jul-2024/is-the-us-sidestepping-pakistan-s-democratic-deficit

Ø  US committed to supporting Pakistan in climate management, education: ambassador

https://www.dawn.com/news/1847824

Ø  $101 million in US aid for Pakistan sought by Biden administration

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2482467/101-million-in-us-aid-for-pakistan-sought-by-biden-administration

Ø  Comparing global views of the United States and China during the Trump and Biden administrations

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/comparing-global-views-of-the-united-states-and-china-during-the-trump-and-biden-administrations/

Ø  This Was the Message Netanyahu Took to Congress

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/world/middleeast/netanyahu-congress-speech-takeaways.html

Ø  Full text of Netanyahu’s address to Congress

https://www.timesofisrael.com/were-protecting-you-full-text-of-netanyahus-address-to-congress/

Ø  Lost Decade — how the US fell behind in checking China

https://www.ft.com/content/221c972b-c220-492d-a9e1-1af6a051c01f

Ø  The Evolution of the U.S.-Japan Security Partnership

https://features.csis.org/evolution-of-the-us-japan-security-partnership/

Ø  The Post-Biden Foreign Policy

https://www.hudson.org/democracy/post-biden-foreign-policy-walter-russell-mead

Ø  Report: Israel: Major Issues and U.S. Relations

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R44245

Ø  UNICEF chief calls for urgent security reset in Gaza amid ‘new horrors’

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152471

Ø  UN chief welcomes agreement between Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152431

Ø  Report: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report 2024: Financing to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/state-food-security-and-nutrition-world-report-2024-
financing-end-hunger-food-insecurity-and-malnutrition-all-its-forms-enarruzhit#:~:text=The%20report%20highlights%20that%20access,amid%20the%
20COVID%2D19%20pandemic

Ø  Report: Asia & The Pacific Regional Trends – Forced Displacement and Statelessness 2023

https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/asia-pacific-regional-trends-forced-displacement-and-statelessness-2023

Ø  Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory ‘unlawful’: UN world court

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152296

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Von der Leyen’s re-election consolidates Europe’s shift to the right

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/7/20/von-der-leyens-re-election-consolidates-europes-shift-to-the-right

Ø  Kremlin silent on Netanyahu’s Middle East security pact proposal

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2482929/kremlin-silent-on-netanyahus-middle-east-security-pact-proposal

Ø  US wary of China-Russia cooperation in increasingly strategic Arctic

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/23/us-wary-of-china-russia-cooperation-in-increasingly-strategic-arctic

Ø  Erdogan says Turkey ready to build Cyprus naval base ‘if necessary’

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/21/erdogan-says-turkey-ready-to-build-cyprus-naval-base-if-necessary

Ø  Russia claims it intercepted US fighter jets over the Arctic

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/21/russia-claims-it-intercepted-us-fighter-jets-over-the-arctic

Ø  Russia and China aim for a more equitable multipolar world order: FM Lavrov

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2482911/russian-chinese-foreign-ministers-meet-on-asean-sidelines-in-laos

Ø  Germany bans Muslim group citing ‘extremism’, ties to Iran and Hezbollah

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/24/germany-bans-muslim-group-citing-extremism-ties-to-iran-and-hezbollah

Ø  Pakistan plans rail links with Russia

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2482959/pakistan-plans-rail-links-with-russia

Ø  Ukraine tells China that Russia is not ready for ‘good faith’ talks

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/24/ukraine-tells-china-that-russia-is-not-ready-for-good-faith-talks

Ø  China and Russia stage first joint bomber patrol near Alaska

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9x22k5qv2o

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  Govt ‘quitting’ fuel pricing role in favour of OMCs

https://www.geo.tv/latest/555812-govt-quitting-fuel-pricing-role-in-favour-of-omcs

Ø  Aurangzeb expects IMF board to approve staff-level agreement by late August

https://www.geo.tv/latest/555692-finance-minister-expects-imf-to-approve-staff-level-agreement-by-late-augusts

Ø  For two years, economy in grip of stagflation

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2481662/for-two-years-economy-in-grip-of-stagflation

Ø  Agri tax — an attempt at equity

https://www.dawn.com/news/1847215/agri-tax-an-attempt-at-equity

Ø  The demon of domestic debt

https://www.dawn.com/news/1847198/the-demon-of-domestic-debt

Ø  Pakistan formally requests Chinese debt restructuring

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2482961/pakistan-formally-requests-chinese-debt-restructuring

Ø  Oil edges up on strong US GDP data but Asia economic woes limit gains

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-edges-up-strong-us-gdp-data-asia-economic-woes-limit-gains-2024-07-26/

Ø  Farmers struggle with rising costs, high tariffs

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2482665/farmers-struggle-with-rising-costs-high-tariffs

Ø  PHC education and training

https://www.dawn.com/news/1848084

Ø  Urban flooding

https://www.dawn.com/news/1847878/urban-flooding

Ø  Planet Sets Record for Hottest Day Twice in a Row

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/climate/hottest-day-earth-record.html