CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (September 13-19, 2025)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  US official calls on Islamabad to engage with Afghan Taliban

https://www.dawn.com/news/1942563

Ø  US Sends Signal Via Pakistan to Beijing on Counterterrorism Cooperation

https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/us-sends-signal-via-pakistan-to-beijing-on-counterterrorism-cooperation/

Ø  Trump Has Opportunity to Recalibrate US Defense Posture

https://www.hudson.org/defense-strategy/trump-has-opportunity-recalibrate-us-defense-posture-luke-coffey

Ø  The Abraham Accords at five

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/issue-brief/the-abraham-accords-at-five/

Ø  US, India Maintain Military Ties Even as Trade Frictions Mount

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-17/us-india-maintain-military-ties-even-as-trade-frictions-mount?srnd=homepage-europe&embedded-checkout=true

Ø  What Happened to “the West”?

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/what-happened-west

Ø  Qatar, US near defence deal after Israeli strike in Doha

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/qatar-us-near-defence-deal-after-israeli-strike-doha-2025-09-16/

Ø  Rubio, in Israel, Says a Diplomatic Solution to Gaza War May Not be Possible

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/us/politics/rubio-israel-netanyahu-trump-gaza.html

Ø  World powers issue rare censure as Pakistan, Israel clash at Security Council

https://www.dawn.com/news/1941623/world-powers-issue-rare-censure-as-pakistan-israel-clash-at-security-council

Ø  Pakistan signals support for united anti-Israel front

https://www.dawn.com/news/1942561

Ø  Pakistan warns UN of terror threats from Afghan soil

https://www.dawn.com/news/1942807

Ø  ‘The needs are huge’: Pakistan reels from floods as millions left homeless

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165864

Ø  Doha summit: Pakistan seeks Arab-Islamic task force, suspension of Israel’s UN membership

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2615418/pakistan

Ø  Pakistan proposes UN suspension for Israel

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2566894/pakistan-proposes-un-suspension-for-israel

Ø  UN must evolve to ‘stand strong’ for the next 80 years: General Assembly president

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165868

Ø  Afghanistan faces ‘perfect storm’ of crises, UN warns

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165870

Ø  Thirsty and starving, Gazans face ‘inhumane’ evacuation

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165858

Ø  Gaza: Top independent rights probe alleges Israel committed genocide

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165856

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Magnitude 7.7 earthquake registered off Russia’s Kamchatka

https://tass.com/world/2018623

Ø  Trump confident Ukraine conflict to be settled

https://tass.com/world/2018521

Ø  EU suspends financial support for Israel due to escalation of conflict in Gaza

https://tass.com/world/2018003

Ø  Calm Realism, Not Cold War: Europe’s China Reset

https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/calm-realism-not-cold-war-europes-china-reset/

Ø  Why France is at risk of becoming the new sick man of Europe

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg9n6vr2eyo

Ø  France’s Macron says Europe likely to reimpose sanctions on Iran soon

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/18/frances-macron-says-europe-likely-to-reimpose-sanctions-on-iran-soon

Ø  Russia warns Europe: we will go after any state which takes our assets

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/russia-warns-europe-we-will-go-after-any-state-which-takes-our-assets-2025-09-15/

Ø  India joins Russia-Belarus drills amid nuclear weapons launch rehearsal

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/16/india-joined-belarus-russia-war-games-amid-signs-of-rift-with-us

Ø  Denmark to buy ‘long-range’ weapons amid Russia ‘paradigm shift’

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/18/denmark-to-buy-long-range-weapons-amid-russia-paradigm-shift

Ø  Ukraine pledges to bolster Polish drone defence with training

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/18/ukraine-pledges-to-bolster-polish-drone-defence-with-training

Ø  India-Russia ties may strain relations with Delhi: EU

https://www.dawn.com/news/1942806/india-russia-ties-may-strain-relations-with-delhi-eu

Ø  UK’s MI6 spy agency launches dark web portal, seeks out foreign spies

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/19/uks-mi6-spy-agency-launches-dark-web-portal-seeks-out-foreign-spies

Ø  Five key takeaways from Trump-Starmer meeting in UK

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/18/five-key-takeaways-from-trump-starmer-meeting-in-uk

Ø  ‘EU could quit Russian gas within a year’

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2566547/eu-could-quit-russian-gas-within-a-year

Ø  EU, Pakistan plan to revive business forum

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2567712/eu-pakistan-plan-to-revive-business-forum

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  Mounting debt requires bold steps

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2567516/mounting-debt-requires-bold-steps

Ø  SOE reforms stall despite IMF deal

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2567511/soe-reforms-stall-despite-imf-deal

Ø  IMF says Pakistan’s flood spending, budget agility to be reviewed

https://www.geo.tv/latest/623557-imf-says-pakistans-flood-spending-budget-agility-to-be-reviewed

Ø  Pakistan invites global crypto exchanges to apply for local licences

https://www.geo.tv/latest/623613-pakistan-invites-global-crypto-exchanges-to-apply-for-local-licences

Ø  Reko Diq secures over $5.5bn financing commitments from IFIs

https://www.geo.tv/latest/624146-reko-diq-secures-over-55bn-financing-commitments-from-ifis

Ø  Finance: The hidden tax on progress

https://www.dawn.com/news/1942002/finance-the-hidden-tax-on-progress

Ø  State Bank extends policy rate status quo for third time

https://www.dawn.com/news/1942308/state-bank-extends-policy-rate-status-quo-for-third-time

Ø  Oil little changed as demand concerns overshadow US rate cut buoyancy

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-little-changed-demand-concerns-overshadow-us-rate-cut-buoyancy-2025-09-19/

Ø  Pakistan at UNGA: climate change must take centre stage

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2567447/pakistan-at-unga-climate-change-must-take-centre-stage

Ø  Flood-hit Pakistan bets on high-tech tools to protect farms and forests

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2615416/pakistan

Ø  Updating agri-lending

https://www.dawn.com/news/1942001/updating-agri-lending

Ø  On the climate crusade — the private sector’s role

https://www.dawn.com/news/1942098/on-the-climate-crusade-the-private-sectors-role

Ø  Floods and healthcare

https://www.dawn.com/news/1943066/floods-and-healthcare

Ø  World water cycle has become erratic, says WMO

https://www.dawn.com/news/1943075/world-water-cycle-has-become-erratic-says-wmo