THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I. Tabadlab Report, PAK-AMERICANA; Ushering in a New Era for Pakistan-US Relations February 2021
https://www.tabadlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Pak-Americana-Tabadlab-2021.pdf
II. Biden needs a new Pakistan policy. This is what it should look like
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/biden-needs-a-new-pakistan-policy-this-is-what-it-should-look-like/
III. A U.S.-Pakistan Reset Just Got a Lot Harder
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/02/10/us-pakistan-pearl-sheikh-conviction/
IV. Time for U.S. to reconsider peace deal in Afghanistan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/15/time-for-us-to-reconsider-peace-deal-in-afghanista/
V. Biden indicates May 1 deadline for Afghan withdrawal could be a nonstarter
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/10/biden-indicates-may-1-deadline-afghan-withdrawal-c/
VI. Opinion: Afghanistan is Biden’s first big foreign policy headache
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/afghanistan-is-bidens-first-big-foreign-policy-headache/2021/02/04/133e697a-6735-11eb-886d-5264d4ceb46d_story.html
VII. The Taliban Close In on Afghan Cities, Pushing the Country to the Brink
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/world/asia/taliban-afghanistan.html
VIII. Biden Plans to ‘Recalibrate’ U.S.-Saudi Relations Away From MbS
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/biden-plans-to-recalibrate-u-s-saudi-relations-away-from-mbs-1.9544442?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=daily-brief&utm_content=b890d9ef28
IX. THE CASE FOR A KASHMIR PEACE DEAL—NOW
https://mwi.usma.edu/the-case-for-a-kashmir-peace-deal-now/
X. How to Keep U.S.-Chinese Confrontation From Ending in Calamity
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-02-05/kevin-rudd-usa-chinese-confrontation-short-of-war
RUSSIA & EUROPE
I. Russia to boost missile attack warning system’s capabilities after upgrade
https://tass.com/defense/1256603
II. Attempts to deter Russia intensify as it grows stronger — Putin
https://tass.com/russia/1256193
III. Sentences against former heads of Russian regions
https://tass.ru/info/10722579?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share
IV. EU to help SMEs reap benefits of GSP Plus status
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2284697/eu-to-help-smes-reap-benefits-of-gsp-plus-status
V. Russia Alleges US, Not Taliban, Breaching Afghan Peace Deal
https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/russia-alleges-us-not-taliban-breaching-afghan-peace-deal
VI. Arctic gas carrier completes experimental voyage along Northern Sea Route
https://rosatom-europe.com/press-centre/news/arctic-gas-carrier-completes-experimental-voyage-along-northern-sea-route/
VII. Putin calls 1990s privatization unacceptable
https://tass.ru/ekonomika/10719167?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=smm_social_share
VIII. Belarus escalates crackdown against civil society
https://emerging-europe.com/news/belarus-escalates-crackdown-against-civil-society/
MULTILATERALISM
I. New ICC ruling ‘opens the door’ for justice in occupied Palestine – Independent UN expert
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084232
II. COVID-19 ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084252
III. Iran calls for UN response over Israeli military action threat
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/7/iran-calls-for-un-response-over-israeli-military-action-threat
IV. Rights groups call for review of Bangladeshi UN troop deployments
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/rights-groups-call-for-review-of-bangladeshi-un-troop-deployments
V. UN report acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts against terrorist groups, warns of threat faced from TTP
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606016#:~:text=The%20report%2C%20dated%20February%203,as%20Al%20Qaeda%20and%20ISIS.
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
I. SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
II. Sustainable Developing Goals and Pakistan’s Nuclear Program
https://strafasia.com/sustainable-developing-goals-and-pakistans-nuclear-program/
III. PM Imran proposes five-point plan to alleviate global poverty
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2284668/pm-imran-proposes-five-point-plan-to-alleviate-global-poverty
IV. PM Imran says economic indicators improving despite challenges
https://www.dawn.com/news/1608045/pm-imran-says-economic-indicators-improving-despite-challenges
V. IMF Staff and Pakistan Reach Staff-Level Agreement on the Pending Reviews Under the Extended Fund Facility
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2021/02/16/pr2141-pakistan-statement-by-imf-staff-on-pending-reviews
VI. Textile exports jump 8pc in 7MFY21
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607986/textile-exports-jump-8pc-in-7mfy21
VII. Govt to abolish corporate income tax exemptions to address IMF concerns
https://www.geo.tv/latest/335560-govt-to-abolish-corporate-income-tax-to-address-imf-concerns
VIII. Wooing Pakistan
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607383/wooing-pakistan
IX. Time to demonetise?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607834/time-to-demonetise?preview
X. Pakistan’s imports pick up pace
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2284687/pakistans-imports-pick-up-pace
XI. Govt to decentralise power sector
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2284690/govt-to-decentralise-power-sector
XII. SITUATIONER: Delay in Chinese financing leaves Railways in limbo
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607637/situationer-delay-in-chinese-financing-leaves-railways-in-limbo
XIII. Model economic zone to be set up under CPEC
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2284526/model-economic-zone-to-be-set-up-under-cpec
XIV. Democratising access to foreign capital
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607367/democratising-access-to-foreign-capital
XV. External debt servicing costs $7bn in six months of fiscal year
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607963/external-debt-servicing-costs-7bn-in-six-months-of-fiscal-year
XVI. Alarm as eatables import bill rises by 52pc
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607989/alarm-as-eatables-import-bill-rises-by-52pc
XVII. 13 years on, Neelum-Jhelum surcharge set to go
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607987/13-years-on-neelum-jhelum-surcharge-set-to-go
XVIII. Costly savings: deals with IPPs
https://www.dawn.com/news/1607382/costly-savings-deals-with-ipps
XIX. UAE, Czech envoys eye Pakistan’s energy sector
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2284698/uae-czech-envoys-eye-pakistans-energy-sector
XX. The R&D conundrum choking our exports
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2284102/the-rd-conundrum-choking-our-exports
XXI. Oil prices near 13-month highs, supported by Texas cold snap
https://www.khaleejtimes.com/business/energy/oil-prices-near-13-month-highs-supported-by-texas-cold-snap
XXII. Why manufacturing is the biggest hurdle in climate change fight
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/2/16/why-manufacturing-is-the-biggest-hurdle-in-climate-change-fight
XXIII. Bill Gates: Solving Covid easy compared with climate
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56042029
XXIV. Three ways the EU, China and US should deepen cooperation on climate in 2021
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/02/10/three-ways-eu-china-us-deepen-cooperation-climate-2021/
