THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

1. US peace envoy visits Islamabad as Pakistan-Afghan ties sour
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/afghanistan-recalls-diplomats-to-protest-pakistan-attack/2021/07/19/e5199a3c-e84a-11eb-a2ba-3be31d349258_story.html
2. Pakistan: Why Would Taliban Listen to Us When They’re ‘Sensing Victory’?
https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/pakistan-why-would-taliban-listen-us-when-theyre-sensing-victory
3. There are many things Pakistan can learn from China. One-party rule isn’t one of them
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/20/imran-khans-strange-love-affair-with-china/
4. Pakistan’s Pyrrhic Victory in Afghanistan
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/2021-07-22/pakistans-pyrrhic-victory-afghanistan
5. US says it backs Pakistan’s efforts on FATF grey list
https://www.dawn.com/news/1636257/us-says-it-backs-pakistans-efforts-on-fatf-grey-list
6. US-Pakistan-Uzbekistan Quad regional support announced for Afghanistan peace process, post settlement 
https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/us-pakistan-uzbekistan-quad-regional-support-announced-for-afghanistan-peace-process-post-settlement/787508
7. Report: Pakistan: Shoring Up Afghanistan’s Peace Process
https://www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-asia/pakistan/b169-pakistan-shoring-afghanistans-peace-process

RUSSIA & EUROPE

1. Why Is Russia Not Using Pegasus Spyware?
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/07/21/why-is-russia-not-using-pegasus-spyware-a74572
2. Erdoğan plan to unilaterally revive Cyprus ‘ghost town’ condemned by EU
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/20/erdogan-plan-to-unilaterally-revive-cyprus-ghost-town-condemned-by-eu
3. UK demands EU renegotiate post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/21/uk-demands-new-post-brexit-eu-trade-deal-northern-ireland
4. US, Germany reach deal on controversial Russian gas pipeline
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/7/21/us-germany-reach-deal-on-controversial-russian-gas-pipeline
5. Russia releases footage of new S-500 air defence system in action
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russia-releases-footage-new-s-500-air-defence-system-action-2021-07-20/
6. ‘Russia offered US use of Central Asia bases for Afghan intel’ 
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2311117/russia-offered-us-use-of-central-asia-bases-for-afghan-intel
7. EU Includes Ukraine to the List of Epidemiologically Safe Countries, Removes Rwanda & Thailand
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/eu-includes-ukraine-to-the-list-of-epidemiologically-safe-countries-removes-rwanda-thailand/

MULTILATERALISM

1. FAO head urges G20 to invest in a healthy planet for healthy food
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096272
2. Fewer women than men will regain work during COVID-19 recovery: ILO
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096102
3. Pegasus: Human rights-compliant laws needed to regulate spyware
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/07/1096142

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

1.  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
2. Political stability imperative for sound economy
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2311683/political-stability-imperative-for-sound-economy
3. Rupee depreciates around 1%
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2311478/rupee-depreciates-around-1
4. Surging house rents fuel CPI inflation in 2020-21: SBP
https://www.dawn.com/news/1636307/surging-house-rents-fuel-cpi-inflation-in-2020-21-sbp
5. Pakistan refineries in upgrade phase
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2311149/pakistan-refineries-in-upgrade-phase
6. Current account deficit reaches 10-year low of $1.9 bln in FY2020-21
https://www.geo.tv/latest/360911-current-account-deficit-reaches-10-year-low-of-19-bln-in-fy2020-21
7. Economy made encouraging recovery but structural vulnerabilities remain: SBP
https://www.geo.tv/latest/360775-economy-made-encouraging-recovery-but-structural-vulnerabilities-remain-sbp
8. ECC approves hike in prices of essential items
https://www.geo.tv/latest/360472-ecc-approves-hike-in-prices-of-essential-items
9. The sordid saga of IPPs
https://www.dawn.com/news/1635841/the-sordid-saga-of-ipps
10. Non-textile exports post double-digit growth in FY21
https://www.dawn.com/news/1636303/non-textile-exports-post-double-digit-growth-in-fy21
11. World stocks face losing streaks as investors avoid risk
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2311471/world-stocks-face-losing-streaks-as-investors-avoid-risk
12. ADB revises growth outlook for developing countries as renewed outbreaks slow recovery
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/715491/ado-supplement-july-2021.pdf
13. Oil slips but seen ending week little changed on supply tightness
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-slips-heads-steady-week-supply-tightness-2021-07-23/
14. Quetta’s Hanna Lake — a forbidding face of climate change
https://www.dawn.com/news/1636275/hanna-lake-a-forbidding-face-of-climate-change
15. Virus recovery to push emissions to all-time high
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2311687/virus-recovery-to-push-emissions-to-all-time-high 
16. Three degrees of global warming is quite plausible and truly disastrous
https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/07/24/three-degrees-of-global-warming-is-quite-plausible-and-truly-disastrous
17. Climate change and toxic pollution: Which countries are most at risk?
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/climate-change-and-toxic-pollution-which-countries-are-most-at-risk
18. ‘Nowhere is safe’: heat shatters vision of Pacific north-west as climate refuge
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/21/pacific-northwest-heatwave-dome-climate-change
19. Climate change is here — not on its way
https://www.dw.com/en/climate-change-is-here-not-on-its-way/av-58593582