THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I. The Intra-Afghan Dialogue Is Good News for Pakistan-US Relations
https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/the-intra-afghan-dialogue-is-good-news-for-pakistan-us-relations/
II. Declan Wlash interview: “I hesitate to call Pakistan a failed democracy”
https://frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-culture/i-hesitate-to-call-pakistan-a-failed-democracy/article32613187.ece
III. Al Qaeda’s Franchise Reboot
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/2020-09-09/al-qaedas-franchise-reboot
IV. US envoy lists priorities for Pakistan: First goal to advance civil rights, freedoms
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/718589-us-envoy-lists-priorities-for-pakistan-first-goal-to-advance-civil-rights-freedoms
V. In a Changed Kashmir, Moderates Feel Betrayed by India
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/01/world/asia/india-kashmir-moderates.html
VI. At Least 37 Million People Have Been Displaced by America’s War on Terror
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/magazine/displaced-war-on-terror.html
VII. ‘It’s a big, big swing’: Trump loses ground with white voters
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/21/trump-white-voters-support-418420
RUSSIA & EUROPE
I. Russia bars more EU officials from entering the country over ‘unfriendly moves’: ministry
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-politics-eu/russia-bars-more-eu-officials-from-entering-the-country-over-unfriendly-moves-ministry-idUSKCN26E2BK
II. Ukraine holds military drills in response to Russian exercises
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-drills/ukraine-holds-military-drills-in-response-to-russian-exercises-idUSKCN26E26W
III. Factbox: How Russia has prepared itself to blunt threat of more sanctions
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-sanctions-factbox/factbox-how-russia-has-prepared-itself-to-blunt-threat-of-more-sanctions-idUSKCN26E1ON
IV. Russia says U.S. sanctions on Iran will not affect Moscow-Tehran cooperation: Ifax
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-russia/russia-says-u-s-sanctions-on-iran-will-not-affect-moscow-tehran-cooperation-ifax-idUSKCN26D1DI
V. Russia rejects U.S. terms, sees ‘minimal’ chance to extend New START nuclear pact
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-nuclear-chances/russia-rejects-u-s-terms-sees-minimal-chance-to-extend-new-start-nuclear-pact-idUSKCN26C1BE
VI. $50 million Russian Su-30 fighter jet accidentally SHOT DOWN during military drills, but pilots survive, reports say
https://www.rt.com/russia/501505-russian-su30-shot-down/
VII. ‘War in Europe’: Ukrainian leader Zelensky tells United Nations that Russia wants to divide the world into spheres of influence
https://www.rt.com/russia/501398-zelensky-tells-un-russia-wants-divide-world/
VIII. Russia Breaks Donbas Ceasefire
https://russiamonitor.goodbarber.app/articles/i/49734911/russia-breaks-donbas-ceasefire
MULTILATERALISM
I. UN Report ‘Inequality in a Rapidly Changing World’ 2020
https://www.un.org/development/desa/dspd/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/02/World-Social-Report2020-FullReport.pdf
II. Sustainable Development Goals are ‘the future’ Malala tells major UN event, urging countries to get on track
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/09/1072782
III. Global solution to COVID-19 in sight, ‘we sink or we swim together’ – WHO chief
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/09/1072932
IV. What the U.N. Is Good For… or Could Be
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/21/what-the-u-n-is-good-for-or-could-be/
V. U.S. Isolated at U.N. as Push to Ramp Up Pressure on Iran Fails
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/21/us-isolated-un-iran-snapback-sanctions-trump- pompeo/
VI. At the U.N., a General Assembly Like No Other
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/world/americas/united-nations-general-assembly.html
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
I. SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
II. ‘Covid to cause $12tr global income loss’: World Development Report 2020
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/wdr2020
III. Pakistan ranked 134th on the Global SDG Index this year, down from 130th in 2019: The Sustainable Development Goal Report 2020
https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/
IV. Energy security at stake
https://www.dawn.com/news/1580722/energy-security-at-stake
V. SBP maintains status quo as real interest rates remain ‘slightly below zero’
https://www.sbp.org.pk/
VI. PM Khan makes passionate video message at fourth Austrian World Summit hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
https://www.austrianworldsummit.com/oecd/articleshow/78147198.cms
VII. Govt decides to form Economic Outreach Apex Committee to promote economic diplomacy
https://www.radio.gov.pk/23-09-2020/govt-decides-to-form-economic-outreach-apex-committee
VIII. Climate change and Covid economy ‘must be tackled together’
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54248807?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business/economy&link_location=live-reporting-story
IX. Sustainable Development Impact Summit, 21-24 September 2020
https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-summit-2020
X. World’s top emitter China aims to go carbon neutral by 2060
https://www.independent.co.uk/wires/us/worlds-top-emitter-china-aims-go-carbon-neutral-2060-xi-jinping-country-china-announcement-carbon-b535627.html
XI. Coronavirus pandemic has wiped out $3.5tn in work income, says ILO
https://www.ilo.org/global/lang–en/index.htm
XII. COVID-19: UNCTAD warns of ‘lost decade’ if countries adopt austerity: UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2020
https://unctad.org/en/pages/newsdetails.aspx?OriginalVersionID=2474