THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I. Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/06/dc-protests-trump-rally-live-updates/
II. ‘Disgraceful’: World leaders react to pro-Trump riots rocking Washington
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/06/disgraceful-world-leaders-react-to-pro-trump-riots-rocking-washington.html
III. 2021 Annual Forecast
https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/2021-annual-forecast-geopolitics-intelligence-global-risk
IV. White House moves to freeze some foreign aid, defying Congress in Trump’s final days
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/12/31/trump-foreign-aid-freeze/
V. Andy Biggs’ bill seeks to strip Pakistan of special U.S. ally status
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/4/andy-biggs-bill-seeks-strip-pakistan-special-us-al/
VI. China Accused of Offering Bounties to Afghan ‘Non-state Actors’ to Kill US Troops
https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/china-accused-offering-bounties-afghan-nonstate-actors-kill-us-troops
MULTILATERALISM
I. UN-AU mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends mandate after 13 years
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/31/un-au-mission-in-sudans-darfur-ends-mandate-after-13-years
II. Trump’s Blackwater pardons ‘an affront to justice’: UN experts
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/31/trumps-blackwater-pardons-an-affront-to-justice-un-experts
III. ‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1081272
IV. WHO chief begins 2021 with plea for ‘less politicking’ over health
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1081432
V. World Bank expects global economy to expand by 4% in 2021
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1081392
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
I. SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
II. Remittances over $2bn for 7th month running
https://www.dawn.com/news/1600501/remittances-over-2bn-for-7th-month-running
III. Upward drive continues on stock market
https://www.dawn.com/news/1600541/upward-drive-continues-on-stock-market
IV. State Bank says GDP to grow 1.5-2.5pc
https://www.sbp.org.pk/reports/quarterly/fy21/First/qtr-index-eng.htm
V. Pakistan’s exports to US show 10.9pc increase
https://www.dawn.com/news/1600511/pakistans-exports-to-us-show-109pc-increase
VI. New textile policy envisions trillion-rupee subsidies for exporters till year 2025
https://www.dawn.com/news/1600133/new-textile-policy-envisions-trillion-rupee-subsidies-for-exporters-till-year-2025
VII. PM launches Special Technology Zones Authority
https://www.dawn.com/news/1600514/pm-launches-special-technology-zones-authority
VIII. Mixed prospects of agriculture
https://www.dawn.com/news/1599636/mixed-prospects-of-agriculture
IX. December trade deficit widens by 32pc
https://www.dawn.com/news/1600318/december-trade-deficit-widens-by-32pc
X. Build back better
https://www.dawn.com/news/1599640/build-back-better
XI. Tea leaves of trade
https://www.dawn.com/news/1599627/tea-leaves-of-trade?preview
XII. SBP, banks and a challenging new year
https://www.dawn.com/news/1599631/sbp-banks-and-a-challenging-new-year
XIII. Deadline expires, but Riyadh yet to sign debt suspension pact with Islamabad
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2279165/deadline-expires-but-riyadh-yet-to-sign-debt-suspension-pact-with-islamabad
XIV. Oil rises to 11-month high, logs weekly gain on Saudi output cut
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-oil/oil-set-for-weekly-gain-on-saudi-output-cut-pledge-idUSKBN29D08T
XV. Global stocks rise as investors shrug off chaos in Washington
https://www.ft.com/content/ed3676b3-aeaf-41c1-8a9a-e1dc3f813443
XVI. Climate change: 2020 in a dead heat for world’s warmest year
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55576736
XVII. China launches world’s largest carbon market for power sector
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2021/01/07/china-launches-worlds-largest-carbon-market-power-sector/
XVIII. ‘Growing momentum’ to make 2021 the global action year for sustainable energy
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/01/1081272
