THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS
RUSSIA & EUROPE
1. COP26: World’s friendliest city set to host climate crisis summit https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/26/glasgow-world-friendliest-city-set-to-host-cop26-on-climate-crisis 2. German court sentences ISIL member to 10 years in prison https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/25/german-court-sentences-isil-member-to-10-years-in-prison 3. ‘A shining light’: EU leaders bid farewell to Merkel at summit https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/22/a-great-european-eu-leaders-bid-farewell-to-merkel-at-summit 4. Russia’s Green Energy Transition will cost $1.2 trillion – Kremlin Economic Aide https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/10/26/russias-green-energy-transition-will-cost-12t-kremlin-economic-aide-a75324 5. Major anti-terrorist joint drills staged by Russia & post-Soviet allies conclude on Afghan border in Tajikistan https://www.rt.com/russia/538334-tajikistan-russia-joint-drills/ 6. Moscow’s relationship with NATO can’t be described as ‘catastrophic’ because it simply doesn’t exist AT ALL – FM Lavrov https://www.rt.com/russia/538475-moscow-relationship-with-nato/ 7. ‘Time to move from talk to action’: Senior Russian envoy encourages EU to speed up reopening of diplomatic mission in Afghanistan https://www.rt.com/russia/538500-eu-speed-up-reopening-mission-afghanistan/ 8. UK PM Johnson backs better relations with Russia in call with Putin, urging Moscow to bring forward new climate change targets https://www.rt.com/russia/538512-johnson-uk-russia-relations-improve/ 9. Russia advises countries bordering Afghanistan to shut out NATO forces from region after Taliban takes control after US withdrawal https://www.rt.com/russia/538641-russia-advises-reject-plans-nato/ |
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS