| THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| Ø Time for a new U.S. security doctrine: Revisit Monroe Doctrine https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/feb/8/time-for-a-new-us-security-doctrine-revisit-monroe/ Ø ISIS Loses Its Leader as Biden Navigates Global Crises https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/isis-loses-its-leader-as-biden-navigates-global-crises Ø Can Science Fiction Wake Us Up to Our Climate Reality? https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/31/can-science-fiction-wake-us-up-to-our-climate-reality-kim-stanley-robinson Ø ISIS Leader Killed in U.S. Raid in Syria https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/isis-leader-killed-us-raid-syria Ø The future of US cooperation with Pakistan https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/the-future-of-us-cooperation-with-pakistan-1.85562823 Ø Podcast: AfPak File: Imran Khan’s Mounting Political Challenges https://www.wilsoncenter.org/audio/afpak-file-imran-khans-mounting-political-challenges Ø US counts Pakistan among lowest Covid-risk countries https://www.dawn.com/news/1673873 Ø Opinion: Pakistan’s past support for the Afghan Taliban isn’t paying off https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/08/pakistan-imran-khan-support-for-taliban-brings-no-results/ Ø Biden’s pick to lead military in Middle East says U.S. has a ‘moral obligation’ to help Afghans left behind https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/02/08/michael-kurilla-centcom/ Ø Report: The evolution of global poverty, 1990-2030 https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-evolution-of-global-poverty-1990-2030/ Ø In Focus: Afghanistan: Humanitarian Crisis, Economic Collapse, and U.S. Sanctions https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12039 Ø In Focus: U.S. Security Assistance to Ukraine https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12040 Ø The United Nations Human Rights Council: Background and Policy Issues https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL33608 Ø UN chief ‘encouraged’ by engagement between Israeli and Palestinian officials https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111542 Ø Security Council sanctions: from blunt instrument to vital tool https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111422 Ø Ukraine conflict affecting children’s mental health: UNICEF https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111172 Ø COVID’s pushed us ‘further off course’ from Global Goals https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111252 Ø Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan and across region https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111532 Ø In an anxious world, time to redefine progress: new UN report https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/02/1111432 Ø Report: August 2021 – December 2024 IOM Comprehensive Action Plan for Afghanistan and Neighboring Countries https://www.crisisresponse.iom.int/sites/default/files/uploaded-files/IOM%20Revised%20CAP%20AFG%20February%202022.pdf Ø Report: 2022 SPECIAL REPORT New threats to human security in the Anthropocene Demanding greater solidarity https://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/srhs2022.pdf |
RUSSIA & EUROPE
| Ø Normandy format talks in Berlin end without results, Kozak says https://tass.com/politics/1401333 Ø Talks with Putin were interesting intense, Tokayev said https://tass.com/world/1401241 Ø Foreign secretary invites Lavrov to visit UK in coming months – Foreign Office https://tass.com/world/1401253 Ø UK Chief of Defence to meet with Russia counterpart in Moscow https://tass.com/politics/1401401 Ø First US troops arrive in Romania amid Ukraine-Russia tensions https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/8/first-us-troops-arrive-in-romania-amid-ukraine-russia-tensions Ø Berlin to decide on Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, says French foreign minister https://tass.com/world/1400987 Ø Moscow ready to resume high-level energy dialogue with London, says Lavrov https://tass.com/economy/1400971 Ø China to strengthen economic ties with Russia as agreed by states’ leaders, says ministry https://tass.com/economy/1401155 Ø Trade and economic ties between Spain and Russia are diverse, Ambassador says https://tass.com/economy/1401283 Ø Russia’s S-400 systems put on combat duty in Belarus as part of troop inspection https://tass.com/economy/1401283 Ø Russia, Belarus kick off Union Resolve 2022 joint military drills https://tass.com/defense/1400757 Ø Macron says Ukraine Crisis resolution may take months https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/8/macron-to-visit-kyiv-after-crisis-talks-with-putin-liveblog Ø Russian-Spanish intergovernmental commission to meet in coming weeks – Spanish diplomat https://tass.com/politics/1401263 Ø Lavrov hits out at ‘NATO-centrism’, caution on collective EU response https://tass.com/politics/1401229 Ø Russian embassy looks into possible departure of nonessential staff from Ukraine https://tass.com/politics/1401143 Ø Russian top diplomat points to lack of understanding at talks with UK foreign secretary https://tass.com/politics/1401127 Ø State-of-the-art A-100 ‘Premier’ to come as Russia’s response to US AWACS – expert https://tass.com/defense/1401255 Ø London’s demands to withdraw Russian troops from its own territory – Lavrov https://tass.com/defense/1400981 Ø Ukraine says don’t believe ‘apocalyptic predictions’ over Russia https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/6/ukraine-says-dont-believe-apocalyptic-predictions-over-russia Ø Berlin and Paris understand Russia’s position on Ukrainian crisis https://tass.com/politics/1401349 Ø Peacekeepers should remain Karabakh until end of conflict – Armenia’s Security Council https://tass.com/defense/1400819 Ø Biden: US and Germany working in ‘lockstep’ on Ukraine crisis https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/7/us-and-germany-working-in-lockstep-on-ukraine-crisis-biden Ø Ukraine crisis highlights stark divisions among France’s presidential candidates https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220204-ukraine-crisis-highlights-stark-divisions-among-france-s-presidential-candidates |
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
