THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
I. Memorandum on Revitalizing America’s Foreign Policy and National Security Workforce, Institutions, and Partnerships
https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsm/nsm-1.pdf
II. Memorandum on Renewing the National Security Council System
https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsm/nsm-2.pdf
III. National Security Directive on United States Global Leadership to Strengthen the International COVID-19 Response and to Advance Global Health Security and Biological Preparedness
https://fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsm/nsd-1.pdf
IV. Report: U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42784.pdf
V. India restores 4G mobile internet in Kashmir after 550 days
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/5/india-restores-4g-mobile-internet-in-kashmir-after/
VI. Opinion: Biden must make a tough decision on Afghanistan — and quickly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/biden-must-make-a-tough-decision-on-afghanistan–and-quickly/2021/02/09/bcec63de-6a3a-11eb-9f80-3d7646ce1bc0_story.html
VII. India-US Army Exercises Begins in Indian Border State of Rajasthan
https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/india-us-army-exercises-begins-in-indian-border-state-of-rajasthan/
VIII. U.S.-Israel Crisis Deepens Over Defense Exports to China
https://www.haaretz.com/1.4925244
IX. Twenty Israelis Suspected of Selling Advanced Missiles to U.S. Rival in Asia
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-twenty-israelis-suspected-of-selling-advanced-missiles-to-asian-country-1.9531073
X. Biden and The Middle East: A Challenging Road Ahead
http://arabcenterdc.org/books/biden-and-the-middle-east-a-challenging-road-ahead/
XI. What’s behind America’s political realignment
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-02-09/What-s-behind-America-s-political-realignment-XKjv5DF4ty/index.html
XII. How to Keep U.S.-Chinese Confrontation From Ending in Calamity
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-02-05/kevin-rudd-usa-chinese-confrontation-short-of-war
RUSSIA & EUROPE
I. Chinese President Xi Jinping to host China-CEEC Summit
https://newsus.cgtn.com/news/2021-02-09/Chinese-President-Xi-Jinping-will-host-the-2021-China-CEEC-Summit–XJj8dE8wi4/index.html
II. Russia must develop national supercomputer infrastructure — Moscow State University rector
https://tass.com/science/1253951
III. Russia-Iran cooperation poses challenges for US cyber strategy, global norms
https://www.c4isrnet.com/thought-leadership/2021/02/08/russia-iran-cooperation-poses-challenges-for-us-cyber-strategy-global-norms/
IV. Russia Bolsters Its Arctic Defenses With MiG-31 Interceptor Rotation In The Far North
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/39155/russia-bolsters-its-arctic-defenses-with-mig-31-fighter-jet-rotation-in-the-far-north
V. Multinational military drill ‘to give Pakistan diplomatic push’
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/multinational-military-drill-to-give-pakistan-diplomatic-push/2139989
MULTILATERALISM
I. New ICC ruling ‘opens the door’ for justice in occupied Palestine – Independent UN expert
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084232
II. COVID-19 ‘extremely unlikely’ to have come from a lab, experts say
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084252
III. Iran calls for UN response over Israeli military action threat
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/7/iran-calls-for-un-response-over-israeli-military-action-threat
IV. Rights groups call for review of Bangladeshi UN troop deployments
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/6/rights-groups-call-for-review-of-bangladeshi-un-troop-deployments
V. UN report acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts against terrorist groups, warns of threat faced from TTP
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606016#:~:text=The%20report%2C%20dated%20February%203,as%20Al%20Qaeda%20and%20ISIS.
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
I. SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
II. Pakistan’s e-commerce market growing
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606875/pakistans-e-commerce-market-growing
III. Download speeds hit 1.685 GB/s as PTCL tests 5G
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606896/download-speeds-hit-1685-gbs-as-ptcl-tests-5g
IV. Services export up 14pc
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606532/services-export-up-14pc
V. First national investment platform launched
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606536/first-national-investment-platform-launched
VI. China builds Digital Silk Road in Pakistan to Africa and Europe
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Belt-and-Road/China-builds-Digital-Silk-Road-in-Pakistan-to-Africa-and-Europe
VII. Pakistan ranks 3rd in govt support for SMEs
https://smeda.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=608:smeda-adbi-joint-survey-report-impact-of-covid-19-on-smes&catid=56&Itemid=258
VIII. Experts urge Pakistan to join RCEP
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283429/experts-urge-pakistan-to-join-rcep
IX. Jordan keen to boost trade with Pakistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283628/jordan-keen-to-boost-trade-with-pakistan
X. SBP modernises FX regulations to attract foreign investment
https://www.sbp.org.pk/press/2021/Pr-10-Feb-21.pdf
XI. Tax policy unit set up after delay of two years
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606893/tax-policy-unit-set-up-after-delay-of-two-years
XII. Pakistan to exempt ‘import of Covid vaccine from price caps’
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283583/pakistan-to-exempt-import-of-covid-vaccine-from-price-caps
XIII. Ordering IPPs forensic audit govt’s ‘prerogative’
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283699/ordering-ipps-forensic-audit-govts-prerogative
XIV. ANALYSIS: What IPPs ‘deal’ means for power sector investment
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606677/analysis-what-ipps-deal-means-for-power-sector-investment
XV. Pakistan to produce energy from waste
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283295/pakistan-to-produce-energy-from-waste
XVI. Covid-19’s impact on income inequality
https://www.dawn.com/news/1606117/covid-19s-impact-on-income-inequality
XVII. Govt asked to declare cotton emergency
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283633/govt-asked-to-declare-cotton-emergency
XVIII. UK MPs to investigate £302m aid given to Pakistan
https://www.geo.tv/latest/334595-uk-mps-to-probe-302m-dfid-aid-given-to-pakistan
XIX. Covid-19: Fiscal deficit shoots up to 8.6pc of GDP
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/786342-covid-19-fiscal-deficit-shoots-up-to-8-6pc-of-gdp
XX. Regulation of G-B tourism on cards
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283622/regulation-of-g-b-tourism-on-cards
XXI. Pakistan’s climate ambitions
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283605/pakistans-climate-ambitions
XXII. Oil Prices Drop After Strong Rally as New COVID Variants Weigh on Demand Recovery
https://thewire.in/world/oil-prices-drop-after-strong-rally-as-new-covid-variants-weigh-on-demand-recovery
XXIII. Climate action could save ‘millions of lives’ through clean air, diet and exercise
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/10/climate-action-could-save-millions-of-lives-through-clean-air-diet-and-exercise
XXIV. Bill Gates says bioterrorism and climate change are the next biggest threats after pandemic
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/11/bill-gates-says-bioterrorism-climate-change-are-the-next-big-threats.html
XXV. Denmark to build ‘first energy island’ in North Sea
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55931873
XXVI. Transforming Agriculture to Mitigate Climate Change and Support Public Health
http://organicfarmermag.com/2021/02/transforming-agriculture-to-mitigate-climate-change-and-support-public-health/
XXVII. Downgraded climate change ministry
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2283272/downgraded-climate-change-ministry