CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (August 10-16, 2024)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  US vows to deepen ties with Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1220050-us-vows-to-deepen-ties-with-pakistan

Ø  US delivers lifesaving nutrition assistance to combat malnutrition in Pakistan

https://www.app.com.pk/domestic/us-delivers-lifesaving-nutrition-assistance-to-combat-malnutrition-in-pakistan/

Ø  US envoy appreciates Pakistan’s decision to extend Afghan refugees’ stay

https://www.dawn.com/news/1851145

Ø  A Brief History of Swing States in Presidential Races

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-13/swing-states-why-a-few-battlegrounds-decide-presidential-elections?srnd=homepage-uk

Ø  2024 Elections

https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/2024-election

Ø  US elections: Where does Kamala Harris stand on Gaza?

https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/us-elections-kamala-harris-biden-gaza-israel-war/

Ø  Do Leaders Want Gaza Negotiations to Succeed?

https://www.csis.org/analysis/do-leaders-want-gaza-negotiations-succeed

Ø  The Taliban Enter Fourth Year in Power

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/14/taliban-afghanistan-fourth-year-kabul-takeover-anniversary/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921

Ø  The Crisis of Indian Capitalism

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/india/india-elections-narendra-modi-yamini-aiyar

Ø  America’s Missed Chance in Afghanistan

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/americas-missed-chance-afghanistan

Ø  America’s Middle East Defense Rests on Aircraft Carriers

https://www.cnas.org/press/in-the-news/americas-middle-east-defense-rests-on-aircraft-carriers

Ø  Humanitarians report rise in children killed and injured in the West Bank

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1153206

Ø  Gaza remains at ‘high risk’ of polio virus spread, warn UN aid teams

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1153166

Ø  Security Council: Political affairs chief underlines ‘desperate need’ for Gaza ceasefire

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1153156

Ø  Afghanistan: 20 years of steady education progress ‘almost wiped out’

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1153191

Ø  Afghanistan: Taliban rule has erased women from public life, sparked mental health crisis

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1153151

Ø  Gender equality at risk: UN officials highlight danger of pulling peacekeepers out

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1152921

Ø  China and Pakistan Hold Consultations on Affairs of UN and Security Council

https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xw/wjbxw/202408/t20240812_11471001.html

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Ukraine claims it fully captured strategic Russian town in Kursk region

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/ukraine-claims-it-fully-captured-strategic-russian-town-in-kursk-region

Ø  Sweden confirms first case of mpox strain outside Africa

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/15/sweden-confirms-first-case-of-mpox-strain-outside-africa

Ø  Ukraine sets up military office inside Russia

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qgwvjj9d1o

Ø  Russia appears to have diverted several thousand troops from occupied Ukraine to counter Kursk offensive, US officials say

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/08/15/politics/russia-has-diverted-several-thousand-troops-from-occupied-ukraine-to-counter-kursk-offensive-us-officials-say/index.html

Ø  British Challenger 2 tanks have been used inside Russia by Ukrainian troops, Sky News understands

https://news.sky.com/story/british-challenger-2-tanks-thought-to-have-been-used-inside-russia-by-ukrainian-troops-sky-news-understands-13197260

Ø  Implementation of Russian, North Korean agreements ensures regional stability — Putin

https://tass.com/politics/1829797

Ø  Palestine to attend BRICS summit in ‘outreach’ format, says Palestinian leader Abbas

https://tass.com/world/1828703

Ø  White House claims Kiev did not inform it beforehand about plans to attack Russia’s Kursk

https://tass.com/world/1828787

Ø  Germany issues arrest warrant for Ukrainian diver suspected of role in Nord Stream attack

https://tass.com/world/1828923

Ø  Russia attaches great importance to strategic partnership relations with India — Putin

https://tass.com/politics/1829339

Ø  US open to sending long-range cruise missiles to Ukraine — Politico

https://tass.com/world/1829733

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  Govt finally admits it is tinkering with the internet

https://www.dawn.com/news/1852555/govt-finally-admits-it-is-tinkering-with-the-internet

Ø  Pakistan needs new urbanisation model: ADB

https://www.dawn.com/news/1852362/pakistan-needs-new-urbanisation-model-adb

Ø  SIFC in action to curb grey market resurgence

https://www.dawn.com/news/1852368/sifc-in-action-to-curb-grey-market-resurgence

Ø  Internet firewall could cost economy $300m, says software houses association

https://www.geo.tv/latest/559409-internet-firewall-could-cost-economy-300m-says-software-houses-association

Ø  Pakistan’s economic outlook improves

Ø  https://tribune.com.pk/story/2488076/pakistans-economic-outlook-improves

Ø  Addressing inequality

https://www.dawn.com/news/1851751/addressing-inequality

Ø  Debt, liabilities grow at double-digit pace

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2488358/debt-liabilities-grow-at-double-digit-pace

Ø  The spiralling impact of electricity price hikes

https://www.dawn.com/news/1851744/the-spiralling-impact-of-electricity-price-hikes

Ø  Achieving ambitious $60b export target

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2487338/achieving-ambitious-60b-export-target

Ø  Oil prices set for weekly gains on renewed enthusiasm around US economy

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-set-weekly-gains-renewed-enthusiasm-around-us-economy-2024-08-16/

Ø  Climate Change: Global security implications and Pakistan’s agricultural crisis

https://www.nation.com.pk/12-Aug-2024/climate-change-global-security-implications-and-pakistan-s-agricultural-crisis

Ø  Climate without borders

https://www.dawn.com/news/1852386

Ø  ‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/15/we-should-have-better-answers-by-now-climate-scientists-baffled-by-unexpected-pace-of-heating

Ø  ‘Adaptivity only option to tackle climate change consequences’

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1220275-adaptivity-only-option-to-tackle-climate-change-consequences

Ø  Towards regenerative agriculture

https://www.dawn.com/news/1851764/towards-regenerative-agriculture

Ø  Agriculture: Fixing our food — the case for biopesticides

https://www.dawn.com/news/1851765/agriculture-fixing-our-food-the-case-for-biopesticides