CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (August 17-23, 2024)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  Rizwan Saeed Sheikh assumes responsibilities as Pakistan’s new envoy to US

https://www.geo.tv/latest/560394-rizwan-saeed-sheikh-assumes-responsibilities-as-pakistans-new-envoy-to-us

Ø  Blinken says Israel has accepted U.S. bridging proposal, calls on Hamas to do the sam

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-hamas-war-cease-fire-blinken-maybe-last-opportunity-hezbollah-iran/

Ø  Blinken Travels to Israel Amid Push for Gaza Cease-Fire

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/18/world/middleeast/blinken-israel-gaza-hamas.html

Ø  Report: U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Strategic Stability in the Taiwan Strait

https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-australia-japan-trilateral-cooperation-strategic-stability-taiwan-strait

Ø  Biden’s Ukraine Strategy Is Missing in Action

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/21/biden-ukraine-war-strategy-congress-military-aid/

Ø  Democrats’ Gaza Policy Is Repelling Arab American Voters

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/21/michigan-biden-harris-gaza-uncommitted-arab-vote/

Ø  Pakistan’s UN female peacekeeper wins award for gender advocacy work

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1222260-pakistans-un-female-peacekeeper-wins-award-for-gender-advocacy-work

Ø  At UN, Pakistan urges ‘new thinking’ to effectively prevent conflicts, build peace

https://www.app.com.pk/global/at-un-pakistan-urges-new-thinking-to-effectively-prevent-conflicts-build-peace/

Ø   ‘Break the cycle of violence’ through prevention and peacebuilding, Security Council told

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1153416

Ø  Gaza: Latest evacuation orders leave civilians dangerously close to frontline

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1153406

Ø  Lebanon: Crisis deepens amid escalating conflict and funding shortfalls

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/08/1153391

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  EU Diplomacy Chief says EU-China trade war unavoidable — South China Morning Post

https://tass.com/world/1832537

Ø  Russia, China have large-scale cooperation plans for many years to come — Putin

https://tass.com/economy/1832073

Ø  Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East as Kursk Offensive Slows

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-kursk-incursion-pokrovsk.html

Ø  Russia faces manpower woes after failing to stop Ukraine’s Kursk incursion

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/22/russia-faces-manpower-woes-after-failing-to-stop-ukraines-kursk-incursion

Ø  Diplomatic tightrope for Modi as he visits Kyiv after Moscow

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2e9zrywq9o

Ø  Mpox risk low but imported cases may increase in Europe: EU agency

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2490136/mpox-risk-low-but-imported-cases-may-increase-in-europe-eu-agency

Ø  Heat deaths in Europe may triple by end of the century, study finds

https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/aug/21/heat-deaths-in-europe-may-triple-by-end-of-the-century-study-finds

Ø  Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border amid incursion into Russia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/18/belarus-says-ukraine-amassing-troops-at-border-amid-incursion-into-russia

Ø  Putin offers to mediate Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal on trip to Baku

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/19/putin-offers-to-mediate-azerbaijan-armenia-peace-deal-on-trip-to-baku

Ø  Ukraine targets Moscow in ‘one of largest ever’ drone attacks

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/21/ukraine-targets-moscow-in-one-of-largest-ever-drone-attacks

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  PM Shehbaz orders 50% public cargo shift to Gwadar Port

https://www.geo.tv/latest/560020-pm-shehbaz-orders-50-public-cargo-shift-to-gwadar-port

Ø  Pakistan not included in IMF August 28 agenda despite securing SLA

https://www.geo.tv/latest/560123-pakistan-not-included-in-imfs-aug-28-agenda

Ø  PM assigns economic plan to Dar

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2488656/pm-assigns-economic-plan-to-dar

Ø  Political economy of youth bulge

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2489112/political-economy-of-youth-bulge

Ø  Internet disruptions jeopardise digital economy

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2489389/internet-disruptions-jeopardise-digital-economy

Ø  Aurangzeb approaches Middle Eastern banks for $4bn

https://www.dawn.com/news/1854122/aurangzeb-approaches-middle-eastern-banks-for-4bn

Ø  Govt unveils Rs32tr borrowing plan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2489672/govt-unveils-rs32tr-borrowing-plan

Ø  Divestment of three Discos begins

https://www.dawn.com/news/1853675/divestment-of-three-discos-begins

Ø  Threat of losing exports, FDI looms

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2489985/threat-of-losing-exports-fdi-looms

Ø  Oil prices settle $1 up on hopes of a US Fed rate cut next month

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-prices-slow-sell-off-expectations-fed-rate-cut-grow-2024-08-22/

Ø  Climate resilience measures in a warming World

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/08/22/climate-resilience-measures-in-a-warming-world/

Ø  We need urgent climate action in conflict zones

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/8/22/we-need-urgent-climate-action-in-conflict-zones

Ø  Deforestation worsens climate change dilemma

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2490287/deforestation-worsens-climate-change-dilemma

Ø  Best-case scenario for climate change is now 1.6°C of warming

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2444314-best-case-scenario-for-climate-change-is-now-1-6c-of-warming/

Ø  ‘Health for All Collective’

https://www.dawn.com/news/1854112

Ø  Harnessing flood energy

https://www.dawn.com/news/1853222/harnessing-flood-energy

Ø  Data gap hits climate response in Asia-Pacific

https://www.dawn.com/news/1854121/data-gap-hits-climate-response-in-asia-pacific