CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (August 26-September 2, 2022)

Ø  A Political Crisis Is the Last Thing Pakistan Needs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/a-political-crisis-is-the-last-thing-pakistan-needs/2022/08/31/66d83e6a-2996-11ed-a90a-fce4015dfc8f_story.html

Ø  U.S. announces $30 million in support for Pakistan flood response
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-announces-30-mln-support-pakistan-flood-response-2022-08-30/

Ø  Pakistan rejects allegations of US using its soil
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2373672/pakistan-rejects-allegations-of-us-using-its-soil

Ø  Pakistan’s Ghosts Loom over Imran Khan
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/31/imran-khan-pakistan-army-political-crisis-zulfikar-ali-bhutto/

Ø  Here’s What Biden’s New National Security Strategy Should Say
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/31/biden-national-security-strategy-russia-china-geopolitics-competition-military-defense-spending/

Ø  After Pelosi’s Visit, Most of the Indo-Pacific Sides With Beijing
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/08/22/china-taiwan-pelosi-crisis-missiles-indo-pacific-allies-support/

Ø  Russia and the U.S. are entering ‘dangerous and uncharted’ nuclear territory
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/30/russia-united-states-dangerous-uncharted-nuclear-territory-00054134

Ø  The Senate Is Dropping the Ball on Middle East Air Defense
https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/the-senate-is-dropping-the-ball-on-middle-east-air-defense

Ø  Report: U.S. Ground Forces in the Indo-Pacific: Background and Issues for Congress
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R47096

Ø  Brief: Russian Military Actions at Ukraine’s Nuclear Power Plants United Nations Ukraine
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11883

Ø  Ukraine: IAEA experts arrive in Zaporizhzhia on mission to nuclear plant
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1125902

Ø  More lifesaving grain shipments authorized to leave Ukraine
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1124032

Ø  Pakistan: 2022 Monsoon Floods – Situation Report No. 03: As of 26 August 2022
https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistan-2022-monsoon-floods-situation-report-no-03-26-august-2022

Ø  Pakistan: $160 million UN emergency plan launched, as ‘monsoon on steroids’ continues
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1125752

Ø  Report: Interconnected Disaster Risk
https://ehs.unu.edu/media/press-releases/placeholder-press-release.html

Ø  Pakistan: WHO warns of significant health risks as floods continue
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1125872

Ø  Japan plans longer-range missiles to counter China, Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/31/japan-plans-longer-range-missiles-to-counter-china-russia

Ø  Poland seeks $1.3 trillion in WW2 reparations from Germany
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/1/poland-demands-1-3-trillion-in-wwii-reparations-from-germany

Ø  First Ukraine ship for Horn of Africa docks in Djibouti port – UN
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/30/first-ukraine-ship-for-horn-of-africa-docks-in-djibouti-port-un

Ø  Russia halts Nord Stream 1 gas flow to Europe again
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/31/russia-again-halts-nord-stream-1-gas-flow-to-europe-amid-crunch

Ø  Iran delivers European ‘peace initiative’ on Ukraine to Russia
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/31/iran-delivers-european-peace-initiative-on-ukraine-to-russia

Ø  EU toughens travel rules for Russian but issues no full visa ban
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/31/eu-toughens-travel-rules-for-russians-but-no-full-visa-ban

Ø  Russia starts massive war games with China and other ally states
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/1/russia-starts-war-games-with-china-and-other-ally-states

Ø  UN team ‘not going anywhere’ after visiting Ukraine nuclear plant
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/1/un-team-not-going-anywhere-after-visiting-ukraine-nuclear-plant

Ø  ‘A big blow’: Mikhail Gorbachev died shocked by Ukraine war
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/9/2/gorbachev-died-shocked-and-bewildered-by-ukraine-conflict

Ø  Foreign Ministers of Russia and Ukraine will be invited to the UN Security Council meeting on September 22
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5538101

Ø  More than 1.67 million tons of food was exported from Ukrainian ports in August
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5538166

Ø  G7 countries may approve price caps on Russian oil on September 02
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5538252?from=top_main_6

Ø  Germany’s north-south divide flares up over energy crisis
https://www.dw.com/en/germanys-north-south-divide-flares-up-over-energy-crisis/a-62940864

Ø  Pakistan signs Green Framework engagement agreement with Denmark
https://mofa.gov.pk/pakistan-signs-green-framework-engagement-agreement-with-denmark/

Ø  Foreign Minister receives telephone from Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic
https://mofa.gov.pk/foreign-minister-receives-telephone-call-from-minister-for-europe-and-foreign-affairs-of-the-french-republic/

Ø  Inflation breaks all records, hits 27.3%
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2374335/inflation-breaks-all-records-hits-273

Ø  Pakistan’s trade deficit narrows by 27% in August
https://www.geo.tv/latest/437500-pakistans-trade-deficit-narrows-by-27-in-august

Ø  Floods inflict $10bn losses across Pakistan
https://www.dawn.com/news/1707495/floods-inflict-10bn-losses-across-pakistan

Ø  Govt mulls taking another IMF loan for floods
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2374179/govt-mulls-taking-another-imf-loan-for-floods

Ø  SBP fears major damage to economy
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2374310/sbp-fears-major-damage-to-economy

Ø  ADB to help govt attract investment in infrastructure
https://www.dawn.com/news/1707117/adb-to-help-govt-attract-investment-in-infrastructure

Ø  Floods Inflation is a tough nut
https://www.dawn.com/news/1707360/inflation-is-a-tough-nut

Ø  High food, petrol prices can trigger protests in Pakistan, warns IMF
https://www.geo.tv/latest/437554-high-food-petrol-prices-can-trigger-protests-in-pakistan-warns-imf

Ø  Monsoon devastation hits crops, may affect economic outlook
https://www.dawn.com/news/1706831/monsoon-devastation-hits-crops-may-affect-economic-outlook

Ø  Price hikes spread food insecurity fears
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2373396/price-hikes-spread-food-insecurity-fears

Ø  ICT White Paper launched
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2374001/ict-white-paper-launched

Ø  Nowhere to turn amidst devastation
https://www.dawn.com/news/1707361/nowhere-to-turn-amidst-devastation

Ø  Rains take toll on cotton crop
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2372102/rains-take-toll-on-cotton-crop

Ø  Overlooked correlations of development
https://www.dawn.com/news/1706176/overlooked-correlations-of-development

Ø  Oil slides 3% as China lockdowns stoke demand fears
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-falls-greater-supply-lower-china-demand-2022-09-01/

Ø  Focus shifting to renewables to meet national energy demand
https://www.dawn.com/news/1707967/focus-shifting-to-renewables-to-meet-national-energy-demand

Ø  9,000MW solar energy planned
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2373871/9000mw-solar-energy-planned

Ø  Irreparable damage to cotton crop
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2373487/irreparable-damage-to-cotton-crop

Ø  Fresh flood swamps what previous deluge spared
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2374342/fresh-flood-swamps-what-previous-deluge-spared

Ø  Pakistan floods only the tip of ‘climate change iceberg’
https://www.dawn.com/news/1707976/pakistan-floods-only-the-tip-of-climate-change-iceberg

Ø  Pakistan emits less than 1% of the world’s planet-warming gases. It’s now drowning
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/30/asia/pakistan-climate-crisis-floods-justice-intl/index.html

Ø  U.N. chief calls Pakistan floods a ‘climate catastrophe’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/08/29/pakistan-floods-climate-change/

Ø  Costs of climate change far surpass government estimates, study says
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/09/01/costs-climate-change-far-surpass-government-estimates-study-says/