CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (August 30-September 5, 2025)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  US lawmakers briefed on flood devastation in Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1939545/us-lawmakers-briefed-on-flood-devastation-in-pakistan

Ø  Why American Presidents Love Pakistani Strongmen Like Asim Munir

https://time.com/7313797/american-presidents-pakistani-strongmen/

Ø  The US Is Rethinking the India-Pakistan Dynamic

https://thediplomat.com/2025/09/the-us-is-rethinking-the-india-pakistan-dynamic/

Ø  US envoy praises Pak investment climate

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564971/us-envoy-praises-pak-investment-climate

Ø  Pakistan suspends mail to US amid tariff hike

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938837

Ø  Trump’s Defining Issue: China

https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/trumps-defining-issue-china-walter-russel-mead

Ø  Beyond the Alaska summit

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/beyond-the-alaska-summit/

Ø  The Trump administration needs a strategic reset with India

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-trump-administration-needs-a-strategic-reset-with-india/

Ø  It’s time for Trump to put maximum pressure on Putin

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/inflection-points/its-time-for-trump-to-put-maximum-pressure-on-putin/

Ø  Despite Taliban ban, over 90 per cent of Afghans support girls’ right to learn

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165744

Ø  Catastrophic rains, floods to trigger food shortages in Pakistan, warns UN

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938916

Ø  Attacks across Gaza intensify amid fear and hunger: ‘Leave me here,’ injured girl told fleeing family

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165769

Ø  Afghanistan quake: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165766

Ø  Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit: Guterres calls for strengthening multilateralism

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165755

Ø  UN launches migration network in Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1939052

Ø  UNHCR urges Pakistan to stop forced returns of Afghan refugees

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/08/1165572

 

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Russia, China ink deal to build new gas pipeline as they deepen energy ties

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/2/russia-china-ink-deal-to-build-new-gas-pipeline-as-they-deepen-energy-ties

Ø  ‘It’s all theatre’: How are Europe and the US pulling apart on Ukraine?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/2/its-all-theatre-are-europe-and-the-us-pulling-apart-on-ukraine

Ø  Belgium to recognise Palestinian statehood, impose sanctions on Israel

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/2/belgium-to-recognise-palestine-at-un-general-assembly-foreign-minister

Ø  EU countries divided on Israel sanctions as foreign ministers meet

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/30/eu-nations-divided-on-sanctioning-israel-for-gaza-war-as-fms-meet

Ø  France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad over killing of journalists

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/2/france-issues-arrest-warrant-for-syrias-assad-over-killing-of-journalists

Ø  US and EU sanctions have killed 38 million people since 1970

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/9/3/us-and-eu-sanctions-have-killed-38-million-people-since-1970

Ø  Trump hosts Poland’s Nawrocki, offers more US troops to European ally

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/3/trump-hosts-polands-nawrocki-offers-more-us-troops-to-european-ally

Ø  Russia says it will not discuss foreign troops in Ukraine in ‘any format’

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/russia-says-it-will-not-discuss-foreign-troops-in-ukraine-in-any-format

Ø  Trump says he has pressured Putin for Ukraine truce: So what has he done?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/trump-says-he-has-pressured-putin-for-ukraine-truce-so-what-has-he-done

Ø  China, Russia pledge new global order at Shanghai Cooperation summit

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/2/china-russia-pledge-new-global-order-at-shanghai-cooperation-summit

Ø  Ukraine allies push security guarantees amid US and Russian uncertainties

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/4/ukraine-allies-push-security-guarantees-amid-us-and-russian-uncertainties

Ø  Macron says 26 nations ready to provide postwar military backing to Ukraine

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/04/european-leaders-pressure-trump-to-reveal-how-much-support-us-will-give-ukraine

Ø  Migrant crisis: How Europe went from Merkel’s ‘We can do it’ to pulling up the drawbridge

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5e5q7w41eo

Ø  PM Shehbaz, President Putin share desire to bolster Pak-Russia bilateral cooperation

https://www.dawn.com/news/1939178

Ø  Russia backs Pak, China Afghan policy

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564768/russia-backs-pak-china-afghan-policy

Ø  Trump says he plans to talk to Putin soon

https://tass.com/world/2012571

Ø  North Korea to support Russia in protecting its sovereignty, territorial integrity

https://tass.com/world/2011987

Ø  Europe rebounds, Asia falters on tariffs

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564526/europe-rebounds-asia-falters-on-tariffs

Ø  India denies profiteering from Russian imports

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564528/india-denies-profiteering-from-russian-imports

Ø  Climate change fuelling Spain’s wildfire crisis

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564980/climate-change-fuelling-spains-wildfire-crisis

 

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  Floods – a watershed moment for NFC

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564374/floods-a-watershed-moment-for-nfc

Ø  Breaking free from boom-bust cycles

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564375/breaking-free-from-boom-bust-cycles

Ø  Protectionism vs competitiveness

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564377/protectionism-vs-competitiveness

Ø  SBP links digital assets to forex law

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564957/sbp-links-digital-assets-to-forex-law

Ø  Salaried class pays 21% more tax

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2565164/salaried-class-pays-21-more-tax

Ø  Oil prices ease on surprise build in US crude stockpiles, OPEC+ to consider output hike

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-ease-surprise-build-us-crude-stockpiles-opec-consider-output-hike-2025-09-04/

Ø  Pakistan’s Struggle To Save Agriculture And Soil From Climate Change

https://www.thefridaytimes.com/04-Sep-2025/pakistan-s-struggle-to-save-agriculture-and-soil-from-climate-change

Ø  How climate change-driven displacement is reshaping Pakistan’s cities

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938893

Ø  ADB approves $130m for Pak energy sector

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2565138/adb-approves-130m-for-pak-energy-sector

Ø  Policy instability hits green funds

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2565169/policy-instability-hits-green-funds

Ø  Biofuels: black gold from golden straw

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2564379/biofuels-black-gold-from-golden-straw

Ø  Agriculture: Poor data, costly decisions

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938552/agriculture-poor-data-costly-decisions

Ø  Plastic pollution and Pakistan’s economic future

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938554/plastic-pollution-and-pakistans-economic-future

Ø  Fixing Pakistan’s fragmented healthcare system

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938560/fixing-pakistans-fragmented-healthcare-system

Ø  Floods and fertility — a necessary crisis

https://www.dawn.com/news/1938562/floods-and-fertility-a-necessary-crisis

Ø  Billions lost: floods spark agri-emergency call

https://www.dawn.com/news/1939745/billions-lost-floods-spark-agri-emergency-call

Ø  Pakistan is flooded again. Should we really give a dam?

https://www.dawn.com/news/1939625/pakistan-is-flooded-again-should-we-really-give-a-dam

Ø  Political economy of floods

https://www.geo.tv/latest/621517-political-economy-of-floods