THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS
Ø  US wants to see Pakistan ‘economically sustainable’

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396746/us-wants-to-see-pakistan-economically-sustainable

Ø  Why anti-Americanism continues to thrive in Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1732150/why-anti-americanism-continues-to-thrive-in-pakistan

Ø  Top U.S., Ukrainian Generals Meet In Poland As Russia Intensifies Attacks In Eastern Ukraine

https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-relentless-attacks-faster-delivery-weapons-zelenskiy/32226730.html

Ø  Pakistan Seeks Change to U.S. World Finance Control as Cuba Leads U.N. Bloc

https://www.newsweek.com/pakistan-seeks-change-us-world-finance-control-cuba-leads-un-bloc-1773464

Ø  US and China Pledge to Talk More to Avoid Worsening Tensions

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-18/yellen-meets-china-s-liu-as-global-rivals-seek-to-limit-conflict

Ø  Ukraine: Can We Shorten a Path to Peace in 2023?

https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/01/ukraine-can-we-shorten-path-peace-2023

Ø  Can the Taliban’s Brazen Assault on Afghan Women Be Stopped?

https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/01/can-talibans-brazen-assault-afghan-women-be-stopped

Ø  Global Foresight 2023

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/atlantic-council-strategy-paper-series/welcome-to-2033/

Ø  What Is “Political Warfare”?

https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11127

Ø  The Future of Chinese Investment in Afghanistan

https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/future-chinese-investment-afghanistan

Ø  Pakistan’s rains may have stopped, but children are still dying – UNICEF [EN/UR]

https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/pakistans-rains-may-have-stopped-children-are-still-dying-unicef-enur

Ø  Negative trends prevail in Occupied Palestinian Territory; human toll ‘devastating’: Senior UN Official

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132587

Ø  UN aims to boost aid to frontline areas of Ukraine; Black Sea grain exports near 18 million tonnes

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132607

Ø  Pakistan still an ‘ongoing nightmare’ for millions of children, following major flooding

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132522

Ø  Water’s a ‘dealmaker’ for multilateral cooperation and the SDGs

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/01/1132447

Ø  WMO to improve financing for Early Warning Systems

https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/wmo-improve-financing-early-warning-systems

 

RUSSIA & EUROPE
Ø  Ukraine’s Zelenskyy invites China’s President Xi for ‘dialogue’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/18/zelenskyy-writes-letter-to-invite-chinas-xi-for-dialogue

Ø  Ukraine mourns latest tragedy as Putin promises Russian victory
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/18/ukraine-mourns-latest-tragedy-as-putin-promises-russian-victory

Ø  Fire at Armenian military barracks kills at least 15 people
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/19/fire-at-armenian-military-barracks-kills-several-people

Ø  F-16 sale, Syria, NATO on agenda as top US, Turkey diplomats meet
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/18/f-16-sale-syria-nato-on-agenda-as-top-us-turkey-diplomats-meet

Ø  Biden, Dutch PM Rutte discuss China, Ukraine at White House meet
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/17/china-tech-access-expected-to-top-biden-dutch-pm-rutte-meeting

Ø  Germany appoints defence chief in time for key Ukraine meeting
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/17/boris-pistorius-appointed-as-germanys-new-defence-minister

 

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  ‘Govt committed to IMF programme’

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396912/govt-committed-to-imf-programme

Ø  Pakistan’s economy grinding to a halt as dollars dry up

https://www.geo.tv/latest/465148-pakistans-economy-grinding-to-a-halt-as-dollars-dry-up

Ø  Govt ready to discuss rupee free float with IMF

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396927/govt-ready-to-discuss-rupee-free-float-with-imf

Ø  Finance: The deepening forex crisis

https://www.dawn.com/news/1731796/finance-the-deepening-forex-crisis

Ø  FDI shrinks by 59% to $461m in first six months of FY 2023

https://www.geo.tv/latest/465949-fdi-shrinks-by-59-to-461-million-in-first-six-months-of-fy-2023

Ø  Weakening rupee raises fears about economy

https://www.dawn.com/news/1732271/weakening-rupee-raises-fears-about-economy

Ø  Our elite’s bankruptcy

https://www.dawn.com/news/1732379/our-elites-bankruptcy

Ø  World Bank rejects rumours of delay in loan approval for Pakistan

https://www.geo.tv/latest/466058-world-bank-rejects-rumours-of-delay-in-loan-approval-for-pakistan

Ø  Pakistan among lower-middle income countries: UN report

https://www.dawn.com/news/1732029/pakistan-among-lower-middle-income-countries-un-report

Ø  Pakistan’s current account deficit narrows 78% to $400m in December

https://www.geo.tv/latest/465888-pakistans-current-account-deficit-narrows-78-to-400m

Ø  Diversification of exports is key for Pakistan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396062/diversification-of-exports-is-key-for-pakistan

Ø  Pledges feel too good to be true

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396063/pledges-feel-too-good-to-be-true

Ø  2023 economy will be ‘a lot better than feared’

https://www.geo.tv/latest/466059-2023-economy-will-be-a-lot-better-than-feared-lagarde

Ø  Oil prices set for second week of gains on brighter China outlook

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-prices-climb-hopes-fed-slowing-interest-rate-hikes-2023-01-20/

Ø  Pakistan’s vulnerability to food security

https://www.geo.tv/latest/465748-pakistans-vulnerability-to-food-security

Ø  Agriculture: Correcting the wheat market

https://www.dawn.com/news/1731792/agriculture-correcting-the-wheat-market

Ø  Energy consumption declines as shutdowns increase

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396915/energy-consumption-declines-as-shutdowns-increase

Ø  Cost of pollution?

https://www.dawn.com/news/1732625/cost-of-pollution

Ø  World owes Pakistan $30b a year for polluting

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2396064/world-owes-pakistan-30b-a-year-for-polluting

Ø  Building back Pakistan

https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1031034-building-back-pakistan

Ø  The $10bn question: Will the pledges made in Geneva make their way to the flood victims in Pakistan?

https://www.dawn.com/news/1732305/the-10bn-question-will-the-pledges-made-in-geneva-make-their-way-to-the-flood-victims-in-pakistan

Ø  World Bank adaptation funds slept through Pakistan’s record flooding

https://climatechangenews.com/2023/01/17/world-bank-adaptation-funds-slept-through-pakistans-record-flooding/