CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (July 27-August 2, 2024)

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  What a Harris or Trump Presidency Could Mean for Pakistan

https://thediplomat.com/2024/07/what-a-harris-or-trump-presidency-could-mean-for-pakistan/

Ø  Why Did China and Russia Stage a Joint Bomber Exercise near Alaska?

https://www.csis.org/analysis/why-did-china-and-russia-stage-joint-bomber-exercise-near-alaska

Ø  F-16 fighter jets arrive in Ukraine but may not tip advantage against Russia

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/07/28/f-16s-ukraine-planes-war-russia/

Ø  U.S. Options for Post–New START Arms Control with Russia

https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA739-1.html

Ø  Commission on the National Defense Strategy

https://www.rand.org/nsrd/projects/NDS-commission.html

Ø  The Kamala Harris Doctrine

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/26/kamala-harris-policy-china-russia-trade-immigration-israel-gaza-india/

Ø  Netanyahu Pushes for Anti-Iran “Abraham Alliance” in Congress

https://www.hudson.org/security-alliances/netanyahu-pushes-anti-iran-abraham-alliance-congress-zineb-riboua

Ø  US Security Begins and Ends with Transatlantic Security

https://www.hudson.org/security-alliances/aod-us-security-begins-ends-transatlantic-security-feat-daniel-kochis

Ø  US shrugs off ‘all-out war’ worries in Middle East

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/07/29/us-shrugs-off-all-out-war-worries-in-middle-east-00171665

Ø  Security Council debates ‘serious and dangerous escalation’ in the Middle East

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152716

Ø  Middle East: Beirut and Tehran attacks ‘represent a dangerous escalation’, Guterres warns

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152701

Ø  Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152681

Ø  The heat is on: We must rise to the challenge of rising temperatures, urges UN chief

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/07/1152496

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  How the world reacted to Russia-West prisoner swap

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/1/how-the-world-reacted-to-russia-west-prisoner-swap

Ø  Ukraine gets first F-16 fighter jets from NATO members — Bloomberg

https://tass.com/world/1823759

Ø  Agitators accused of Islamophobia for linking Southport attack to Muslims

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/31/agitators-accused-of-islamophobia-for-linking-southport-attack-to-muslims

Ø  US may decide to increase number of its deployed nuclear warheads — Pentagon

https://tass.com/world/1824395

Ø  Russian advances in Donetsk threaten Ukrainian lines of supply

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/1/russian-advances-in-donetsk-threaten-ukrainian-lines-of-supply

Ø  Exports to Europe dip in FY24 despite GSP+

https://www.dawn.com/news/1848467/exports-to-europe-dip-in-fy24-despite-gsp

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  Changing the trajectory

https://www.dawn.com/news/1848712/changing-the-trajectory

Ø  S&P maintains ratings amid heightened political risks

https://www.dawn.com/news/1849115/sp-maintains-ratings-amid-heightened-political-risks

Ø  Fitch upgrades Pakistan’s credit rating reflecting lower default risks

https://www.geo.tv/latest/556556-fitch-upgrades-pakistans-credit-rating-reflecting-lower-default-risks

Ø  Unprecedented employment crisis and brain drain

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2483733/unprecedented-employment-crisis-and-brain-drain

Ø  SBP cuts policy rate by 100bps to 19.5% as inflation cools down ‘slightly’

https://www.geo.tv/latest/556536-sbp-cuts-policy-rate-by-1-to-195

Ø  IPPs: nationalisation a flawed idea

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2483732/ipps-nationalisation-a-flawed-idea

Ø  Budget deficit hits record Rs7.7tr

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2484321/budget-deficit-hits-record-rs77tr

Ø  Pakistan to repay $24.8b in FY2024-25

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2484577/pakistan-to-repay-248b-in-fy2024-25

Ø  Oil prices set for fourth weekly fall as demand concerns weigh

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-set-fall-fourth-week-demand-concerns-weigh-sentiment-2024-08-02/

Ø  Policy games we play

https://www.dawn.com/news/1849363/policy-games-we-play

Ø  This is climate hell

https://www.geo.tv/latest/556651-this-is-climate-hell

Ø  Population control as a key to climate resilience

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2484554/population-control-as-a-key-to-climate-resilience

Ø  In pursuit of climate prosperity

https://www.geo.tv/latest/556294-climate-prosperity

Ø  As temperature rises, GDP falls

https://www.dawn.com/news/1848711/as-temperature-rises-gdp-falls

Ø  Net zero goal critical to Earth’s stability: study

https://www.dawn.com/news/1849552/net-zero-goal-critical-to-earths-stability-study