THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  U.S. Strengthens Ties with Key Pacific Island Partners

https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/06/us-strengthens-ties-key-pacific-island-partners

Ø  Why We Should All Worry About the China-India Border Dispute

https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/05/why-we-should-all-worry-about-china-india-border-dispute

Ø  Export controls: A surprising key to strengthening UK-US military collaboration

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/export-controls-a-surprising-key-to-strengthening-uk-us-military-collaboration/

Ø  Disruptions and Dynamism in the Arab World

https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/05/03/disruptions-and-dynamism-in-arab-world-pub-89517

Ø  China’s Middle Eastern Moment

https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89867

Ø  Report: U.S.-China Rivalry in a Neo-medieval World

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1887-1.html

Ø  Admissible evidence, competent courts, critical to ensuring justice for ISIL victims in Iraq

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137432

Ø  UN Security Council to welcome five new non-permanent members

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137382

Ø  Africa Dialogue Series 2023

https://www.un.org/osaa/ads2023?_gl=1*13eeeq1*_ga*MTIzMTE0NTU0Ny4xNjMyMzg2MTYx*_ga_TK9BQL5X7Z*MTY4
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Ø  Ukraine: Dam destruction ‘monumental humanitarian, economic and ecological catastrophe’: Guterres

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137372

Ø  UN agency for Palestine refugees on verge of financial collapse

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137297

Ø  World off track for reaching key goal on sustainable energy by 2030

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137362

Ø  Human rights for all, still ‘work in progress’ warns Türk

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137387

Ø  315,000 grave violations against children in conflict over 18 years: UNICEF

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137327

Ø  Regulation essential to curb AI for surveillance, disinformation: rights experts

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/06/1137302

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Ukraine counteroffensive against Russia under way: think tank

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/9/ukraine-counteroffensive-against-russia-under-way-think-tank

Ø  Europe’s economy enters technical recession as households struggle with cost-of-living crisis

https://www.euronews.com/2023/06/08/europes-economy-enters-technical-recession-as-households-struggle-with-cost-of-living-cris

Ø  All to know about Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam explosion

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/6/the-nova-kakhovka-dam-what-you-need-to-know

Ø  EU countries strike major deal on migration rules, delivering the first breakthrough in years

Øh https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2023/06/08/eu-countries-strike-major-deal-on-migration-rules-delivering-the-first-breakthrough-in-yea

Ø  ‘Real good shape’: Biden and Sunak hail ties at White House meet

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/8/real-good-shape-biden-sunak-hail-ties-at-white-house-meet

Ø  Fears simmer as an interethnic conflict brews in Kosovo

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/8/serbia-kosovo-9

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  Rs6tr deficit budget to be unveiled today

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2420800/rs6tr-deficit-budget-to-be-unveiled-today

Ø  Prioritising productivity

https://www.dawn.com/news/1758018/prioritising-productivity

Ø  Bracing for economic known unknowns

https://www.dawn.com/news/1758020/bracing-for-economic-known-unknowns

Ø  Before budget: Why Pakistan’s economic salvation lies in political wisdom?

https://www.geo.tv/latest/491844-before-budget-why-pakistans-economic-salvation-lies-in-political-wisdom

Ø  Dip in exports, remittances offsets gains of low imports

https://www.dawn.com/news/1758801/dip-in-exports-remittances-offsets-gains-of-low-imports

Ø  Economic Survey 2022-23: Inflationary pressure intensifies amid global headwinds

https://www.dawn.com/news/1758802/economic-survey-2022-23-inflationary-pressure-intensifies-amid-global-headwinds

Ø  Pakistan greenlights barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia

https://www.geo.tv/latest/490878-plans-for-barter-trade-with-afghanistan-iran-russia-underway

Ø  Stakeholders expect tough budget under IMF shadow

https://www.dawn.com/news/1758794/stakeholders-expect-tough-budget-under-imf-shadow

Ø  Who makes Pakistan’s budget and how they can do better

https://www.dawn.com/news/1758621/who-makes-pakistans-budget-and-how-they-can-do-better

Ø  Blocked funds threaten airline operations in Pakistan: Iata

https://www.geo.tv/latest/491225-blocked-funds-threaten-airline-operations-in-pakistan-iata

Ø  Investing in human capital of tomorrow

https://www.dawn.com/news/1757988/investing-in-human-capital-of-tomorrow

Ø  Oil prices headed for second straight weekly loss on demand fears

https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-prices-fall-demand-fears-headed-second-weekly-loss-2023-06-09/

Ø  Climate change: the cost of inaction

https://www.dawn.com/news/1757978/climate-change-the-cost-of-inaction

Ø  Amnesty calls for global action to mitigate heatwaves in Pakistan

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/5/amnesty-calls-for-global-action-to-mitigate-heatwaves-in-pakistan

Ø  Climate change: UAE’s presidency offers immense potential for global progress: Pakistan

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40246810

Ø  Climate resilience program launched in Pakistan

https://dailytimes.com.pk/1100796/climate-resilience-program-launched-in-pakistan/

Ø  New Global Climate Assessment Aims to Gauge Progress

https://www.voanews.com/a/new-global-climate-assessment-aims-to-gauge-progress-/7124179.html

Ø  How Climate Change Affects Global Food Security

https://www.miragenews.com/how-climate-change-affects-global-food-security-1023156/