THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS
Ø  Pakistan, US hold security talks ahead of FM Bilawal’s visit
https://www.dawn.com/news/1689266/pakistan-us-hold-security-talks-ahead-of-fm-bilawals-visit
Ø  Anti-Americanism in Pakistan
https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/anti-americanism-in-pakistan/
Ø  US invite Pakistan to Global Covid Summit
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2355540/us-invites-pakistan-to-global-covid-summit
Ø  Imran Khan is pushing Pakistan to the brink
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/05/11/imran-khan-pakistan-civil-war-long-march-conflict-no-confidence-sharif/
Ø  Why Biden’s Anti-Putin Democracy Crusade Is Failing
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/05/11/us-russia-war-ukraine-democracy-autocracy/
Ø  Why Imran Khan’s coup theory is so popular in Pakistan
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/05/10/why-imran-khans-coup-theory-is-so-popular-in-pakistan/ 
Ø  U.S.-China Engagement: Regrettable or Inevitable?
https://www.wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/reconcilable-differences/us-china-engagement-regrettable-or-inevitable
Ø  Report: Congress’s Control over Treaties; Session 14 of the Congressional Study Group
https://www.brookings.edu/research/congresss-control-over-treaties/
Ø  Report: Reforming the Authorizations for Use of Military Force; Session 13 of the Congressional Study Group
https://www.brookings.edu/research/reforming-the-authorizations-for-use-of-military-force/
Ø  Report: Congress and the Convergence of Economics and National Security; Session 10 of the Congressional Study Group
https://www.brookings.edu/research/congress-and-the-convergence-of-economics-and-national-security/
Ø  In Focus: The Islamic State
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF10328
Ø  In Focus: U.S. International Climate Finance: FY2023
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF12036
Ø  In Focus: Al Qaeda: Background, Current Status, and U.S. Policy
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11854
Ø  Dialogue and cooperation needed for ‘interlinked global crises’ UN chief says in Austria
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1118042
Ø  Human rights must be ‘front and centre’ in the fight against terrorism: Guterres
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1117942
Ø  Afghanistan: Nearly 20 million going hungry
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1117812
Ø  Climate: World getting ‘measurably closer’ to 1.5-degree threshold
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/05/1117842
Ø  Report: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/wmo-update-5050-chance-of-global-temperature-temporarily-reaching-15%C2%B0c-threshold
Ø  Climate-Responsible Finance – a Moral Imperative towards Children
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/statements/climate-responsible-finance-moral-imperative-towards-children
RUSSIA & EUROPE
Ø  Ukraine accused of deadly cross-border attack on Russian village
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/12/ukraine-accused-of-deadly-cross-border-attack-on-russian-village
Ø  Russia says it plans full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine; Moldova protests
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-plans-full-control-donbas-southern-ukraine-ifax-2022-04-22/
Ø  West ready to sacrifice rest of the world for global domination, Putin says
https://tass.com/world/1450029
Ø  Kremlin warns against attempts to interfere in Russia’s special operation in Ukraine
https://tass.com/politics/1449925
Ø  US, Western Europe fret over uncertain Ukraine war endgame
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-western-nato-a990adcad47a34764d64b03bdcd69f7b
Ø  Europe faces gas supply disruption after Russia imposes sanctions
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/12/europes-gas-supply-crisis-grows-after-russia-imposes-sanctions
Ø  Europe is running out of time to find alternatives to Russian gas
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/12/energy/russian-gas-ukraine-europe/index.html
POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS
Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp
Ø  ADB likely to disburse $2bn to Pakistan before December
https://www.dawn.com/news/1689403/adb-likely-to-disburse-2bn-to-pakistan-before-december
Ø  Pakistan’s remittances may grow 8pc: WB report
https://www.dawn.com/news/1689402/pakistans-remittances-may-grow-8pc-wb-report
Ø  Trade deficit peaks at $39.3 billion
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2355484/trade-deficit-peaks-at-393-billion
Ø  World Bank assures support to Pakistan’s economic reforms
https://www.geo.tv/latest/416046-world-bank-assures-support-to-pakistans-economic-reforms-implementation-of-future-projects
Ø  No change in Pakistan’s policy on trade with India: commerce ministry
https://www.geo.tv/latest/416341-no-change-pakistans-policy-trade-india-ministry-of-commerce
Ø  The dollar problem
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2356187/the-dollar-problem
Ø  Pakistan to resume talks with IMF from May 18
https://www.geo.tv/latest/416417-pakistan-to-resume-talks-with-imf-from-may-18
Ø  Yarn exports to China reach $168m
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2356003/yarn-exports-to-china-reach-168m
Ø  Elections before economic stabilisation will be a disaster: Kaiser Bengali
https://www.geo.tv/latest/416411-elections-before-economic-stabilisation-will-be-a-disaster-kaiser-bengali
Ø  Extreme weather conditions fuel fear of drop in wheat, mango production
https://www.geo.tv/latest/416425-extreme-weather-conditions-fuel-fear-of-drop-in-wheat-mango-production
Ø  Alarm bells: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves plunge to lowest level since Dec 2019
https://www.geo.tv/latest/416618-foreign-exchange-reserves-fall-to-alarming-level-after-11-decline
Ø  Chinese IPPs warn of closure if not paid Rs300bn
https://www.dawn.com/news/1688875/chinese-ipps-warn-of-closure-if-not-paid-rs300bn
Ø  RDA inflows continue to rise, cross $4b
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2355843/rda-inflows-continue-to-rise-cross-4b
Ø  How to steer out of BOP crisis?
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2355698/how-to-steer-out-of-bop-crisis
Ø  Pakistan yet to take full advantage of GSP+
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2355832/pakistan-yet-to-take-full-advantage-of-gsp
Ø  Oil rises but fears of weaker demand limit gains
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-climbs-even-weaker-demand-concerns-cap-gains-2022-05-13/
Ø  Wriggling through the energy riddle
https://www.dawn.com/news/1688759/wriggling-through-the-energy-riddle
Ø  Planting trees not core policy on global warming: minister
https://www.dawn.com/news/1689007/planting-trees-not-core-policy-on-global-warming-minister
Ø  Pakistan braces for 50-degree weather amid worsening heatwaves, climate change
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3177597/pakistan-braces-50-degree-weather-amid-worsening-heatwaves
Ø  Climate change a matter of national security: Sherry
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/957297-climate-change-a-matter-of-national-security-sherry
Ø  Climate Change | It is time to sue historical polluters
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/climate-change-it-is-time-to-sue-historical-polluters-8496651.html