CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (November 1-7, 2025)

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

https://www.dawn.com/news/1953444

Ø  Pakistan hits back at Donald Trump after he accuses US ally of testing nuclear weapons

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/pakistan-trump-nuclear-weapon-testing-pentagon-b2857987.html

Ø  Domestic Challenges Dent Pakistan’s Triumphalism

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/pakistan-geopolitics-triumphalism-domestic-challenges/

Ø  Opinion | Trump’s Strange Love Affair With Pakistan

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trumps-strange-love-affair-with-pakistan-255d1bb0

Ø  US seeks Pakistan’s help to balance China’s mineral grip

https://www.dawn.com/news/1952518

Ø  Trump’s New World Order

https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/trumps-new-world-order-walter-russell-mead

Ø  New START and Trump’s Nuclear Test

https://www.hudson.org/missile-defense/new-start-trumps-nuclear-test-rebeccah-heinrichs

Ø  Pakistan urges UN to combat information manipulation by occupying powers

https://dailytimes.com.pk/1395896/pakistan-urges-un-to-combat-information-manipulation-by-occupying-powers/#google_vignette

Ø  Pakistan president to outline social protection, green jobs plan at Doha UN summit

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621273/pakistan

Ø  US seeks UN approval for Gaza security force with two-year mandate

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/11/04/us-seeks-un-approval-for-gaza-security-force-with-two-year-mandate/

Ø  Afghanistan: Opium cultivation drops sharply, but regional trafficking rises

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166286

Ø  Catch-up immunisation campaign ‘a lifeline’ for Gaza’s children

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166278

Ø  Doha: World Summit’s second day highlights urgency of investing in people and peace

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166289

Ø  Potential Gaza stabilization force must have Security Council approval: Guterres

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166271

RUSSIA & EUROPE

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/6/putin-says-russia-to-take-reciprocal-measures-if-us-resumes-nuclear-tests

Ø  Why is Trump hosting Central Asian leaders; are Russia, China his targets?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/6/why-is-trump-hosting-c-asia-leaders-can-he-compete-with-russia-china

Ø  Pakistan, EU explore collaboration in science, innovation and startups

https://dunyanews.tv/en/Technology/916415-pakistan-eu-explore-collaboration-in-science-innovation-and-startups

Ø  Trump claims Russian oil exports drop due to sanctions

https://tass.com/world/2040319

Ø  G7 slams Russian attacks on energy as Ukraine decries ‘nuclear terrorism’

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/1/g7-slams-russian-attacks-on-energy-as-ukraine-decries-nuclear-terrorism

Ø  Xi eyes deeper China-Russia ties despite ‘turbulent’ external conditions

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/4/xi-eyes-deeper-china-russia-ties-despite-turbulent-external-conditions

Ø  Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Hungary’s Orban to stop blocking EU bid

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/4/ukraines-zelenskyy-calls-on-hungarys-orban-to-stop-blocking-eu-bid

Ø  EU waters down climate target in last-ditch deal before COP30 in Brazil

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/5/eu-waters-down-climate-target-in-last-ditch-deal-ahead-of-cop30

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

https://www.dawn.com/news/1951376/how-real-is-forex-stability

Ø  Brain drain, capital flight and the exit of multinational corporations

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2575578/brain-drain-capital-flight-mncs-exit

Ø  ‘No boom-bust’: a dangerous economic cycle

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2575577/no-boom-bust-a-dangerous-economic-cycle

Ø  Government must cut salaries, corporate taxes

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2575575/govt-must-cut-salary-corporate-taxes

Ø  Foreign direct investments fall short as industry seeks reform-driven growth

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2576253/fdi-seen-as-episodic-sans-reforms

Ø  Private sector improvements

https://www.dawn.com/news/1952823/private-sector-improvements

Ø  Oil headed for second weekly loss amid lingering supply concerns

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-heads-second-weekly-loss-supply-concerns-weigh-2025-11-07/

Ø  Agriculture: Cashing in on carbon credits

https://www.dawn.com/news/1952819/agriculture-cashing-in-on-carbon-credits

Ø  CORPORATE WINDOW : The repercussions of deforestation

https://www.dawn.com/news/1952710/corporate-window-the-repercussions-of-deforestation

Ø  UN chief urges immediate, decisive actions against climate change

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202511/07/
WS690d5b7ca310bfcd27fc5670.html

Ø  Why the 30th Conference of Parties may fail

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2575576/why-cop30-may-fail

Ø  2025 to be among warmest years on record

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2576264/2025-to-be-among-warmest-years-on-record

Ø  Pakistan seeks climate relief through $20 million fund proposals

https://dailytimes.com.pk/1396057/pakistan-seeks-climate-relief-through-20-million-fund-proposals/

Ø  Finance minister terms population, climate change as ‘existential issues’ Pakistan faces

https://www.dawn.com/news/1953301

Ø  Climate Catastrophe: Militants’ Manipulation of Climate Narratives in Pakistan

https://gnet-research.org/2025/11/03/islamic-state-information-technology-the-new-security-tips-series-of-electronic-horizon-foundation/

Ø  Devastation on repeat: How climate change is worsening Pakistan’s deadly floods

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgmx2e3nnw0o

Ø  Cotton output may drop 15pc despite early gains

https://www.dawn.com/news/1953004/cotton-output-may-drop-15pc-despite-early-gains