CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (November 19-25, 2022)

Ø  How can US woo a distrustful Pakistan? Flood relief was a start.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2022/1118/How-can-US-woo-a-distrustful-Pakistan-Flood-relief-was-a-start

Ø  Increasing U.S. Aid to Pakistan Is a Strategic and Moral Imperative
https://www.cfr.org/blog/increasing-us-aid-pakistan-strategic-and-moral-imperative

Ø  NATO Faces New Challenge as Ukraine War Spills into Poland
https://www.cnas.org/press/in-the-news/nato-faces-new-challenge-as-ukraine-war-spills-into-poland

Ø  Taking on China and Russia
https://www.cnas.org/publications/commentary/taking-on-china-and-russia

Ø  Report: An American strategy for the Indo-Pacific in an age of US-China competition
https://www.brookings.edu/research/an-american-strategy-for-the-indo-pacific-in-an-age-of-us-china-competition/

Ø  Pakistan’s Roadmap for COP27: In Search of a Strategic Vision
https://www.usip.org/publications/2022/11/pakistans-roadmap-cop27-search-strategic-vision

Ø  Humanitarian and Refugee Crisis in Ukraine
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IN/IN11882

Ø  Competing for the System
https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA1404-2.html

Ø  ‘Catastophic’ winter in store for Ukraine, warns UN peace building chief, following Russian strikes on critical infrastructure
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1131012

Ø  Overnight blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant are ‘playing with fire!’ – UN nuclear chief
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130857

Ø  Horn of Africa: UNFPA launches $113 million appeal for drought-impacted women and girls
https://news.un.org/story/2022/11/1130672

Ø  COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/11/1130832

Ø  COP 27 – UN Climate Change Conference
https://unfccc.int/

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  US sending Ukraine $400 million in ammunition, generators
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-europe-government-and-politics-06f7d7958e3a0f44746918c2d6c5dab1

Ø  US aid to Ukraine puts pressure on Pentagon’s arms stockpile
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-business-china-united-states-5c742d2b4775fb98c175f9c93ceda5fb

Ø  Japan hails decision to exclude Sakhalin-2 from oil price cap
https://tass.com/economy/1541791

Ø  Gazprom supplies gas for Europe through Ukraine equalling 42.4 mln cubic meters via Sudzha
https://tass.com/economy/1541795

Ø  Russia interested in China’s participation in Ust-Luga project
https://tass.com/politics/1541489

Ø  UK’s Sunak meets Zelenskyy in Kyiv, offers new arms for Ukraine
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/19/sunak-says-uk-will-support-kyiv-promises-arms-and-weapons

Ø  World economy to grow 3.1% this year, down from 5.9%: OECD
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/11/22/world-economy-to-grow-3-1-this-year-down-from-5-9-oecd

Ø  Turkish, Russian defence chiefs welcome extension of grain deal
https://tass.com/politics/1541531

Ø  European Parliament declares Russia ‘state sponsor of terrorism’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/23/eu-parliament-declares-russia-state-sponsor-of-terrorism

Ø  No talks between Azerbaijani president and Armenian PM planned in Russia soon – Kremlin
https://tass.com/politics/1541855

Ø  Shoigu, his Turkish counterpart discuss situation in northern Syria, grain deal
https://tass.com/politics/1541501

Ø  NATO vows to aid Ukraine ‘for as long as it takes’
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-nato-europe-romania-jens-stoltenberg-2c7bdd0c43589c8d9453e0efc327b368

Ø  Scottish independence debate returns from the court to politics
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/11/24/scotlands-fate-to-be-deci

Ø  Ukraine battles to restore power as millions face blackouts
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/24/ukraine-battles-to-restore-power-after-russia-damages-grid

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  FATF: honest mistakes or deliberate ignorance?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722222/fatf-honest-mistakes-or-deliberate-ignorance

Ø  Pakistan’s credit default swap slumps to 71%
https://www.geo.tv/latest/454222-pakistan-credit-default-swap-falls-to-71

Ø  Privatisation fails to meet objectives
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2387871/privatisation-fails-to-meet-objectives

Ø  Pakistan, Turkiye, others ‘at high risk of currency crisis’
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722557/pakistan-turkiye-others-at-high-risk-of-currency-crisis

Ø  CAD narrows by 47pc in July-October
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722417/cad-narrows-by-47pc-in-july-october

Ø  Pakistan’s exports move up by 35.7% in fist four months of fiscal year 2022-23
https://www.geo.tv/latest/454410-pakistans-exports-increase-by-357-to-rs213tn-in-4-months

Ø  Foreign direct investment plunges 52pc in four months
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722416/foreign-direct-investment-plunges-52pc-in-four-months

Ø  Eliminating fuel crisis risk, once and for all
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2387308/eliminating-fuel-crisis-risk-once-and-for-all

Ø  Why are remittances falling?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722232/why-are-remittances-falling

Ø  The economic merry-go-round
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722223/the-economic-merry-go-round

Ø  ‘Pakistan not ready for 5G’
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2388029/pakistan-not-ready-for-5g

Ø  Oil up amid wrangling over Russian oil price cap
https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/oil-inches-up-amid-wrangling-over-russian-oil-price-cap-2022-11-25/

Ø  Collapse of NJ tunnel feared
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2387681/collapse-of-nj-tunnel-feared

Ø  COP27 in a nutshell
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722792/cop27-in-a-nutshell

Ø  COP27 deal delivers landmark on ‘loss and damage’, but little else
https://www.geo.tv/latest/453518-cop27-deal-delivers-landmark-on-loss-and-damage-but-little-else

Ø  The seed conundrum
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722231/the-seed-conundrum

Ø  Pakistan’s search for climate justice
https://www.geo.tv/latest/452867-pakistans-search-for-climate-justice

Ø  Govt expects $13bn in foreign flood aid over three years
https://www.dawn.com/news/1722905/govt-expects-13bn-in-foreign-flood-aid-over-three-years