CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (November 8-14, 2025)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  Strategically evolving economic interests

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954099

Ø  Pakistan, US explore ways to develop ‘economically entrenched strategic partnership’

https://www.dawn.com/news/1953877

Ø  Pakistan receives second US crude oil shipment

https://www.geo.tv/latest/633237-pakistan-receives-second-us-crude-oil-shipment

Ø  Pakistan joins Arab bloc to challenge US Gaza mission scope

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954700

Ø  Syrian President Visits the White House, and Drought Weakens Iran

https://www.hudson.org/foreign-policy/syrian-president-white-house-what-role-does-syria-play-rebeccah-heinrichs

Ø  The United States and Iran Must Overcome Four Challenges for Nuclear Talks to Succeed

https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/11/the-united-states-and-iran-must-overcome-four-challenges-for-nuclear-talks-to-succeed?lang=en

Ø  What will COP30 mean for climate action?

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/what-will-cop30-mean-for-climate-action/

Ø  Pakistan sounds alarm on Afghan arms flow

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2576919/pakistan-sounds-alarm-on-afghan-arms-flow

Ø  UN chief slams suicide attack in Islamabad, extends condolences to victims’ families

https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/917347-un-chief-slams-suicide-attack-in-islamabad-extends-condolences-to-vic

Ø  Pakistan warns UN of rising threat from illicit arms in Afghanistan

https://www.nation.com.pk/11-Nov-2025/pakistan-warns-un-rising-threat-illicit-arms-afghanistan

Ø  Pakistan calls for stronger int’l support for UN peacekeeping amidst severe financial crisis

https://www.app.com.pk/foreign-correspondent/pakistan-calls-for-stronger-intl-support-for-un-peacekeeping-amidst-severe-financial-crisis/

Ø  ‘A wave of truth’: COP30 targets disinformation threat to climate action

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166351

Ø  Sudan war: Women endure starvation, rape and bombs fleeing El Fasher

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166327

Ø  From pledges to action: Leaders push for faster climate progress at COP30

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166322

Ø  Gazans continue heading home as ‘fragile ceasefire’ holds

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166319

Ø  In Brazil, Guterres calls for ‘fair, fast and final’ shift to clean energy

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/11/1166309

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Could Ukraine’s corruption crisis ‘lead to military defeat’ against Russia?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/13/could-ukraines-corruption-crisis-lead-to-military-defeat-against-russia

Ø  Iran, Russia FMs call for ‘continued dialogue’ between Pakistan, Afghanistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954859

Ø  Russia’s attacks have ramped up – Ukraine is fighting to hold on through another winter

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly98qp99l8o

Ø  19 bodies, black box recovered after Turkish army plane crash in Georgia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/12/turkiye-confirms-all-20-soldiers-died-in-its-army-plane-crash-in-georgia

Ø  Russia ‘will respond in kind’ to nuclear tests by any country: Lavrov

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/11/russia-will-respond-in-kind-to-nuclear-tests-by-any-country-lavrov

Ø  Does the rise of Dutch centrism spell doom for Europe’s far right?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/11/does-the-rise-of-dutch-centrism-spell-doom-for-europes-far-right

Ø  Why does the UK want to copy Denmark’s stringent immigration policies?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/9/why-does-the-uk-want-to-copy-denmarks-stringent-immigration-policies

Ø  Hungary claims ‘indefinite’ US sanctions waiver for Russian energy imports

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/8/hungary-claims-indefinite-us-sanctions-waiver-for-russian-energy-imports

Ø  EU-Pakistan relations

https://www.brecorder.com/news/40391951/eu-pakistan-relations

Ø  Russia proposes its own UN resolution on Gaza in challenge to US draft

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/russia-proposes-its-own-un-resolution-gaza-challenge-us-draft-2025-11-13/

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

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

Ø  Pakistan paid $2.7b in interest to IMF alone. Can it ever break free?

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2577223/foreign-debt-pile-devouring-wealth

Ø  IMF mission tackles Pakistan’s Rs448b budget discrepancy

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2577040/imf-begins-budget-data-scrutiny

Ø  FDI: big market, small confidence

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2576731/fdi-big-market-small-confidence

Ø  Is the economy suffocating under red tape?

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2576733/is-the-economy-suffocating-under-red-tape

Ø  Policy framework and structural change

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2576732/policy-framework-and-structural-change

Ø  Govt awaits IMF nod to unveil first industrial policy

https://www.dawn.com/news/1953990/govt-awaits-imf-nod-to-unveil-first-industrial-policy

Ø  Global liquidity masks Pakistan’s fragility: Robertsen

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954573/global-liquidity-masks-pakistans-fragility-robertsen

Ø  Tariff maze bleeding economy: PIDE

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954401/tariff-maze-bleeding-economy-pide

Ø  Why investors fear Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954973/why-investors-fear-pakistan

Ø  Oil prices steady after steep losses in previous session

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-extends-losses-us-inventory-build-opec-forecast-shift-2025-11-13/

Ø  Farmers’ struggle for survival

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954092/farmers-struggle-for-survival

Ø  CORPORATE WINDOW: Financing a greener future

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954222/corporate-window-financing-a-greener-future

Ø  Pakistan must expand grid for renewables: UN

https://www.dawn.com/news/1953995/pakistan-must-expand-grid-for-renewables-un

Ø  Pakistan faces climate fragility, warn lenders

https://www.dawn.com/news/1953816/pakistan-faces-climate-fragility-warn-lenders

Ø  Poverty reduction stalls despite growth

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2577370/poverty-reduction-stalls-despite-growth

Ø  CLIMATE BYTE: Global South disproportionately vulnerable to climate change: watchdog

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954718

Ø  UN warns of millions displaced by climate change as COP30 opens in Brazil

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/10/un-warns-of-millions-displaced-by-climate-change-as-cop30-opens-in-brazil

Ø  Climate Adaptation at COP30: What to Expect

https://earth.org/climate-adaptation-at-cop30-what-you-need-to-know/

Ø  Balochistan introduces new climate change policy

https://www.dawn.com/news/1954950/balochistan-introduces-new-climate-change-policy

Ø  Green taxonomy key to climate funds

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2576437/green-taxonomy-key-to-climate-funds

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