CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (October 22-28, 2022)

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  How Imran Khan Wants to Win Back Power in Pakistan: Quick Take
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/energy/how-imran-khan-wants-to-win-back-power-in-pakistan-quicktake/2022/10/26/65ca5c74-5524-11ed-ac8b-08bbfab1c5a5_story.html

Ø  Kerry: US open to talks on contentious climate financing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kerry-us-not-obstructing-talk-of-climate-compensation/2022/10/25/ffbd57e6-549d-11ed-ac8b-08bbfab1c5a5_story.html

Ø  Pakistan taken off watch list for terror funding, laundering
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/pakistan-taken-off-watch-list-for-terror-funding-laundering/2022/10/21/23a627b8-515c-11ed-ada8-04e6e6bf8b19_story.html

Ø  Europe and America Are Moving Closer on China
https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/10/26/europe-us-china-ukraine-taiwan-trans-atlantic/

Ø  Report: Anticipating Chinese Reactions to U.S. Posture Enhancements
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1581-1.html

Ø  Security Council counter-terrorism body to review growing threat posed by new technologies
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129822

Ø  Political solution still the only path to peace in Syria: UN Special Envoy
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/10/1129857

Ø  Ukraine: UN-led Grain Initiative helps anchor food supply, chart way out of crisis
https://news.un.org/story/2022/10/1129757

Ø  Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report
https://news.un.org/story/2022/10/1129892

Ø  Report: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
https://www.ipcc.ch/

Ø  Heat waves to impact almost every child on earth by 2050: UNICEF report
https://news.un.org/story/2022/10/1129852

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Yerevan agrees to establish relations with Baku on Russia-proposed principles – Pashinyan
https://tass.com/world/1528983

Ø  South Korea denies sending weapons to Ukraine after Putin remarks
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/28/south-korea-denies-sending-weapons-to-ukraine-after-putin-remark

Ø  In the grips of war, Ukraine faces bleak demographic future
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/28/in-grips-of-war-ukraine-faces-gloomy-demographic-future

Ø  World faces most dangerous decade since World War II: Putin
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/27/putin-says-world-faces-most-dangerous-decade-since-world-war

Ø  Russia to allow companies from friendly countries to join oil, gas projects – Putin
https://tass.com/economy/1528895

Ø  Russia tells UN that Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/25/russia-tells-un-that-ukraine-is-preparing-to-use-a-dirty-bomb

Ø  Zelenskyy blasts Israel, suggests Russia-Iran nuclear collusion
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/24/zelenskyy-blasts-israel-suggests-russia-iran-nuclear-collusion

Ø  West warns Russia against using dirty bomb pretext in Ukraine
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/24/west-warns-russia-against-using-dirty-bomb-pretext-in-ukraine

Ø  Bosnia’s Dodik declared winner in disputed election after recount
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/27/bosnias-dodik-declared-winner-in-disputed-election-officials

Ø  Putin highlights Russia’s ‘special’ relations with India
https://tass.com/politics/1528893

Ø  EU dismisses sanctions by Iran as ‘politically motivated’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/27/eu-dismisses-sanctions-by-iran-as-politically-motivated

Ø  New crisis brewing on Cyprus after US lifts arms embargo
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/27/new-crisis-brewing-on-cyprus-after-us-lifts-arms-embargo

Ø  CSTO Council to convene ahead of Russia-Azerbaijan-Armenia summit – Kremlin
https://tass.com/politics/1528873

Ø  Meloni wins final confidence vote, pledges support for Ukraine
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/meloni-wins-final-confidence-vote-pledges-support-for-ukraine

Ø  Putin observes drills by Russia’s strategic nuclear forces
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/putin-observes-drills-by-russias-strategic-nuclear-forces

Ø  China to develop further bilateral ties with Russia, says Chinese top diplomat
https://tass.com/politics/1528789

Ø  UK PM Rishi Sunak faces lawmakers’ questions for the first time
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/uk-pm-rishi-sunak-faces-lawmakers-questions-for-the-first-time

Ø  Macron, Scholz hold talks in bid to diffuse Germany-France tension
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/macron-scholz-hold-talks-in-bid-to-defuse-germany-france-tension

Ø  Russia to decide on food deal renewal by November 18 – Foreign Ministry
https://tass.com/politics/1528319

Ø  UN says countries’ climate plans ‘nowhere near’ 1.5C goal
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/un-says-countries-climate-plans-nowhere-near-1-5c-goal

Ø  Dutch government probes China’s ‘police stations’ in Netherlands
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/dutch-government-probes-chinas-police-stations-in-netherlands

Ø  West seeking to squeeze Russia out of Balkans, S. Caucasus, Africa, Central Asia – diplomat
https://tass.com/politics/1528307

Ø  Iran blacklists EU officials, entities for ‘inciting terrorism’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/26/iran-blacklists-eu-officials-entities-for-inciting-terrorism

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  Asian Development Bank releases $1.5bn to Pakistan
https://www.dawn.com/news/1717115/asian-development-bank-releases-15bn-to-pakistan

Ø  Govt borrows heavily from banks for budgetary support
https://www.dawn.com/news/1716909/govt-borrows-heavily-from-banks-for-budgetary-support

Ø  Pakistan will not default: SBP governor
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2383648/pakistan-will-not-default-sbp-governor

Ø  Fitch downgrades Pakistan’s rating as liquidity risks mount
https://www.dawn.com/news/1716280/fitch-downgrades-pakistans-rating-as-liquidity-risks-mount

Ø  Daronomics — good or bad for the economy?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1716668/daronomics-good-or-bad-for-the-economy

Ø  Economic cost of indecisiveness
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2383195/economic-cost-of-indecisiveness

Ø  Surplus power generation capacity to cost citizens dear by 2030
https://www.dawn.com/news/1716275/surplus-power-generation-capacity-to-cost-citizens-dear-by-2030

Ø  $12b flood losses in agriculture sector: report
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2383572/12b-flood-losses-in-agriculture-sector-report

Ø  Greening global economy brings dependence on critical mineral
https://www.geo.tv/latest/448283-greening-global-economy-brings-dependence-on-critical-minerals

Ø  Oil falls as China widens COVID-19 curbs; still set for weekly gain
https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/oil-prices-fall-dollar-climbs-set-weekly-gain-supply-concerns-2022-10-28/

Ø  Negotiating at Sharm El Sheikh
https://www.dawn.com/news/1717302/negotiating-at-sharm-el-sheikh

Ø  Recurrent food crisis
https://www.dawn.com/news/1716666/recurrent-food-crisis

Ø  Heat, then floods ruin farmers’ livelihoods
https://www.dawn.com/news/1716781/heat-then-floods-ruin-farmers-livelihoods

Ø  Pakistan urged to avail G77’s facility to face flood disaster
https://www.dawn.com/news/1716782/pakistan-urged-to-avail-g77s-facility-to-face-flood-disaster

Ø  The role of climate change in Pakistan’s floods
https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2022/10/the-role-of-climate-change-in-pakistans-floods

Ø  Global warming: Nations urged to revisit climate plans
https://gulfnews.com/world/global-warming-nations-urged-to-revisit-climate-plans-1.1666837003172