Our Scans · (LF.16) Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions · Weekly Summary

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

• [New] Given President Trump's unpredictability, it will not be possible to engage in long-term peace processes with the United States - not for the coexistence of Israel and a Palestinian state, not for a sovereign and viable Ukraine, and not for a lasting solution to the conflicts in Africa. Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
• [New] If Putin succeeds in portraying the EU sanctions as an obstacle to peace, Trump could call on Hungary or Slovakia, for example, to veto their extension. Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
• [New] Syria could help subdue Hezbollah during discussions on how to prevent the Israel-Hezbollah conflict from unraveling the U.S.-Iran peace deal. Just Security
• [New] Representatives from the various bodies of the Board of Peace will gather at a resort in Cyprus next week, as the US-led international panel overseeing the postwar management of Gaza seeks to recalibrate after a rocky six months since its establishment. Counter Extremism Project
• [New] Peace between Pakistan and Afghanistan could prevail only if the Taliban regime renounced their support for terrorism and terrorist organizations. The Guardian
• [New] The Sudan conflict has become self-financing through gold revenues, the index notes, warning that the growing profitability of conflict is making peace harder to achieve. People Daily
• With the US and Iran now in peace talks, Tehran is insisting it will jointly manage traffic with Oman. Insurance Journal
• Price pressures could turn out stronger than anticipated even as a US-Iran peace deal reopens the Strait of Hormuz. financialpost
• While geopolitical uncertainties have partially eased following an interim peace deal signed by the US and Iran, global financial markets have remained focused on the prospects of higher policy rates in the US amid elevated inflation risks. ST
• Gold rallied sharply after reports of a U.S.-Iran peace framework reduced fears of prolonged energy disruption, weakening the U.S. dollar and improving sentiment toward non-yielding assets like bullion. IC Your Trading Edge | Official Blog | Blog
• Global governance confronts simultaneous calls to sustain valued institutions and norms in the face of major power defection and disruption, to advance long-standing demands for reform, and - less frequently - to plan for a transformed system under conditions of high uncertainty. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Although legacy global institutions will remain important sites for communication and norm preservation, they must be embedded in a wider ecology of global governors for future relevance and success. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• The United States, like China, has begun to create new institutions that it dominates, such as the Board of Peace, that will compete with existing global organizations. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• International institutions must advance concrete national (as well as international) purposes, and the United States is justified in expecting reforms, accountability, and burden-sharing, particularly from organizations it disproportionately funds. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Recent U.S. intelligence reports have raised concerns about Israeli spy agencies eavesdropping on American negotiators working on a peace deal with Iran, amid rising concern over a more general counterintelligence threat by Israel. Go Local Prov
• As artificial intelligence continues transforming economies, labour markets, security systems, and public institutions, the Global Dialog on AI Governance aims to create a collaborative platform for addressing emerging opportunities and risks associated with AI technologies. Global South Opportunities
• The awareness around the threats faced by our planet is growing as the number of climate-related events increases, with leading institutions, regulators and the general public facing broad environmental concerns. Generali
• Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least 32 people, threatening to derail talks between the United States and Iran aimed at cementing a fragile peace deal. Al Jazeera
• Iranian negotiators needed - to see signs of implementation of the interim agreement from the US before the next rounds of peace talks could begin, and that there was no confirmation that Tehran's delegation would travel to Geneva. The Guardian
• Iran has said it is closing the Strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal with the US, signed just days ago. The Guardian

Last updated: 06 July 2026