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] With the US and Iran now in peace talks, Tehran is insisting it will jointly manage traffic with Oman. Insurance Journal
• [New] Price pressures could turn out stronger than anticipated even as a US-Iran peace deal reopens the Strait of Hormuz. financialpost
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• [New] 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
• Crude oil is rising back above $77 per barrel on Friday amid growing concerns over the durability of the U.S.-Iran peace process, raising questions over whether the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will be sustained. investing.com
• Israel has continued its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon, raising questions about whether the U.S.-Iran peace agreement will hold. MarineLink
• Iran and the United States are about to sign a peace deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world's oil. Insurance Journal
• The Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the signing of the peace deal on Friday in Switzerland, which will trigger the start of 60 days of talks on Iran's nuclear program. Barchart.com
• The biggest driver remains uncertainty over how quickly exports through Hormuz can recover and whether the tentative peace framework between the U.S. and Iran will hold. IC Your Trading Edge | Official Blog | Blog
• A prospective US-Iran peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz has eased fears of an energy-driven inflation shock and rate hikes. LiquidityFinder
• Iran and Israel exchanged missile attacks, threatening peace talks and raising fears over oil and gas supply through the Strait of Hormuz. CPA | The Credit Protection Association
• The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice program is offering a reward of $15 million for information leading to the disruption of the financial mechanisms of Iran's IRGC and its various branches. U.S. Department of the Treasury

Last updated: 29 June 2026