Global Scans · 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] Any future agreements with Russia will prioritize transitional justice and reparations for damage caused by Russia's involvement in the Syrian conflict. Critical Threats
• [New] Japan Weeks 2025 will be held to accelerate the policy initiative by further strengthening communication with domestic and international financial institutions and investors. International Financial Center Japan by FSA
• [New] The US is threatening secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions that do business with Rosneft and Lukoil, which could include banks that facilitate sales of Russian oil in China, India and Turkey. The Guardian
• [New] Wider reviews from Deloitte and the Department of Justice caution about growing surveillance that might weaken protections under the Fourth Amendment against improper searches, building on past biases in loops within prediction systems that hit Black and Latino people harder. The Watchtower
• [New] Financial institutions will have additional semiannual obligations to report suspicious multiple transactions to the Chilean tax authority. MIT OpenCourseWare
• [New] By fostering collaboration between quantum innovators, financial institutions, and end-users, the Quantum Grand Challenge will boost Europe's technological sovereignty, innovative capabilities and competitiveness. The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaki
• [New] Indonesia's entry into the NDB could open new funding avenues for its infrastructure and sustainability initiatives, further deepening its role within the BRICS framework and diversifying its international financial partnerships beyond traditional Western-led institutions. Indonesia Business Post
• [New] Institutions that modernise deliberately and aggressively today will define the payments landscape by 2030. Electronic Payments International
• [New] What's needed is political will to seize the huge opportunities of COP 30 and the UN Tax Convention negotiations to unlock more finance for climate and social justice - both by making corporate polluters pay and taxing the super-rich. Mirage News
• [New] The liberal order the U.S. sought to extend was oligopolistic: it could absorb only a handful of advanced economies organized around liberal institutions. Global Policy Journal
• [New] We are now seeing the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority place a greater focus on supply chain risk via the CPS 230 regulations introduced in July for financial institutions. Insurance Business
• [New] The UAE's contribution will fund the first phase of the initiative, which is designed to attract additional support from governments, the private sector, and donor institutions. Exquisite Goods
• [New] World War III will not begin in the Middle East now as a peace agreement has been reached, bringing an end to the conflict in the Gaza Strip. NAMPA
• [New] Academic institutions can contribute through research and innovation, while international partnerships will ensure that Singapore's frameworks align with global best practices. OpenGov Asia
• [New] A direct and rapid impact on the Australian economy could arise from severe operational disruptions to key financial institutions, or to the financial or wider national infrastructure on which the financial system depends. Reserve Bank of Australia
• [New] The forecast for free institutions will be dire if the US drops out of the intensifying struggle to shape the world's political future - or, much worse, if it becomes a force for illiberalism around the globe. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• [New] Diplomatically, there has been discussion of what security guarantees could be offered to Ukraine, sufficient to deter Russia from further aggression, in the event, which is currently considered unlikely by Russia specialists, of a peace accord. The Changing Character of War Centre
• [New] Financial institutions are expected to invest $97 billion in AI by 2027. FinExtra
• Ultimately, an economic peace that solidifies the occupation and annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank will be widely rejected, fostering resentment that will inevitably resurface as violence. Space War
• The global aid system is facing an unprecedented crisis that threatens to dismantle civil society, stifle peaceful activism, and undermine decades of progress on human rights, democracy, and social justice. Devdiscourse
• If Russia will not budge from its objections and refuses to negotiate a peace deal, Washington will take the steps necessary to impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression. WHEC.com
• Over in Britain, a nationalist movement that started with Brexit is taking hold, while public journalistic institutions like the BBC are under threat. Ben Werdmuller

Last updated: 27 October 2025