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• Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Virtual Quad Meeting With France, Germany, and the UK DoD 19 Nov 2021
• Pentagon Chief in Mideast to Reaffirm US Support for Region VOA 19 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin landed in Bahrain Friday at the start of a Middle East trip that will also take him to the United Arab Emirates.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III Phone Call with Philippines Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana DoD 19 Nov 2021
• Navy to Christen Future Littoral Combat Ship Marinette DoD 19 Nov 2021 -- The Navy will christen the future USS Marinette (LCS 25) as the newest Freedom variant littoral combat ship (LCS) during a 10:00 a.m. CST ceremony Saturday, Nov. 20, in Marinette, Wisconsin.
• U.S. Navy, Jordan Partner on New Unmanned Systems Integration US Navy 19 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) briefed the head of Jordan's navy on U.S. 5th Fleet efforts to integrate new unmanned systems during a visit to U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Nov. 18.
• 27th CARAT Brunei Concludes, Enhances Maritime Security Collaboration US Navy 19 Nov 2021 -- The 27th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei maritime exercise concluded Nov. 19, following five days of virtual engagements that enhanced collaboration between Royal Brunei Armed Forces and U.S. military and focused on shared maritime security challenges of the region.
• USS Shiloh Returns to Japan Following 5th and 7th Fleet Deployment US Navy 19 Nov 2021 -- The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) returned to Yokosuka, Japan, Nov. 19, following a six-month deployment across the 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations.
• Aegis Ashore in Poland on Target for 2022 DoD News 19 Nov 2021 -- The Aegis Ashore capability planned for Poland is moving ahead to be operational by the end of next year, said the program executive officer for Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense.
• Memorandum on the Presidential Determination on the Proposed Agreement between the Government of the United States of America, the Government of Australia, and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for the Exchange of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Information The White House 19 Nov 2021
• NATO Secretary General discusses Belarus, Russia, with Chancellor Merkel NATO 19 Nov 2021 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday (19 November 2021) for talks on current security challenges and further strengthening NATO.
• NATO Secretary General: Germany has a special responsibility to keep NATO strong NATO 19 Nov 2021 -- Speaking at the German Atlantic Association 'NATO Talk 2021' conference on Friday (19 November 2021), NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed the importance of transatlantic unity in the face of today's challenges: ''These challenges are all very different, but they have one thing in common'', he said. ''The best way to tackle them is to stay united. Europe and North America together, in NATO''.
• NATO Secretary General reaffirms Alliance unity in the face of security challenges NATO 19 Nov 2021 -- Arriving at the German Atlantic Association 'NATO Talk 2021' conference in Berlin on Friday (19 November 2021), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg commended Germany on its contributions to NATO.
• NATO battalion conducts military exercise in Poland amid tensions with Russia Press TV 19 Nov 2021 -- A multinational NATO battalion has conducted military drills in Poland amid heightened tensions along the country's border with Russia's close ally, Belarus, and US provocations in the Black Sea region.
• Statement by the North Atlantic Council on the recent anti-satellite missile test conducted by the Russian Federation NATO 19 Nov 2021 -- "The North Atlantic Council strongly condemns the Russian Federation's reckless and irresponsible anti-satellite missile test on 15 November 2021."
• Ukraine's Defense Minister Says He Made Request For New U.S. Military Assistance RFE/RL 19 Nov 2021 -- Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said he requested military assistance during his first trip to the United States in his new capacity amid growing concern of possible Russian aggression.
• Remarks by President Biden After Marine One Arrival The White House 19 Nov 2021
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of Mexico The White House 19 Nov 2021
• Readout of President Biden's Meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada The White House 19 Nov 2021
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, November 19, 2021 The White House 19 Nov 2021
• Briefing with Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Brian A. Nichols on the North American Leaders' Summit and Bilateral Meetings with Canada and Mexico US Dept. of State 19 Nov 2021
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Ibrahim Kalin, Spokesperson and Chief Advisor to the President of Turkey The White House 19 Nov 2021

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• 19 November 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 19 Nov 2021
• Germany Holds First Talks With Taliban In Afghanistan RFE/RL Gandhara 19 Nov 2021 -- Germany has sent high-ranking diplomats to Kabul to meet with the Taliban for the first time since the militia group took power in Afghanistan.
• 'Grotesque And Wrong': Foreign Diplomats Called Out For Meeting Taliban Without Women RFE/RL Gandhara 19 Nov 2021 -- Since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the international community has pledged to hold the militant Islamist group accountable for its treatment of women.
• Afghanistan's farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash UN News 19 Nov 2021 -- "Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to worsen with the onset of winter, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
• US Rebuffs Taliban Appeal to Congress to Release Afghan Central Bank Assets VOA 19 Nov 2021 -- The United States has berated the Taliban for what it said were misconstrued facts the Islamist group penned in a letter to the U.S. Congress this week regarding Afghanistan's economic and humanitarian crisis.
• On the Situation in the South China Sea US Dept. of State 19 Nov 2021 -- Two days ago, the People's Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard blocked and used water cannons against Philippine resupply ships en route to Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea.
• US accuses China of threatening peace after water cannon used on Philippine ships Radio Free Asia 19 Nov 2021 -- The United States spoke up Friday in support of the Philippines after Chinese coastguard vessels were accused of harassing Philippine resupply ships with water cannon in the South China Sea.
• GCC Reiterates Support for Yemeni Legitimate Government to End the Yemeni Crisis SPA 19 Nov 2021 -- The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, has reiterated the Council's firm position to support legitimacy to end the Yemeni crisis through a political solution based on the three references represented in the Gulf initiative and its executive mechanism, the outcomes of the comprehensive national dialogue conference and Security Council Resolution 2216.
• Yemeni forces gain more ground near Ma'rib City Press TV 19 Nov 2021 -- Yemeni army troops and allied fighters from Popular Committees have taken control over new areas near Ma'rib as part of a battle to liberate the city from occupation by Saudi-backed militants.
• The United States Condemns the Houthi Detention of Yemeni Staff of the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a and Breach of Embassy Compound US Dept. of State 19 Nov 2021
• Designation of Houthi Official in Yemen US Dept. of State 19 Nov 2021 -- The United States has designated Saleh Mesfer Alshaer, commander of the Houthi-controlled military logistics organization, for engaging in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the peace, security, or stability of Yemen, pursuant to Executive Order 13611.
• Armenia Says Six Of Its Soldiers Killed In Latest Clashes With Azerbaijan RFE/RL 19 Nov 2021 -- Armenia says six of its soldiers were killed in renewed border clashes with Azerbaijan earlier this week -- the worst fighting since the two South Caucasus nations fought a 44-day war over Nagorno-Karabakh a year ago.

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• Man Sentenced to More Than 16 Years' Imprisonment for Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists US Dept. of Justice 19 Nov 2021 -- A New York man was sentenced today to 200 months, more than 16 years, in prison for attempting to provide material support and resources to the designated foreign terrorist organizations the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and the al-Nusrah Front.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's statement and answers to media questions at a joint news conference following talks with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, Moscow, November 19, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Nov 2021
• CPC leadership reviews documents on national security strategy, military honors regulations, sci-tech advisory report People's Daily 19 Nov 2021 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Thursday to review documents including the National Security Strategy (2021-2025), regulations on awarding military honors, and the 2021 advisory report of the national science and technology advisory commission.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 19, 2021 PRC MofA 19 Nov 2021
• US, China in 'Early Stages' of Possible Talks on Nukes, Cyberspace VOA 19 Nov 2021 -- A top U.S. national security official says Washington and Beijing are "in the very early stages" of discussions that could eventually tamp down military tensions but that China's seriousness will have to be tested.
• China blasts Australian 'saber wielding' with nuclear submarine deal Press TV 19 Nov 2021 -- A top Chinese diplomat says Australia has become a "saber wielder" rather than a defender of peace as a result of a recent trilateral deal that would allow Canberra to acquire at least eight nuclear-powered submarines with US and British technology.
• China has undermined Hong Kong's judicial and parliamentary independence: U.S. report Radio Free Asia 19 Nov 2021 -- Changes to Hong Kong's political system imposed on the city by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) amid an ongoing crackdown on public dissent have turned the city's legislature into a "rubber stamp," and undermined the independence of judges, according to a U.S. government report.
• Hong Kong Schools Anthem Law Raises Concerns VOA 19 Nov 2021 -- A new law requiring Hong Kong public schools to raise the Chinese flag and sing China's national anthem once a week can be "dangerous" and "ineffective" as part of a move by Beijing to promote a sense of Chinese identity in Hong Kong among students, according to experts.
• 153 candidates validly nominated for HKSAR 7th-term LegCo election People's Daily 19 Nov 2021 -- A total of 153 candidates have been validly nominated for the seventh-term Legislative Council (LegCo) election in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), an eligibility review committee said Friday.
• China vows to take all necessary measures to protect sovereignty after launch of 'Taiwan representative office' in Lithuania Global Times 19 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese government firmly opposes and protests against the "representative office" established in Lithuania by the Taiwan island, which severely violates the one-China principle, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday night. China will take all necessary measures to safeguard its sovereignty and Lithuania will bear all the consequences by its own.
• Experts warn of possible severing of diplomatic ties with Lithuania, as Chinese FM says 'wait and see' Global Times 19 Nov 2021 -- After the island of Taiwan opened its so-called representative office in Lithuania, sparking strong opposition and protest from the Chinese government, experts warned the most severe consequence the Baltic state will face could be severed diplomatic ties by China, and that more countermeasures by China such as sanctions and restrictions of business ties could be imposed on political figures from Lithuania, who have colluded with the secessionist DPP authority on the island and blatantly violated the one-China principle and international rules.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on Lithuania's Approval of the Establishment of the So-called "Taiwanese Representative Office in Lithuania" by the Taiwan Authorities PRC MofA 19 Nov 2021
• 2021 U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue US Dept. of State 19 Nov 2021 -- On Monday, November 22, 2021, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez will lead the second U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD), conducted under the auspices of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States.
• Diplomatic efforts, concrete actions key to smooth restart of sanctions-removal talks in Vienna: China Press TV 19 Nov 2021 -- China has reiterated its support for the implementation of the JCPOA, saying "diplomatic efforts" and "concrete actions" are key to a smooth restart of talks between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries slated to be held in the Austrian capital of Vienna later this month.
• US, E3 statement worthless to reply: Iran FM spox IRNA 19 Nov 2021 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has said that a recent anti-Iran statement by the United States, the E3 - Britain, France and Germany - as well as the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council is not worth answering.
• Migrants Still Trying To Force Entry Into Poland After Belarus Clears Camps RFE/RL 19 Nov 2021 -- Polish authorities say migrants tried to cross the border from Belarus overnight -- but in smaller numbers -- after Belarus cleared some camps where people had gathered in freezing temperatures and as hundreds of migrants were flown back to Iraq.
• NATO Chief Calls Situation at Belarus-Poland Border 'Deeply Concerning' VOA 19 Nov 2021 -- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Friday the situation at the border between Poland and Belarus is "deeply concerning" and the alliance stands ready to help its allies involved.
• Poland Accuses Belarus of Creating Border Crisis After Refugee Camps Cleared VOA 19 Nov 2021 -- Poland accused Belarus on Friday of trucking hundreds of refugees to the two countries' border and encouraging them to illegally cross into Polish territory to enter the European Union, an accusation that comes hours after Belarusian officials cleared the refugee camp where thousands had been hunkered down.
• United States Condemns Violence Against Peaceful Protesters in Sudan US Dept. of State 19 Nov 2021 -- The United States strongly condemns the violent crackdown by security forces against peaceful protesters on November 17, which resulted in at least 15 deaths and scores of injuries.
• Georgia's Hunger-Striking Saakashvili Temporarily Loses Consciousness RFE/RL 19 Nov 2021 -- Jailed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been on a hunger strike for seven weeks, temporarily lost consciousness, his lawyer said.
• EU warns UK over NI protocol suspension Press TV 19 Nov 2021 -- The European Union (EU) has warned the UK government that its Brexit trade deal is "intrinsically linked" to the Northern Ireland (NI) protocol and "one cannot exist without the other."
• Georgian Opposition Rallies In Support Of Hunger-Striking Saakashvili RFE/RL 19 Nov 2021 -- Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the center of the Georgian capital to demand the transfer of jailed former President Mikheil Saakashvili to a high-profile civilian clinic as concerns grow over the health of the opposition figure, who has been on a hunger strike for 50 days.