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• Austin: US Commitment to Middle East 'Strong and Sure' VOA 20 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin met Saturday in Manama, Bahrain, with Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Pentagon said in a statement, amid tensions in the Persian Gulf region.
• U.S. Defense Chief Vows To Counter Iran In Bahrain Visit RFE/RL 20 Nov 2021 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed on November 20 to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to counter its "dangerous use" of suicide drones in the Middle East, a pledge coming as Washington works to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein DoD 20 Nov 2021
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Indonesian Minister of Defense Prabowo Subianto DoD 20 Nov 2021
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Kenya Cabinet Secretary of Defense Eugene Wamalwa DoD 20 Nov 2021
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa DoD 20 Nov 2021
• Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Middle East Security at the Manama Dialogue (As Delivered) DoD 20 Nov 2021
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With the Prime Minister of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government Minister Masrour Barzani DoD 20 Nov 2021
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Iraqi Minister of Defense Jumah Inad Sadun al-Jaburi DoD 20 Nov 2021
• EU, NATO condemn Russia's anti-satellite missile test People's Daily 20 Nov 2021 -- The European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Friday denounced a recent anti-satellite missile test by Russia.
• US Intel Reportedly Claims China Was Building Secret Military Facility in UAE Port Sputnik 20 Nov 2021 -- The Biden administration was concerned and reportedly cautioned the Emirati leadership that a Chinese military presence in the country could jeopardise bilateral relations. The alleged construction was reportedly suspended after a series of talks and visits by US officials.
• New Coast Guard patrol boat dispatched to Penghu CNA 20 Nov 2021 -- The first of the Coast Guard's 4th generation 100-metric-ton patrol boats was launched and immediately dispatched to the Penghu Offshore Flotilla Saturday.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken with Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 20 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall at a Joint Press Availability US Dept. of State 20 Nov 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Senegalese President Sall US Dept. of State 20 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken with U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau Tulinabo S. Mushingi and Senegalese Economy Minister Amadou Hott at a Women's Economic and Digital Roundtable US Dept. of State 20 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken with U.S. Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau Tulinabo S. Mushingi and Senegalese Economy Minister Amadou Hott at an MOU Signing with U.S. Companies US Dept. of State 20 Nov 2021

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• Chinese maritime militia threatens order in South China Sea, US think tank says Radio Free Asia 20 Nov 2021 -- Hundreds of Chinese maritime militia vessels are operating in contested areas of the South China Sea on a consistent basis, according to a new U.S. think tank report that says this poses a significant challenge to "maritime order rooted in international law."
• After Years of War, Millions of Syrians Now Face Serious Water Crisis VOA 20 Nov 2021 -- With the Syrian civil war in its 10th year and more than half the country's population forcibly displaced by conflict, millions of Syrians face a new crisis: insufficient access to safe water that has increased food insecurity, diminished livelihoods and spurred further migration in search of resources.

News Reports

• After Biden-Xi Meeting, Progress on Easy Stuff First; Taiwan, Geopolitics Later VOA 20 Nov 2021 -- China and the United States will leverage a rare leadership meeting earlier this week to work on climate and journalist exchanges but put off headier issues such as an Asia Pacific military buildup until relations improve, analysts believe.
• Two years on, Hong Kong still feels the impact of the Polytechnic University siege Radio Free Asia 20 Nov 2021 -- Two years after a pitched battle between protesters and riot police who laid siege to Hong Kong's Polytechnic University (PolyU), the city is still living with the after-effects, including a ban on footage of the 12-day siege, which left large numbers of desperate young people trapped on campus with dwindling supplies.
• Mainland vows resolute measures against DPP's separatist attempts People's Daily 20 Nov 2021 -- A spokesperson for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office Friday voiced firm opposition and vowed resolute measures against attempts to seek "Taiwan independence" by Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority.
• Austin: U.S. 'Committed to Preventing Iran From Gaining a Nuclear Weapon' DoD News 20 Nov 2021 -- America's allies and partners in the Middle East and elsewhere share deep concerns about the Iranian government's destabilizing actions — including its support for terrorism, its dangerous proxies and its nuclear program, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
• Iran's IRGC Seizes Foreign Ship In Persian Gulf For Alleged Diesel Smuggling RFE/RL 20 Nov 2021 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on November 20 they had seized a boat in the Persian Gulf for allegedly smuggling diesel.
• Iranian Revolutionary Guards Claim Seized Oil Tanker Smuggling Diesel VOA 20 Nov 2021 -- Arab media is reporting that Iranian gunboats stopped an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf Saturday and detained all 11 crew members.
• All-women militia formed in Myanmar's Sagaing region in response to military violence Radio Free Asia 20 Nov 2021 -- Activists in Myanmar's Sagaing region have formed the country's first women-only anti-junta militia, a collection of students, teachers, farmers and white-collar workers fighting to take back the country from well-armed government troops who toppled the democratically elected government in a Feb. 1 coup.
• Myanmar Military Launches Crackdown on Urban Guerrilla Forces VOA 20 Nov 2021 -- Myanmar security forces are deploying large numbers of forces to crack down on dissident groups in various townships in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, as anti-coup forces continue to intensify attacks against military assets and affiliates.
• Migrants On Belarus Border Pushed Back After Attempt To Enter Poland RFE/RL 20 Nov 2021 -- Polish officials accused Belarus of shifting tactics to encourage migrants to cross the border into Poland, as new attempts to breach the frontier were reported.