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• Minnesota National Guard members activated to support healthcare facilities Army News 23 Nov 2021 -- Governor Walz activated the Minnesota National Guard on Nov. 18th to serve as skilled-nursing "rapid response teams" to support healthcare facilities experiencing severe staffing shortages.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US, Malaysia conclude exercise interrupted by pandemic Army News 23 Nov 2021 -- In March 2020, members of the Washington National Guard were deep into the Bersama Warrior staff exercise with their counterparts in the Malaysian Armed Forces in Kuala Lumpur. At the same time, the COVID-19 virus was beginning to spread rapidly around the world. Shutdowns went into effect, stay-at-home orders were issued and travel bans were put into place.
• DoD Announces the Establishment of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) DoD 23 Nov 2021 -- "Today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, in close collaboration with the Director of National Intelligence, directed the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security to establish within the Office of the USD(I&S) the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG) as the successor to the U.S. Navy's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force."
• Readout of Indonesia - United States Security Dialogue 2021 DoD 23 Nov 2021
• Readout of the U.S. - Argentina Bilateral Working Group DoD 23 Nov 2021
• Checkered Flag 22-1 comes to a close at Tyndall AFB US Air Force 23 Nov 2021 -- Airmen, Sailors and Department of Defense contractors and civilians participated in exercise Checkered Flag 22-1 at Tyndall Air Force Base, Nov. 8-19.
• U.S. 4th Fleet Completes Salvage Operation in Panama US Navy 23 Nov 2021 -- Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 Sailors and personnel from the Navy's Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) completed a salvage operation at Vasco Nuñez de Balboa port in Panama City, Nov. 22.
• ONR Chief Unveils New Vision to Reimagine Naval Power US Navy 23 Nov 2021 -- Declaring "Our time to innovate is now," Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby last week introduced a new vision for future naval power—one based on faster development of unmanned, autonomous systems, vibrant partnerships with industry and academia, and reimagined naval formations.
• NATO Secretary General underscores Montenegro's contribution to the Alliance NATO 23 Nov 2021 -- Speaking today (23 November 2021) at a press point with Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, the Secretary General thanked Montenegro for the important contribution it is making to the Alliance's shared security.
• NATO Secretary General underscores Montenegro's contribution to the Alliance NATO 23 Nov 2021 -- Speaking today (23 November 2021) at a press point with Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić, the Secretary General thanked Montenegro for the important contribution it is making to the Alliance's shared security.
• Sweden becomes first non-NATO partner with Patriot Army News 23 Nov 2021 -- Senior leaders from 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and key leaders from the Swedish Armed Forces Air Defense Regiment witnessed a handover ceremony of the Patriot missile system on November 18 in Halmstad, Sweden.
• 37TH EDITION OF INDIA - INDONESIA COORDINATED PATROL India PIB 23 Nov 2021 -- Indian Naval Ship (INS) Khanjar, an indigenously built Missile Corvette along with Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft is undertaking coordinated patrol (CORPAT) with Indonesian Naval Ship KRI Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin, (376), a Kapitan Patimura-Class Corvette, from 23 to 24 Nov 21.
• Defence Acquisition Council headed by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh approves proposal of value Rs. 2,236 Cr. India PIB 23 Nov 2021 -- The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting of 23 November 2021 held under the Chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for one Capital Acquisition proposal of Indian Air Force for its modernization and operational needs amounting to Rs. 2,236 Cr. under the category of 'Make in India'.
• Japan hypes PLA warships' frequent sorties 'with guilty conscience' Global Times 23 Nov 2021 -- Japan has ramped up efforts to hype the "China threat theory" as it continued to issue press releases which showed that warships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy made at least six transits in strategically important straits near Japan in less than two weeks. Experts said on Tuesday that Japan acted it out of its own guilty conscience as an excuse to modify its pacifist constitution and increase its defense budget
• Bill for arms procurements clears Legislature CNA 23 Nov 2021 -- A bill authorizing the government to draft a special budget of up to NT$240 billion (US$8.63 billion) for arms procurements over the next five years was passed by the Legislative Yuan on Tuesday.
• Statement by NSC Spokesperson Emily Horne on the U.S.-Lithuania Strategic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific The White House 23 Nov 2021
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, November 23, 2021 The White House 23 Nov 2021
• Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Oil and Gas Prices The White House 23 Nov 2021
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with New Zealand Foreign Minister Mahuta US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2021
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken and New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2021
• Department Press Briefing – November 23, 2021 US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2021

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• Contracts For Nov. 23, 2021

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• 23 November 2021 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 23 Nov 2021
• U.S. Designates Three IS-K Leaders In Afghanistan As Global Terrorists RFE/RL Gandhara 23 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. State Department says it has designated three leaders of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group's affiliate in Afghanistan as global terrorists.
• U.S. Envoy To Travel To Qatar Next Week For Talks With Taliban RFE/RL Gandhara 23 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. State Department says its special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, will travel to the Qatari capital next week for two weeks of meetings with Taliban leaders.
• Former Members Of Afghan Special Forces, Commandos Issue Plea To U.S. For Help RFE/RL Gandhara 23 Nov 2021 -- A former high-ranking member of Afghan special forces and commando units has issued a plea urging U.S. officials to move remaining members of the force to the United States to avoid a "humanitarian catastrophe."
• More Afghans who worked with NATO are settling in Allied countries NATO 23 Nov 2021 -- Today (22 November 2021), a group of around twenty Afghan citizens who worked for NATO has arrived for resettlement in the Netherlands on a flight sponsored by the Dutch authorities.
• Yemen recovery possible if war stops now: UNDP report UN News 23 Nov 2021 -- War-torn Yemen is among the poorest countries in the world, but recovery is possible if the conflict ends now, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a report published on Tuesday.
• Briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Ambassador Jeffrey Feltman On the Ongoing Situation in Ethiopia US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2021

News Reports

• U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Russian-Linked Transadria Over Nord Stream 2 Project RFE/RL 23 Nov 2021 -- The United States has announced further sanctions related to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, citing Russian-linked Transadria Ltd. and its Marlin vessel.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the meeting of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs "International agenda of Russian businesses: Challenges, risks and cooperation strategies with the state," Moscow, November 23, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Nov 2021
• Will voyage of US warship through Taiwan Straits cast shadow over China-US ties? Global Times 23 Nov 2021 -- About a week after top Chinese and US leaders exchanged views on fundamental questions concerning China-US relations, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Tuesday had to track and monitor a US warship when it sailed through the Taiwan Straits.
• Xi urges high-quality development of modern logistics for China's armed forces PLA Daily 23 Nov 2021 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the armed forces to accelerate the high-quality development of modern logistics.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 23, 2021 PRC MofA 23 Nov 2021
• Hong Kong Activist Sentenced to 43 Months Under National Security Law VOA 23 Nov 2021 -- Hong Kong student activist Tony Chung was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison on Tuesday after pleading guilty to secession and money laundering charges under the city's national security law.
• Report: China Using Forced Uyghur Labor, Exploiting Complex Supply Chain VOA 23 Nov 2021 -- More than a hundred international brands are "at risk" of selling cotton products related to Uyghur forced labor in China's Xinjiang region because of the way China's cotton industry "obscures" where the cotton actually comes from, according to a November 2021 report.
• U.S. warship sails through Taiwan Strait, 10th transit this year CNA 23 Nov 2021 -- A U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, marking the 10th time an American military vessel has transited through the narrow waterway separating Taiwan and China after President Joe Biden took office in January.
• PLA monitors US warship's provocative Taiwan Straits transit, vows countermeasures Global Times 23 Nov 2021 -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) tracked and monitored a US warship when the latter transited the Taiwan Straits in a risky and provocative move on Tuesday, despite US President's promise to not support "Taiwan independence" and his commitment to maintain peace and stability in the Straits made during the recent virtual meeting with China's top leader.
• 2021 U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD) US Dept. of State 23 Nov 2021 -- Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose W. Fernandez led the second annual 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, on November 22, 2021.
• IAEA Chief Meets Iranian Officials In Push For More Access RFE/RL 23 Nov 2021 -- The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog has met with Iranian officials to press for greater access to nuclear facilities in the Islamic republic ahead of talks next week in Vienna aimed at reviving a 2015 deal between Iran and world powers.
• Poland Says Migrants Still Crossing From Belarus As EU Readies New Sanctions RFE/RL 23 Nov 2021 -- Poland says groups of migrants have made new attempts to illegally cross the border from Belarus, and warned against interpreting recent moves by Minsk to repatriate some of the migrants as a de-escalation of the crisis on the European Union's eastern frontier.
• S. Korean Conservatives Vow to Get Tougher on China VOA 23 Nov 2021 -- South Korea's main conservative party is signaling it will take a firmer stance on China, and place a bigger emphasis on human rights in its foreign policy, if it wins back the presidency in a hotly contested March election.
• Continued commitment to the democratic process of Iraq UK FCDO 23 Nov 2021 -- Statement by Fergus Eckersley, UK Political Coordinator at the UN, at the Security Council briefing on Iraq.
• Importance of sound, inclusive elections in Iraq 'cannot be overstated' UN News 23 Nov 2021 -- Following "hard-earned" parliamentary elections on 10 October, Iraqis of all political stripes must exercise restraint, eschew violence and await the outcome's final certification by the Federal Supreme Court, the senior UN official in the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
• Kazakh Ex-President To Give Up Leadership Of Ruling Party RFE/RL 23 Nov 2021 -- The former president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbaev, has decided to give up the leadership of the ruling Nur-Otan party, a move that strengthens the position of the current president, Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev.