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• Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks Addresses the Bucharest-Nine Defense Ministerial DoD 25 Nov 2021
• USS Howard Arrives in New Zealand for Port Visit US Navy 25 Nov 2021 -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) arrived in Wellington, Nov. 26, for a routine port visit.
• USS Arleigh Burke Enters the Black Sea in Support of NATO Allies and Partners US Navy 25 Nov 2021 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) entered the Black Sea on a routine patrol, Nov. 25, 2021.
• NATO Secretary General and Polish President address Belarus, Russian build-up near Ukraine NATO 25 Nov 2021 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and President Andrzej Duda of Poland met at NATO Headquarters on Thursday (25 November 2021) to address current security challenges.
• Secretary General and top commanders discuss NATO's military adaptation at annual conference NATO 25 Nov 2021 -- NATO is adapting to face new threats, while capitalising on opportunities created by innovation, new technologies, resilience, space and cyber.
• 12th Chinese peacekeeping force to South Sudan sets out PLA Daily 25 Nov 2021 -- The first echelon of 165 troops of the 12th Chinese peacekeeping force to South Sudan (Wau) set out for a one-year-long peacekeeping mission from an airport in Shijiazhuang, North China's Hebei Province, on November 23.
• FOURTH SUBMARINE OF PROJECT-75 'INS VELA' COMMISSIONED AT NAVAL DOCKYARD, MUMBAI India PIB 25 Nov 2021 -- INS Vela, the fourth submarine in the series of six submarines of Project-75, was commissioned on 25 Nov 21 in the presence of Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff. The formal commissioning ceremony took place at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai.
• British Army unveils most radical transformation in decades UK MOD 25 Nov 2021 -- The British Army has unveiled 'Future Soldier' today, its most radical transformation programme in over 20 years.
• Defence Secretary announces Future Soldier for the British Army UK MOD 25 Nov 2021 -- Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announces Future Soldier, the British Army's most radical transformation in 20 years.
• Scottish Troops to pioneer Army's new Ranger Regiment UK MOD 25 Nov 2021 -- 'Future Soldier' reconfigures Army for future wars backed by £8.6bn additional investment in Army equipment
• Cabinet approves special budget for defensive weapons CNA 25 Nov 2021 -- Taiwan's Cabinet on Thursday approved a proposed special budget of NT$237.3 billion (US$8.53 billion) for procuring arms to strengthen the country's sea and air combat capabilities, with the lion's share of funding earmarked for shore-based anti-ship missiles.

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• US must stop military activities in Asia-Pacific region immediately: MND Spokesperson PLA Daily 25 Nov 2021 -- China urges the US side to stop close-in reconnaissance, interference, provocation and show of force in the Asia-Pacific region, said a Chinese defense spokesperson at a regular press conference on Thursday.
• What's Behind The Russia-Ukraine War Fears -- And What Might Actually Happen? RFE/RL 25 Nov 2021 -- Talk of war is again in the air. When Russia massed thousands of troops along its border with Ukraine last spring, reports and rumors swirled that the Kremlin might launch a big new offensive seven years after it seized control of Crimea and fomented a separatist war in the Donbas region that continues to this day.
• Moscow Says It's Ready To Help Armenia, Turkey Normalize Relations RFE/RL 25 Nov 2021 -- Russia says it is prepared to mediate efforts to repair relations between Armenia and Turkey following reports earlier this week of a request by Yerevan to facilitate such a rapprochement.

News Reports

• Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 25, 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 25 Nov 2021
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on November 25, 2021 PRC MofA 25 Nov 2021
• HK chief executive vows to enhance guidance, supervision of media as disorder risks national security Global Times 25 Nov 2021 -- The violence and chaos brought by secessionists in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) two years ago highlighted the dangers and risks of the internet and media to social stability and national security, Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, said on Thursday, stressing that the HKSAR government will take necessary measures to strengthen guidance, supervision and management of media and internet.
• China announces ambitious plans for commercial space sector Global Times 25 Nov 2021 -- China has announced a number of ambitious plans for the country's commercial space sector at the seventh China Commercial Aerospace Forum that opened in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, on Thursday.
• Second U.S. congressional delegation this month arrives in Taiwan CNA 25 Nov 2021 -- A United States bipartisan congressional delegation led by House Committee on Veterans' Affairs chair Mark Takano arrived in Taiwan late Thursday aboard a C-40 Clipper military transport plane.
• U.S. urges Honduras to keep diplomatic ties with Taiwan after election CNA 25 Nov 2021 -- The U.S. has recently told those vying for the presidency of Honduras that Washington wants the country to maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan, after one of the candidates previously pledged to recognize Beijing should she win the Nov. 28 election.
• Properly handling Taiwan question precondition for restoration of China-Lithuania relations: Chargé D'affaires Office in Lithuania Global Times 25 Nov 2021 -- China's Chargé D'affaires Office in Lithuania expounded Chinese government's solemn position on China-Lithuania relations in a press meeting on Wednesday, emphasizing that properly handling the Taiwan question is the precondition and key to the restoration of bilateral relations.
• PLA to smash any attempts for "Taiwan independence" with overwhelming power: Defense Spokesperson PLA Daily 25 Nov 2021 -- "We earnestly warn Taiwan's DPP authorities that confrontation will go nowhere and 'seeking independence by force' will prove a dead end," said Senior Colonel Wu Qian, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MND), at a regular press conference on November 25, 2021.
• Iran calls on JCPOA participants to show good faith by removing sanctions IRNA 25 Nov 2021 -- Acting Head of Iran's Mission in the IAEA Board of Governors Mohammad Reza Ghaebi said that the upcoming talks in Vienna would be a unique opportunity for the JCPOA participants and the US to prove their "genuine intention" by removing "inhumane" sanctions against Iran.
• Iran expecting IAEA to show impartiality IRNA 25 Nov 2021 -- Following Tuesday visit by Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi to Iran, Tehran has underlined that the Iranian authorities expect the UN nuclear watchdog to conduct its technical careers based on impartial attitude.
• Merkel Urges EU Unity On Russia, Assures Poland, Ukraine Amid Border Tensions RFE/RL 25 Nov 2021 -- Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that the European Union needs to be ready to increase sanctions against Russia if the situation worsens near either the Ukrainian border or the Belarus-Poland border.
• The President And The Tycoon: Could A Fight Between Ukraine's Leader And Its Richest Man Lead To Real Change? RFE/RL 25 Nov 2021 -- For over a year, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had been in a battle with renewable energy producers after his government slashed tariffs and failed to pay the companies in a timely fashion.
• China hopes the Solomon Islands restores social order and stability soon; any attempt to disrupt bilateral relations is futile: Chinese FM Global Times 25 Nov 2021 -- China supports the Solomon Islands government's efforts in stopping violence and chaos, and requires the government to take all necessary measures to protect the safety of Chinese citizens and institutions, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday after about 1,000 people gathered to protest in the capital Honiara on Wednesday.
• Sweden's first female PM resigns hours after appointment People's Daily 25 Nov 2021 -- Shortly after Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson was elected by Parliament Sweden's first female prime minister on Wednesday, she tendered her resignation faced with the harsh reality of having to lead a minority coalition government.
• Turkmen Leader Puts Son In Charge Of Oil-And-Gas Sector RFE/RL 25 Nov 2021 -- Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov has put his son Serdar in charge of the country's oil-and-gas sector, in the latest sign that the authoritarian leader could be grooming the 40-year-old to succeed him some day.
• Moldova Approves Budget Amendments To Allow Russian Gas Payment RFE/RL 25 Nov 2021 -- Moldovan lawmakers have approved budget amendments that will allow the national energy company to pay energy dues to Russia's state-controlled Gazprom and avert a new energy crisis in the Eastern European country.
• Romanian President Swears In New Government, Declares 'Political Crisis Over' RFE/RL 25 Nov 2021 -- Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has sworn in Nicolae Ciuca as prime minister, hours after lawmakers overwhelmingly endorsed Ciuca's three-party coalition to end a two-month political stalemate.