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• Georgia National Guard activates 200 Guardsmen to support COVID-19 response Army News 12 Jan 2022 -- Georgia's Department of Public Health and the Department of Community Health have selected approximately 15 COVID testing sites and 11 hospitals for Guardsmen to assist with logistics and administrative functions, allowing staff more contact time with patients.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Kuwaiti Air Force students gain knowledge on Super Hornets at CNATTU Oceana US Navy 12 Jan 2022 -- From October to December 2021, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Oceana staff have been critical players in increasing the Kuwaiti Air Force's operational readiness with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets.
• Agency Addresses Hypersonic Vehicle Detection, Satellite Survivability DoD News 12 Jan 2022 -- The Space Development Agency will be fielding satellites that will provide eyes-on capability to detect maneuverable hypersonic glide vehicles during flight, and those satellites will be affordable and prolific, the SDA director said.
• Brown, Raymond warn of impacts to Air Force, Space Force if new budget is not approved US Air Force 12 Jan 2022 -- The Air Force's and Space Force's highest ranking officers issued grim warnings to Congress Jan. 12, telling a House subcommittee that failing to approve a new spending plan for the current fiscal year would directly harm readiness, inhibit modernization and diminish the services' capacity to confront emerging security threats.
• Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council NATO 12 Jan 2022
• Press conference by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meeting of the NATO-Russia Council NATO 12 Jan 2022
• NATO Secretary General meets with EU Defence Ministers NATO 12 Jan 2022 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined EU Defence Ministers in Brest, France on Wednesday evening (12 January 2022) to discuss security issues, in particular Russia's continued military build-up in and around Ukraine.
• NATO Rejects Russian Security Demands, But Says It's Open To More Diplomacy RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- NATO had a "serious and direct exchange" with Russian officials on the Ukraine crisis and the alliance is ready to meet Kremlin envoys again to discuss European security, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said.
• NATO Collectively Preparing for Every Eventuality With Russia if Diplomacy Fails, Sherman Says Sputnik 12 Jan 2022 -- NATO members are collectively preparing for every eventuality with Russia if it walks away from the proposed diplomacy path in relations with the alliance and Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday.
• Stoltenberg: NATO Won't Give Up Open Door Policy, Right to Station Troops in States Ringing Russia Sputnik 12 Jan 2022 -- Russian and NATO officials held talks in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss the security proposals put forward by the Russian Foreign Ministry in mid-December aimed at easing tensions between Moscow and the Western alliance. The discussions took place following talks in Geneva between Russian and US officials on Monday.
• Deputy Secretary Wendy R. Sherman at a Press Availability US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2022
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with European External Action Service Secretary-General Sannino US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2022 -- The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with French, German, Italian, and UK Counterparts US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2022 -- The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting with Chief of Staff for the President of the European Commission Seibert US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2022 -- The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
• NATO-Russia Council, 12 January 2022: Foreign Secretary's statement UK FCDO 12 Jan 2022 -- Foreign Secretary Liz Truss gave a statement on the NATO-Russia Council talks.
• US, NATO Navigate Diplomacy as Russia Avoids De-Escalation VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- The United States and its allies from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization spoke with one voice in urging Russia to de-escalate tensions along Ukraine's border and continue talks over issues including arms control.
• Aside from Kyiv, No One in Rush for Ukraine to Join NATO VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy tweeted during a NATO summit he attended in June that Western leaders had confirmed his country "will become a member of the Alliance."
• Europeans Feel Excluded From US-Russia Security Talks VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- As the United States and Russia met for talks in Geneva this week, the future security of Europe was at stake. But absent from the negotiating table was the European Union, to the clear frustration of the bloc's officials.
• 'Fundamental' disagreement remains after NATO talks, Russia says Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- Following an intense round of NATO-Russia talks in Brussels, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has indicated there was no breakthrough in dialogue and the two sides had a lot of "fundamental" disagreements.
• Nuland Says NATO Poses No Threat to Russia Unless Threatened Sputnik 12 Jan 2022 -- US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday that NATO does not pose a threat to Russia unless the alliance is threatened.
• Modernised Strategic Missile Carrier Tu-160M Makes Maiden Flight - Video Sputnik 12 Jan 2022 -- The first modernised strategic missile carrier Tu-160M made its maiden 30-minute flight on Wednesday, Rostec told reporters.
• China, UK hold 8th defense strategy consultation PLA Daily 12 Jan 2022 -- The militaries of China and the United Kingdom held the eighth China-UK Defense Strategy Consultation via video link on January 12. The consultation was co-chaired by Lieutenant General Shao Yuanming, vice chief of the Joint Staff Department under China's Central Military Commission (CMC) and Dominic Wilson, director general of security policy of the UK Ministry of Defense. The two sides had a frank and in-depth exchange of views on issues including international and regional security situation, as well as relations between the two countries and the two militaries.
• Vital upgrades to rearming jetty for Royal Navy completed UK MOD 12 Jan 2022 -- The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed a significant series of upgrades to the Northern Ammunition Jetty at Glen Mallan near Helensburgh.
• Enhancing ADF's armoured combat capability Australia DOD 12 Jan 2022 -- Enhancements to the Australian Defence Force's combat capability will be delivered by the Government through the purchase of evolved Abrams tanks and combat engineering vehicles.
• Distinguished Feat of WPK in History of Leading Juche-based Defence Industry KCNA 12 Jan 2022 -- Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), watched the test-fire of hypersonic missile conducted by the Academy of Defence Science on Tuesday.
• Canada's Navy Returns to Arctic After Long Absence VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- Amid growing competition for control of the Arctic seaways, Canada's navy has re-entered the region after a decades-long absence with a versatile new class of vessel that is equally at home in the frozen North or in tropical seas.
• Greece - Follow-on Support for F100-PW-229 Engine Maintenance DSCA 12 Jan 2022 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Greece of Follow-on Support for F100-PW-229 Engine Maintenance and related equipment for an estimated cost of $233 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
• Department Press Briefing – January 12, 2022 US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2022
• Press Briefing By Press Secretary Jen Psaki And National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, January 12, 2022 The White House 12 Jan 2022

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• Contracts For Jan. 12, 2022

Other Conflicts

• 12 January 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 12 Jan 2022
• Few Afghan Refugees Relocating to US Under 'P-2' Program VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- Only a tiny percentage of thousands of vulnerable Afghans seeking to move to the United States under a refugee resettlement program announced last summer have relocated overseas to begin the processing of their applications, according to unpublished State Department data.
• Afghan Taliban warn northern neighbors of 'consequences' of not returning aircraft Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- The ruling Taliban in Afghanistan have warned neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan of "consequences" in case they fail to return the Afghan Air Force aircraft and helicopters that were flown into their territories by fleeing pilots during the US military exit in August last year.
• Japan reported to have conducted free navigation ops in South China Sea Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2022 -- Japan has been conducting its own "freedom of navigation operations" in the South China Sea "to warn China" but in a cautious manner, Japan's largest newspaper reported.
• Study on the People's Republic of China's South China Sea Maritime Claims US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2022 -- Today, the Department of State released a Limits in the Seas study on the PRC's maritime claims in the South China Sea. The Department's Limits in the Seas studies are a longstanding legal and technical series that examine national maritime claims and boundaries and assess their consistency with international law. This most recent study, the 150th in the Limits in the Seas series, concludes that the PRC asserts unlawful maritime claims in most of the South China Sea, including an unlawful historic rights claim.
• Yemen: Saudi attacks on water facilities in Sa'ada 'war crime' amid severe shortages Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- Yemeni officials have denounced as war crime the latest Saudi airstrikes that targeted water facilities providing water for tens of thousands of people in Sa'ada Province.
• Yemeni forces inflict massive losses on UAE mercenaries, Daesh terrorists in Shabwah: Army spokesman Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- Yemeni army troops and fighters from the allied Popular Committees have managed to liberate hundreds of square kilometers of land and inflict heavy losses on the United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s mercenaries during the latest advances in the southern province of Shabwah over the past few days.
• Supporting a long-term solution to the conflict in Yemen UK FCDO 12 Jan 2022 -- ForeignStatement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen)
• Yemen: 'Political will, responsible leadership' needed, to end 7-year war UN News 12 Jan 2022 -- Seven years into the war in Yemen, UN Special Envoy Hans Grundberg reaffirmed to the Security Council on Wednesday that no long-term solution can be found on the battlefield, urging the warring parties to "talk, even if they are not ready to put down their arms".
• Pakistani Taliban Investigates Killing Of Banned Group's Former Spokesman RFE/RL Gandhara 12 Jan 2022 -- The banned Islamist group Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) says it is investigating the killing of its former spokesman, who was previously among the central leaders of the group.
• Deadly clashes erupt again at Armenia-Azerbaijan border Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- Armenia's Defense Ministry says the number of its soldiers killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan rose to three in the latest incident of skirmishes following the war of 2020.
• Armenia Reports Third Fatality In Border Clashes With Azerbaijan RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- Armenia says three of its soldiers have died in fighting along the border with Azerbaijan, raising fears the Caucasus neighbors may be edging toward another war.
• U.S. Calls For Bosnia To Investigate Banned Republika Srpska Ceremonies RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- The United States has urged authorities in Bosnia-Herzegovina to investigate ceremonies held over the weekend marking the banned Republika Srpska Day in the country's Serb-dominated entity.
• India, China Hold Talks on Border Disengagement VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- Indian and Chinese army commanders are holding talks beginning Wednesday to disengage troops from a key area along their contested border in Ladakh in an attempt to ease a 20-month military standoff.
• India, China Start New Round of Negotiations Over Ladakh Border Dispute Sputnik 12 Jan 2022 -- China and India have started the 14th round of corps commander-level negotiations to resolve the 20-month border conflict in the Ladakh region, regional media reported on Wednesday.
• Colombia: Children still 'used and abused' despite historic peace accord UN News 12 Jan 2022 -- Despite a steady decrease in grave violations against children in Colombia since the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement between the Government and FARC rebels, youngsters there continue to suffer from the impact of hostilities, according to a new UN report published on Wednesday.
• SADC Leaders Pledge Continued Fight Against Insurgents in Mozambique VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- A summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has ended in Malawi with a pledge from member states to continue fighting insurgents in Mozambique. SADC sent troops to Mozambique last year after the Islamist radicals began terrorizing residents of northern Cabo Delgado province. Southern African leaders say they've made progress in fighting the insurgents, but security experts note there are still challenges and dialogue should be an option.

News Reports

• GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Rejects Info, Testimony Request From 'Illegitimate' Jan. 6 Panel Sputnik 12 Jan 2022 -- The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is requesting the voluntary cooperation of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), making the latter the highest-ranking Republican lawmaker to be tapped with such a request. McCarthy has since rejected the offer, panning the probe as illegitimate.
• Four Israeli Women Arrested For Providing Intelligence To Iran RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- Four Israeli women who sent pictures and other information to an Iranian operative have been accused of spying for Iran, Israel's domestic intelligence service said.
• Kazakhstan says Russian-led troops will start leaving in two days Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- Kazakhstan's president says a Russia-led military alliance will start leaving after helping quell "foreign-backed" protests in the oil-rich Central Asian country.
• Kazakh President Says Russian-Led Troops To Start Withdrawal On January 13 RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev says troops from the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will begin leaving Kazakhstan on January 13 after being called in to help stabilize the Central Asian nation after unrest sparked by a fuel price hike turned deadly amid an apparent standoff with loyalists of former President Nursultan Nazarbaev.
• Kazakh President: Withdrawal of CSTO Peacekeeping Forces to Begin on Thursday Sputnik 12 Jan 2022 -- The CSTO forces were deployed to Kazakhstan amid mass protests that turned violent in the country in early January following a twofold rise in fuel prices.
• Kazakh Unrest Seen Boosting Russia at US Expense VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- Kazakhstan's political turmoil erupted at precisely the moment the U.S. and Russia began to negotiate deep disagreements over Ukraine, NATO and European security. The deployment of 2,500 "peacekeepers" by the Kremlin-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) struck many Washington experts as a shift in Kazakhstan's foreign policy that strengthens Russia's hand.
• The Campaign Against Nazarbaev And The Cronies Of Kazakhstan's First President Has Begun RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- The dust is settling in Kazakhstan after a tumultuous start to the year in which initially peaceful protests were hijacked by violent groups who left carnage in Almaty and other parts of the country.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on January 12, 2022 PRC MofA 12 Jan 2022
• HK Chief Executive attends first meeting of new LegCo, proposes to accelerate legislation of Article 23 Global Times 12 Jan 2022 -- Carrie Lam, chief executive of the HKSAR government attended the first meeting of the 7th Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administartive Region (HKSAR) under the patriots-only principle on Wednesday, responding to questions raised by lawmakers concerning law and regulation amendment and policy advise.
• Turkish Foreign Minister Brings Up 'Sensitivities' Of Uyghur Treatment In Visit To China RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said he communicated Turkey's concerns about the treatment of the Uyghur ethnic group to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi during talks in Beijing.
• Xi's Party school lecture highlights CPC's historical confidence People's Daily 12 Jan 2022 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, called on Tuesday for efforts to deepen the review, study, education and promotion of the CPC's history so as to better understand and make good use of the historical experience of the Party over the past century.
• Is Peng Shuai safe, and do we trust Chinese official media to tell us the truth? Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2022 -- Concerns remain about the safety and liberty of Chinese women's tennis star Peng Shuai, as the country gears up to host the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in February.
• "Taiwan independence" irreversibly doomed: mainland spokesperson People's Daily 12 Jan 2022 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson said on Wednesday the doom of "Taiwan independence" is an irreversible historical trend.
• People on both sides of Taiwan Strait should work together for national reunification: spokesperson People's Daily 12 Jan 2022 -- People on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should work together toward the realization of national reunification, a Chinese mainland spokesperson said Wednesday.
• North Korea confirms new hypersonic missile launch overseen by Kim Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- North Korea has confirmed that the projectile test-fired by Pyongyang early on Tuesday was a hypersonic missile, and that the launch was directly observed by the country's leader Kim Jong-un.
• US sanctions 5 North Koreans following recent missile tests Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2022 -- The US Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions on five North Korean nationals living abroad for allegedly helping to supply the country's ballistic missile and weapons of mass destruction programs.
• U.S. Sanctions Individuals Based In China And Russia For Aiding North Korean Weapons Programs RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- The United States has sanctioned six North Koreans, one Russian, and a Russian company for procuring goods from Russia and China for North Korea's weapons programs.
• United States Designates Entities and Individuals Linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) Weapons Programs US Dept. of State 12 Jan 2022 -- The United States has designated eight DPRK-linked individuals and entities under Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and WMD delivery systems. The seven individuals and one entity designated today are all linked to the DPRK's weapons programs.
• Treasury Targets Democratic People's Republic of Korea Individuals Supporting Weapons of Mass Destruction and Ballistic Missile Programs US Treasury 12 Jan 2022 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated five Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) individuals responsible for procuring goods for the DPRK's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile-related programs. These actions are in line with U.S. efforts to prevent the advancement of the DPRK's WMD and ballistic missile programs and impede attempts by Pyongyang to proliferate related technologies. They also follow the DPRK's six ballistic missile launches since September 2021, each of which violated multiple United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs).
• US Proposes More UN Sanctions on North Korea Following Missile Tests VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- The United States is proposing more international sanctions against North Korea, as part of a wider effort to ramp up pressure on Pyongyang following its most recent missile tests.
• Iran denounces UN voting right suspension, slams US sanctions for failure to pay membership dues Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly denounces suspension of its right to vote at the United Nations, stressing that the United States' cruel sanctions have brought about the situation.
• Seoul to pay compensation to Iranian investor over ISDS ruling: S.Korea MOFA IRNA 12 Jan 2022 -- Yonhap News Agency (YNA) on Wednesday, quoted The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea that the United States has authorized the South Korean government to send overdue compensation to an Iranian investor, under a 2018 investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
• South Korea gets US approval to pay Iranian investor: Report Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- South Korea has obtained a "specific license" from the United States to be able to circumvent sanctions on Iran and pay compensations to an Iranian investor over a dispute dating back to 2010, shows a report by the country's official news agency Yonhap.
• Cambodia postpones first ASEAN meeting amid differences among member states Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2022 -- Cambodia on Wednesday postponed the first ASEAN meeting under its 2022 chairmanship, the government said, amid reports of differences among the bloc's members over Prime Minister Hun Sen's visit to Myanmar last week where he did not meet democracy leaders.
• Lithuania Terminates Railways Contract To Transport Belarus-Produced Potash RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- Lithuania has terminated its state-owned railway contract with Minsk on the transportation of Belarusian potash amid U.S. sanctions imposed on Belaruskali, the potash-producing giant.cli>

• Indian Space Agency Successfully Tests Cryogenic Engine for Its First-Ever Manned Mission Sputnik 12 Jan 2022 -- India's flagship human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan, has completed the design and testing phases. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch two uncrewed missions ahead of the final mission in 2023.
• Report: US quietly ditches project to pipe 'Israeli' gas to Europe Press TV 12 Jan 2022 -- The United States has abandoned a subsea pipeline designed to supply Europe with natural gas from the eastern Mediterranean, as tensions continue to grow between Greece and Turkey over gas reserves in the region.
• China to supply nearly 40 percent of Bangladesh's petroleum imports Radio Free Asia 12 Jan 2022 -- Nearly 40 percent of Bangladesh's petroleum imports for the next six months will come from suppliers in China, officials said Wednesday, confirming a U.S. $1 billion deal by Dhaka to buy oil from several countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
• Turkmenistan Increases Controls On Its People After Unrest In Kazakhstan RFE/RL 12 Jan 2022 -- Turkmenistan has increased its control over the lives of its people after the recent unrest in Kazakhstan, deploying police in residential areas and randomly checking people's phones.
• Sudan: 15 attacks on health facilities and workers in two months UN News 12 Jan 2022 -- With the crisis escalating in Sudan, there have been 15 reports of attacks on healthcare workers and health facilities since last November, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
• Political Opponents Reject Lebanese President's Call for Dialogue VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- Political opponents of Lebanese President Michel Aoun are resisting his call for a national dialogue conference on the worsening economic crisis and other issues, sensing he may try to use it for his and Hezbollah's political gain. Meanwhile, the nation's currency has plummeted further, by more than 15% of its value since the start of the year, leading to more misery for ordinary Lebanese.
• Driest Conditions in 40 Years Threaten Millions in Somalia, Ethiopia VOA 12 Jan 2022 -- Severe drought is affecting more than three million people in Somalia and southeast Ethiopia, says the aid group International Rescue Committee (IRC). The IRC says the two Horn of Africa nations are among 20 countries in the world most at risk for a worsening humanitarian crisis this year.