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• Release of the President's National Security Strategy US Dept. of State 12 Oct 2022 -- "The United States' National Security Strategy lays out a vision for a free, open, secure, and prosperous world and a comprehensive plan to realize it."
• On-the-Record Press Call by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Previewing the Biden-⁠Harris Administration's National Security Strategy The White House 12 Oct 2022
• FACT SHEET: The Biden-⁠Harris Administration's National Security Strategy The White House 12 Oct 2022
• Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers end Middle East Mission Army News 12 Oct 2022 -- More than 250 Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 1067th Composite Truck Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, have returned from a deployment to the Middle East.
• US Army's Warhorse Battalion takes over Battlegroup Poland Army News 12 Oct 2022 -- NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup Poland held a transfer of authority ceremony from the outgoing U.S. Army 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment to the incoming 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment on Oct. 4, 2022.
• Multinational Military exercise Ample Strike 22 comes to a close Army News 12 Oct 2022 -- The Czech Republic's largest annual exercise concluded on Sept. 16, 2022. Ample Strike 22 is a Czech-led, multinational, live-fire exercise conducted in various training areas across the Czech Republic. Participating countries include Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United States of America.
• US Army HIMARS part of Sweden and Latvia exercises Army News 12 Oct 2022 -- The remote fields of autumn-influenced trees color the foreground on a bright Swedish Wednesday afternoon on Sept. 27, 2022. The still birch trees and quietly grazing reindeer were roused by the thunderous echoes of 200-pound high explosive M31A1 rockets launched from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). The U.S. Army Europe and Africa HIMARS smoke and rumble marked America's support in the country and participation in Nordic Strike 2022.
• Offutt AFB celebrates runway reopening US Air Force 12 Oct 2022 -- Dozens of current and former members of Team Offutt recently gathered at Offutt Air Force Base to celebrate the reopening of the runway during a special event there.
• Readout of US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.'s travel to Colombia US Air Force 12 Oct 2022 -- U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. traveled to Colombia Oct. 10-11 to further strengthen the longstanding and vital U.S.-Colombia defense relationship.
• Philippine-U.S. and Philippine-Australian exercises combine, Sama Sama-Lumbas kicks off US Navy 12 Oct 2022 -- Military personnel from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, and the United Kingdom kicked off exercise Sama Sama-Lumbas in Cebu, Philippines, Oct. 11, 2022.
• USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrives in Piraeus, Greece US Navy 12 Oct 2022 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) arrived in Piraeus, Greece, near the city of Athens, for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 10, 2022.
• On the Surface: ONR SCOUT Showcases Unmanned Surface Vehicle Capability on the Water US Navy 12 Oct 2022 -- In an effort to increase the range and detection of various unmanned surface vessels (USVs), the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored SCOUT initiative recently conducted a unique demonstration event off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
• New York, New Jersey Guard Practice CBRN Response Army News 12 Oct 2022 -- Six hundred New York and New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen honed their skills to respond to a terror attack or weapon of mass destruction incident Sept. 8-14 at Fort Indiantown Gap and Fort Drum in New York.
• 10th Homeland Response Force Guardsmen Cover CBRN Basics Army News 12 Oct 2022 -- Decontamination subject matter experts with the Washington National Guard's 10th Homeland Response Force conducted a two-day hazardous material familiarization course for active-duty Soldiers with the 153rd Medical Detachment (Blood Support), 56th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, 62nd Medical Brigade, Sept. 22-23.
• Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ahead of the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers in Brussels NATO 12 Oct 2022
• Deputy Secretary General emphasizes importance of NATO-EU partnership at EU Ambassadors Conference NATO 12 Oct 2022 -- Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană spoke at the 2022 European Union Ambassadors' Conference on Wednesday (12 October 2022), praising the deep close cooperation between NATO and the EU, based on shared values, visions and a similar strategic outlook.
• Deputy Secretary General underscores NATO's deepening partnership with Republic of Moldova NATO 12 Oct 2022 -- Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană met Defence Minister Anatolie Nosatîi of the Republic of Moldova at NATO Headquarters on Wednesday (12 October 2022), praising Moldova for its contributions to international security, and underlining NATO's commitment to deepening its partnership with Chișinău.
• France To Deliver Air-Defense Systems To Ukraine, Macron Says RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- French President Emmanuel Macron says France will supply air-defense systems to Ukraine following a wave of air strikes by Russia this week that he said aimed "to shatter Ukrainian resistance."
• NATO Looking to Bolster Ukraine's Air Defenses VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- NATO defense ministers Wednesday discussed ways to bolster Ukraine's air defense systems to combat the barrage of missiles Russia has been launching this week on targets throughout Ukraine.
• Brussels Meetings Focus on Ukraine's Defense Need VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- Ukraine's defense minister is set to brief the latest meeting of the U.S.-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels on Wednesday, with NATO defense ministers also meeting there to discuss how to support Ukraine in its battle against a Russian invasion.
• China speeds up power grid construction for border and coastal defense troops PLA Daily 12 Oct 2022 -- Recently, a border defense company of the PLA Xinjiang Military Command on the Pamirs Plateau was connected to China's national grid, which solved the company's difficulty in electricity supply and served to improve the troops' duty and living conditions.
• Military prepared for war after countering PLA 'first strike': Defense minister CNA 12 Oct 2022 -- The military would be prepared for war if it was forced to counter a "first strike" by the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said Wednesday at the Legislature.
• Taiwan defense chief says no TSMC engineer evacuation in wargames CNA 12 Oct 2022 -- None of the wargame scenarios conducted by the nation's armed forces have included the evacuation of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) engineers to the United States in the event of a Chinese invasion, Taiwan's Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said on Wednesday.
• Move to build lighter frigates to counter PRC gray-zone threats: Navy CNA 12 Oct 2022 -- The Navy's new plan to build two 2,000-tonne light frigates instead of one 4,500-tonne guided missile frigate is meant to better counter China's gray-zone threats in a more cost-effective way, a senior Naval official said Wednesday.
• North Korean air force launches 150 planes in rare large-scale drill Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2022 -- With leader Kim Jong Un looking on, North Korea's air force launched 150 planes in a rare drill over the weekend that required a month's worth of intensive pilot training and burned through precious jet fuel that has been in short supply since the 1990s, military sources in the country told RFA.
• Leopard 2 "Ringtausch" Agreement Signed Czech Republic Ministry of Defence & Armed Forces 12 Oct 2022 -- On Tuesday, 11th of October, the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic signed a collection of agreements for the delivery of 14 pieces of Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks and 1 piece of advanced recovery vehicle Büffel with German partners.
• INDIAN NAVAL SHIP TARKASH REACHES SOUTH AFRICA FOR IBSAMAR VII India PIB 12 Oct 2022 -- INS Tarkash reached Port Gqeberha (also known as Port Elizabeth), South Africa to participate in the seventh edition of IBSAMAR, a joint multinational maritime exercise among Indian, Brazilian and South African Navies from 10 - 12 Oct 22.
• Remarks by President Biden Before Marine One Departure The White House 12 Oct 2022
• Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre En Route Vail, CO The White House 12 Oct 2022
• Department Press Briefing - October 12, 2022 US Dept. of State 12 Oct 2022

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• 12 October 2022 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 12 Oct 2022
• Taliban Urge US to Review New Sanctions, Calling Them Hurdle in Furthering Ties VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- Afghanistan's Islamist Taliban government Wednesday criticized new U.S. sanctions against some of its leaders as an "impediment to the development" of ties between the two countries.
• Uncertainty Surrounds Billions of Dollars in Afghanistan's Funds VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- Facing economic paralysis and a nationwide humanitarian crisis, Afghanistan needs to stay current on what it owes international economic institutions before it can receive critically needed foreign assistance. How much the country owes and who should pay off the debts are unclear.
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria The White House 12 Oct 2022
• Letters to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate, on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Syria The White House 12 Oct 2022
• Joint Statement on Resumption of Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia US Dept. of State 12 Oct 2022 -- "We, Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, are profoundly concerned by the escalation of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia."
• New expectations of progress towards final end of Colombia conflict, Security Council hears UN News 12 Oct 2022 -- The head of the UN Verification Mission in Colombia told the Security Council on Wednesday that with the recent election of President Gustavo Petro, expectations were running high for progress towards the full and final implementation of a lasting peace deal, after decades of civil conflict.
• Renewed momentum on peace in Colombia: UK statement at UN Security Council UK FCDO 12 Oct 2022 -- Statement by UK Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on Colombia

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• Judge Orders Former NSA Employee Accused Of Attempting To Sell Secrets To Russia To Remain In Custody RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- A former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) employee accused of trying to sell classified information to Russia will remain behind bars while he is prosecuted, a judge ruled on October 11.
• Letters to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia The White House 12 Oct 2022
• Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia The White House 12 Oct 2022
• WHO supports Uganda Ebola response, faces challenges fighting Haiti cholera outbreak UN News 12 Oct 2022 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Uganda as the Government there responds to a deadly Ebola outbreak, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his weekly press conference on global health challenges.
• Uganda, WHO to Try Two Vaccines for Rare Ebola Virus Strain VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- Uganda and the World Health Organization are planning to try out two vaccines for the Ebola Sudan virus to try and curb the spread of the rare strain. The virus has so far killed 19 people and infected at least 54 people in five districts in Uganda. After meetings in Kampala, the WHO's director general described the new outbreak as troubling.
• 2022 Enlargement package: European Commission assesses reforms in the Western Balkans and Türkiye and recommends candidate status for Bosnia and Herzegovina * European Commission 12 Oct 2022 -- Today, the European Commission adopted its 2022 Enlargement Package, providing a detailed assessment of the state of play and the progress made by the Western Balkans and Türkiye on their respective paths towards the European Union, with a particular focus on implementing fundamental reforms, as well as clear guidance on the reform priorities ahead.
• Key findings of the 2022 Report on Albania European Commission 12 Oct 2022
• Key findings of the 2022 Report on Kosovo European Commission 12 Oct 2022
• Key findings of the 2022 Report on Montenegro European Commission 12 Oct 2022
• Key findings of the 2022 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina European Commission 12 Oct 2022
• Key findings of the 2022 Report on North Macedonia European Commission 12 Oct 2022
• Key findings of the 2022 Report on Serbia European Commission 12 Oct 2022
• Council agrees its negotiating mandate on the non-acceptance of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia EC/CEU 12 Oct 2022 -- EU ambassadors today agreed a mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a decision on the non-acceptance of Russian travel documents issued in Ukraine and Georgia.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks at a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan on the sidelines of the CIS Foreign Ministers' Council Meeting, Astana, October 12, 2022 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Oct 2022
• Czechs Join Other EU States In Tightening Entry Rules For Russian Tourists RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- Russian tourists holding Schengen visas will be turned away by the Czech Republic starting later this month, the foreign minister said on October 12 as the country joined the Baltic states, Finland, and Poland, in tightening entry rules.
• Russia's Unhappy Club: The CSTO RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) started the year with a spring in its step.
• To Stay Or Leave? Tajiks With Dual Russian Citizenship Face Dilemma Amid Kremlin's Mobilization RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- Rashid is among the hundreds of thousands of Tajik nationals who have obtained dual Russian citizenship in recent years.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning's Regular Press Conference on October 12, 2022 PRC MofA 12 Oct 2022
• 19th CPC Central Committee concludes 7th plenary session PLA Daily 12 Oct 2022 -- The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded its seventh plenary session in Beijing on Wednesday with a communique issued.
• Historian Says Xi Jinping's Biggest Enemy Is Himself VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- As a scholar of Chinese Communist Party history, 69-year-old Gao Wenqian has spent more than four decades writing about the party's highest leaders including Chairman Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, who served as premier from 1949 until his death in 1976.
• Ten years under Xi Jinping: Can the CCP rein in its 'wolf-warrior' diplomats? Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2022 -- The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which convenes in Beijing on Oct. 16, is expected to grant an unprecedented third five-year term to Xi Jinping, the CCP general secretary and state president. In the run up to the congress, RFA Cantonese and Mandarin examined the 69-year-old Xi's decade at the helm of the world's most populous nation in a series of reports on Hong Kong, foreign policy, Chinese intellectuals, civil society and rural poverty.
• Biden: Next decade will be 'decisive' for rivalry with China Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2022 -- The world is at an "inflection point" as China seeks to rewrite the rules of the global order, and the next decade will prove "decisive" for the rivalry between Beijing and Washington, U.S. President Joe Biden says in a new national security strategy released by the White House on Wednesday.
• China denies its technological advances are a global threat Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2022 -- China has rejected warnings from Britain's cyber spy chief that Beijing's exploitation of important technologies is threatening global security, with a Chinese media outlet claiming GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming "talked rubbish."
• Hong Kong school suspends 14 students for 'disrespect' during Chinese flag ceremony Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2022 -- Educators in Hong Kong have called for clarification of rules around flag-raising ceremonies after 14 secondary school students were suspended for failing to show up to one at a school in Tsuen Wan district.
• Visiting U.S. lawmaker reaffirms commitment to Indo-Pacific security CNA 12 Oct 2022 -- Visiting United States congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson said the U.S.' commitment to the security of the Indo-Pacific region was "stronger than ever," during a meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) in Taipei on Wednesday.
• No more Teslas after Musk China SAR remarks: Taiwan defense chief CNA 12 Oct 2022 -- Taiwan's military will not buy any more Teslas following a suggestion from the carmaker's CEO Elon Musk last week that the island become a Chinese special administrative zone, Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) said Wednesday.
• Iran nuclear chief reacts to latest IAEA report IRNA 12 Oct 2022 -- Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami on Wednesday reacted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), saying that the IAEA's recent published reports are derived from the official and apparent actions of the AEOI.
• Iranian Officials Say Student Protesters Arrested, Sent To Reeducation Camps RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- An Iranian official has confirmed that several high school students arrested during the protests have been sent to reeducation camps to "educate and amend" their behavior after they were detained during anti-government demonstrations sparked by the death of a young woman in custody for allegedly wearing a headscarf incorrectly.
• Rights Group Says At Least 201 Dead In Unrest Rocking Iran RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- Iran Human Rights (IHR) says that at least 201 people, including 23 children, have been killed in nationwide protests that have rocked Iran, and the Oslo-based group warned that more fatalities are likely as a "bloody crackdown" against protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman for allegedly wearing a head scarf, or hijab, improperly continues.
• Myanmar's detained State Counsellor sentenced to another 3 years in prison Radio Free Asia 12 Oct 2022 -- Detained State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to three years in prison by the military court in Naypydaw Prison on Wednesday, for two corruption cases involving charges of accepting money from businessman Maung Weik, according to sources close to the court who requested anonymity for security reasons.
• UN Urges Quick Response for Pakistan Flood Relief VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- The United Nations said Wednesday that it had so far received $90 million, or only about 11%, of the $816 million total flash appeal to assist 9.2 million flood victims in Pakistan.
• Iran tells UN it used military force against terrorists in Iraq after diplomacy failed IRNA 12 Oct 2022 -- The Permanent Mission of the Islamic of Iran to the United Nations sent a letter to the head of the Security Council, elaborating on the country's reasons for its recent military action against terrorist groups in northern Iraq.
• Pressure Grows for Congressional Action on US-Saudi Relationship VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- The Biden administration and U.S. lawmakers are pushing this week for longtime ally Saudi Arabia to face consequences for agreeing to reduce oil production.
• Key findings of the 2022 Report on Türkiye European Commission 12 Oct 2022
• Turkey Slammed Over Proposed Social Media Controls VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- Turkey's government recently proposed legislation that would criminalize the spreading of misinformation on social media. The move is drawing national and international criticism.
• EU Geopolitical Muse Explains The Biggest Threat To The West And Democracy RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell issued a stinging critique this week of European foreign policy in a world of "radical uncertainty" as unimaginable events "are happening one after the other."
• European Commission Recommends Granting Bosnia Candidate Status RFE/RL 12 Oct 2022 -- The European Commission has recommended candidacy status for Bosnia-Herzegovina but attached a long list of conditions designed to bolster democracy in the Balkan country.
• US Reviews Haiti's Request for Security Assistance; Condemns Gang Violence VOA 12 Oct 2022 -- The United States plans to increase security and humanitarian assistance to the people of Haiti, while imposing visa restrictions on current and former officials involved in criminal gang operations that are blocking supplies as the Caribbean nation battles an outbreak of cholera.
• Briefing with Senior Administration Officials on the Administration's Response to the Situation in Haiti US Dept. of State 12 Oct 2022
• Steps to Address the Humanitarian and Security Situation in Haiti US Dept. of State 12 Oct 2022 -- "As Haiti faces a deadly resurgence of cholera, malign actors continue to fund and foment violence, as well as block the supply of fuel and humanitarian access for life-saving assistance. Today, we are announcing new measures to provide the needed support to the people of Haiti and to hold those who continue to foment violence accountable."