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Current Operations

• 7th Fleet Destroyer and Royal Canadian Navy Frigate Transit Taiwan Strait US Navy 01 Nov 2023 -- Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit November 1 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply in accordance with international law.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction The White House 01 Nov 2023
• Press Release: Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction The White House 01 Nov 2023
• Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks' Remarks at the Department of Air Force CORONA Conference DoD 01 Nov 2023
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Saudi Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Khalid bin Salman DoD 01 Nov 2023
• 21st TSC, 839th Transportation Battalion and "Rakkasans" project power through the Port of Livorno Army News 01 Nov 2023 -- The MV Cape Wrath made a bold statement when it pulled into the port of Livorno Oct. 28, carrying equipment assigned to the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). And Soldiers and civilians from the 386th Movement Control Team, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command and 839th Transportation Battalion, 598th Transportation Brigade, made sure that message was delivered.
• Intelligence Official Underscores Importance of Partnerships DoD News 01 Nov 2023 -- The United States' ability to rely on a growing network of allies and partners is key to maintaining its advantage in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, a senior defense intelligence official said today.
• U.S. Diplomat Confident Funding For Ukraine, Israel Will Pass Divided Congress RFE/RL 01 Nov 2023 -- PRAGUE -- A top U.S. diplomat says the Biden administration's plans to provide assistance to both Israel and Ukraine will pass in a divided Congress despite opposition from Republicans who say the aid packages should be considered separately.
• Russian Defence Minister General of Army Sergei Shoigu holds conference call with senior staff of Armed Forces Russia MoD 01 Nov 2023
• War in Ukraine - Military support for Ukraine Germany - Federal Government 01 Nov 2023 -- Germany provides support for Ukraine by supplying equipment and weapons, these come from supplies of the Federal Arms Forces and from deliveries from industry financed from the Federal Government's funds for security capacity building. An overview.
• N Korea has shipped 1 million shells to Russia: S Korea intel Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- Russia has received more than 1 million artillery shells from North Korea since early August and is also likely helping Pyongyang with technology for its next attempted satellite launch, South Korea's spy agency said Wednesday.
• Defence Secretary & his Singaporean counterpart co-chair 15th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue in New Delhi India PIB 01 Nov 2023 -- The 15th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue was held in New Delhi on November 01, 2023
• A look at Defence news 23 - 29 October Netherlands Ministry of Defence 01 Nov 2023
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with African Union Commission Chairperson Faki US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2023
• Acting Deputy Secretary Nuland's Meeting with Spanish Political Director Ardizone US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2023
• Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Future of Artificial Intelligence | London, United Kingdom The White House 01 Nov 2023
• Press Gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Emilie Simons and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby En Route Minneapolis, MN The White House 01 Nov 2023

Defense Industry

• Contracts For Nov. 1, 2023
• Former Air Force Contractor Pleads Guilty to Bribery Scheme US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2023 -- A former U.S. Air Force (USAF) contractor pleaded guilty today to engaging in a bribery scheme relating to a large technology contract awarded by the USAF.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News
• 1 November 2023 - Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General United Nations 01 Nov 2023

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 1st, 20:15 Israel Defense Forces 01 Nov 2023
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 1st, 10:10 Israel Defense Forces 01 Nov 2023
• Israel sends more troops "deep in Gaza," conducts deadly airstrikes on refugee camp People's Daily 01 Nov 2023 -- Israel intensified its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, sending troops deep into the Palestinian territory and clashing with Hamas militants in fierce battles.
• Statement by UNICEF on the deaths and injuries of children in Jabaliya camp UNICEF 01 Nov 2023 -- "The scenes of carnage coming out of Jabaliya camp in the Gaza Strip following attacks yesterday and again today are horrific and appalling.
• The other mass displacement: while eyes are on Gaza, settlers advance on West Bank herders UNOCHA 01 Nov 2023 -- Shortly after armed Israeli settlers threatened to kill them if they did not leave, 24 Palestinian households totaling 141 people, half of whom are children, were displaced from Khirbat Zanuta in the southern West Bank. On 28 October 2023, the families dismantled about 50 residential and animal structures and vacated the area with their 5,000 livestock.
• The crisis in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory is a global crisis - Statement by Martin Griffiths, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, following his two-day visit to Israel and the oPt UNOCHA 01 Nov 2023 -- Scores of civilians have reportedly been killed in Gaza following recent attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp. This is just the latest atrocity to befall the people of Gaza where the fighting has entered an even more terrifying phase, with increasingly dreadful humanitarian consequences.
• UNRWA Situation Report #19 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (all information valid as of 31 October, 18:00 local time) UNRWA 01 Nov 2023
• Middle East conflict: Federal Council reiterates urgent need to respect international humanitarian law and proposes additional CHF 90 million in humanitarian aid Federal Council - Swiss Government 01 Nov 2023 -- The Federal Council reiterates its unequivocal condemnation of the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas since 7 October and calls for the immediate release of all hostages. It recognises Israel's right to ensure its defence and security, and stresses that international humanitarian law must be respected by all parties. In view of the extremely alarming humanitarian situation, the Federal Council is proposing to allocate a further CHF 90 million in aid to the region.
• EU welcomes opening of Rafah border crossing and safe passage of EU citizens European Commission 01 Nov 2023 -- The EU welcomes the evacuation of a number of EU citizens and other foreign nationals, as well as injured persons via the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt today.
• Pakistan Condemns Israel's barbaric attack on the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Nov 2023 -- Pakistan vehemently condemns Israel's barbaric attack on the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza that resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries including of women and children.
• Egypt sends 40 ambulances to receive wounded Gazans People's Daily 01 Nov 2023 -- Egypt sent 40 ambulances to cross the Rafah checkpoint, the only one currently linking the Gaza Strip to Egypt, to transfer wounded Palestinians from the besieged enclave on Wednesday morning, according to an official security source.
• Colombia recalls ambassador to Israel: president People's Daily 01 Nov 2023 -- Colombia has recalled its ambassador to Israel over Israel's offensive in Gaza, President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday.
• Russian security official says U.S. Middle East policies led to current crisis People's Daily 01 Nov 2023 -- The catastrophic escalation of the Middle East conflict was primarily provoked by U.S. policies in the region, local media reported Tuesday, citing Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.
• UK Minister for the Middle East visits Israel and the West Bank UK FCDO 01 Nov 2023 -- Lord Ahmad will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Israel and the West Bank over the next 2 days to discuss the crisis in the Middle East.

Other Conflicts

• Junta battalion surrenders amid Shan state ethnic offensive Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- An entire military battalion has surrendered to rebel forces amid an offensive by an alliance of three ethnic armies in northern Myanmar's Shan state, according to sources with the armed resistance who called the capitulation the first of its kind in the region.
• Military shifts strategy in Myanmar's far south Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- Myanmar's military is shifting its strategy in the country's southern Tanintharyi region, where it is battling dozens of ethnic armies and armed resistance groups, to lean on local fighters and isolate its opposition, according to residents and local defense forces.

News Reports

• U.K. MPs propose mandatory training to prevent Chinese spies Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- A group of British lawmakers has proposed mandatory security training for all members of parliament and parliamentary personnel in order to prevent "foreign interference."
• Readout of the Justice Department Hosting the First Day of the 2023 International Counter Ransomware Initiative Summit US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2023
• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 01 Nov 2023 -- President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the opening of the forum Strengthening Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values to Guarantee Unity among Compatriots, Moscow, November 1, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 01 Nov 2023
• Four Arrested and Multiple Russian Nationals Charged in Connection with Two Schemes to Evade Sanctions and Send U.S. Technology Used in Weapons Systems to Russia US Dept. of Justice 01 Nov 2023 -- Four individuals were arrested, and an indictment and criminal complaint were unsealed this week in the Eastern District of New York regarding two separate conspiracies to unlawfully export controlled, dual-use technologies to Russia following Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• Interview: Russian Extremism Expert On Roots, Ramifications Of Anti-Semitic Incidents In The North Caucasus RFE/RL 01 Nov 2023 -- On the night of October 29, a violent mob of about 1,000 people shouting anti-Semitic slogans stormed the airport in Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus region of Daghestan.
• China's Communist Party to take helm of 'chaotic' financial sector Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- China's Communist Party has vowed to step up control of the country's financial system, using "Marxist financial theory" to stave off systemic risks and boost the flagging economy.
• Key meeting sets tone on China's financial development People's Daily 01 Nov 2023 -- A central financial work conference was held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday, at which Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, delivered an important speech.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on November 1, 2023 PRC MofA 01 Nov 2023
• US Intelligence Agency Optimistic It Can Gauge China's 'Will to Fight' VOA 01 Nov 2023 -- A top U.S. intelligence official is confident his agency will not fall victim to the same mistakes that allowed the United States to misjudge the military will of allies and adversaries in recent years.
• Japan urged to investigate atrocities against Uyghurs Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- Parliamentarians from around the world issued a joint declaration calling on Japan to conduct an independent investigation of the Chinese government's rights abuses against Uyghurs in Xinjiang and to sanction Communist Party officials who have played a role in it.
• Senior security official warns of election interference from China CNA 01 Nov 2023 -- China is employing more diverse election meddling tactics ahead of Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections next January, using short videos to amplify livelihood issues and influence public opinion, a senior Taiwanese security official warned Wednesday.
• Ex-China premier's death won't lead to imminent Taiwan invasion: Official CNA 01 Nov 2023 -- The death of former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (李克強) won't lead to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the near future, National Security Council Secretary-General Wellington Koo (顧立雄) said in the Legislative Yuan on Wednesday.
• Dozens of PLA planes detected near Taiwan amid aircraft carrier drills CNA 01 Nov 2023 -- A total of 43 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in the 24-hour period ending early Wednesday, with many taking part in a drill with a Chinese aircraft carrier, the Shandong, in waters southeast of Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Nov. 1, 2023 ROC MND 01 Nov 2023
• Family Of Dead Iranian Teen Says It's Being Pressured To Change Memorial Date RFE/RL 01 Nov 2023 -- Iranian security officials are reportedly exerting significant pressure on the family of Armita Garavand to change the date of a memorial ceremony for the teen, who died over the weekend due to injuries suffered in an alleged confrontation with Tehran's morality police.
• In Smuggled Message, Imprisoned Nobel Laureate Calls Iranian Regime Change An 'Unstoppable Process' RFE/RL 01 Nov 2023 -- In a message smuggled out of her cell in Tehran's notorious Evin prison, imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has urged Iranians to continue with the "unstoppable process" of dismantling Iran's "religious authoritarian regime."
• PM call with President el-Sisi of Egypt: 1 November 2023 Gov.UK 01 Nov 2023
• PM meeting with US Vice President Kamala Harris: 1 November 2023 Gov.UK 01 Nov 2023
• Remarks by Vice President Harris and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom Before Bilateral Meeting | London, United Kingdom The White House 01 Nov 2023
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom The White House 01 Nov 2023
• Kazakh Export Ban Shocks Tajikistan's Fuel Market And Threatens Food Prices RFE/RL 01 Nov 2023 -- KHUJAND, Tajikistan -- In the second-largest city in Tajikistan, taxi drivers are complaining of a slowdown in trade as their customers struggle to pay the higher fares linked to a sudden car-fuel shortage that is putting pressure on food prices.
• China 'cooperating' with Finland over damaged pipeline Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- China is cooperating with Helsinki's investigation into the damaged Balticconnector gas pipeline, in which a Chinese vessel has been named as the prime suspect, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said.
• Vucic Dissolves Serbian Parliament, Sets Elections For December 17 RFE/RL 01 Nov 2023 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic dissolved the country's parliament on November 1 -- less than halfway through its four-year mandate -- setting early general elections and several local votes for December 17.
• Cambodia creates authority to mediate civil cases outside of courts Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- The Cambodian government has established a national authority that would settle civil disputes separate from the country's backlogged court system.
• Biden taps Asia czar as Blinken's deputy Radio Free Asia 01 Nov 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has nominated the chief architect of his foreign policy on Asia, Kurt Campbell, to serve as the next deputy secretary of state, replacing Wendy Sherman, who retired in July.