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DailySA: China welcomes Saudi interest in joining BRICS+

Good morning. Here’s your Daily Situational Awareness for Friday, 21 October 2022. CHINA WELCOMES SAUDI INTEREST IN JOINING BRICS+: China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said China “supports and welcomes” reports that Saudi Arabia will seek membership in BRICS+. Wang added that China is supportive of membership expansion and “going forward, China will work with […]

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DailySA: U.S. Admiral: China invasion of Taiwan could happen before year’s end

Good morning. Here’s your Daily Situational Awareness for Thursday, 20 October 2022. U.S. NAVY TOP ADMIRAL: CHINA INVASION OF TAIWAN COULD HAPPEN BEFORE YEAR’S END:  U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Mike Gilday warned that new estimates show a cross-strait invasion of Taiwan could happen in 2023 and possibly even before the end of 2022. […]

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DailySA: Belarus, Russia edge closer to significant escalation

Good morning. Here’s your Daily Situational Awareness for Wednesday, 19 October 2022. BELARUS RESERVES RIGHT FOR PREEMPTIVE SELF-DEFENSE: Belarusian defense officials decided during a partly published briefing that the country reserves the right to use a “preemptive strategic measure complex” to “prevent an attack or neutralize an internal armed conflict.” Belarusian officials say these measures […]

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DailySA: Terror attack reportedly hits Russian mobilization base

Good morning. Here’s your Daily Situational Awareness for Tuesday, 18 October 2022. TERROR ATTACK REPORTEDLY HITS RUSSIAN MOBILIZATION BASE: Russian Defense Ministry officials report a military training base in Russia’s Belgorod region suffered an active shooter event in what is being described as a “terrorist act”. Military officials say two gunmen from an unspecified CIS […]

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DailySA: Putin: Mobilization will end in two weeks

Good morning. Here’s your Daily Situational Awareness for Monday, 17 October 2022. PUTIN: MOBILIZATION WILL END IN TWO WEEKS:  In comments to the media at the Central Asian Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that “all mobilization activities” would be completed in two weeks. Citing early Russian defense ministry estimates that were […]

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