Small Wars Journal

4/21/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 04/21/2024 - 10:48am

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Niger’s Eviction of U.S. Commandos, Drones Derails America’s Counterterror Strategy
2.  Army SOF use video game skills to launch drones strikes and more in new course
3. USSOCOM inducts 18 new members into Commando Hall of Honor
4. Great power competition is back. What does that mean for US special operations forces?
5. The True Story Behind “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare ”and“ ”History's First Special Forces Mission
6. The US Debt Clock
7. Inside the White House’s Frenetic Scramble to Avert a Full-Blown Middle East War
8. U.S. Aid Is a Lifeline for Ukraine’s Struggle to Hold Off Defeat
9. U.S.-China Internet War Intensifies as House Passes TikTok Ban
10. Things Worth Remembering: ‘We Will Fight with Stones in Our Hands’ (Israel)
11. The American Myths Dividing Contemporary Politics
12. Give Me Liberty or Give Me … What?
13. "We're Going To Lose A Major War": US Navy Deletes Photo Of Ship Commander Shooting Rifle With Backwards Scope
14. Northern Virginia serves as the world’s internet hub. Its neighbors are paying a price.
15. Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel
16. Are Iran’s leaders losing their grip on reality — and the country?

Korean News Content:

1. Blinken to discuss N. Korea, Taiwan, Middle East during China visit next week: official
2. Top N. Korean agriculture official departs for Russia
3. S. Korea signs framework agreement to provide Ukraine with economic cooperation funds
4. S. Korea voices deep regret over Japanese PM's offering to Yasukuni Shrine
5. Liberals attack Yoon's diplomacy after Korea not invited to G7 summit
6. MacArthur still endures as a larger-than-life figure — for good or ill
7. NK tests missiles in response to allied drill, Israel-Iran conflict: experts
8. South Korea's dangerous sense of isolation
9. Seoul envoy for N.K. human rights urges solidarity in Argentina, Mexico
10. South Korea protests Japan PM’s offering to Yasukuni Shrine