Small Wars Journal

7/14/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 07/14/2023 - 10:17am

Access National Security News HERE.

Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 13, 2023
2. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, July 13, 2023
3. Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter
4. Chinese military's three-day show of force increases headache for Taiwan
5. Biden says 3,000 Reserve troops can be sent to Europe to support NATO, Ukraine
6. Biden admin believes hack gave China insights into US thinking ahead of Blinken's crucial Beijing visit
7. China-linked hacker hits State Department email accounts
8. Analysis | What we know (and don’t know) about the government email breach
9. Pacific allies want more exercises with US, munitions similar to what US is sending to Ukraine
10. Ukraine war: How have Western weapons performed in combat?
11. US paying contractor to quietly supply Bulgarian 155mm shells to Ukraine
12. Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Members of the Individual Ready Reserve of the Armed Forces to Active Duty
13. Reservists Set to Deploy for Europe NATO Mission Following New Biden Order
14. Ukraine's spymaster comes out of the shadows
15. Incredible Video Shows Ukrainian Seals Raiding Russian-Occupied Island in the Dnipro
16. Women Fighting Putin’s Troops Reveal Their Agonizing Secrets
17. Bombers Surge in the Pacific: B-52s Arrive in Guam, B-1s in Japan
18. Exposing the Dangers of the Influence of Foreign Adversaries on College Campuses
19. The Upside of U.S.-Chinese Competition
20. Microsoft Email Hack Shows Greater Sophistication, Skill of China’s Cyberspies
21. US military chief praises Japan's defense funding boost as a buttress against China and North Korea
22. Air Force general who predicted war with China leads 'unprecedented' training exercise
23. Pentagon’s Top General, Mark Milley, Calls for Faster Weapons Sales to Taiwan
24. 26th MEU is now Special Operations Capable | SOF
25. Three Admirals Approved to Retire Amid Senate Confirmation Hold, Temporary Naval Academy Leader Chosen
26. A US Green Beret drill with fake guerrilla fighters shows how Sweden has been preparing for an 'unconventional' clash with Russia
27. From Exception to Norm: Closing the Women, Peace, And Security Implementation Gap Through Joint Professional Military Education
28. War Books: A Summer Reading List
29. July 2023 Irregular Warfare Center Newsletter
30. AI Won’t Really Kill Us All, Will It?
31. ChatGPT Comes Under Investigation by Federal Trade Commission

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s latest ballistic missile is its most powerful yet
2. South Korea torrential rain triggers power cuts, flight cancellations
3. N. Korea remains unresponsive to Seoul's request for prior notice on dam water discharge
4. North Korea’s nuclear blackmail, an ongoing threat, is worsening
5. U.S. calls for UNSC action against N. Korean ICBM test, but China, Russia veto
6. Top diplomats of G7 condemn N. Korea's ICBM test, call for strong response by UNSC
7. S. Korea slaps more unilateral sanctions on N. Korea after ICBM launch
8. S. Korean FM strongly condemns N. Korea's ICBM launch at ASEAN meetings
9. S. Korean, U.S., Japanese FMs hold talks after N. Korea's ICBM launch
10. North Korea's Threat to Target US Aircraft Is No Idle Menace
11. Seoul Ships Arms to Poland as Ukraine Enlists Support From Asia
12.  S. Korea eyes $52b Ukraine reconstruction project
13. N. Korea calls for more vigilance to prevent defections overseas
14. Crew of adrift vessel sent to political prison camp for attempted defection
15. <Inside N. Korea> The Kim Jong-un regime prevents news of frequent suicides from spreading
16. Government crackdown makes smoking a drag for women in North Korea
17. Korea Faces Another Week of Heavy Rain
18. China Remains a Vital Market for Korea
19. North Korean college student goes missing in Russian Far East
20. How Netflix Plans Total Global Domination, One Korean Drama at a Time
21. Anti-U.S. Demonstrations Planned at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys on 27 July 2023