Small Wars Journal

7/15/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 07/15/2023 - 12:23pm

Access National Security News HERE.

Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 14, 2023
2.  Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability (ASEAN)
3. Russians told 'hour of reckoning has come' as TV exposes losses
4. Prigozhin's Other Rebellion
5. How We Can Help Ukraine While Genuinely Prioritizing Asia
6. City of Spies: DC Is the World Capital of Espionage
7. Opinion | Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness.
8. Chinese Scientists Are Leaving the United States
9. To defeat Russia, Ukraine’s top commander pushes to fight on his terms
10. Taylor Swift is boosting the economy with her Eras Tour, Federal Reserve says
11. Hydrogen Is the Future—or a Complete Mirage
12. Brief: Abu Sayyaf Moves Closer to Demise with Shortage of Recruits
13. U.S. Must Change the Game on Taiwan
14. Task Force 99 drone was 'very effective' in secretive spy missions, senior DOD official says
15. Nominee to be next Army chief wants to boost civilian hiring to address cyber shortfalls
16. Air Force Special Ops Wants Runway Independence, More Speed
17. Meta’s Threads Now Has to Keep Its Millions of Users Engaged
18. Retired four-star Army general: Biden ‘entirely correct’ to send cluster munitions to Ukraine
19. CIA No. 2: China sees Russia as 'junior partner,' likely alarmed by Wagner uprising
20. Outlaw Alliance: How China and Chinese Mafias Overseas Protect Each Other’s Interests
21. Would Allies Fight With U.S. for Taiwan? Japan Is Wary
22. Two Videos on SOF cuts and the Army
 

Korean News Content:

1. Yoon meets Zelenskyy on surprise visit to Ukraine
2. South Korea asks China to play 'constructive role' against North's threats
3. Kim's sister slams UNSC meeting over ICBM launch, defends it as exercise of self-defense
4. Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK
5. In rare UN appearance, North Korea defends missile launch
6. Defense minister meets visiting top U.S. general on regional security, alliance
7. S. Korea ramps up diplomatic pressure campaign against N.K. during ASEAN meetings
8. Yoon pledges security, humanitarian and reconstruction aid to Ukraine
9. Rebuilding lives: Going beyond business in post-war projects
10. Korean firms take part in Ukraine's reconstruction efforts
11. 33 MOUs signed between Korean and Polish companies
12. Korean employers in US call for bigger visa quota for professional workers
13. North Korean Stooges Step Into the Light
14. Voice of America [Washington Talk] U.S.-ROK nuclear cooperation promise, unprecedented level... Korea's decision-making power will grow
15. North Korea Says We Are on 'Brink of Nuclear War'
16. Do We Even Care About North Korea's ICBMs Anymore?
17. DPRK providing weapons to Wagner in Africa? - Pyongyang Papers
18. Republic of Korea Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Leaders Reflect on Decades-long Alliance
19. 'Young North Korean defector leaders' meet with diplomats from various countries, including the US ambassador at the UN... Suggestions on how to solve the North Korean problem  
20. Mind the Gaps:Reading South Korea’s Emergent Proliferation Strategy