Small Wars Journal

8/3/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 08/03/2023 - 1:24pm

Access National Security News HERE.

Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Ukrainian Troops Trained by the West Stumble in Battle

2. Taiwan Arrests Special Forces Colonel Over Alleged China Spy Ring

3. Women face disparities, gender discrimination, sexual harassment in Special Operations Forces, according to Government Accountability Office

4. Russ ians Are Being Tricked Into Setting Fire to Enlistment Offices

5. The West Attacked Russia’s Economy. The Result Is Another Stalemate.

6. China is not as powerful as the West might think

7. Top Medical Journals Publish Unprecedented Joint Call for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

8. Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Changes Counteroffensive Tactics

9. U.S. raises concerns over China's counter-espionage push

10. Why China Has a Giant Pile of Debt

11. A corporate takeover of the UN must be stopped

12. How the Ukraine Counteroffensive Can Still Succeed

13. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 2, 2023

14. Davis-Monthan selected as the preferred location to host special operations command

15. China's Strategy of Political Warfare

16. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, August 3, 2023

 

Korean News Content:

1. What Are North Korea’s Nuclear-Weapon Capabilities and Is the Threat Expanding?

2. Yoon gov't will 'never' pursue end-of-war declaration: unification minister

3. No progress made on U.S. soldier in N. Korea: state dept.

4. Alliance between Korea and Japan may prove difficult

5. Clarify roles of the Unification Ministry and NIS

6. Park Jin likely to retain FM post amid Cabinet reshuffle

7. <Investigation>100 soldiers surround farming community of 500 farmer to prevent stealing of crops…Military-Farmer relations improved

8. Travis King's sister says US soldier who crossed into North Korea is 'not the type to just disappear'

9. Korea considers joining Saudi-hosted talks about Ukraine: source

10. China Holds the Key to Halting North Korea’s 7th Nuke Test

11. Ordinary N. Koreans forced to provide food to construction teams in Yanggang Province

12. Kunming steps up efforts to prevent defectors from heading to S. Korea