Small Wars Journal

3-4 FEB 24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 02/04/2024 - 1:37pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 3, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, February 3, 2024
3. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, February 2, 2023
4. Air and Space Power in the Gray Zone - Irregular Warfare Initiative
5. U.S. Strikes Steer Clear of Iran’s Red Lines
6. New Anti-Ukraine Disinfo Campaign Aims To Bog Down Western Media
7. U.S., U.K. Launch Strikes Against Houthi Targets in Yemen to Protect Red Sea Shipping
8. Xi Jinping is playing deadly games with Myanmar and North Korea
9. Ukraine's terrifying new drones dealing death from above for Russians
10. The U.S. economy is booming. So why are tech companies laying off workers?
11. US plans 'Goldilocks' retaliation that will kill Iranians, but not in Iran
12. Is Washington Writing the Script for the Next Forever War?
13. More than a Century of Antisemitism: How Successive Occupants of the Kremlin Have Used Antisemitism
14. What’s the difference between Army Rangers and Green Berets?
15.  The relentless focus on White Christian nationalism is spreading a racist myth
16.  Joe Biden Is Arming Greece So Greece Can Arm Ukraine—And Pro-Russia Republicans Can’t Stop Him
17. Those Soldiers in Jordan Were Casualties of Bureaucracy
18. Misinformation spreads in China on ‘civil war’ in Texas
19. Red Menace, Black Ops, Green Light
20. Opinion | Relax, MAGA bros — Taylor Swift is not the enemy
21. Russia’s Buddhist Nations Want Ulan Bator To Adopt Compatriots Law To Make It Easier For Them To Move To Mongolia
22. Call For Urgent Action Against Myanmar Military Junta

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. nuclear envoy says no indications of 'direct' N.K. military action, stresses 'sincerity' in dialogue
2. The US Is Raising Tensions With North Korea
3. N. Korea says it conducted 'cruise missile super-large warhead power test'
4. Kim Jong Un unveils nuclear ambitions
5. Xi Jinping is playing deadly games with Myanmar and North Korea
6. Trump win likely to pose enormous defense costs, diplomatic challenges to Korea
7. Russian deputy foreign minister visits Seoul amid war of words
8. How North Korean eyelashes make their way to West as 'made in China'
9. Navy chief visits U.S. naval base housing nuclear submarines
10. 121st anniversary of Korean immigration to US
11. Women, old men in military? Korea debates solutions for looming conscript shortfall
12. North Korea's rejection of unification emboldened by Russia ties
13. The death of 'Han'
14. Are North Korea’s Latest Threats Rhetorical Or Real? – OpEd

2/2/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 9:35am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 1, 2024

2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, February 1, 2024

3. The Tip of the American Spear? How the United Kingdom Could Pursue Military Specialization

4. A U.N. Agency Is Accused of Links to Hamas. The Clues Were There All Along.

5. Shadow War With Iran Risks Turning Into a Direct Conflict

6. Opinion: Biden needs to follow Trump’s lead on Iran

7. Iraq and Iran were complicit in the Tower 22 attack

8. The deterrence problem: America took its eye off Iran with Indo-Pacific pivot, ex-CENTCOM chief says

9.  Pacific Fleet chief Paparo on China’s big lesson from Ukraine: Win quickly

10. Why NATO Needs Ukraine

11.  Trump-Proofing Europe

12.  A silent killer is stalking veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan

13. In Ukraine and the Middle East, only force can restore deterrence

14. Military hospitals still chasing bugs out of $4.3 billion digital health records system

15. Ukraine Sinks Russian Navy Missile Corvette In Drone Boat Attack

16. Inside China's execution conveyor belt

Korean News Content:


1. North Korea: Preparing for War, Mere Blustering, or Something in Between?

2. N. Korea fires several cruise missiles off west coast: JCS

3. Vice unification minister highlights role of N. Korean defectors for unification

4. N.K. intends to turn Korean Peninsula into Middle East-like conflict zone: Seoul

5. U.S. admiral says 'symbiotic' N.K.-Russia cooperation runs counter to global peace principles

6. N. Korean leader calls for bolstering navy's war readiness during visit to shipyard

7. S. Korea, US hold first joint Army special operations drills of year

8. North Korea is ramping up missile tests as Kim Jung Un weighs war with South Korea

9. North Korean missiles won't defeat Ukraine10.

2/1/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 4:33pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Why Ukraine Is Not a Universal Resistance Model
2. On the High Seas, a Pillar of Global Trade Is Under Attack
3. A New Global Tax Is About to Raise Billions. The U.S. Is Missing Out.
4. “A COMPLEX AND SOPHISTICATED STRATEGY” – COUNTERINSURGENCY IN THE WORDS OF A CRITIC by  JOHN NAGL , PAUL YINGLING
5. Naval Special Warfare Will Have to Fight Differently
6. One Team. One Fight By Keith Nightingale
7. U.S. irregular warfare experts to brief industry next month on enabling technologies for counter-terrorism
8. Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide
9. The Human Cost of Failed Deterrence
10. U.S. Support for Ukraine Lacks Intellectual Rigor
11. Why Help Ukraine: An Open Letter to My Congressional Colleagues
12. CIA doubles spending to meet China threat
13. The Pentagon has been learning the wrong lessons for three decades
14. How Should the United States Respond to Iran after the Tower 22 Attack? Lessons from Operation Praying Mantis
15. Ban TikTok or Let Beijing Control Our Broadcast Networks Too
16. Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it's becoming inevitable
17. China Is Quietly Expanding Its Land Grabs in the Himalayas

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea's ruling party holds workshop to strengthen discipline
2. Gov't unveils Nat'l Cybersecurity Strategy with new focus on N. Korea
3. S. Korea discloses symbol of S. Koreans abducted, detained by N. Korea
4. Cuba's new envoy to N.K. assumes post amid Pyongyang's move to resume diplomacy
5. Japan removes monument for Korean forced labor victims despite criticism
6. Number of NK defectors entering S. Korea nearly triples in 2023
7. North Korean delegation to visit Moscow, Russian lawmaker says
8. Is North Korea Getting Ready for War? No, and the Reason Is Obvious
9. North Korea Does Not Want a War
10. North-South Korea in a dangerous drone duel
11. As North Korea launches missiles and artillery, this island's residents are terrified
12. North Korean tour guide tells backpacker how he feels about America
13. Kim Jong Un craves attention. This time, he should get it

1/31/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 4:45pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 30, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 30, 2024
3. U.S. Presses for Long Cease-Fire to Pave Way for End of Gaza War
4. Pentagon not taking Iran-backed militia pause declaration seriously
5. Chinese Hacking Against U.S. Infrastructure Threatens American Lives, Officials Say
6. With Fate of Ukraine’s Top General in Question, All Eyes Turn to Zelensky
7. How Taiwan’s New President Should Respond to Chinese Coercion
8. Transparency for Victory: How Openness Can Improve Ukraine’s Public Relations
9. Selling the War at Home (Book Review) (Russia)
10. The ICJ ruling is not a loss for Israel - Anthony Avice Du Buisson
11. CIA director: Not passing Ukraine aid would be a mistake ‘of historic proportions’
12. Ukraine’s Drone Operators Race into the Future, Mostly with Overclocked Copters
13. China Says Trump Could Abandon Taiwan If He Wins US Election
14. What Holds Japan Back
15. The Uyghurs: Kashgar Before the Catastrophe
16. Attack on US troops brings Iran confrontation closer
17. How North Korea Deterred an American Invasion in 2002
18. Watch: First Look at Guy Ritchie’s ‘Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’
 

Korean News Content:

1. The Rising Threat of Kim Jong Un's North Korea
2. Analysts: North Korea Seeks to Dominate South Korea Through Nuclear Coercion
3. Unification minister slams N.K. war rhetoric backers as 'anti-state'
4. S Korea labels Kim regime irrational, calls for an end to provocation
5. Bolton warns Trump could seek 'reckless' deal on N.K. nuclear program if reelected
6. N. Korea says it conducted launch of 'Hwasal-2' strategic cruise missile
7. Vice unification minister highlights role of UNC amid heightened inter-Korean tensions
8. South Korea's Yoon warns North Korea may try to disrupt April poll
9. South Korea’s Nuclear Education
10. DO OR DIE Sold as ‘sex chat’ slaves and hunted like dogs through the jungle… the treacherous reality of escaping from North Korea
11.  Explained | Kim Jong Un reportedly tears down father’s reunification monument. Why is it a big deal?
12. How North Korea Deterred an American Invasion in 2002
13. Could reports of a North Korea workers’ riot in China ‘pose threats’ to regime?

1/30/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 5:07pm

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National Security News Content:


1. Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Faces Moment of Truth After Attacks on Israel, U.S. Base
2. Three Ways the U.S. Could Punish Iran After Fatal Drone Attack
3. Fatal drone attack similar to recent incidents in Iraq and Syria
4. Special Operations News - January 29, 2024 | SOF News
5. Drone Attack Kills Three U.S. Soldiers | SOF News
6. In Memoriam: Anthony H. Cordesman
7. Exclusive: US disabled Chinese hacking network targeting critical infrastructure
8. Spycraft and Statecraft by William J. Burns
9. The bane of Western military strategy – Technological Determinism
10. Putin Isn’t Hitler, He’s Mussolini—and Ukraine Is His Abyssinia
11. War with China would be an unmitigated strategic catastrophe
12.  Setting the Record Straight on Attrition
13. Biden’s response to Jordan attack is likely to be powerful, but US is wary of triggering a wider war with Iran, officials say
14. Broad framework for a potential hostage release and ceasefire in Gaza is being presented to Hamas
15. "Oh So Social" Conversation: Gen. David Petraeus + Dr. Michael Vickers
16. IDF reveals how it floods Hamas underground world with anti-tunnel tool
17. Opinion | This Idaho plan to get rid of domestic terrorism doesn’t involve fighting it
18. Opinion: Does Biden Have a Plan to Win the War in Ukraine?
19. ABC News exclusive: Gen. CQ Brown, America's top military official, talks Iran, Israel, Trump and more
20. Playing Chess With Iran: Deterrence Without Provocation – Analysis
21. China Warns Students on Interrogation Reports at DC Airport

Korean News Content:

1. The Dangers of Overreacting to North Korea’s Provocations
2. N. Korea conducts another cruise missile launch: JCS
3. Russia supplied some 100,000 barrels of refined petroleum to N. Korea last year
4. N. Korea forms committee to carry out regional economic policy
5.  N. Korea pulls out of Hong Kong, Libya in series of embassy closures: official
6. <Inside N. Korea> “Prepare for war…” Government intensifies civil defense training amid efforts to stoke crisis…tells those not attending drills that their rations, wages will be cut
7. N. Korea fires 3 missiles in a week, signals performance upgrades
8. ‘12.12: The Day’ and lessons from S. Korea-US relations
9. Is S. Korea ready for trade war planned by Trump?
10. North Korean orphans ‘volunteer’ for grueling mine and farm work
11. Analysts: China's Repatriation of North Korean Defectors Supports Pyongyang's Authoritarian Rule
12. N Korea launches rural growth committee as economy struggles
13. S. Korea’s echo chambers grow, study finds
14. N. Korean farmers express frustration at “Juche Farming Method” lectures
15 N. Korean university students complain about the state taking away their vacations. 
16. Bolton warns Trump could seek 'reckless' deal on N.K. nuclear program if reelected
17. An ‘Orange Revolution’ in South Korean Politics?
18. 'A lot of punishment, no food, hard work': North Korean defector's fears for sister who will 'die in jail'
19. Secret calls and code names: The risky business of sending money to N Korea
20. The Korean War: The First Year

1/29/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 01/29/2024 - 5:03pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Mix-Up Preceded Deadly Drone Strike in Jordan, U.S. Officials Say
2. Biden: America ‘shall respond’ after drone attack kills 3 US troops
3. DoD Identifies Army Casualties
4. What is Tower 22, the military base that was attacked in Jordan where 3 US troops were killed?
5. Senate Democrats call on Pentagon to halt aid to human rights abusers and coup governments
6. Ukraine says it uncovered $40 million corruption scheme in weapons procurement
7. Options for a Post-War Future for Gaza
8. Trends in Maritime Challenges Indicate Force Design 2030 Is the Proper Path
9. Opinion - How Anxiety About War with China May Raise the Danger of It
10. Analysis | Ukraine’s hopes for victory over Russia are slipping away
11. Good Economic News Keeps Putting US Ahead in Cold War II
12. How Russia Stopped Ukraine’s Momentum
13. UNRWA is worse than you think
14. Iran’s New Best Friends
15. Weak US air defense exposed in Jordan drone attack

Korean News Content:

1. N.K. leader oversees submarine-launched cruise missile test: state media
2. S. Korean military sees N. Korea's claimed submarine-launched cruise missile test as 'exaggerated'
3. Rising N.K. threats raise questions over U.S. policy efficacy
4. Unification minister says designating day for defectors also meaningful for N. Korean people
5. 'North Korean official killed by protesters in China'
6. S. Korea-Russia relations hit new low following defense minister's remarks on Ukraine aid
7. North's Kim alludes to food shortages in call for regional development
8. First public center exposing NK human rights to open in Seoul
9. US urges N. Korea to refrain from 'threatening' activity, return to diplomacy
10. Kim Jong Un boosts underwater nuclear threat, urges fast submarine build
11. Whistleblower: State security officer in Russia is stealing workers’ money
12. N. Korea and Russia intensify cooperation to prevent workers from defecting
13. Why a scandal over a Dior handbag is consuming a key U.S. ally

1/28/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 01/28/2024 - 4:54pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russia projects confidence as it pursues alliances to undermine West
2. Three US troops are killed and 25 injured in drone strike by Iran-backed militia in Jordan, US says
3. Cheap but lethally accurate: how drones froze Ukraine’s frontlines
4. Roger Donlon, first Medal of Honor recipient from Vietnam War, dies at 89
5. 50 years of ‘Robin Sage’: Warfare test for U.S. Special Forces continues this week across NC — mountains to coast
6. Where Is Hamas Getting Its Weapons? Increasingly, From Israel.
7. Statement From Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on an Attack Against U.S. and Coalition Forces in Northeastern Jordan Near the Syria Border
8. China Would Need 1.2 Million Troops to Invade Taiwan (It Could Be a Disaster)
9. Poland and Korea Offer Lessons for Ending the Russia-Ukraine War
10. The ICJ Ruling’s Hidden Diplomacy
11. Report: 80 percent of Gaza Strip's tunnel network still intact
12. Navy lowers bar to enlist again amid continued recruiting woes
13. Hungary Far-Right Would Lay Claim to Neighbouring Region, if Ukraine Loses War
14. Record winter warmth smashes highs in D.C., Southeast

Korean News Content:

1. Talking Points: North Korea Part 3: Talking Points on Military Spending, Objectives of Nuclear Armament, Nuclear Negotiations, “Hostile Policy,” a Peace Treaty, and an End-of-War Declaration
2. N. Korea fires several cruise missiles from its east coast: JCS
3. Sullivan voices concerns over N. Korea's weapons tests, ties with Russia in talks with Wang: official
4. Kim Jong Un’s sister ‘not to be underestimated,’ author says
5. On the brink: Why inter-Korean relations have reached a new low
6. The end of North Korea
7. North Korea poised to take 'lethal military action' against Seoul within months
8. Escaping North Korea - An interview with the Director and Producer of a new Bafta-nominated film
9. Kim Jong-Un rips up plan to reunify Korea, raising fears of all-out war
10. Korea's status as China's import partner drops to 30-year low
11. Kim Jong Un’s rejection of Korean reunification opens perilous new era
12. China unlikely to play constructive role in resolving N. Korea's threats
13. There Is A Way Out Of The North Korean Nuclear Crisis – OpEd

1/27/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 01/27/2024 - 8:31am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 26, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 26, 2024
3. A Hush Heard Around the World – Why Taiwan’s Election Didn't Spark a Crisis With China
4. Ukraine Is Desperate for Artillery Rounds to Battle Russia
5. Is This Amelia Earhart’s Long-Lost Plane?
6. UNRWA Is Investigating Charges of Workers’ Involvement in Oct. 7 Attacks
7. U.S. war plans for Ukraine don’t foresee retaking lost territory
8. Houthis Attack U.S. Warship as China Urges Iran to Rein In Rebels
9. How Leaders and Diplomats Are Trying to End the Gaza War
10. Tip of the Spear - December 2023 | SOF News
11. Weekend Listening: The Right Way to Fight Illiberalism
12. Ukraine invites China's Xi to 'peace summit' - Zelenskiy's top adviser
13. Germany unearths pro-Russia disinformation campaign on X
14. Inside the Heritage Foundation’s Plans for ‘Institutionalizing Trumpism’
15. Junta Battalion Controlling Myanmar-China Trade Route Surrenders to KIA
16. Master Sergeant Half-Mast and the Scrolling Soldier: A Proposal to Renew PS Magazine
17. Is Congress Really Going to Abandon Ukraine Now?
18. China success, Western failure in revolutionary Myanmar

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. will work to 'make sure' it can protect allies over N. Korea threats: White House official
2.  N. Korea's foreign minister meets visiting Chinese vice FM: state media
3. S. Korea delivers state medal for U.S. Gen. MacArthur after 74 years
4. Pyongyang blustering not for war but out of economic frustration
5. Hyesan detention center inmates forced to make fertilizer in bitter cold
6. Pyongyang university holds struggle session after students caught bribing professors
7. Pyongyang decapitation role set out for South Korean F-35s
8. North Korea cracks down on theft of electricity meant for industry
9. <Inside N. Korea> Equality and corruption stemming from government push for elite education… “classes for gifted students” prioritized over ensuring equal educational opportunities for all
10. South Korea–Ukraine partnership charged with reenergising Europe’s battery market
11. Seoul’s spy agency accuses China of major cyber attacks
12.  U.S.-ROK Alliance: Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of a Great Friendship
13. An Open Letter to Independent Lens about “Beyond Utopia”