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1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 16, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 16, 2024
3. CENTCOM: Iranian Weapons Seized in VBSS, Two SEALs Missing | SOF News
4. Arsenal of Autocracy: North Korea and Iran are arming Russia in Ukraine
5. With 'God's-eye view,' secretive surveillance flights keep close watch on Russia and Ukraine
6. US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say
7. A freed Israeli hostage relives horrors of captivity and fears for her husband, still held in Gaza
8. How the War in Gaza Revived the Axis of Resistance
9. America Can’t Surpass China’s Power in Asia
10. Trump Is Already Reshaping Geopolitics by Graham Allison
11. Getting “Left-of-Launch” in the Counter-Drone Fight
12. Twilight of the Davos Gods: The Economic Forum Loses Its Relevance in a Time of War
13. Why Saudi Arabia Is Staying on the Sidelines in the Red Sea Conflict
14. The secret history of the Air Force One shadow fleet
15. Taiwan Learned You Can’t Fight Fake News by Making It Illegal
16. First Preemptive Strikes Against Houthi Missiles Preparing To Fire Launched By U.S.
17. Fear Not: US Military Aid to Ukraine Is Coming By Kurt Volker
18. Free Surgeries and Prescriptions: White House Staff Got Access to Military Health Care Despite Being Ineligible
19. Army has too many infantry, armor lieutenants, asks some to switch to combat-support jobs
20. Iran Will Escalate Until It Pays a Price
21. A Peaceful Solution on Taiwan Is Slipping Away
22. Israel releases data on three months of fighting in Gaza
23. Israel Hints at Lebanon Ground Operations
24. Israel SitRep: Jan. 16, 2024
25. Opinion | The Houthis sink an arrow into the West’s Achilles’ heel
26. Iran and the Houthis Don’t Get Biden’s Message

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1. Putin meets N. Korean FM amid deepening military cooperation
2. S. Korea, U.S., Japan stage joint naval drill involving aircraft carrier
3. Defense chief says N. Korea appears to have made 'some progress' in hypersonic missile development
4. Unification minister visits front-line Army unit amid heightened tensions
5. Arsenal of Autocracy: North Korea and Iran are arming Russia in Ukraine
6. North Korea's Most Advanced Drones Reemerge, Solid Fuel IRBM Tested
7. Train accident in North Korea kills more than 400 people
8. N Korea's Kim abandons unification goal with South
9. Kim Jong Un urges defining S. Korea as primary foe in its constitution
10. Kim Jong Un calls for removal of unification concept
11. North Korea continues its provocations
12. After a rough run, North Korea could at last find itself 'sitting pretty' in the new year with both Russia and China courting it, Korea watcher says
13. Pyongyang likely to be Putin's 1st destination after May inauguration: experts
14. Putin meets North's top diplomat, but Kremlin light on detail
15. S Korea implements new sanctions amid Pyongyang threatsS Korea implements new sanctions amid Pyongyang threats
16. Lawyers accuse China of repatriating 100 more North Korean defectorsLawyers accuse China of repatriating 100 more North Korean defectors
17. South Korea’s spy chief vows to win public trustSouth Korea’s spy chief vows to win public trust

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1. A Guide for Measuring Resiliency
2. Why the United States Had to Strike Yemen by Joseph L. Votel
3. Four retired Marine generals on how to rebuild America’s crisis response force
4. The Decatur Option (countering anti-ship attacks)
5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 15, 2024
6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 15, 2024
7. Female Hamas Hostage Who Pleaded for Life on Bike Is Forced to Reveal Fate of 2 Fellow Israeli Captives in Sick Video
8. Iran 'Escalates' Middle East Tensions With Ballistic Missile Attack Near US Consulate in Iraq
9. Austin released from hospital after cancer surgery complications
10. Russia losses 2 aircraft, 30 artillery systems and 1,110 soldiers in one day
11. Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea
12. U.S. forces recovered Iranian warheads in Navy SEAL mission gone awry
13. Operational Art Reborn – Part Two
14. Deterring War without Threatening War: Rehabilitating the West’s Risk-averse Approach to Deterrence
15. Pentagon’s industrial strategy describes the problem, not the solution
16. The Houthis Have Backed Iran Into a Corner
17. The Military’s Insistence on Owning Commercial Intellectual Property is Limiting Innovation
18. Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear StabilityArtificial Intelligence and Nuclear Stability
19. Trust But Verify: US Troops, Artificial Intelligence, and an Uneasy Partnership
20. The Humiliation of Davos Man

Korean News Content:

1. N.K. leader calls for defining S. Korea as 'No. 1 hostile country' in constitution
2. Putin to meet N. Korean foreign minister later Tuesday: Kremlin
3. Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to hold talks this week
4. S. Korea to provide additional US$8 mln worth of humanitarian aid to civilians in Israel-Hamas war
5. N. Korea continues to operate nine re-education camps throughout the country
6. Editorial : Former President Moon believed in N. Korea’s ‘GP disablement’ without proper verification
7. Yoon presents letters of appointment to FM, spy chief
8. Korea, US agree on early launch of negotiations for defense cost sharing: sources
9. North Korea: Short On Food But Arms Aplenty – OpEd
10. Planning: 6 relay interviews with representatives of the Asian community in the Washington area
11. Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea
12. U.S. forces recovered Iranian warheads in Navy SEAL mission gone awry
13. Samsung to build all-AI, no-human chip factories
14. North Korea Says It Is No Longer Interested in Reunifying With the South
15. Kim Jong Un Has a New Enemy No. 1—and It Isn’t the U.S.

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1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 14, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 14, 2024
3. Ukraine’s Long-Term Path to Success: Jumpstarting a Self-Sufficient Defense Industrial Base with US and EU Support
4. Beijing Grows Assertive as Chinese Private Military Companies ‘Come Out of the Shadows’
5. The Greater Goal in Gaza
6. Readiness Redefined, But Not Measured
7. Why Philanthropists Should Become Heretics
8. U.S. Intercepts Cruise Missile Attack on Its Warship in Red Sea
9. U.S. tech companies prepare for drone attacks with new defenses
10. Biden sent private message to Tehran amid airstrikes: ‘We’re well-prepared’
11. Philippines hits back at China, says joint patrols with US not ‘provocative’
12. US tops public distrust in innovation on eve of Davos, survey shows
13. Ukrainian Sources: We Just Shot Down Two Of Russia’s Best Command Planes
14.  Resistance groups claim capture of 2 Myanmar cities
15. Navy SEALs lost at sea were searching for Yemen-bound weapons shipment
16. Special Operations News - January 15, 2024 | SOF News
17. How Hamas fooled gullible donors to fund its billion-dollar terror tunnel system
18. China Opts for Isolation of Taiwan After Democratic Vote
19. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower captain posts dog photo after strikes on Yemen
20. Why The World Is Betting Against American Democracy
21. US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify
22. The Next Battle in Higher Ed May Strike at Its Soul: Scholarship

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea claims to have successfully launched solid-fuel hypersonic IRBM
2. Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N. Korea's missile launch
3. N.K. foreign minister leaves for Russia amid deepening military cooperation
4. S. Korea considering support measures for safe passage in Red Sea
5. North says it launched IRBM carrying hypersonic warhead
6. N. Korea to convene key parliamentary meeting amid animosity toward S. Korea
7. U.S. condemns N. Korea's missile launch as breach of UNSC resolutions
8. North Korea’s New Unification Policy: Implications and Pitfalls
9.  North Korea broke now-defunct military pact with South 3,600 times: JCS
10. Moon government accused of lax oversight of NK guard post demolition
11. Korea unveils plan to build $472 bil. mega chip cluster in Gyeonggi Province
12. North Korea tests first solid-fuel ‘hypersonic’ missile
13. A new year, same old story on the Korean Peninsula in 2024
14. Explainer: Why is North Korea testing hypersonic missiles and how do they work?
15. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government implements wage hike of more than 10 times (3)　Wages are paid with cards as part of efforts to force people to buy food from the state
 

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1. Drones Are Changing How Wars Are Fought

2. Will the Strikes on the Houthis Make any Difference?

3. C.I.A. Homes In on Hamas Leadership, U.S. Officials Say

4. Female saboteurs who poisoned 46 Russian soldiers in Crimea are on the run after shoot-out with police, say reports

5. Two Navy SEALs missing after Thursday night mission off Somalian coast

6. Opinion: Furious: How the West is Getting Things So Wrong

7. Opinion: Where is General Gerasimov and Why Does it Matter?

8. Why Taiwan’s Election Matters to the World

9. How Lloyd Austin’s medical mystery ignited a firestorm

10. Oct. 7 was the opening attack in Iran’s ‘ring of fire’ war against Israel by John Bolton

11. Austin ordered strikes from hospital where he continues to get prostate cancer care, Pentagon says

12. Biden: ‘We do not support independence’ for Taiwan

13. A Navy In Crisis: It's Time For The Conference Of Admirals

14. Human Rights Watch warns of authoritarian slide across Asia region

Korean News Content:

1. Russia Is Using North Korean Missiles in Ukraine: What Happens Next?

2. N. Korea fires suspected IRBM toward East Sea: S. Korean military

3. N. Korea's foreign minister to visit Russia this week

4. N. Korea sends delegation to Non-Aligned Movement summit in Uganda

5. North Korea fires first ballistic missile of the year Sunday

6. Crisis management with North Korea

7. Biden gives greetings on Korean American Day

8. Training soldiers: ideology, discipline and geopolitics (South Korea)

9. Taiwan election result could put S. Korea-China relations to test

10. North Korea launches suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile that can reach distant US bases

11. A Lesson on Human Suffering from a Kibbutz

12. The Age of Middle Powers Has Arrived

13. Interview: How a North Korean defector’s daring escape led him to ROK politics

14. From Moscow to Pyongyang: How Russia’s anger toward West drove it to North Korea by Andrei Lankov

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1. Analytical material on the security situation in Ukraine as of January 2024, with a forecast of the development of events for the spring campaign.

2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 12, 2024

3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 12, 2024

4. Data as Ammunition: Hyper-Personalized Warfare in the Digital Age

5. Taiwan’s January 2024 Elections: What You Need to Know

6. Ukraine’s Fifth Column Shoots, Burns, and Poisons Deep Inside Russia

7. ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ Review: Dreams of Empire

8. Taiwan Voters Defy Beijing in Electing New President

9. AI Disinformation – We Need New Defenses

10. U.S. Strikes Give Yemen’s Houthis the Enemy They Long Sought

11. Yemen is a war worth fighting

12.  Why 2024 is the Voldemort of years

13. American Universities Are Post Truth

14. A Rebellion in Yale’s Secret Societies

15. Scandalous Indoctrination: Inside a Kings College Counter-Terrorism Course for UK Civil Servants

16. Myanmar insurgents virtue signaling to China

17. A Top Biden Official Is Pushing An Alarming Plan For Gaza After The War

18. Is the US prepared for war in the Far East?

19. SOF Pic of the Day: Bringing SFC Chapman Home, 2002

Korean News Content:

1. Tae Yong-ho on North Korea’s Purposeful Aggression

2. Blinken, senior Chinese official discuss N. Korea, Taiwan, Russia's war in Ukraine

3. N. Korea reportedly trades arms in Russian luxury goods

4. N. Korea halts radio station known for sending coded messages to spies in Seoul

5. [INTERVIEW] Philippines seeks to forge strategic partnership with Korea this year

6. Why 2024 is the Voldemort of years

7. Condemning China, rejecting refugees

8. North Korea to welcome Russian tourists, the country's first since the pandemic, report says

9. N. Korean grain prices continue upward trend into the New Year

10. Prices of rice sold in N. Korea’s state-run food shops similar to market prices

11. Is the US prepared for war in the Far East?

12. Veteran sculptor appointed special adviser for envisioned N.K. human rights center

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1. U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to Houthis

2. Houthis Vow to Respond After U.S. Leads Strikes in Yemen: Live Updates

3. Who Are the Houthis and Why Is the U.S. Attacking Them?

4. U.S.-led coalition strikes Iran-aligned Houthi militants in Yemen

5. U.S.-Led Yemen Strikes Heighten Risk of Broader Middle East Conflict

6. It's On Against the Houthis by Mick Ryan

7. Pentagon fell short in tracking $1 billion in Ukraine aid, IG finds

8. Ukraine gives “unprecedented” access to information on donated weapons - Pentagon

9. Pentagon Flags Tracking Issues in Weapons for Ukraine, Denies Evidence of Misuse

10. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 11, 2024

11. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 11, 2024

12. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, January 11, 2024

13. Interview with Dave Eubank at Free Burma Rangers

14. Inside Biden's decision to strike the Houthis

15. Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Coalition Strikes in Houthi-Controlled Areas of Yemen

16. DOD Releases First-Ever National Defense Industrial Strategy

17. Pentagon’s first industrial strategy calls for ‘generational’ change

18. Ukraine and Russia say they want the war to end. But military and political experts say they're nowhere near peace talks

19. IDF bolsters security for civilians returning to border communities

20. Houthis continue attacks in Red Sea despite warning from coalition

21. The long war: Israel won’t cease firing until Iran’s Hezbollah does

22. The Gaza War as Seen from Southeast Asia

23. Conflict Resolution is not Always Possible

24. Understanding China’s Approach to Deterrence

25. Dems rip Biden for launching Houthi strikes without congressional approval

26. Can China Swing Taiwan’s Elections?

27. The Right Way to Regulate AI

28. Soldiers build nuke-detecting backpack

29. 4 ways China is trying to interfere in Taiwan’s presidential election

30. Army civilian accused of bilking $100 million to fund luxury lifestyle

31. Does the Marine Corps Need Course Correction? Congress Wants to Know

Korean News Content:

1. Defense chief calls for maintaining capabilities to strike N.K. leadership

2. Is Kim Jong Un Preparing for War?

3. Websites of N. Korean propaganda outlets inaccessible for 2nd straight day

4.  N.K. envoy calls Russia's use of Pyongyang missiles 'groundless accusation'

5. Russia-North Korea Military Cooperation Under UN Spotlight

6. Russia is revealing North Korea's ballistic missile secrets

7. North Korea is using Ukraine as a test site for its nuclear-capable missiles, South Korea says

8. Facebook post raises alarm about safety of water on Army base in South Korea

9. N. Korea’s elite defectors working at NIS increases during Yoon administration

10. Foreign Minister emphasizes North Korea coordination in China relationship

11. North Korea: Covid-19 Still Used to Justify Repression

12. Expect North Korean Provocations in Low Earth Orbit

13. Over 17 North Koreans prosecuted for using S. Korean slang: Human Rights Watch

14. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government implements wage hike of more than 10 times (2)　What are the intentions and goals of the KJU regime? People’s incomes have risen, but discontent is still deep…Wage hike part of the regime’s “rule over calories”

15. South Korea’s over 70 population overtakes 20-somethings

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1. China’s Messaging to the U.S.: Don’t Rock the Boat
2. Is a Leading Ukraine Skeptic Influencing White House Policy?
3. South Africa tells the UN top court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza as a landmark case begins
4. South Africa Takes Israel to Court
5. Xi’s Chief of Staff Is Quietly Amassing Even More Power in China
6. Taiwan bombarded with cyberattacks ahead of election
7. Israel Has No Plans to Force Palestinians Out of Gaza or Permanently Occupy It, Netanyahu Says
8. China’s Communist party watchdog warns business of graft crackdown
9. American intel officials warn of risk of Hezbollah attacking U.S.
10. Why China Would Struggle to Invade Taiwan
11. Senator's hold is a dangerous attempt to stifle discussion
12. Millionaire conwoman, 57, is accused of bilking US Army out of over $100 MILLION
13. Lawmakers launch investigation into Austin’s health secrecy
14. Hamas Tunnel Found Near School, Rocket Launcher Near Kindergarten
15. Hamas’s Top Terrorist Leadership
16. This 2024 presidential election could change the world – and it’s not happening in the US
17. China tells U.S. it will ‘never compromise’ on Taiwan as the island’s election draws near
18. Opinion | The U.S. nudges Israel toward an off-ramp from war
19. US Is Weaponizing New Economic Tools to Slow China’s War Machine
20. Army Sees Sharp Decline in White Recruits
21. Top Marine could return to work in a matter of weeks, Del Toro says
22. Meet the skateboarding Green Beret shredding the civilian-military gap
23. No, Taylor Swift is not a Pentagon PsyOp
24. How Lloyd Austin’s Deputy Ended Up Running the Pentagon From the Beach
25. Fifty-Five Hours of Risk: The Dangerous Implications of Slow Attack Attribution
26. Victory Is Ukraine’s Only True Path to Peace
27. Iran's 'Axis of Resistance' Becomes an 'Axis of Escalation' | Opinion
28. Don’t Bomb the Houthis
29. Opinion | Lloyd Austin doesn’t deserve to be the piñata of the day in Washington
30. Analysis | Senators warn AI could lead to ‘destruction’ of local news

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1. S. Korea to conduct global survey on inter-Korean unification
2. Some 10 high-ranking N. Korean officials defected to S. Korea last year
3. White House official not aware of any indications about N. Korea-Hamas military cooperation
4. 2.4 magnitude earthquake strikes near N. Korea's nuclear test site
5.  Spy chief nominee denies benefits from dubious property deal with Exxon Mobil
6. South Korea’s Opposition Head Was Stabbed to Stop Him Becoming President, Police Say
7. Defense chief says N. Korea may supply tactical guided missiles to Russia
8. Recent Kim Jong Un order equates “delusions about South Korea” with “death”
9. N. Korean officers’ academy cadet dismissed due to checkered past
10. US and allies accuse Russia of using North Korean missiles against Ukraine, violating UN sanctions
11. North Korean propaganda sites targeting South go dark in simultaneous outage
12. S. Korea to begin production of homegrown KF-21 fighter jet
13. North expanding chemical complex critical to nuclear and missile programs
14. N Korea erases ‘one people’ notion with South, opens door for nuclear use
15. US should follow South Korea’s lead and invest in families
16. Trump dashes across North Korean border in bid for asylum (note satire)

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1. Assessing Resistance for the Purpose of Informing International Policy
2. Elections and Disinformation Are Colliding Like Never Before in 2024
3. How Ukraine Must Change If It Wants to Win
4. US and Allies Met Secretly With Ukraine on Peace Plan
5. CNO Franchetti's Warfighting Priorities
6. Readout of 2024 U.S.-PRC Defense Policy Coordination Talks
7. Kleptocrats in democracy’s clothing: Beijing and Moscow talk anti-corruption at the UN
8. Understanding AFSOC’s Adaptive Airborne Enterprise
9. Ten Lessons from Ten Years in the Army: Advice for Junior Leaders
10. China makes preparations for a war that the Pentagon says is not inevitable
11. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 9, 2024
12. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 9, 2024
13. US-China defense talks resume as two sides meet in Washington
14. Marco Rubio: U.S. Steel Sale Is Bad News for National Security
15. The US Steel deal is a test of friendshoring—and the US is failing
16. Ukraine’s War Effort Is Stuck. This Heroic Battlefield Failure Shows Why.
17. Israeli Special Forces Stake Out Mideast Terror Hotspots In Case Hostages Are Smuggled From Gaza: Report
18. 3 things China, Russia learned from Secretary Austin's secret hospitalization
19. America Will Have to Heavily Arm NATO’s Six Frontline States If Ukraine Falters—Especially Finland
20. Lawmakers Push for More Nuclear Microreactors in INDOPACOM
21. America's Veterans Are Civic Assets — Let's Stop Fearing Them as 'Violent' | Opinion
22. A Post-Election Risk Assessment for the Taiwan Strait
23, Taiwan’s Status Quo Election
24. How Ukraine Can Win Through Defense
25. With Tehran closer to nukes, Congress must end Biden’s Iran appeasement before it’s too late
26. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: January
27. Ukraine special forces say they helped destroy a Russian weapons system that was blocking satellite comms
28. Primer: The Army's Journals
 

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1. N.K. leader says he has 'no intention of avoiding war' with S. Korea
2. What's behind North Korea's increasing belligerence?
3. Kim Jong Un Calls South Korea ‘Principal Enemy,’ Turning Up Heat
4. North Korea's WMD Arsenal: Unveiling the Hidden Threat of Chemical and Biological Weapons
5. Top S. Korean, NATO military officials hold phone talks ahead of major NATO gathering
6. Multicultural student ratio exceeds 70% in 2 Seoul elementary schools
7. Kim Jong Un labels S Korea as ‘principal enemy,’ boasts war readiness
8. N. Korea conducts public execution over COVID-19 violations: human rights white paper
9. N. Korea likely to carry out psychological warfare ahead of general elections: official
10. Demand for Chinese yuan grows in N. Korean private markets: report
11. Editorial : Some S. Korean factions still stick to ‘Sunshine Policy’ even after the North denied it
12. Editorial: North Korea’s strategic provocations require strong, measured response
13. North Korea doubles down on reign of terror: white paper
14. Russia fired more N. Korean ballistic missiles at Ukraine: White House
15. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: January - KOREA
16. 800,000 Korean men facing challenges in marrying Korean women
 

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1. FOLLOW-UP with updated report – Defense Primer: What Is Irregular Warfare?

2. Cutting Army Special Operations Will Erode the Military’s Ability to Influence the Modern Battlefield

3. DoD Memo: Review of Notification Process for Assumption of Functions and Duties of the Secretary of Defense

4. Marine Corps Provides Update on General Smith

5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 8, 2024

6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, January 8, 2024

7. 39 years ago, a KGB defector chillingly predicted modern America

8. Water in Chinese missiles' tanks is a fake story

9. Scanning the Horizon: If the Future is Unknowable, Why Bother with Forecasting?

10. With each strike, fears grow that Israel, the US and Iran's allies are inching closer to all-out war

11. The Russian Art of War: How the West led Ukraine to defeat

12. Tired Zelensky looks too weak to achieve victory

13. Putin’s Unsustainable Spending Spree

14. Can Republicans Find Consensus on Foreign Policy?

15. Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: keep Palestinian state hope alive

16. DOD leaders often overlook officers’ education in future assignments

17. Exhausted, on the Defensive and at ‘Hell’s Gate’ in Ukraine

18. Army sending additional 'data stewards' to commands, defining data roles

19. The Chinese Soldier Trained By Americans to Kill Americans

20. SECNAV Del Toro Names Next-Generation Hospital Ship Bethesda

21. Wanted: Airmen and Guardians Urged to Apply to Grueling Army Ranger School

22. Inside the daring plot to rescue an American soldier’s mother from Gaza

23. Opinion | So far, there’s no defense for Lloyd Austin’s hospital silence

24. The climate costs of war and militaries can no longer be ignored

25. India can unite Global South with developed world

26. The U.S. Military Must Transform and Coordinate

27. The Myth of an Apolitical Military: A Call to Action

28. The Great Scramble –   Analysis of the politically "homeless" in America

29. Jason Statham’s ‘Beekeeper’ Clip Unleashes Fury with Everyday Tools

Korean News Content:

1. Exploring Peaceful Coexistence with North Korea

2. N Korea keeping Russia rich in missiles and shells

3. North Korea: the forgotten front in the global wars

4. Military set to resume drills halted under 2018 inter-Korean accord buffer zones

5. Hamas is using North Korean weapons in Gaza, South Korea confirms

6. S. Korea to strengthen border surveillance with AI technology

7. Kremlin has 'no comment' on U.S., Ukraine claims it fired North Korean missiles

8. S. Korea to hold forums on N.K. human rights in Washington, Geneva

9. Dog Meat Will Be Off the Menu in South Korea

10. N. Korea’s redefining of inter-Korean relationship causes concern inside the country

11. Soldier’s freezing death prompts military to build inns across country (north Korea)

12. Defense chief calls for stronger anti-drone measures against N. Korea

13. S Korea revamps National Security Office with economic focus

14. Kim Jong Un reopens political prison camp to house political enemies

15. Possible COVID-19 cases surge in North Korea near border with China

16. When will North Korea do something good for the world?

17. DNA Exclusive: Will Kim Jong-Un's Actions Trigger A Third World War?

18. A Tax by Any Other Name: Understanding North Korea’s “Non-tax Burden” System

19. ‘No more buffer zone based on 2018 military agreement,’ S. Korea says

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A concise and useful overview of irregular warfare.  The author ties in the importance of influence in irregular warfare which is important because as we all know we must learn to lead with influence to effectively conduct irregular warfare in support of political warfare in the gray zone of strategic competition short of traditional armed conflict.

Also note the author include​s the Unconventional Warfare definition that is found in the 2016 NDAA which has a one word difference than the DOD definition found in JP 1-02 and JP 30-05.  Will the Joint Staff and DOD update the definition to match the one Congress put into law?

Defense Primer: What Is Irregular Warfare?

Introduction U.S. military doctrine distinguishes between two types of warfare: traditional warfare and irregular warfare. In Department of Defense (DOD) Joint Publication (JP) 1 Joint Warfighting, conventional warfare is characterized as “a violent struggle for domination between nation-states or coalitions and alliances of nation-states, fought with conventional forces.” The publication differentiates between that and irregular warfare (IW), which is defined as “a form of warfare where states and non-state actors campaign to assure or coerce states or other groups through indirect, non-attributable, or asymmetric activities, either as the primary approach or in concert with conventional warfare.” IW is a joint activity not limited to special operations forces (SOF); the IW operating environment includes all domains and the information environment (IE). According to JP 3-04 Information in Joint Operations, the IE is “the aggregate of social, cultural, linguistic, psychological, technical, and physical factors that affect how humans and automated systems derive meaning from, act upon, and are impacted by information, including the individuals, “organizations, and systems that collect, process, disseminate, or use information.”

Previous DOD doctrine characterized IW as “a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s).” IW actors may use nontraditional methods such as guerrilla warfare, terrorism, sabotage, subversion, criminal activities, and insurgency in their efforts to control the target population. In IW, a less powerful adversary seeks to disrupt or negate the military capabilities and advantages of a more powerful military force, which usually serves that nation’s established government. Because of its emphasis on influencing populations, actions to control the IE, to include actions in cyberspace, play a prominent role in IW. 

Unconventional Warfare. P.L. 114-92, Section 1097, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2016, defines UW as “activities conducted to enable a resistance movement or insurgency to coerce, disrupt, or overthrow a government or occupying power by operating through or with an underground, auxiliary, or guerrilla force in a denied area.” UW is a core component of IW.