Small Wars Journal

3/7/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 8:55am

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National Security News Content:

1. Send in the A-Team: A Graduated Response for Ukraine

2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 6, 2024

3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, March 6, 2024

4. Fort Liberty congressman speaks out against plans to cut Army special operations forces

5. Starting from Beginning: Strengthening of Strategic Foreign Partnerships from Initial Acquisition Training, Education (US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School)

6. Are drones the future? Not for everything, says Polish general

7. The Cat-and-Mouse Game of Preventing Drone Nightmares

8. Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers a path to victory for Hamas

9. NGA looking for commercial data to update intel on North Korea

10. Opinion | Let AI remake the whole U.S. government (oh, and save the country)

11.. A nearly $1 trillion defense budget faces headwinds at home and abroad

12. Crowdfunding, Auctions and Raffles: How Ukrainians Are Aiding the Army

13. How the U.S. Arms Pipeline to Israel Avoids Public Disclosure

14. Scoop: White House asks State Dept., Pentagon for Israel-bound weapons list

15. U.S. Charges Chinese National With Stealing AI Secrets From Google

16. Drones, the Air Littoral, and the Looming Irrelevance of the U.S. Air Force

17. $10m Abrams tanks no match for $500 Russian drones

18. Russia Is Burning Up Its Future

19. The Osprey, Indispensable for Future War Plans

20. The classroom is a battle lab: Using professional military education to usher in a new era of algorithmic warfare

21. Inside America’s Shadow War With Iran

22. Creating Sun Tsu: Instituting a Master’s Degree in Irregular Warfare

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. focus on 'interim' steps with N. Korea raises questions about policy direction

2. South Koreans play it cool as ‘Tension Season’ dawns on peninsula; N.K. menaces as U.S. drills start

3. What's on Pyongyang's Weapons Shopping List in Moscow?

4. Experts say, “This is not a policy change” when US officials mention ‘interim measures for denuclearization’… The “realistic necessity” argument

5. North Korea’s Agricultural Policies: Embracing a Chinese Model for Increased Productivity

6. President Yoon is lauded in West for embracing Japan − in South Korea it fits a conservative agenda that is proving less popular

7. Will Myanmar Become the Next North Korea?

8. Top military officer calls for strong response in event of N.K. provocations

9. NGA looking for commercial data to update intel on North Korea

10. N.K. leader calls for intensifying war drills

11. US-led war games draw warning from North Korea

12. Ex-Deputy Secretary of State Sherman receives Korean state medal for role in bilateral ties

13.  Foreign ministry shakes up bureau handling N.K. nuclear issue amid prolonged impasse in talks

14. Kim Jong Un Observes Training to Storm Border Posts in War Prep

15. Air Force stages live-fire drills against N.K. cruise missile, artillery threats

3/6/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 10:49am

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National Security News Content:


1. Our dysfunctional relationship with information warfare starts with leadership

2. Top Marine general returns to work, 4 months after cardiac arrest

3. Military Times survey: ‘Alarming’ percentage accept conspiracies

4. Outgunned in the Drone Fight: The U.S. Military Is Failing to Adopt the Next Machine Gun

5. How the US Army Can Close its Dangerous—and Growing—Small Drone Gap

6. A Moment of Truth for the Army's Chief Laser Weapon

7. Air Force Employee Indicted for Unlawful Disclosure of Classified National Defense Information

8. Retired Army officer may have leaked secrets to honeypot spy

9. The Narrative of Nuclear Deterrence: Shaping Strategy in an Uncertain World

10. Pentagon's budget process needs 'fundamental restructuring,' panel says

11. Ukraine’s first lady declines Biden’s State of the Union invite

12. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, March 5, 2024

13. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 5, 2024

14. Why getting more female troops into Special Operations will take time

15. LTG (Ret) James M. Dubik Writing Fellows Program

16. Opinion | The U.S. can’t afford to wait to fully embrace the world’s most effective weapon

17. Nine Things Western Analysts Got Wrong About Russia and Its Invasion of Ukraine

18. Qatar Positions Itself as Special Operations Training Hub

19. America’s New Twilight Struggle With Russia

20. The Growing Limits to Formulating US Grand Strategy in an Ever More Complex World

21. TikTok Targeted In New National Security Bill On Adversary Owned Apps

22. The Houthis Are Very, Very Pleased

23. US Green Berets will permanently deploy to Taiwan

24. FOLLOW-UP: The UN won’t reform until its employees lose diplomatic immunity - Washington Examiner

25. On this day in history, March 5, 1966, patriotic song 'The Ballad of the Green Berets' hits No. 1

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. nuclear envoy underlines need for 'interim steps' toward ultimate N. Korea denuclearization

2. Public activities of N. Korean leader, key officials jump 50 pct: report

3. Russia-North Korea 'partnership' could have long-lasting repercussions, NSC official warns

4. On tense Korean peninsula, playing a game of ‘Waiting for Trump’

5. North Korea is arming Russia and threatening war with South Korea

6. FM Cho stresses joint response to N.K. provocations in talks with U.S. think tank experts

7. How 'Titanic' encouraged defections from North Korea

8. S. Korea seeking to establish ground-based military rocket launch site

9. Striking male residents to start military service next year if resignations accepted: official

10. Hardwired for propaganda: North Korean homes inspected for working speakers

11. North Korean political prisoners forced to work at nuke sites: defector

12. <Inside N. Korea> Fights and even robberies: The authorities troubled by groups of ex-soldiers…Soldiers are placed in construction teams to reintegrate into society… However, men who serve for 8 years miss out on their youth

13. Ex-defense chief banned from travel over Marine's death prior to appointment as ambassador: sources

14. Real or not? What to know about new 'superconductor' claim

15. Experts suggest North Korea's recent silence indicates depleted weapons inventories

16. North Korea cracks down on grain vendors in Hyesan

17. N. Korean official’s death in China leads to increased ideological reviews of workers

3/5/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 11:02am

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National Security News Content:

1. Special Operations Forces: Documented Policies and Workforce Planning Needed to Strengthen Civilian Oversight
2. Calling on Congress to Pass the Jax Act (Recognition for Women in SOF)
3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 4, 2024
4. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, March 4, 2024
5. When Will Ospreys Fly Again? That's Still a Question Mark After Defense Secretary Briefing.
6. I'd Never Fly the Osprey Again. My Heart Was Broken, Yet Somehow Full at the Same Time.
7. AMERICA’S LAST MORSE-CODE STATION
8. 'Ghost Town'? Historic Fort Leavenworth Homes Recommended for Demolition Soar to 185
9. A Distracted America Still Leads the World
10. U.N. Team Finds Grounds to Support Reports of Sexual Violence in Hamas Attack
11. Philippine and Chinese vessels collide in disputed South China Sea and 4 Filipino crew are injured
12. China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan
13. The UN won’t reform until its employees lose diplomatic immunity
14. China says economy will grow ‘around’ 5 percent this year
15.  Look deeper: Time may be on Ukraine’s side
16. Iran’s elite Quds Force is following former leader's vision of chaos in the Middle East
17. Drones are Transforming the Battlefield in Ukraine But in an Evolutionary Fashion
18. A Russian Dissident’s Remarkable Courtroom Speech
19. The Army and the Fortress Fleet: Reimagining Landpower in Maritime Warfare
20. How to Pave the Way for Diplomacy to End the War in Ukraine
21. A Self-Absorbed America Means Disorder for the World
22. Ukraine military official: half of all North Korean shells are duds
23. North Korea Helped Turn Iran Into a Missile Powerhouse
 

Korean News Content:

1. Korean Peninsula on Edge, as America-South Korea War Games Are Set To Begin Amid Rising Threats From North
2. A Distracted America Still Leads the World
3. North Korea threatens to take military moves in response to US-South Korean drills
4. China drops 'peaceful reunification' reference to Taiwan
5. Increasing Stability in a Deterrence Relationship with North Korea
6. Moon Chung-in on Escalating Inter-Korea Tensions and What Lies Ahead
7. Achieving Denuclearization On The Korean Peninsula
8. North Korea Helped Turn Iran Into a Missile Powerhouse
9.  Ukraine military official: half of all North Korean shells are duds
10. Poland’s new nuclear plant to boost S. Korean industry in Europe
11. U.S. seeks talks with N. Korea to reduce risk of inadvertent conflict: NSC spokesperson
12. U.N. chief appoints new resident coordinator for N. Korea
13. N. Korea warns U.S.-S. Korea to pay 'dear price' for joint military drills
14. Nason party official arrested for leaking state secrets to friends
15. U.S. willing to take 'interim steps' toward North's denuclearization, says White House official

 

3/4/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 10:16am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 3, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, March 3, 2024
3. Special Operations News - March 4, 2024 | SOF News
4. Opinion - Nuclear War: The Rising Risk, and How We Stop It
5. The U.S. Military Has a New Strategy to Fight China in a Taiwan War
6. Conflict in the Age of Fractured Publics
7. Large-scale, Army-led NATO exercise kicks off in Europe
8. Pentagon to lift Osprey flight ban after fatal Air Force crash
9. Russian Strike’s Toll Rises to 12 as Zelensky Blames Air Defense Delay
10. Houthi fight extracts heavy cost from Pentagon
11. Ukraine's troops are rationing ammunition. Yet House Republicans plan to take weeks to mull more aid
12. U.S. Seeks to Boost Nuclear Power After Decades of Inertia
13. "Foreign Policy" is Fake!
14. Map shows US military projecting power around China
15. 4 solutions for addressing the Air Force’s distance anxiety
16. What National Culture Teaches Us About Mission Command
17. German defense minister said leaked audio is part of Russia's 'information war' against West
18. Containing Global Russia
19.  Constructing Killwebs for Effects Based Targeting in Multi-Domain Operations (Korea)
20. CDAO identifies combatant command ‘embed’ — but stays tight-lipped on unfolding initiative
21. The Myth of Israel's "Moral Army"
22. What Lawrence of Arabia and His Sergeants Teach Us about the Modern Combat Advisor
23. How to Win an Information War — a history lesson in effective counter-propaganda
24. US political ‘chaos’ shuts Pentagon contractors out of military stocks boom
 

Korean News Content:

1. Washington will consider 'interim steps' toward N.K. denuclearization: U.S. official
2. Historical Turning Point: Establishment Of Relations Between Cuba And South Korea And Rising Tensions On Korean Peninsula – Analysis
3. S. Korea, U.S. begin key annual military drills amid N.K. threats
4. <Inside N. Korea> Preparation for construction mobilizations for Kim Jong-un’s “20x10 policy” are complete, but there’s already unrest and complaints among workers over supplies of food
5. N. Korea deletes state media articles using unification references
6. North Korea broke into S. Korean chip equipment firms, Seoul's spy agency says
7. Air combat drills kick off amid larger US-South Korean military exercise
8. Constructing Killwebs for Effects Based Targeting in Multi-Domain Operations (Korea)
9. N. Korean elite’s demand for luxury clothing, accessories on the rise
10. Young N. Koreans increasingly skip work due to economic hardship
11. Korea nears population extinction despite warnings in 1988
12. Hungry North Koreans who 'eat grass' resent Kim Jong-un's flashy gift from Putin
13. NIS warns of rise in North Korean hacking threats against South Korean chipmakers
14. NK may stage provocations during combined exercise, defense minister warns

3/3/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 12:20pm

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National Security News Content:

1. US Green Berets reportedly permanently based in Taiwan for 1st time

2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 2, 2024

3.  Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, March 2, 2024

4. The World Is in for Another China Shock

5. Russians Keep Turning Up Dead All Over the World

6. Dropping aid from planes is expensive and inefficient. Why do it?

7. I barely survived the Ukrainian withdrawal from Avdiivka

8. Opinion | Food convoy carnage distills what’s gone terribly wrong in Gaza

9. Nazi rescue of Mussolini a US model for Zelensky

10. General Officer Assignment Announcement, dtd 29 February 2024 (US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School)

11. Lack of Plan for Governing Gaza Formed Backdrop to Deadly Convoy Chaos

12. Russia's 'grey zone' tactics in Finland’s snowy forests

13. Minister: Drone education program to be introduced in Ukrainian schools

14. US 2.0: Lincoln’s Dilemma

Korean News Content:


1. S. Korea's 1st spy satellite transmits 'good-resolution' images of central Pyongyang

2. North Korea renovated major concentration camp during pandemic, imagery shows

3. How to decipher conflicting estimates of North Korean artillery aid to Russia

4. U.S. investigations into F-16 crashes in S. Korea ongoing amid public safety concerns

5. How We Interviewed North Koreans Working in China

6. South Korea Needs Foreign Workers, but Often Fails to Protect Them

7. Traveling to North Korea? No wifi, limited hot water and bring your own TP

8. [INTERVIEW] Migration will be part of Korea's future: IOM chief

9. Number of marriages in Korea down 40% over past 10 years, driving down total fertility rate

10. The US mocked Russia for its motley cast of allies in Ukraine. It's not laughing any more.

11. South Korea’s Nuclear Paradox – AnalysisSouth Korea’s Nuclear Paradox – Analysis

3/2/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 03/02/2024 - 11:39am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 1, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, March 1, 2024
3. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, February 29, 2024
4. Brute force: Russia 'doubled down' on often-crude disinformation in 2023, says report
5. US leading global alliance to counter foreign government disinformation
6. Russian disinformation is about immigration. The real aim is to undercut Ukraine aid
7. A new dam threatens this Filipino tribe. It's just one of the country's stalled China-funded projects
8. Security is still China's top priority, not the economy
9. “BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE ANVIL” – The Story Behind the New York Times October 7 Exposé
10. Is the United States overestimating China’s power?
11.  Live updates: U.S. begins airdropping aid into Gaza, U.S. officials say
12. Shifting deck chairs to the Titanic's Taiwan side
13.  The Looming Famine in Gaza
14. Ukrainians Are Resilient—But They Still Need Washington
15. Book Excerpt: “Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America” by Barbara McQuade
16. Grand strategy: ‘Shield of the republic’ — Defense Priorities
17. Inside the White House Program to Share America’s Secrets
18. ‘We look 100 percent weak’: US airdrops in Gaza expose limit to Biden’s Israel policy
19. The Way Forward on China

Korean News Content:

1. VOA: [Washington Talk] U.S. ‘ally support’ may be reduced… Korea and Japan are needed to block China
2. Cooperation among N. Korea, Russia, China, Iran raises possibility of 'simultaneous conflicts': U.S. general
3. S. Korea takes part in multinational drills in Thailand
4. Yoon says S. Korea, Japan are partners as they overcome 'painful past'
5.  Sweden's ambassador-designate to Pyongyang visiting N. Korea
6. South Korea's Yoon calls for unification, on holiday marking 1919 uprising against colonial Japan
7. Yoon says N. Korea denies universal values of humanity
8. President Yoon calls for 'Freely Unified Korea'
9. South's top diplomat meets U.S. counterpart for first time, says allies 'moving in lockstep' on North
10. Poland preparing technical inspection at diplomatic mission in N. Korea: VOA
11. S. Korea, US voice 'deep concern' over NK's definition of S. Korea as 'hostile' country
12. N. Korea conducts lectures to promote implementation of 20×10 policy
13. Ford vans seen in Kim Jong Un’s entourage
14. Kim Jong Un’s Confidence, and How It Factors Into His Economic Plan

3/1/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 03/01/2024 - 8:16am

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National Security News Content:

1. Congress Must Stop USASOC Cuts
2. The Army’s cuts, force structure changes put it on the right path
3. ANTISEMITISM IS NOT FOR JEWS ONLY - Doc Emet Productions
4. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, February 29, 2024
5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 29, 2024
6.  “Crippled At The Starting Gate” America’s Achilles Heel In Future Conflict
7. Russians intensify anti-Ukrainian propaganda around the world and plan to inflict defeat on the eastern direction in early summer - intelligence
8. Hamas is blackmailing the West into submission
9. Nato allies rule out sending troops to Ukraine
10. The Real Culture Wars – How Art Shapes the Contest Between Democracy and Autocracy
11. The Perilous Coming Age of AI Warfare
12. French president raised the prospect of Western troops in Ukraine. What was he thinking?
13. U.S. Limits Sales of Americans’ Personal Data to China, Other Adversaries
14. Why More American Weapons Will Soon Be Made Outside America
15. Americans fractured along party lines on Ukraine military funding: Survey
16. Senate confirms Paparo as new INDO-PACOM commander
17. In South Korea, Del Toro courts major shipbuilders to set up shop in US
18. How to Respond to China’s Global Security Initiative
19. Positioning, Training, and Integration: A Vision of Transformation in Contact for the US Army in the Pacific
20. In a Crisis, Could China Coerce Taiwan Through Cyberspace?
21. Xi’s One-Man Rule Over China’s Economy Is Spurring Unrest
22. Naval Academy Names Special Warfare Officer as 90th Commandant of Midshipmen
23. Anduril, Hanwha team up to bid for Army’s light payload robot
24. Opinion | Three island nations show how America is failing to stand up to China
25. Opinion | How can one suicide protest be heroic and another crazy?
26. USING ALTERNATIVE HISTORY TO THINK THROUGH CURRENT AND FUTURE PROBLEMS
27. My Son’s Example in Fighting for Ukraine

Korean News Content:

1. Overlooked No More: Yu Gwan-sun, a Korean Independence Activist Who Defied Japanese Rule
2. Address by President Yoon Suk Yeol on the 105th March 1st Independence Movement Day
3. Why North Korea wants another chance with Donald Trump
4. Decoding North Korea’s Changing Policies: A South Korean Perspective
5. Half of Russian artillery shells from North Korea proven inoperable
6. S. Korea, US to begin defense cost-sharing talks in near future: senior Seoul official
7. Cooperation among NK, Russia, China, Iran raises possibility of 'simultaneous conflicts': US general
8. Yoon touts improved Japan ties on Independence Movement Day as gateway to 'new world'
9. N.K. again close to bottom in global freedom index: report
10. N. Korean workers refuse to go to work in Dandong: Seoul expert
11. Kim Jong Un’s new car from Putin sparks resentment among North Koreans
12. S. Korea to update unification vision for 1st time in 30 years
13. N. Korean officials shocked about establishment of ties between S. Korea and Cuba
14. N. Korean soldier’s desertion in Pyongyang causes major stir
15. Exclusive: Kim Jong Un is now ‘Great Comrade,’ no longer ‘Great Leader’
16. In South Korea, Del Toro courts major shipbuilders to set up shop in US

2/29/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 02/29/2024 - 10:38am

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National Security News Content:

1. Choreographing Influence: Expanding and Integrating Special Warfare
2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 28, 2024
3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, February 28, 2024
4. Hamas Is Losing Every Battle in Gaza. It Still Thinks It Could Win the War.
5. Russia seizes more villages in Ukraine, raising fears of growing momentum
6. Joint exercises, industry, and innovation would take a hit under full-year CR, defense officials say
7. Some U.S. military aid is still trickling into Ukraine via arms dealers, contracts suggest
8. How can the Pentagon arm Ukraine amid stalled aid package?
9. Putin warns West of risk of nuclear war, says Moscow can strike Western targets
10. The CIA’s Top Secret Chimera Program or “C Cell” to Its Paramilitary Operatives
11. Army has funneled $500M from forces in Europe and Africa to train Ukrainian troops, Wormuth says
12. China grows domestic bio weapons tech industry
13. A U.S. Hostage Rescue Operation in Gaza Should Not Be off the Table
14. Red Dragon Rising? Insights from a Decade of China Conflict Studies and Wargames
15. Myanmar Generals' nuclear dreams are Asian crime bosses’ hope to defend their last citadel
16. Retired Air Force general walks red carpet as host of ‘Defending Japan’ on History Channel
17. SOCOM grants contract for new jammer-proof BlackWave radio system
18. Sweden charges a man for mapping military installations
19. Train, Harden, Sustain: Maintaining the Army’s Lethality in the Nuclear Shadow
20. Dry Pipes, Liberated Water, and Struggles for Legitimacy: A Lesser-Known Story of the United States in Cuba
21. Ukrainian Civilians Are Pioneering the Art of Resistance
22. Army Force Structure Transformation  
 

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. SOCKOR hosts multinational special operations forum
2. US, South Korea planning major military exercises amid tensions with North Korea
3. John Batchelor Show: #NORTHKOREA: Cuba shakes hands with Seoul.
4. Russia hails Pyongyang for supporting its war against Ukraine
5. Deterrents to a Hamas-style North Korea border raid
6. Illegal nighttime markets pop up in North Korea
7. South Korea-ASEAN Cooperation: Current Issues and Future Prospects
8. Defense chief, NATO's top commander agree to expand defense cooperation
9. White House refuses to comment on whether S. Korea should send artillery shells to Ukraine
10. Japan warns of malicious PyPi packages created by North Korean hackers
11. Possible radiation exposure suspected among some N. Korea defectors
12. North Korea's first spy satellite is 'alive', can manoeuvre, expert says
13. The Hereditary Dictatorships of North Korea, Cambodia Have Shared Soviet Roots
14. NIS: ‘N. Korea utilizes AI to spread false news ahead of S. Korean general elections’