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National Security News Content:

1. Opinion | What a Russian and Ukrainian general agree on: This battlespace is different
2. Qatar gets 'positive' response from Hamas on cease-fire plan as group reiterates its broader demands
3. Iraq Hosts Both U.S. and Iranian-Backed Forces. It’s Getting Tense.
4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 6, 2024
5. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, February 6, 2024
6. A China-U.S. Decoupling? You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
7. Uncrewed Systems and the Transformation of U.S. Warfighting Capacity
8. Senators approve an Asia veteran as No. 2 diplomat, underscoring US efforts to keep focus on China
9. Opinion | A movement builds against Putin’s war in Ukraine
10. Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities kills five, officials say
11. More Than a Fifth of Hostages in Gaza Are Dead, Israel Says
12. SOCOM taking innovation foundry to London to focus on special ops in ‘smart cities’
13. US, Russia clash at UN over North Korea, Patriot missiles in Ukraine
14. Why Americans Are So Down on a Strong Economy
15. Army wants more tech feedback from deployed units for new 'transforming in contact' concept
16. North Korean ballistic missiles used in 9 attacks on Ukraine
17. Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security
18. Stop letting Iran hide behind its proxies and strike them head-on
19. America Has Never Had So Many 65-Year-Olds. They’re Redefining the Milestone.
20. The Middle East could get even uglier, with Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah ready to wage war on Israel
 

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea has demolished its monument to reunification but it can’t fully erase the dream
2. Behind the idyllic-looking lives of North Korea’s nuclear weapons researchers
3. Russian envoy warns North may conduct seventh nuke test, blames U.S.
4. Editorial: Rising Korean defense status demands enhanced security measures
5. US, Russia clash at UN over North Korea, Patriot missiles in Ukraine
6. South Korea, US explore joint ship, weapons maintenance opportunities
7. North Korean ballistic missiles used in 9 attacks on Ukraine
8. US prosecutors indict Korean Americans for running brothels, where Biden’s son was allegedly a client
9. USFK warns of social media imposters of commander
10. US envoys in S. Korea, China, other countries urge congressional action on Ukraine, Israel support bill
11. Saudi Arabia buys Korea's Cheongung-II missiles for $3.2 billion
12.  Defense minister back from Middle East with $3.2b deal
13. Yoon's approval rating inches down to 34 percent: Yonhap News survey
14. Military to establish 'strategic command' at Capital Defense Command

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National Security News Content:

1. Special Operations Force Structure: Strategic Calculus or Organizational Power?
2. Americans Need Domestic Unity for Effective Foreign Policy
3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, February 5, 2024
4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 5, 2024
5. How Primed for War Is China?
6. How cheap drones are transforming warfare in Ukraine
7. Disinformation Aimed at Policymakers
8. Today’s disinformation economy was built on the lying techniques of Big Tobacco
9. Fear and Ambition Propel Xi’s Nuclear Acceleration
10. Failure at the Wall Street Journal
11. Amid growing criticism of Biden foreign policy, experts credit wins while leaving room for improvement
12. History Has No Lessons for You: A Warning for Policymakers
13. Israel Admits It Targeted Own Citizens With Graphic Misinformation Channel
14. The Marines are retaining women at significantly higher rates than men
15. Waking A Weary Superpower
16. Here’s how to help solve Ukraine’s drone shortage problem
17. War Books: A Reading List for Strategic Competition with China
18. A Conversation with Gen. Randy George, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
19. The Key to Ukrainian Victory is Partnering (not Ukrainifying)
20. Three Years After Coup, Myanmar Military Junta Falling Apart – OpEd
21. ‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies
22. Transfer of Army special operators to Baumholder on track for 2026
23. Biden response strikes only a distraction unless they target, destroy top Iranian military leaders, capabilities
24. Take a look at the tanker-like warship the US has used as a floating Navy SEAL base
25. Civil War 2.0: Scenario 1--Insurrection Redux?

Korean News Content:

1. China's President has Power Over Kim Jong Un. Will he Use it for Denuclearization?
2. How to Reduce Nuclear Risks Between the United States and North Korea
3. A Russian Bank Account May Offer Clues to a North Korean Arms Deal
4. North Korea Has Lost the ‘Unification Competition’
5. If You Want Peace, Prepare for War, and Diplomacy
6. South Koreans stay calm as they see showmanship in the North's escalating threats
7. North Koreans’ consumption of foreign media grows over last decade: Survey
8. Halfway Deal: How Joe Biden Can Cap North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program
9. South Korean poll finds many unconvinced Trump would help rid North Korea of nukes
10. North Korea defectors cite dwindling food rations, market reliance -study
11. Analysis: North Korean Ballistic Missiles Fired Against Ukraine
12. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Authorities threaten defectors with firing squads and imprisonment at neighborhood watch unit meetings…Massive search launched to find suspected defector
13. China reaffirms support for inter-Korean ties amid peninsula tensions
14. Standing firm in support of Ukraine
15. Culture ministry aims to make S. Korea global cultural power
16. Ex-defense minister, ex-presidential chief of staff granted special presidential pardons
17. More N. Koreans negative about leader Kim Jong-un, hereditary power succession: report

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National Security News Content:

1. At least 6 Kurdish fighters are killed in a drone attack on a Syrian base housing US troops

2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, February 4, 2024

3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, February 4, 2024

4. Special Operations News - February 5, 2024 | SOF News

5. The 5 best books about Special Forces — according to Green Berets

6. Iran issues warning to US over suspected spy ships in the Mideast

7. Army Still Weighing Combat Awards for Soldiers Hit by Deadly Drone Attack at Jordan Base

8. US intends further strikes against Iran-backed groups, White House says

9. Red Sea attacks (Graphics)

10. The Shadowy Backroom Dealer Steering Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’

11. Opinion | Netanyahu’s refusal to plan for the ‘day after’ may doom Israel’s war effort

12. Could a Rogue Billionaire Make a Nuclear Weapon?

13. "You Americans, You're Fascinated By Power"

14. China’s PLA plots robot drones, 'Jame Bonds' for covert military operations

15. Quantum Talent: An American Civil-Military Fusion

16. Russia’s Adaptation Advantage

17. The Counterinsurgency Trap in Gaza

18. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

19. Israel’s Untold Gaza Progress

20.The invasion of Ukraine created a rare opportunity for the CIA to recruit Russian spies

21. SOCOM is after new tech to help special operations forces spot, track, and take out urban threats without being seen

22. Engaging at Home: Foreign Policy for the American PeopleEngaging at Home: Foreign Policy for the American People

23. Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are 'political prisoners' endure. Judges want to set the record straight

24. A New Strategy Can Save Ukraine

Korean News Content:

1. Why Some Insiders Fear North Korea Will Fire Nukes This Year

2. ROK-US demonstrate enduring SOF relationship with first combined training of 2024

3. Peace activist, retired general fight for peace in Korea

4. Unification minister stresses importance of principle-based policy on N. Korea

5. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: February

6. Over 90 pct of S. Koreans say N. Korea's denuclearization impossible

7. US’ Korea policy at critical juncture

8. YouTube election campaigns raise concerns over 'hatred business'

9. Kim Jong Un unveils nuclear ambitions

10. Over 60% of S. Koreans lack trust in US nuclear umbrella: survey

11. Korea to take part in U.S.-led space training event this month

12. N. Korea slams Seoul defense chief's anti-Pyongyang warning as 'catalyst' for clash

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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

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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.

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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

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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?

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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