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12/20/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 12/20/2023 - 7:30am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Nears Its 10th Anniversary
2. We cannot ignore China’s information warfare any longer
3. Open letter to the Leaders of the United States Congress (Ukraine)
4. Russia Tried to Weaken Democrats Ahead of 2022 Midterm Vote, U.S. Spy Agencies Say
5. China’s Military-Civil Fusion Strategy: A Blueprint for Technological Superiority
6. The Humility Deficit: Failing to Understand and Respect Our Enemies in the Modern Era by Mick Ryan
7. A new deal gives the US military 'unimpeded access' to Sweden's bases — including a vital outpost in the heart of northern Europe
8. Volodymyr Zelensky: Ukraine must fight on, Ukrainians must fight
9. Global Dexterity Exercise Strengthens Partnerships in Indo-Pacific
10. The United States is producing more oil than any country in history
11. How an ‘unprecedented’ shooting study may shake up Marine marksmanship
12. The Rise of the Information-State: Imagined Communities and the Roots of Conflict in the Information Age
13. Teens struggle to identify misinformation about Israel-Hamas conflict — the world's second "social media war"
14. The Real Russian Nuclear Threat
15. Special Operations News - December 18, 2023 | SOF News
16. China's "Unrestricted Warfare" Against the US
17. China is backing opposing sides in Myanmar’s civil war
18. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 19, 2023
19. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 19, 2023
20. Ukraine army wants to mobilise half a million more
21. High-tech trench warfare: 5 hard-won lessons-learned for the US from Ukraine
22. Analysis For Israel, this war is about more than recovering hostages and destroying Hamas — and it could last a long time by Mick Ryan
23. Can Alex Garland’s Civil War somehow be apolitical?
24. U.S. Naval Deterrence Is Going, Going, Maybe Even Gone
25. The 52 definitive rules of flying

Korean News Content:

1. Talking Points: North Korea - Part 1 Encouraging Different Mindset in North Korea: Introduction
2. Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense Ely Ratner's Trilateral Call With Japan and the Republic of Korea
3. Peace and Security Virtual Forums on Human Rights, Civilizational Values, and Korea Reunification
4. North Korea Warns with the Fifth ICBM Test
5. North Korea and Russia clash with US, South Korea and allies over Pyongyang's latest missile launch
6. U.S. deploys B-1B bombers near Korean Peninsula after N.K. ICBM launch
7. Yoon calls for strengthening surveillance, reconnaissance against N. Korea
8. S. Korea, Japan resume high-level economic talks after nearly 8 years
9. Former USFK base in Incheon fully returned to S. Korea
10. N Korea’s military provocations boost S Korea’s nuclear arsenal push
11. Call for immediate action on S. Korea-U.S. integrated nuclear defense strategy
12. S. Koreans more accepting of foreign nationals than N. Korean defectors, study finds
13. <Inside N. Korea> The government distributes coal as winter sets in…, but only 15% of what people need…Robberies of firewood and coal are common
14. Number of Korean arms importers triples in 2023
15. N. Korean economy shrinks for 3rd consecutive year in 2022
16. Hoeryong security officials launch crackdown on Chinese phone users for year-end bribes

12/19/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 12/19/2023 - 9:12am

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National Security News Content:

1. Meet The Female Tank Crew Who Saved Kibbutz from Terrorist
2. Soaring attacks on US forces and others in the Middle East demand firm response to send a message, former top commander says
3. Political Warfare Toolbox: China
4. Granderson: Have colleges lost their way? Yes, but don't blame 'wokeness'
5. Pentagon announces new international mission to counter attacks on commercial vessels in Red Sea
6.  How online scam warlords have made China start to lose patience with Myanmar’s junta
7. Member of Elite Hamas Unit That Led Oct. 7 Terror Attack Found Hiding Inside Gaza School
8. Tunnel warfare expert on what she sees in newly-discovered tunnel in Gaza
9. US Envoys Work for New Hostage Release Deal, Scale-Down of Israel-Hamas War, But Say No Timetable
10. US Army faces 'TikTok mutiny' as Gen Z recruits whine about low pay, 'sh***y' food and FITNESS TESTS while on bases in uniform
11. The changing face of America’s favorite sport
12. Military experts blame Biden's DEI push as US military enters 2024 with smallest fighting force in 80 years
13. Rethinking the Military’s Promotional Content Strategy to Address the Recruitment Crisis
14. US Indo-Pacific commander ‘concerned’ about China-Russia military ties
15. 5 Indo-Pacific stories: China's neighbors clasp hands while AUKUS tumbles along
16. Why it matters that a US Marine officer just earned the Royal Marines beret
17. NATO and Donald Trump
18. What Has Hamas Accomplished?
19. Who Gets to Tell China’s Story?
20. Netanyahu’s Unsustainable Oslo Ambivalence
21. Why October 7 May Mark a Turning Point for Universities
22. Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2023 National Security Gift List - War on the Rocks
 

Korean News Content:

1. [INTERVIEW] 'Korean youths hold key to unification'
2. S. Korea, U.S. conduct joint special operations drills amid N.K. threats
3. S. Korea, U.S., Japan launch system to share N.K. missile warning data in real time
4. S. Korean troops allowed to carry guns in truce village of Panmunjom: UNC
5. Seoul Searching: Lessons from South Korea's Experience with Sanctions against Russia
6. Tunnel warfare expert on what she sees in newly-discovered tunnel in Gaza
7. Yoon names new spy chief, foreign minister
8. NK leader says ICBM launch shows what option he has if US makes wrong decision
9. S. Korea to seek more maritime security cooperation in Indo-Pacific strategy: vice FM
10. Explainer: US, Asian allies launch system to track North Korea missiles in real-time
11. Highlights in Korea's 2023 foreign policy
12. Extended nuclear deterrence
13. Shifting Visions of the South Korea-US Alliance
14. United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Joint Press Statement
15. N. Korean official confronted by angry ex-employees over unpaid wages
16. Pyongyang Soju Factory ordered to ramp up production
17. Despite a string of missile tests, Kim has not killed a single South Korean
18. How I fell in love with 'baduk' and brought it to the classroom

12/18/23National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 12/18/2023 - 10:33am

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National Security News Content:

1. China is subtly increasing military pressure on Taiwan. Here's how
2. Israeli Military Reveals Tunnel It Says Hamas Built for Large-Scale Attack
3. Israel-Hamas War: U.S. to Push Israel to Scale Back War
4. Taiwan Says Two Chinese Balloons Crossed Strait Boundary
5. This group thinks Taiwan’s people aren’t taking the risk of war with mainland China seriously enough. Their goal is to change that
6. Five Recommendations for Left of Boom Security Assistance to Taiwan
7. Philippines re-engaged with US foreign aid agency
8. Top US Lawmaker 'Very Optimistic' on Ukraine, Border Deal
9. In the Pacific, U.S. bureaucracy messes up against PRC influence operation
10. One Way to Ease the Military Recruiting Crisis: Send DoD Data to Nation’s High Schools
11. Does America Have an Endgame on China?
12. Europe’s Emerging War Fatigue
13. The Return of the Monroe Doctrine
14. Washington’s New Trade Consensus And What It Gets Wrong
15. Russian 'conquest' of Ukraine on the table if US, allied military aid falters: Study
16. Checkmate China! Philippines To Build ‘Structures’ On Second Thomas Shoal Amid PLA's Belligerence; Tensions Intensify
17. The Strategy Bridge: A Year in #Reviewing
18. Stalemate Is Not Checkmate in Ukraine
19. 2024 preview: The West must decide if it wants Ukraine to win

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea conducts first long-range missile test in months, likely firing a solid-fueled weapon
2. North Korea fires ICBM after condemning US 'war' moves
3. North Korea's Missiles: Liquid To Solid Fuel
4. Next steps for North Korea: How successful is Yoon’s inter-Korean policy?
5. How to Kill a Country (South Korean Demographics)
6. Yoon orders joint response with U.S., Japan following N. Korea's ICBM launch
7. N. Korea fires ICBM at lofted angle into East Sea
8. Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N. Korea's missile launches
9. U.S. condemns recent N. Korean ballistic missile launches: State Dept.
10. Unification minister says human rights violations 'status quo' in N. Korea
11. Israeli Military Reveals Tunnel It Says Hamas Built for Large-Scale Attack
12. North Korea’s Missiles Can Reach the U.S., Japan Says, but Kim Jong Un Wants to Perfect Them
13. Activists cast bottled rice into West Sea in hope of reaching North Koreans
14. Police clamp down on carrying cell phones in public (north Korea)
15. Defense chief warns N. Korea against ICBM launches
16. N. Korea slams S. Korean military chiefs' warning of retaliation
17. Fort Cavazos soldiers to deploy to South Korea under winter rotation plan
18. Alliance Commitment in an Era of Partisan Polarization: A Survey Experiment of U.S. Voters
 

12/17/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 12/17/2023 - 1:23pm

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National Security News Content:

1. As irregular warfare comes to a crossroads, Congress chips in
2. Election 2024: You Asked for It, America
3. Foreign Affairs: The Best of Books 2023
4. Ukrainian Strikes Have Changed Russian Naval Operations in the Black Sea
5. Newly Formed Operation Prosperity Guardian To Protect Red Sea Shipping
6. Israeli Troops Raid Hamas Top Leader Sinwar's Vacation Home, Finding Weapons and Tunnels Inside
7. How China’s assertive diplomacy has reached ‘another level of disrespect’ and become the new normal
8. China is flooding Taiwan with fake news/disinformation ahead of a major election. Here’s how it’s fighting back
9. State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack
10. Wrath of God II: To win, Israel must assassinate Hamas leaders everywhere
11. SBU, AFU behind joint attack on Morozovsk air base in Rostov region - sources
12. Ukrainian special ops commandos are freelancing top-secret sabotage missions, poisonings, and assassinations in Russia, says military source
13.  The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump
14. The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world
15. Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession
16. What elite universities — and their critics — get wrong about campus antisemitism
17. A top-secret Chinese spy satellite just launched on a supersized rocket
18. China's risky maneuvers around the US military are part of a long-running plan to use 'the enemy to train the troops'
19. Addressing Military Recruitment Challenges Through Data Sharing
20. MOLLE vs. ALICE: Which pack reigns supreme?MOLLE vs. ALICE: Which pack reigns supreme?

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile into East Sea
2. North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea as South Korea and US step up deterrence plans
3. N. Korean leader Kim marks 12th anniversary of father's death
4. U.S. nuclear-powered sub arrives in S. Korea amid possibility of N.K. ICBM launch
5. S. Korea to coordinate bilateral, trilateral measures with U.S., Japan against N.K. provocations: official
6. South Korea, U.S. to incorporate nuclear operations in joint exercises
7. China and North Korea pledge stronger cooperation in rare talks as Beijing shores up ties with neighbours
8. S. Korea, U.S. to complete guidelines on nuclear strategy planning, operation by mid-2024: Seoul official
9. S. Korean military to launch 130 intelligence satellites to keep N. Korea in check
10. Only 30 percent of Korean women in 20s have intention of getting married
11. Trump factor clouds Biden pledge to bolster South Korean nuclear defense
12. Joint Press Statement on Nuclear Consultative Group Meeting
13. US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat
14. US-North Korea tensions flare again: What’s the problem now?
15. US-Korea economic ties and vote
16. More Sanctions and Military Pressure Won’t Improve North Korean Human Rights

12/15-16/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 6:00pm

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National Security News Content:

1. NDAA: What’s in the $886 billion defense bill
2. Philippine Provinces Linked To US Military Welcome Chinese Investment
3. Washington Urges Israel to Scale Down Its War in Gaza
4. Confident Putin Suggests He Has Winning Hand in Ukraine
5. The Atrophy of American Statecraft
6. ‘We’ll Be at Each Others’ Throats’: Fiona Hill on What Happens If Putin Wins
7. Weapons aid sent to low-income nations may fuel instability, Army-sponsored study finds
8. Why China’s Growing Challenge To Big Tech Is A Problem For The Pentagon
9. The Axis of Disorder: How Russia, Iran, and China Want to Remake the World
10. Why the World Should Still Worry About Dirty Bombs
11. Counterpoint to U.S. Special Operations Forces Cuts
12. Fighting reported to be continuing in northern Myanmar despite China saying it arranged a cease-fire
13. Bridging the gap: Army validates division-led river crossing
14. Palantir Stock: Primed For A Banner 2024
15. Sullivan says both the U.S. and Israel expect fighting to slow down eventually.
16. Israeli Military Says It Accidentally Killed Three Israeli Hostages in Gaza
17. The Road to China-Free Supply Chains Is Long. Warning: Legless Lizards Ahead.
18. A World in Disarray? A Longtime Diplomat Says It’s Worse Than That
19. Opinion | In 2024, U.S. domestic politics will cast a dark shadow across the world
20. Confident Putin Suggests He Has Winning Hand in Ukraine
21. Spying the secrets of creativity
22. The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump
23. At least 70 arrested in China Rocket Force Scandal
24. Sustaining the All-Volunteer Force Means Streamlining Army Recruitment

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korea, U.S. hold 2nd Nuclear Consultative Group meeting amid N. Korean threats
2. N. Korea's premier holds talks with visiting Russian governor
3. Joint Russia-China Military Flights Prompt Japanese, South Korean Fighter Scrambles
4. Diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. discuss N.K. spy satellite, human rights
5. 9 N. Korean defectors to receive cultural awards from unification minister
6.  New film '12.12: The Day' offers cautionary tale via story of 1979 military coup
7. South Korea's spy satellite vulnerable to North's jamming, cyberattacks
8. Liaoning Province police tell N. Korean defectors to “live quietly” to prevent forced repatriation
9. Amid imports from China, N. Korean rice prices continue gradual march downwards
10. New state-run uniform factories threaten small businesses (north Korea)
11. <Inside N. Korea>Bootleg liquor is an anti-state act The government launches harsh crackdowns, aims to monopolize distribution of alcohol and prevent shortages of grain
12. [ANALYSIS] North Korea claims human rights exist within its borders
13. Ex-USFK chief notes odds of misunderstanding leading to conflict in Korea
14. 'Progressive' versus retrogressive
15. Forging A U.S.-South Korea Alliance Powered By Chips, Batteries, And Clean Technologies
16. North Korea converting cargo plane into military aircraft, imagery suggests
17. S. Korea expresses 'stern' protest to China, Russia over air defense zone incursion

12/15/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:29pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden. Conservatives stymied on cultural issues
2. Senate OKs compromise defense bill without culture war measures
3. President Zelenskyy Returns to Washington by Mick Ryan
4. Fulbright's "Knee-capping" of US Global Engagement, Part 2
5. Biden must be clear with China over cyberattacks
6. US special ops may be buying too many Armed Overwatch planes, says GAO
7. Most Americans Would Discourage Young People from Joining Military as Enlisted Service Members, Report Says
8. Not Just ‘Mowing the Grass:’ Unconventional Warfare in Somalia
9. The 2023 Urban Warfare Experts’ Christmas Wish List
10. How serious is the terror threat in Mindanao?
11. Setting the Record Straight: The KMT Defense Blueprint for Taiwan.
12. Analysis: There’s a big hole in China’s plan to boost the economy in 2024
13. There Is a Path to Victory in Ukraine
14. America’s Ukraine Problem
15. How the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Is Changing Arab Views
16. Civil-Military Relations in Multinational Organizations
17.  From Boycotts to Selfies: Asia’s Myriad Perceptions of Japan
18. Dismayed by Moscow's war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin's troops
19. Dare You to Watch the Civil War Trailer Without Hyperventilating
20. We’re in an epidemic of right-wing terror. Won’t someone tell the press?

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. reiterates commitment to 'complete denuclearization' of Korean Peninsula
2.  6 Chinese, Russian military aircraft enter S. Korea's air defense zone: JCS
3. S. Korean official notes possibility of N. Korea launching ICBM this month
4. From Boycotts to Selfies: Asia’s Myriad Perceptions of Japan
5. Canadian 3-star general takes office as new deputy UNC chief
6. Trump considers overhauling his approach to North Korea if he wins in 2024
7. Trump says reports of plans to accommodate North Korea are ‘fake news’
8. Trump denies media article on N. Korea negotiation plan as 'fake news'
9. South Korea to increase defense spending over five years
10. Missile warning data sharing between S. Korea, US, Japan to be operational in 'next few days': US official
11. 'Noryang: Deadly Sea': Requiem for legendary admiral who becomes myth
12. North Korea’s De-risking Strategy and Its Implications
13. N. Korea’s latest spy satellite equipped Japanese camera – again
14. High-ranking N. Korean officials question whether Kim Ju Ae could succeed her father
15. Korean population expected to plunge to 36 million in 2072

12/13/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 9:59am

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National Security News Content:


1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 12, 2023
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 12, 2023
3. Hamas vs PLO: Anatomy of Anti-Israel Resistance
4. Manila vs. the ICC -- Misguided Debate
5. Select Committee Adopts Proposal to Reset Economic Relationship with The People's Republic of China
6. Video Shows Israeli Combat Engineer Survive Grenade Blast, Then Bum Rush Hamas Fighter That Threw It
7. Rape as a weapon: why war's 'oldest, most silenced' crime is on the rise
8. In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels
9. Elephant in the room’: What is the US military’s carbon footprint?
10. Acting Pentagon policy head Karlin announces departure
11. Ambush kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza City, where battles rage weeks into devastating offensive
12. U.S.-Chinese military hotline hasn't been restored a month after Biden-Xi summit
13. China Turns the Tables on Wall Street
14. Sam Altman’s Firing Was Immediately Known To Nadella And Other Top Tech CEOs Through A Secret WhatsApp Group
15. US Army general regularly traveling to Ukraine in advisory role, report says
16. Ledge Pocket: the Special Forces-CIA covert mission to train the Contras in Florida.
17. War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
18. The War That Neither Ukraine nor the West Can Afford to Lose
19. Gaza and Ukraine show that war hasn’t become futuristic — it’s still hell
20. Japan Wants a Stronger Military. Can It Find Enough Troops?
21. Top secret info-sharing: DIA info chief sees modernizing JWICS as top priority in 2024
22. Why Everyone Wants to Be Vietnam’s Friend
23. The Strategic Posture Commission’s Amazing Trip Back to the Future
24. The Big One: Preparing for a Long War With China By Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr.
25. Intelligence Collection Does Not Target Americans and Its Loss Would Impact Us All
26. Terrorism as Strategy by Sir Lawrence Freedman

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s New Satellite: A Threat?
2. Lawmakers to UN: Suspend China for Repatriating North Korean Defectors
3. Cry me a river: How North Koreans interpret Kim Jong Un’s tears
4. In global shipping, it’s China vs South Korea, and Seoul is securing its shipbuilding secrets
5. Defense chief meets 8 NATO representatives to expand security, defense industry cooperation
6. N. Korea likely to stage provocations next year to intervene in S. Korean, U.S. elections: think tank
7. N. Korea, Russia discuss ways to bolster regional economic cooperation
8. Korea, Netherlands form chip alliance for supply chain resilience
9. Defense chief warns N. Korea of 'hell of destruction' in event of reckless acts
10. N. Korea faces serious shortages of straw, hemp sacks used to hold harvested crops

12/12/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 6:54pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Is this the end for Zelenskyy?

2. Air Force Investigation into Leak of Classified Information

3. Did Army Blast Exposure Play Role in Maine Gunman’s Rampage?

4. Can Hamas actually be eliminated? This is what military and security analysts think

5. Russian links with China, Iran and North Korea a threat, warns Finland

6. Rebuilding Resiliency: Kyiv’s Opportunity to Bolster its Defense

7. Pentagon alarmed by Chinese rush for 'intelligentized' warfare, but experts warn about over-reliance on AI

8. White House declassifies intel as it pushes for more Ukraine funding

9. UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

10. Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash

11. Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor

12. Empowering Chinese Diaspora Messaging

13. The 1983 “War Scare” and its Relevance for Strategic Competition Today

14. Sheathing the Sword of Damocles: 6 steps to righting the ship as 2023 ends and 2024 begins

15. China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services

16.  Israel-Gaza war live updates: Biden says Israel is losing support worldwide over ‘indiscriminate bombing’ in Gaza

17. The Self-Doubting Superpower By Fareed Zakaria

18. Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine

19. Taking Additional Sweeping Measures Against Russia - United States Department of State

20.  Boeing lands SOCOM order for six MH-47G Chinook helicopters

21. Beyond the Neutral Card: From Civil-Military Relations to Military Politics

22. Israeli Army Soldier Says She Played Dead After Being Shot 12 Times by Hamas: 'I Waited for the Final Bullet'

Korean News Content:

1. South Korea, US to hold new round of nuclear consultation talks -Seoul

2. US pilot safely ejects in F-16 crash off South Korea

3. S. Korea's spy agency detects signs of N. Korea seeking to dispatch workers to Russia

4. Russian links with China, Iran and North Korea a threat, warns Finland

5. S. Korea to hold Pyongyang accountable over unauthorized use of Kaesong complex: minister

6.  S. Korea opens probe into filmmakers over unauthorized meetings with pro-N. Korea group

7. ‘I repeatedly failed to win any awards’: my doomed career as a North Korean novelist

8. Odds Are Stacked Against Young Couples Having Kids

9. U.S., S. Korea, other allies in 'preliminary' talks over new export control regime on key technologies

10. S. Korean national included in latest U.S. sanctions against Russia's war efforts

11.  S. Korea deplores N. Korea's publication of human rights white paper

12. N. Korean newspaper carries photo of ex-minister in coverage of anti-gov't rally in Seoul

13.  China moves to intensify controls along border with North Korea

14. Families of some N. Korean overseas laborers are still waiting for their return

15. North Korean hackers using Log4J vulnerability in global campaign

12/11/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 7:15pm

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National Security News Content:

1. The Hamas Leader Who Studied Israel’s Psyche—and Is Betting His Life on What He Learned
2. Opinion: While the West Dithers, the Future of the World is Being Decided in Ukraine
3. Opinion: Test of the West: Liberal Democracies Face a Perilous Crossroads
4. Special Operations News - December 11, 2023 | SOF News
5. Finding a New Big Picture: Reintroducing the American People to Their Armed Forces
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 10, 2023
7. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 10, 2023
8. New ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of Cold War era
9. The Peril Of Ukrainian Attacks Against Nuclear Russia?
10. US forces have killed or captured dozens of ISIS fighters in Mideast in recent weeks, military says
11. DOD Officials Underscore 'Ironclad' Commitment to Philippines After China's Unsafe Maneuvers
12. Tradition at the end of Army-Navy game shows sportsmanship, unity
13. There Is No Such Thing as a ‘Humane’ War
14. Poland to spend $284 million on base improvements for US troops
15. Aerial Footage Shows Hamas Fighters Beating Gazans, Stealing Humanitarian Aid From Truck, IDF Says
16. Hamas’s Goal in Gaza

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea accuses West of abusing human rights in white paper
2. 8 NATO representatives to visit Korea this week
3. U.S. lawmaker urges Indo-Pacific nations to consider NATO-like alliance to deter China, North Korea
4. N. Korea lambasts S. Korea-U.S. joint military drills as acts leading to 'ruin'
5. Deadly cost of slips of the tongue in N. Korea
6. U.S. will explore 'array of tools' against N. Korea-Russia arms trade: Washington official
7. S. Korea to make efforts to ease foreign investors' concerns about tensions on peninsula: minister
8. BTS' Jimin, Jungkook to join Army; all BTS members to be on hiatus
9. Lectures for N. Korean government officials praise leadership of Kim Jong Un

12/10/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 12/10/2023 - 6:48pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Surrounded and low on ammo, the elite troops out to spoil Putin’s New Year
2. Will America fail the Peter Singer test in Ukraine?
3. COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
4. Israel-Hamas war: Terrorists lose contact with Gaza leaders, surrender
5. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 9, 2023
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 9, 2023
7. Opinion | The GOP’s abandonment of Ukraine makes me ashamed to be an American by Max Boot
8. Opinion: Why university presidents are under fire | CNN
9. Out of the hills: The war is coming to Myanmar
10. Israel Is Losing this War
11. How a factory city in Wisconsin fed military-grade weapons to a Mexican cartel
12. Is Ukraine really losing?
13. UN rights chief slammed for not acknowledging Uyghurs on genocide convention anniversary
14.  Gaza in chaos as Palestinian anger against Hamas grows
15. How An AC/DC Hit Helped To Topple A Dictatorship
16. Biden to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at White House Tuesday
17. Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it's willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
18. ‘You Cannot Unsee the Evil’: A Report on the Graphic Hamas Terror Video, From Combat Veteran John Spencer
 

Korean News Content:


1. Dissatisfied With Quality and Quantity of North Korean Artillery Shells, russians Complain
2. HRNK Message on International Human Rights Day
3. Is Kim Jong-un’s ‘respected’ daughter North Korea’s next leader or merely a propaganda vehicle?
4. Mountain view: North Korea urges pilgrimages to peak linked to Kim ‘heroism’
5. N. Korea slams U.S. over veto on UN resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza
6. N.K. activity increases at Panmunjom after inter-Korean military deal scrapped: NNSC generals
7. Former President Moon Jae-in attacks government's hardline policies on North Korea
8. Top US official for Asia says North Korea has rebuffed all contact since Trump meetings
9. N. Korea's fear of external info grows after Seoul allows sending propaganda leaflets
10. In One of the Least Diverse Nations, an American Outsider Shakes Up Politics
11. Attempt to smuggle Lexus to North Korea spotlights Kim Jong-un's fondness for fine cars
12. Once a venue for historic summits, truce village weighed down with tension amid N.K. threats
13. China is sending escapees back to North Korea
14.  USAID official urges boosted development cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., Japan as 'like-minded' countries
15. 'New initiative on NK' lacks balanced strategy: experts