5/21/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. The battlegrounds that could decide a US-China war over Taiwan
2. New 9/11 Evidence Points to Deep Saudi Complicity
3. US ally detains Chinese ship crew
4. The Latest | France and Belgium support request for arrest warrants of Israel and Hamas leaders
5. F.B.I. Shed Informants Linked to Russian Influence Operations
6. Opinion: A military expert on why the US view on Israel’s fight against Hamas is a turning point for the world
7. What has China learned from Russia and Iran’s use of proxies?
8. China Is Winning the Minerals War
9. Exclusive: Ukraine’s Zelenskiy pushes allies to step up aid and involvement in war
10. Blinken to testify to US Congress under shadow of Israel policy divides
11. ‘They’ve grown back’: How Russia surprised the West and rebuilt its force
12. US has no plan to send military trainers into Ukraine, top general says
13. The Urgent Need for Security Clearance Reform
14. US Army exports multinational combat training center to Philippines
15. House defense policy draft: A good first step, but some missed opportunities
16. Americans in alleged Congo coup plot formed an unlikely band
17. PAC-3 MSE launched from virtual Aegis ship hits cruise missile target
18. Opinion | The Death of Iran’s President Does Not Bode Well
19. Opinion | America Hits the Global Snooze Button
20. How China Will Squeeze, Not Seize, Taiwan
21. A Theory of Victory for Ukraine
22. Four Years of Growth and Impact: The Irregular Warfare Initiative
23. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 20, 2024
24. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 20, 2024
Korean News Content:
1. China condemns S. Korean lawmaker’s attendance at Taiwan president inauguration
2. S. Korea probes hacking of defense officials’ emails
3. U.S. envoy for N. Korean human rights to visit Korea this week
4. S. Korea, U.S. hold 2nd round of talks on defense cost sharing
5. Protest against S. Korea-U.S. defense cost sharing talks
6. Trilateral coast guard training would be first among US, Japan, South Korea
7. With back-to-back deals in Peru, South Korea defense industry expands South American foothold
8. <Inside N. Korea>State-led smuggling resumes in the Yalu River, sends seafood and copper ore to China, bringing in UN-sanctioned goods like cars and machinery
9. Opinion | America Hits the Global Snooze Button
10. Rate increases, ‘Trump risk’ at heart of second round of USFK cost sharing talks
11. Prepare for ‘gray area’ terror attacks (north Korea)
12. Russian delegation arrives in Pyongyang: KCNA
13. N. Korean leader voices condolences over death of Iranian president
14. [Up close in Yeouido] Trump hinting at US troop removal in South Korea ‘election-time talk’
15. Why are N. Korea’s agricultural areas seeing a rising mortality rate?
16. Hwasong District holds training sessions for new apartment tenants