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12/10/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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12.10.2024 at 04:33pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Israel Strikes Suspected Syrian Chemical Weapons Sites

2. Corruption as an Enabler in the Hybrid Influence Toolbox

3. Tehran May Tempt Trump With Talks

4. Biden Takes an Undeserved Syria Victory Lap

5. Assad’s Fall Has Humiliated Washington

6. After Ousting Assad, Syrian Rebels Rush to Impose Order in Damascus

7. Empowering the Combatant Commands Is Critical for the Future Fight

8. Zelenskiy seeks diplomatic end to Russia’s war, floats role for foreign troops

9. In a Test of Adult Know-How, America Comes Up Short

10. China Stages Largest Show of Force in Decades After U.S. Visit by Taiwan’s Lai

11. If Hephaestus Doesn’t Answer: Supply Chains and Modern War

12. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 9, 2024

13. Iran Update, December 9, 2024

14. South Korea’s democracy held after a 6-hour power play. What does it say for democracies elsewhere?

15. MDA conducts first-ever ballistic missile intercept test from Guam

16. The shallow Baltic Sea holds deep secrets about a hybrid war on NATO

17. Will senior enlisted troops see a targeted pay boost in 2026?

18. The Middle East’s Dangerous New Normal

19. Trump’s new world order

20. Meet Trump’s new National Security Council

21. Assad’s Fall Shows Russia, Iran, and Hamas Made a Bad Bet

22. Adversarial Convergence Raises Alarm, Warns Socom General at Reagan Defense Forum

23. ‘Shock the system’: Startups and DOGE take over Reagan forum

24. Republicans pick Mast to lead House Foreign Affairs panel

25. Polarization: Merriam-Webster’s word of year is 2024 in a nutshell

 

Korean News Content:

1. Army special warfare commander says Yoon ordered him to drag out lawmakers

2. Austin reaffirms ‘ironclad’ commitment to S. Korea, Japan, says U.S. ‘clear-eyed’ about N.K., China threats

3. Israel Strikes Suspected Syrian Chemical Weapons Sites

4. N. Korean media remain tight-lipped on martial law turmoil in South for week

5. US experts: “US-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation is the right choice…” Not grounds for impeachment

6. South Korea’s Democracy Passed a Test

7. He Might Be South Korea’s Next President. All He Has to Do Is Impeach the Current One.

8. Impeaching Yoon: everyone’s taking wrong cues from history

9. South Korea’s democracy held after a 6-hour power play. What does it say for democracies elsewhere?

10. Ishiba mentions martial law aftermath in S. Korea; Austin appreciates PM’s ‘steady hand’

11. South Korean commander ‘truly sorry’ for role in Yoon’s failed attempt at martial law

12. Seoul vows unhindered preparations for U.S. policy shifts amid political turmoil

13. Chinese diplomat expresses hope for stability in S. Korea amid political turmoil

14. Australia-based S. Korean reunites with separated relatives in N. Korea in Oct.: Seoul

15. N. Korea orders stricter market controls, electronic payments push

About The Author

  • David Maxwell

    David Maxwell is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel who has spent more than 30 years in the Asia Pacific region (primarily Korea, Japan, and the Philippines) as a practitioner, specializing in Northeast Asian Security Affairs and irregular, unconventional, and political warfare. He is the Vice President of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy. He commanded the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines during the war on terrorism and is the former J5 and Chief of Staff of the Special Operations Command Korea, and G3 of the US Army Special Operations Command. Following retirement, he was the Associate Director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He is a member of the board of directors of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the OSS Society, on the board of advisers of Spirit of America, and is a contributing editor to Small Wars Journal.

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