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

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12.12.2024 at 12:56pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Biden administration rolls out new plan on ‘quartet of chaos’
2. Hamas Concedes on Israeli Troops in Gaza, Raising Hopes for Hostage Deal
3. Syria’s Many Factions Explained in a Single Map
4. The Age of Decentralized Information Warfare is Here
5. The Wrong Lessons From the Iraq War
6. Trump picks Kari Lake to lead Voice of America
7. Has Syrian rebel leader al-Golani really shaken off his al Qaeda past?
8. The Tech Investment Playbook for Victory
9. Putin’s regime may be closer to a Soviet collapse than we think
10. HTS is no ‘liberation movement’
11. In Syria, Be Careful What You Wish For
12. Chinese suspect arrested for flying drone over US military base
13. The Emergence of Two Distinct Jihadist Ways of War
14. Chinese Surge 53 Military Aircraft, 19 Ships Near Taiwan, Officials Say
15. Trump’s NASA pick says military will inevitably put troops in space
16. What China Must Do to Stop the Flow of Fentanyl
17. How Trump Can End the War in Ukraine
18. US, allies send message to Beijing over South China Sea clashes with the Philippines
19. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 11, 2024
20. Iran Update, December 11, 2024

Korean News Content:

1. Yoon defends martial law decree as act of governance, rejects insurrection charges
2. Field commanders and soldiers prevented bloodshed
3. Ex-broadcast watchdog head likely to defend Yoon Suk Yeol in court: reports
4. Trump picks Kari Lake to lead Voice of America
5. “South Korea’s military readiness at its weakest since Korean War”
6. Radio Free Asia: Most compelling people of 2024: Year in review
7. [Room 39, Lee Jeong-ho’s Eyes] “North Korean officials also love the market… Only Kim Jong-un is against it”
8. [Special Feature: Shrinking North Korean Markets] ③ Will we ever see bustling markets again?
9. North-Syria chemical weapons connection revealed
10. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman: “Maintain political neutrality and focus on mission”
11. S. Korea, U.S. reaffirm ‘steadfast’ alliance amid martial law turmoil
12. Yoon defends martial law, doubling down on claims of North Korea threats
13. Leveraging Competitive Strategies to Pivot North Korea in the Contest with China
14. Foreign spies and compromised election system: Yoon seeks to rally the right
15. South Korea’s Martial-Law Chaos Deepens, With a Suicide Attempt and Raids
16. South Korea’s Special Forces and the Preservation of Democracy

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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