12/13/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. The 2024 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List
2. A Bipartisan Failure in Congress on National Defense
3. Biden Gets Lost in Trump’s Shadow
4. Vets Recognize Hegseth as One of Their Own
5. Nato must switch to ‘wartime mindset’, warns secretary general
6. Assad’s collapse triggers race to find missing chemical weapons
7. U.S. and Allies Race to Shape a New Syria Trying to Get on Its Feet
8. Trump’s Kari Lake ‘pick’ sparks fears at Voice of America
9. Appointing Kari Lake as VOA Director?
10. US, allies must rebuild air forces, invest in drones to counter China’s missile threat to runways: Stimson
11. Whole-of-society resilience: A new deterrence concept in Taipei
12. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 12, 2024
13. Iran Update, December 12, 2024
14. Origins of Modern Close Quarter Battle
15. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, December 12, 2024
16. Trump Team Weighs Options, Including Airstrikes, to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program
17. Tracking Putin’s Most Feared Secret Agency—From Inside a Russian Prison and Beyond
18. Lawmakers wonder: why don’t we hack back against China?
19. The defense policy bill is handing the Army a to-do list
20. Syrian rebels offer to help US search for journalist Austin Tice
21. Micromanaging Foreign Nations: A Bipartisan Syndrome
22. Beyond Rhetoric: Passing the Afghan Adjustment Act
23. Hardware and Hard Truths: Trump’s Tariffs Could Hurt American AI
24. The Domestic Fentanyl Crisis in Strategic Context, Part I: From Prescription to National Security Epidemic
25. The Price of Russian Victory
Korean News Content:
1. The 2024 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List
2. South Korea marks 45 years since 1979 coup and military dictatorship
3. North Koreans indicted in scheme using IT workers to funnel money for weapons programmes
4. Global credit appraisers say S. Korea’s credit rating remains stable
5. Debate erupts over President Yoon’s martial law declaration
6. [Full Text] President Yoon Suk-Yeol’s Address to Koreans Explaining Why He Declared Martial Law, Why It was Lawful, What Forces He is Fighting Against; Vows to Fight to Defend the Constitution and the Citizens
7. Trump calls N.K. role in Russia’s war ‘complicating’ factor, says he gets along ‘very well’ with Kim
8. What Does Assad’s Fall Mean For North Korea?
9. Yoon’s approval rating sinks to all-time low of 11 pct: poll
10. N. Korea reports martial law turmoil in S. Korea for 2nd day
11. Ukraine targets North Korean troops with psychological warfare
12. US, South Korean airpower display will return over Osan after 6-year hiatus
13. North Korea on U.S. list of ‘state sponsors of terrorism’ again this year
14. N. Korean college students face punishment for questioning S. Korean politics lecture
15. Interest in North Korea Human Rights Act Reauthorization Bill Passing During U.S. Congress Session
16. How civil society can pursue a free, unified Korea after martial law debacle
