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12/25/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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12.25.2024 at 07:50pm

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National Security News Content:

1. SEAL captain in BUD/S inquiry being considered for top DOD post
2. Zelenskyy condemns Russian ‘inhumane’ Christmas attack on energy grid
3. Hamas, Israel trade blame over delay in finalising Gaza truce deal
4. Commentary: Chinese espionage creates a dilemma for Western countries
5. The truth about US bases on Okinawa
6. Once a war zone, southern Philippines rebrands as tourist destination
7. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 24, 2024
8. Iran Update, December 24, 2024
9. Abraham Lincoln Could Teach China, Russia and North Korea How to Take on America
10. Donald Trump to create “Iron Dome” missile defense shield for US
11. NATO’s Path Forward: Spending Money on Real Capabilities
12. The Fake Panama Canal Threat Only Hurts America
13. Behind Afghanistan’s Fall, U.S.-Backed Militias Worse Than the Taliban
14. AI-enabled UAS platforms garner $8.8 million DoD contract
15. This company rates news sites’ credibility. The right wants it stopped.
16. How Trump’s tariffs can generate both economic and political reform in China
17. Trump 2.0 Portends Big Shift in Cybersecurity Policies
18. Trump’s team appears annoyed with Ukraine for some of its recent attacks
19. The Roots of “Revenge Against Society” Attacks in China
20. How Ukraine’s new drone-missile hybrids are changing long-range weapon technology

Korean News Content:

1. A Korean War Christmas miracle: How a 59-person ship saved 14,000 refugees
2. Biden signs annual defense policy bill, including maintaining USFK troop level
3. Yoon defies joint investigation team’s summons for 2nd time over martial law probe
4. Memes, Jokes and Cats: South Koreans Use Parody for Political Protest
5. YouTube populists driving South Korea’s political instability
6. South Korea entangled in a sticky and politicized legal web
7. Division and purge: South Korea’s conservatives in deep trouble
8. Have North Korean fighters died in the Russia-Ukraine war?
9. South Korea’s population faces point of no return
10. Abraham Lincoln Could Teach China, Russia and North Korea How to Take on America
11. U.S. intelligence agencies believe troop dispatch to Russia was N. Korea’s idea: NYT
12. What we know about North Korean troops fighting Russia’s war
13. N. Korea claims major advances in anti-drone defense after joint military exercises
14. N. Korea arrests water park manager for alleged ‘secret leaks’ to foreigners
15. Editorial: Yoon must clarify ex-millitary commander’s martial law plot

 

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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