1/8/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. Trump Imagines New Sphere of U.S. Influence Stretching From Panama to Greenland
2. How ISIS May Respond to HTS’s Takeover: Rivalries, Strategy, and Future Challenges in Syria
3. How Ukraine’s New Push in Kursk Can Change the War
4. Trump, Greenland, and a History of Intrigue
5. Xi Jinping Muzzles Chinese Economist Who Dared to Doubt GDP Numbers
6. Takeaways from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference
7. Trump says he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico. Can he do that?
8. Facebook’s Fact-Checkers Changed the Way I See Tech—and Speech—Forever
9. Office of the Director of National Intelligence Selects Arizona State University as one of the newest members of the Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (IC CAE) Program
10. Taiwan holds military drills as concerns rise over possible defense budget cut
11. Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies
12. Banning TikTok Won’t Solve Your Data-Security Problem
13. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 7, 2025
14. Iran Update, January 7, 2025
15. Can Europe Fight for Taiwan?
16. Asia-Pacific nations boost amphibious naval fleets to repel China
17. The Axis of Upheaval Goes to Sea
18. US Army tests mid-range capability of Typhon weapon system
19. Permission Structures, a PSYOP Against the American People, & the Big Man Theory
20. U.S. Rep. Van Orden: Appointed to House Armed Services Committee for 119th Congress
21. Retired US Army colonel led joint task force that safely removed tons of uranium from Iraq
22. The Domestic Fentanyl Crisis in Strategic Context, Part II: China and the Fentanyl Supply Chain
23. Can America’s Allies Save America’s Alliances?
24. Trump’s Antiliberal Order
25. Know Your Rival, Know Yourself – Rightsizing the China Challenge
26. The Flawed U.S. Exit from Afghanistan in 2021: Lessons Not Learned
Korean News Content:
1. Shoes. To me, shoes are not just an object. Shoes are freedom. (north Korea)
2. Washington Brief Ep. 45: North Korea Troops in Ukraine
3. Japan, South Korea, Doubt North Korean Hypersonic Missile Claims
4. North Korean artillery signals Russian desperation in Ukraine
5. Yoon’s lawyer says impeached president will stand trial if indicted or arrest warrant issued
6. Nat’l Assembly rejects special probe bills targeting Yoon, first lady in revote
7. Presidential office denies flight speculations on Yoon
8. Nat’l police chief, ex-head of Seoul police indicted over martial law involvement
9. N. Korean media make no mention of leader Kim’s birthday on anniv.
10. Ex-Pentagon official says Trump may not support South Korea’s nuclearization
11. Why are supporters of South Korea’s embattled president adopting MAGA slogans and iconography?
12. How Bodyguards Are Keeping South Korea’s Leader From Detention
13. Frozen roads, fast cash: How North Koreans made fortunes smuggling cars to China
14. Sen. Kim vows to ‘stand up vigorously’ if Trump uses military, economic coercion against Asian allies
15. South Korea’s Yoon faces new arrest attempt in fortified compound
16. A window into division: Where to catch a glimpse of North Korea near Seoul
17. New Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman: “North Korea, China, Russia, Iran Increased Aggression… U.S. Forces Reconstruction Urgent”
18. Expert: “International Law Should Be Applied to North Korean POWs Dispatched to Russia”
19. The Flawed U.S. Exit from Afghanistan in 2021: Lessons Not Learned
