1/11/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. U.S. SOF Must Act Now: Preventing Taiwan from Becoming the Next Ukraine
2. Trump Appointee Has Unhinged Plan for Purging Government Workers
3. Amazon And Alibaba Are Selling Gear That Makes Rogue Drones Tougher To Take Down
4. Xi to send high-level representative to Trump inauguration: Report
5. Two intelligence agencies now say energy weapons are possible cause of Havana Syndrome
6. Trump’s folly? Greenland girds itself for U.S. onslaught
7. Cyber Command overhaul gets Austin’s approval, but plan faces uncertain future
8. Trump Unveils The Greater America Project – OpEd
9. AEI would print money for the Pentagon if it could
10. New York’s Chinese Dissidents Thought He Was an Ally. He Was a Spy.
11. The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
12. The Intellectual Rationalization for Annexing Greenland
13. American Per Capita Defense Spending: Essentially Flat for Three Generations
14. US Budgetary Profligacy and Indiscipline as National Security Threats
15. Michael Anton: Worthy Heir to George Kennan
16. Will Reagan’s Strategy Work With China?
17. The US Pivot to Asia Reborn: Old Grand Strategies, New Challenges
18. Hegseth Will Implement the Trump Doctrine
19. Escalation Dominance Does Matter
20. John Fetterman: A Democrat Who Can Talk Trump, or a Reckless Maverick?
21. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, January 9, 2025
Korean News Content:
1. To be a Korean government of the people, by the people, and for the people
2. Joint Press Statement on the Fourth Nuclear Consultative Group Meeting
3. Diary of a Dead North Korean Soldier Reveals Grisly Battlefield Tactics
4. Zelensky says two North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were captured in Kursk region
5. Ukraine Says It Captured 2 North Korean Soldiers Fighting for Russia
6. Zelenskyy: Ukrainians take North Korean soldiers captive – photos, video
7. Hyundai Goes All In on Effort to Woo Trump as Tariffs Loom
8. Understanding the Forever Conflict Between North and South Korea
9.How Do You Solve a Problem Like Korea?
10. US security adviser Sullivan notes risk of North Korea exploiting political turmoil in Seoul
11. North Korean launch of ‘new’ missile fires up Guam security debate
12. State Department appoints Joseph Yun as Chargé d’Affaires to Korea
13. ISW “North Korea-China Relations Continue to Weaken… Kim Jong-un Seeks Diplomatic Independence While Closely Relating to Russia”
14. [INTERVIEW] ‘Swing Days’ reimagines Korean independence movement with US composer’s touch
15. S. Korea, U.S. agree NCG will serve as ‘solid’ foundation for integrated nuclear deterrence efforts
16. Acting U.S. ambassador expresses optimism in S. Korea’s resilience