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1/19/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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01.19.2025 at 06:24pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Strategy for Social Change
2. TikTok Goes Dark for U.S. Users, While Trump Signals He Will Save It
3. Trump Told Advisers He Wants to Visit China as President
4. The Pentagon, the Generals, and the Trump (47) Administration by Douglas Ollivant
5. The Mindboggling TruthAbout American Power
6. The World Is Getting Riskier. Americans Don’t Want to Pay for It.
7. Xi Tells Officials Scared of Being Purged: It’s OK to Make Mistakes
8. Analyzing Pete Hegseth’s Congressional Testimony
9. Trump security adviser doesn’t rule out continued Chinese ownership of TikTok
10. C.I.A.’s Chatbot Stands In for World Leaders
11. A First Draft For Secretary Hegseth
12. Trump claiming new world order in first 100 days
13. Who’s who in Donald Trump’s inner circle
14. US TikTok purchase won’t eliminate security threat
15. Accidents, not Russian sabotage, behind undersea cable damage, officials say
16. Defiance Is Out, Deference Is in: Trump Returns to a Different Washington
17. Schools Using AI Emulation of Anne Frank That Urges Kids Not to Blame Anyone for Holocaust
18. Too hot to handle (Rubio, Waltz, and Gabbard)
19. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 18, 2025
20. Iran Update, January 18, 2025

Korean News Content:

1. South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection
2. Impeached Yoon formally arrested for failed martial law bid
3. 86 protesters who stormed court over Yoon’s formal arrest apprehended
4. Acting President Choi voices strong regret over violence at court, orders thorough probe
5. Anti-corruption agency to request Yoon to appear for questioning Monday
6. U.S. voices ‘firm’ support for Korean people, appreciates Korea’s efforts to act in line with Constitution after Yoon’s warrant issuance
7. Trump joked ‘everyone calls me chaotic, but look at S. Korea,’ report says
8. Editorial: Democratic Party’s special counsel push reflects strategic move for election
9. What the North Koreans took into battle against Ukraine
10. Trump Told Advisers He Wants to Visit China as President
11. Exclusive: Korean-American lawmaker warns impeachment drive could bring disaster for S. Korea
12. N. Korean elite women take ghost jobs to escape forced labor
13. N. Korean exports resume through Hyesan customs amid strict controls
14. Chaos at court: Mob violence by Yoon’s supporters sparks outrage
15. Dumpling Soup, Dried Radish and Cabbage Kimchi: South Korean Leader’s Life in Jail
16. In the midst of the self-restraint crisis, the North Korean version of Thor was also hit

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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