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3/1/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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03.01.2025 at 05:50pm

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National Security News Content:

1. SOCOM to host first-of-its-kind exercise to inform multi-domain task force
2. The Oval Office ambush
3. A North Korean Defector’s View on International Politics
4. A Fiasco in the Oval Office By Eli Lake
5. Ukraine’s security guarantees are Europe’s responsibility, Trump tells Zelensky
6. Putin Wins the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Spectacle
7. Zelenskyy speaks out after public spat with Trump, Vance, says dustup ‘bad for both sides’
8. Hegseth Warned of Military Action if Mexico Fails to Meet Trump’s Border Demands
9. Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning
10. It’s Xi Jinping’s World, and Trump Is Just Living in It
11. Trump Zelensky Chess (Don’t underestimate Donald Trump)
12. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, February 28, 2025
13. Two steps backward (Ukraine) by Sir Lawrence Freedman
14. The transactional world Donald Trump seeks would harm not help America
15. 5 Partisan Ex-DOD Chiefs Call for Hearings on Trump’s Firing of Generals
16. China’s Military Puts Pacific on Notice as U.S. Priorities Shift
17. Marlene Dietrich’s secret role in a women-only spy ring – and the brazen act that put a Nazi price on her head
18. PRC Dominance Over Global Port Infrastructure
19. Trump Taps Special Operations Veteran for Navy Under Secretary Role (Hung Cao)
20. These specialized soldiers are trained to neutralize enemy nuclear weapons
21. US Air Force dubs new OA-1K armed crop duster ‘Skyraider II’ ahead of first delivery

Korean News Content:

1. Voice of America [Washington Talk] “China and North Korea’s Spy Activities Are Rampant, Aiming to Undermine South Korea’s Legitimacy”
2. A North Korean Defector’s View on International Politics
3. Acting President Choi emphasizes ‘national unity’ amid deepening political, ideological division
4. Large-scale rallies for, against Yoon’s impeachment take place in Seoul
5. S. Korea’s exports rebound to US$52.6 bln in Feb. on autos, bios
6. U.S. officials indicating full reciprocal tariff action will take longer than April timeline to implement: WSJ
7. North Korea resumes missile tests after month-long pause, Kim hails success
8. Forging true partnerships with 2nd Trump administration
9. Shifting global security landscape
10. US Expert: “North Korea Could Have 300 Nuclear Warheads Within 10 Years”
11. Opposition protesters, politicians seek to reclaim Korean national flag from far right
12. Korea’s democracy rated ‘flawed’ after martial law: report
13. Japan and South Korea in the Age of ‘America First’
14. North Korea plays eerie noises around the clock to drown out K Pop from South Korea
15. They weren’t Korean, but they still gave everything for Korea’s independence

 

About The Author

  • 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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