3/12/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. 2025 William J. Donovan Award (OSS)
2. US shunned by European allies for top security summit
3. How NATO without US stacks up against Russia
4. How the Navy SEALs Conquered Congress — And Became the Shock Troops of the MAGA Revolution
5. Pentagon abruptly ends all funding for social science research
6. Cryptic Trump post hints use of special forces against Hamas
7. Doge and American Military Power – There’s a Tsunami Coming
8. China Is Mapping the Seabed to Unlock a New Edge in Warfare
9. U.S. to Restore Military Support to Ukraine After It Agrees to Cease-Fire
10. EU Hits Back as U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Take Effect
11. Trump’s Economic Messaging Is Spooking Some of His Own Advisers
12. Ignore the Loose Talk About Recession
13. Trump to Wall Street: Brace for Impact
14. Erick Erickson: MAGA’s Tariff Talking Points Are Bound to Backfire
15. Michael Lind: Why Tariffs Are Good
16. Fight Club: Are Israel and Ukraine’s Wars the Same—or Worlds Apart?
17. Finding Adversaries Hiding in the Defense Department’s Supply Chains
18. WPS and the Shifting Strategic Landscape: Why Women, Peace, and Security Must Be Central to US National Security
19. An Anchor in the Tumultuous Seas of US Latin America Policy: Assessing SOUTHCOM’s 2025 Posture Statement
20. In Brief: Asian Allies Adjust Security Policies in Response to Trump Administration
21. What’s so special about Ukraine’s minerals? A geologist explains
22. Irregular Warfare Initiative: Intro Letter from the New Editorial Director
23. Captain of Ship That Hit North Sea Tanker Is Russian, Company Says
24. Ex-Philippine leader Duterte bound for Hague over ICC drug war case
25. Forceful Taiwan Reunification: China’s Targeted Military and Civilian-Military Measures
26. No, The First Island Chain Isn’t Lost
27. Military medical system unprepared for future conflict, experts say
28. North Sea tanker collision – what we know so far
Korean News Content:
1. Experts: “We need to review readjustment of USFK to respond to China’s threat… It could become a logistics and power projection base”
2. North Korea: A ‘Game Changer’ in Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine?
3. Trump and Kim, Act Two: Challenges of Engagement in a New Geopolitical Landscape
4. In Brief: Asian Allies Adjust Security Policies in Response to Trump Administration
5. S. Korea-U.S. joint drills target growing N. Korean WMD threats
6. N. Korea slams Seoul-Washington joint military drills, citing S. Korean accidental jet bombing
7. Germany not to reopen embassy in N. Korea while Ukraine war continues: German official
8. Gov’t shifts to emergency response system as U.S. tariffs on steel imports take effect
9. Editorial: Democratic Party’s impeachment madness is real threat to democracy
10. Steelmakers face tough road ahead on U.S. tariffs
11. S. Korean trade minister to visit Washington this week for tariff negotiations
12. Acting president calls for strong readiness posture against N.K. threats
13. Fukushima water discharge is still controversial, but tests show no signs of harm
14. N. Korea ramps up cyber offensive: New research center to focus on AI-powered hacking
15. N. Korea rushes to modernize military education following Kim’s harsh criticism
16. N. Korea launches crackdown as market prices surge nationwide
17. Friendly fire: How a communication breakdown in N. Korea’s 29th brigade led to border violence
18. North Korean Human Rights Groups Send Open Letter to Zelensky: “North Korean POWs’ Free Will Must Be Respected”
19. “US shipbuilding industry faces serious production speed and cost issues… Korea and other allies can utilize their capabilities”
20. 100 days after martial law: street politics deepen national divide
