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4/13/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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04.13.2025 at 05:05pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Army FM 3-0 (March 2025)
2. Watch Out for Physical Sabotage by Chinese Spies in the U.S. | Opinion
3. ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’ The CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on his court battle with the Trump administration.
4. Soldier becomes first woman to compete for Best Ranger title
5. Iran Has a Reason to Strike a Nuclear Deal: Its Economy Is in Trouble
6. America’s Tariffs: Was There Ever a National Emergency?
7. Russian Missile Strike Kills at Least 31 in Ukrainian City
8. Trump’s Tariffs Are Unique in History
9. The Awful History of Tariffs and Depressions
10. ‘Don’t panic, but don’t relax’: Taiwan’s plan ‘to use 7-Eleven chains’ as wartime hubs
11. World to Come: The Return of Trump and the End of the Old Order
12. How the G.O.P. Fell in Love With Putin’s Russia
13. Ukrainians living under Russian occupation fear Trump’s peace talks
14. Pentagon hits Accenture, Booz Allen and Deloitte with contract cancellations
15. Military intensifies operations vs rebels (Philippines)
16. Trump’s DEI Purge in the Military Puts U.S. National Security at Risk
17. The new war on words
18. Trump Has Found His Class Enemy
19. Trump goes with his gut and the world goes along for the ride
20. China Doesn’t Fear Tariffs. It Fears a Credible US Industrial Strategy.

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea Human Rights Advocacy in Turmoil
2. Hunger drives N. Korean veterans to theft as support system fails
3. Silencing fears: N. Korean regime makes families write ‘encouraging’ letters to troops
4. N. Korea expands foreign currency payments through smartphone apps
5. Ex-President Yoon faces criminal trial on insurrection charges Monday
6. U.S. exempts smartphones, computers from sweeping tariff scheme
7. Samsung remains vigilant despite US tariff exemptions for smartphones
8. Ex-DP leader Lee poised to compete with 3 candidates in presidential primary
9. Ex-lawmaker Yoo Seong-min not running in PPP primaries for presidential election
10. Should Korea’s presidential office stay in Yongsan?
11. “Most North Koreans Don’t Know About ‘Impeachment of South Korean President’”
12. North Korea Enlists Even Students Who Volunteer for Military Service
13. [Column] USFK’s existential crisis

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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