4/19/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. Beijing Stokes Patriotic Fervor and Blames U.S. for Trade War
2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 18, 2025
3. Iran Update, April 18, 2025
4. How Pete Hegseth Is Streamlining the Pentagon
5. The New Rules of Podcasting Are Making Our Debates—and Us—Dumber
6. The Big Five – 19 April edition by Mick Ryan
7. The US must sustain counterterrorism operations in Somalia—the costs of retreat are too high
8. Pentagon turmoil deepens: Top Hegseth aide leaves post
9. As Army leaders reconsider needs and rumors swirl, industry braces for potential ground vehicle cuts
10. NGA field testing new processor to speed imagery to US regional commands
11. Ukraine parades Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia. What message was it trying to send?
12. US says Chinese satellite firm is supporting Houthi attacks on US interests
13. Putin’s Palm Sunday Attack Demands A Response
14.The U.S. Needs to Kick Russia out of Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants ASAP
15. Trump Officials Blame Mistake for Setting Off Confrontation With Harvard
16. China-Built Airport in Nepal Was Littered With Corruption, Inquiry Finds
17. How Does a Nation Charm China? Name a Boulevard After Xi Jinping.
18. Undoing Deterrence: The March Toward Armageddon
19. Mike Pompeo: We Don’t Need a Fake Deal With Iran
20. China is sending soldiers to Ukraine to prepare for a Taiwan invasion
21. Why Trump is right to revitalize the Monroe Doctrine
22. The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
23. Under Trump, National Security Guardrails Vanish
Korean News Content:
1. Here is what US military leaders in the Pacific suspect North Korea is getting for sending troops and weapons into Russia’s war
2. The Foreign Policy Repercussions Of South Korea’s Domestic Politics – Analysis
3. Acting president calls for unity on anniv. of 1960 pro-democracy uprising
4. Manta Co-Founder ‘Targeted’ by Lazarus Group in Zoom Phishing Attempt
5. Korean shipbuilders look to benefit from U.S. port fees on Chinese vessels
6. Yongsan office leaves lesson in leadership failure
7. Seoul rebukes embassies over foreign textbooks claiming Korea was ruled by Spain, Russia
8. At the US State Department, Korean cuisine is having a moment
9. 48 Americans Targeting North Korea for ‘Supporting Terrorism’… Claims of “Direct Involvement”
10. Asian graduates could fuel Korea’s economy
11. Korea’s next president faces daunting tasks
12. Economic shift: N. Korean regime allows top firms to conduct independent foreign trade
13. North Korea: “Manage ‘Kim Jong-un Photo’ Published in Rodong Sinmun Well”
