5/24/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
05.24.2025 at 03:49pm
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National Security News Content:
1. White House Shrinks National Security Council
2. Scoop: Trump, Rubio take aim at National Security Council’s “Deep State”
3. The President’s Daily Brief: No Assembly Required?
4. Army Report Links Pentagon Equipment Glitch to Aborted Landings at D.C. Airport
5. Hegseth announces pay raise for Army paratroopers
6. U.S. Navy Seeking Elite Warfighters with New “Spotlight” Campaign
7. Trump to Allow Nippon-U.S. Steel Deal to Move Forward
8. Can Trump’s pricey ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system be done?
9. Vance Tells Midshipmen Their Service Will Not Be Squandered on Rudderless Missions
10. Taiwan Is Getting Serious About Self-Defense
11. US Forces Abroad Protect the Homeland
12. You Need Allies to Win a Trade War
13. Defense Secretary Hegseth, bedeviled by leaks, orders more restrictions on press at Pentagon
14. “See Without a Sound”: New 2-Pound Goggles Let US Marines Hunt in Total Darkness With Stealth Precision Never Seen Before
15. Regional and Global Responses to a Taiwan Contingency
16. The New Madrid Fault Line: America’s Overlooked Earthquake Threat
17. Relearning The Lessons We Never Learned From World War I
18. Civilizational multipolarity in a post-Pax Americana world
19. EU to sustain Radio Free Europe with emergency funding after Trump cuts
20. Radio Free Asia silenced by Trump’s spending cuts
21. How Much Discrimination Do Americans Say Groups Face in the U.S.?
22. 30% of Americans Consult Astrology, Tarot Cards or Fortune Tellers
23. Optimizing U.S. and Allied Forces for Deterrence and Defense Throughout Indo-Pacom: From Korea to Australia and Everywhere in Between
Korean News Content:
1. N. Korea in ‘strongest strategic position’ in decades: U.S. intel report
2. Foreign ministry voices concerns over China’s establishment of no-sail zone in overlapping waters
3. DP’s Lee leads PPP’s Kim 46.6 pct to 37.6 pct: poll
4. PPP’s Kim meets with ex-President Park, asks for support ahead of election
5. North Korea’s Black Knights and Dark Network
6. Trump should reorient US policy toward stable coexistence with North Korea
7. S intelligence warns North Korea in ‘strongest strategic position in decades’
8. North Korea launches probe into warship accident as officials face scrutiny
9. N. Korea’s naval mishap reveals both ambition and limitations
10. N. Korea’s west coast wheat and barley crops face severe stunting crisis
11. U.S. plans troop cut, challenges await South Korea
12. Presidential race tightens as conservatives close gap on frontrunner Lee Jae-myung
13. Four candidates clash over how to address aging society, trade blows over political stances
14. RFA’s investigative report on North Korean workers in Senegal wins New York Festivals Silver Medal
15. North Korea’s crude oil supply temporarily stabilizes… Is it because of Russian troops dispatched?
16. Optimizing U.S. and Allied Forces for Deterrence and Defense Throughout Indo-Pacom: From Korea to Australia and Everywhere in Between
