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5/26/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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05.26.2025 at 03:59pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Memorial Day 2025 – A few thoughts by Dr. Cynthia Watson
2. U.S. Aims to Keep Chinese Navy Guessing With New Missile System
3. US’ 500 military personnel in Taiwan an ‘open test’ of Beijing’s red lines
4. China’s space ambitions ‘forcing’ Washington’s Golden Dome strategy: commander
5. Trump Calls Putin ‘Crazy’ After Massive Russian Aerial Assaults on Ukraine
6. Trump’s Vision: One World, Three Powers?
7. Haiti’s Beleaguered Government Launches Drones Against Gangs
8. China Is Trapped in the South China Sea ‘Gray Zone’
9. Poland, Romania lead a drone bonanza in Eastern Europe
10. Donald Trump purges dozens of National Security Council officials
11. Discover the Secret World of CIA’s Elite Paramilitary Operatives
12. Why Three Years Isn’t Enough For Trump’s Golden Dome
13. America’s military humiliation – The Houthis exposed its waning power
14. The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troops
15. Hegseth to attend Asia defense summit, with no China meeting planned
16. Japan’s Ishiba Calls for Closer Weapons Development With Allies
17. Fiscal Hawks in Senate Balk at House’s Bill to Deliver Trump’s Agenda
18. The Rise of AI Manufacturing in China and South Korea
19. China’s strategy for conquering Taiwan without firing a shot
20. The US plan for countering China in South America
21. Of Fists and Fathers: A Remembrance

Korean News Content:

1. Hegseth Highlights Importance of Remembering Korean War
2. S. Korean candidate Kim Moon-soo backs Trump summit with Kim Jong Un: adviser
3. Lee Jae-myung vows to work to better North Korean human rights, eyeing moderates
4. Could America Lose South Korea to Communist China?
5. Indo-Pacific Crossroads: Indonesia, Singapore, And South Korea
6. South Korea’s Presidential Frontrunner Calls Himself a Pragmatist. Skeptics Aren’t Convinced.
7. Koreans, Heading to the Polls to Elect a New President, Worry That Trump Will Pull Some American Forces
8. North Korea arrests more officials in capsized warship probe: State media
9. North Korea using balloons to salvage doomed warship: Analyst
10.Exclusive: South Korean AI spots North Korean warship capsize in near real time
11. N. Korea pursues unofficial technology transfer to upgrade key western port
12. Well-connected students use propaganda troupes to dodge N. Korean farm labor
13. N. Korean TV drama criticizing farm officials sparks mixed reactions among viewers
14. The Rise of AI Manufacturing in China and South Korea
15. Independence fighter’s bust to remain at military academy after relocation row
16.  Investigation into SK Telecom data breach expands to KT, LG Uplus, Naver, Kakao: sources
17. Court to hold 1st preparatory hearing of ex-President Moon’s trial next month

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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