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7/11/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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07.11.2025 at 01:16pm

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. American cult: Why our special ops need a reset
2. State Department to Soon Begin Mass Layoffs
3. Decapitating the National Security Council leads to foreign policy chaos
4. The F.B.I. Is Using Polygraphs to Test Officials’ Loyalty
5. Elbridge Colby Is Right About Ukraine
6. Hegseth calls for extensive reforms to Pentagon drone-buying practices
7. What’s Trump’s Next Move on Iran?
8. The Perfect Time for Regime Change in Iran
9. A band of innovators reimagines the spy game for a world with no cover
10. Hunting Down Russian Spies With Norway’s Intelligence Service
11. Trump Doubles Down on Using Tariffs as Tool of American Power
12. How a Pro Bono Project in Gaza Spiraled Into a Crisis for BCG
13. A Persian in the Ranks: Rethinking Military Culture through the Life of a Forgotten Civil War Sharpshooter
14. Taiwan Resists China With Military Displays and History Lessons
15. Pentagon Office That Designed Bombs for Iran Strikes Can’t Say If They Reached the Needed Depth
16. Battle damage assessment from Iran strikes could lead to improvements in MOP bomb technology
17. It’s time for a US Indo-Pacific reset
18. Closing NATO’s Indo-Pacific Gap
19. Denmark finalizes US defense deal despite Greenland gripes
20. SOCOM Halves OA-1K Armed Overwatch Buy for 2026
21. Fighting with Robots: The Time to Prepare is Now

Korean News Content:

1. A worst-case scenario for President Lee’s visit to the White House?
2. Lee completes nomination of all Cabinet posts with culture, land minister nominees
3. S. Korea, U.S., Japan stage joint air drills involving B-52 bomber
4. S. Korea, U.S., Japan reaffirm ‘resolute’ commitment to complete denuclearization of N. Korea
5. Potential S. Korea-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation tied to Washington’s China containment policy: official
6. N. Korea touts robust ties with China on anniv. of key treaty signing
7. Unification official cites water hygiene, climate as priorities in int’l cooperation with N.K.
8. Seoul calls for dialogue over N. Korea’s dismantling of family reunion facility
9. OPCON tug of war: Seoul wants control, generals urge caution
10. Editorial: Use OPCON smartly, not hastily
11. At least five drone flights amid Myung, First Lady scandals
12. South Korea, U.S., Japan hold 1st 3-way high-level diplomatic talks since Lee gov’t launch
13. U.S. think tank proposes ‘cutting all ground combat units’ from Korea, says Seoul should ‘defend itself’
14. S. Korea, US open drive to ‘modernize’ alliance in full-fledged talks
15. Special prosecutor begins probe into Unification Church executives

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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