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8/31/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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08.31.2025 at 02:38pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Trump Turns to Small Group of Advisers, Shrinks National Security Council
2. China Has a Different Vision for AI. It Might Be Smarter.
3. Chinese Footage Reportedly Found on Downed Russian Geran Drone
4.  Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit could shed light on intentions of member states
5. The Big Five – 31 August edition by Mick Ryan
6. ‘Korea-style DMZ’ for Ukraine? US officials, Expert Argue for New Approach to Kyiv’s Security
7. Tokyo City Releases AI-Generated Videos of Mount Fuji Eruption to Scare the Living Crap Out of Japanese Citizens
8. How Deep Is China in America’s Ballot Box?
9. Portsmouth celebrates 120th treaty anniversary with bellringing on Sept. 5
10. August 29, 1945: President Ho Chi Minh met Archimedes Patti to discuss the draft “Declaration of Independence”
11. What Just Happened? Dismantling the Intelligence Community’s Foreign Malign Influence Center
12. Can TV Help Prepare for Invasion?
13. The U.S. Wooed India for 30 Years. Trump Blew That Up in a Few Months.
14. Palantir is mapping government data. What it means for governance
15. Three Ways Cognitive Warfare Exposes Character And What To Do About It
16. Military support to law enforcement is supposed to be temporary. DOD is making it a core mission
17. Don’t forget the downsides of China’s innovation push
18. So You Want to Work in International Affairs
19. The Enemy That Hegseth and Trump Insist on Honoring
20. Iron Man in the Himalayas? China’s PLA embraces exoskeletons

Korean News Content:

1. South Korea president charmed Trump. Is it too early to declare a win?
2. What missiles does North Korea have in its weapon arsenal?
3. How the Lee-Trump Summit Tackled Economic Issues
4. Why Trump’s Quest for North Korea Deal Is More Urgent Than Ever
5. ‘Korea-style DMZ’ for Ukraine? US officials, Expert Argue for New Approach to Kyiv’s Security
6. Portsmouth celebrates 120th treaty anniversary with bellringing on Sept. 5
7. FM says possibility of U.S.-N. Korea summit at APEC ‘very low for now’
8. N. Korea’s Kim expected to depart for China by train on Monday
9. Defense ministry holds some 10 people accountable for unauthorized entry into Japan airspace
10. Chinese woman faces possible indictment for trespassing BTS member’s home
11. How South Korea’s military t-shirts became a fashion statement
12. South Korea edges toward recovery after years of stagnation
13. Seoul watches Kim Jong-un’s Beijing visit with caution
14. Kim Jong-un’s Beijing visit
15. S. Korean military faces surge in officers, NCOs seeking early retirement
16. Global popularity of ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ reshapes Korea’s tourism map
17. Prospects slim for inter-Korean contact at Chinese parade: Cho
18. Trump’s tariffs are message to China, not South Korea: Heritage Foundation

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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