9/20/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
09.20.2025 at 02:42pm
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National Security News Content:
1. United States Champions Free Expression, Ceases Censorship Frameworks
2. Foreign disinformation about Charlie Kirk’s killing seeks to widen US divisions
3. Trump Claims Excessive Criticism of Him on TV Is ‘Illegal’ and ‘No Longer Free Speech’
4. After testing Poland’s drone defenses, Russia tested its disinformation response too
5. The GoLaxy papers: Inside China’s AI persona army
6. Channeling Augustus: On Agentic Offensive Information Operations
7. Why We’re Drowning in Conspiracy Theories
8. Russia leverages Kirk shooting for propaganda as false claims surge
9. U.S. Government Is Expected to Get Multibillion-Dollar Fee in TikTok Deal
10. NATO Planes Intercept Russian Jet Fighters Over Estonia
11. Senate confirms Mike Waltz as UN ambassador
12. Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access
13. U.S. in Talks With Taliban on Returning Counterterrorism Forces to Afghan Base
14. ‘Conventional Weapons Would Be Sufficient’: China Issues Stark New Warning on Taiwan
15. House intel chair seeks to reform ‘disjointed’ counterspy system
16. Pentagon Needs Digital Command for New Approach to Key Tech
17. Pacific nations care about survival and prosperity, not contests for influence
18. China bristles at US Army’s Typhon missile launcher in Japan
19. Ukraine Gains Leverage With Strikes On Russian Refineries
20. Airpower for the Post-Dominance World: Restoring US Air Superiority Through a New Combined Arms Approach
Korean News Content:
1. Credenda and the Illusion of Power. (north Korean escapee naming in South Korea)
2. The Devil Is in the Details: US and South Korea Seek Alliance Modernization, But How?
3. A View from Seoul: First 100 Days of the Lee Jae Myung Administration
4. Trump says he, Xi agree to meet at APEC summit in S. Korea
5. Hegseth stresses ‘sacred’ duty to return ‘every fallen hero’ home
6. Trilateral Freedom Edge Exercise Wraps Off South Korea
7. The City That Embodies the U.S.-Korea Bond, Even in the Trump Era
8. Biz leaders in Georgia want Korean workers back but visa challenges persist
9. Trump inks proclamation to impose US$100,000 fee per year for H-1B visa application
10. Korea’s President Lee tells TIME he ‘would have been impeached’ if he’d caved to Trump trade demands
11. Korea’s foreign minister vows practical diplomacy, calls 1st 100 days of gov’t ‘unpredictable’
12. South Korea vows ‘strong action’ against anti-China protests amid efforts to reset ties
13. ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Leads the Wave Back to Korea
14. Fault Lines Daily Summary – September 20, 2025 (Korea+ news)
