9/23/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
09.23.2025 at 11:59am
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National Security News Content:
1. USASOC Identifies Soldiers Who Perished in Aviation Mishap
2. Riding the Tiger: Why Xi and Putin’s ‘Axis of Autocracies’ Could End the Way Churchill Predicted
3. In Rare Visit to China, U.S. Lawmakers Push for More Military Dialogue
4. Drone Incursions Force Airport Closures in Copenhagen, Oslo
5. Tech’s H-1B Debate: Is Trump’s New Fee a Solution or a Setback?
6. America’s $100,000 talent tax vs China’s free welcome mat
7. Trump’s immigration war pivots to Asian talent
8. Tariffs Will Hit Slowing U.S. Economy Hard in 2026, OECD Says
9. Donald Trump’s Tariffs Are Nothing But a Giant Mistake
10. The United States’ Dirty War on “Narco Terrorism”
11. As the U.S. Pulls Back From the U.N., Rivals Stand to Gain
12. Donald Trump’s UN Address Opportunity
13. China, Russia’s gray zone tactics raising risk of wider war
14. Philippines looking like next powder keg to blow in Asia
15. Speech by Sir Richard Moore, Chief of SIS, 19 September 2025
16. Fix the CIA by getting rid of the Directorate of Analysis
17. How Apple Turned China Into a Tech Behemoth
18. Act of defiance against China’s ruling party lasted less than an hour
19. Unnamed Pentagon Officials Ridicule Hegseth’s Plan to Stop War Department Leaks
20. How to Silence Dissent, Bit by Bit Until Fear Takes Over
21. The NATO-Russia War of 2025: Who Wins?
22. Beijing’s “Robot Army” Isn’t Science Fiction. It’s Already Here.
23. Weekly Drone Report – September 23, 2025
24. ISIS’s Transition and the Interplay of Online and Face-to-Face Recruitment
25. Austronesian Identity as “Networked Deterrence” in the Indo-Pacific
26. Guns, Oil, and Dependence: Can the Russo-Indian Partnership Be Torpedoed?
27. The Only Security Guarantee Ukraine Can Trust
Korean News Content:
1. South Korea’s Lee pans ‘submissive’ reliance on US troops in comments aimed at Washington
2. In South Korea, Trump’s US$350 billion demand threatens financial meltdown
3. Caught in a rip: South Korea and the Taiwan question
4. North Korea Summit? Trump and Kim Jong Un Could Meet at DMZ Again Next Month
5. North Korea’s Nuclear Submarine Program Might Advance Thanks to Russia
6. Donald Trump’s Tariffs Are Nothing But a Giant Mistake
7. Kim Jong-un Open to Talks if U.S. Drops Demand to Denuclearize
8. Seoul should push to revive North Korea tourism projects: Unification minister
9. UK warship carries out North Korean sanctions monitoring mission near Japan
10. US, allies back denuclearization after North Korea vows to never give up nukes
11. Defense Ministry Honors Soldiers for Refusing Unlawful Orders
12. Rhee Syng-man’s Nuclear Drive vs. Lee Jae-myung’s Reluctance
13. S. Korea, U.S. army chiefs discuss expanding exchanges between troops, military drills
14. Lee tells U.S. lawmakers that he hopes to prevent recurrence of detention of Korean workers
15. S. Korea, U.S., Japan reaffirm push for N.K. denuclearization after leader Kim rebuff
16. China reports exporting nearly 100,000 barrels of petroleum to N. Korea this year
17. Presidential office unveils offbook gov’t fund details for 1st time
18. Kim Jong Un launches sweeping purge following Beijing trip