10/20/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
10.20.2025 at 01:30pm
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National Security News:
1. The Gaza ceasefire is cracking. Hamas is to blame.
2. Marco Rubio: How We Thwarted the U.N.’s Tax
3. Military Upheaval in China Leaves Xi Support in Question
4. In China, a Forbidden Question Looms: Who Leads After Xi?
5. Clashes in Gaza Reveal Cease-Fire’s Fragility, With Rougher Road Ahead
6. Senior German General Says Europe Must Do All it Can to Help Ukraine
7. How China Took Over the World’s Rare-Earths Industry
8. Wake up call: Enduring Russian war effort reveals limitations of US, Western power
9. A Ukrainian City Fights to Keep the Power On
10. China’s Communist Party kicks off fourth plenum amid tightened security in Beijing
11. Widespread Internet Outage Hits Sites Using Amazon Web Services
12. Trump Turns Up Heat on Latin America
13. How China is stealing American DNA to create Communist super soldiers
14. Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say
15. Wake up call: Enduring Russian war effort reveals limitations of US, Western power
16. How Russia Weaponizes Denial – Political Scientist Explains the Kremlin’s War on Truth and Memory
17. Systems Thinking: Explaining Security Force Assistance in Complex Adaptive Systems
18. No Cause for Alarm: The Case for a Measured Response to Russian Air Incursions
19. The SOCOM Rorschach: Identity, Technology, and the Future Hidden in a List
20. The Miseducation of Xi Jinping
21. The Cracks in Russia’s War Economy – How America and Europe Can Exploit Moscow’s Vulnerabilities
22. Savage drone warfare engulfs Ukraine’s front line
23. SOCOM wants a drone-launched fire-and-forget missile
Korean News:
1. 51 pct of S. Koreans say unification with N. Korea not necessary: poll
2. Lee pledges bold defense, aerospace R&D investment by 2030
3. Acting U.S. Ambassador Joseph Yun to leave post Fri.: U.S. Embassy
4. Vice FM discusses development aid cooperation with acting UNDP chief
5. U.S. eases cash demand in US$350 bln investment talks: minister
6. The $350 bil. question: Korea must negotiate like a strategic power, not a reactive one
7. US Congress must pass Partner With Korea Act
8. Step up Korea’s cybersecurity readiness
9. South Korea suspends JSA tours amid speculation about Trump-Kim Jong Un meeting
10. Fanning the flames: How North Korea’s torch march stoked loyalty to the regime
11. North Korea-China trade surges to six-year high on heels of Kim-Xi summit
12. N. Korea hosts lavish retiree celebrations for party anniversary
13. North Korea launches app-based digital grain voucher system to control distribution
14. U.S. has stepped back from all-cash, upfront payment demand, says Korea’s industry minister
15. South Korea unveils missile plan for “balance of terror” against North
16. US Navy shipbuilding is ‘a mess.’ South Korean companies think they can help fix it
