10/25/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
10.25.2025 at 03:59pm
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National Security News:
1. As Putin Digs In, a Long—and Different—War With Ukraine Looms
2. Sanctioned Russian Oil Will Find New Ways to Flow
3. Pentagon Orders Aircraft Carrier to the Caribbean
4. Anonymous Donor Gives $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown, Pentagon Says
5. Trump Says the Road to Gaza Ran Through Tehran
6. Western drones are underwhelming on the Ukrainian battlefield
7. Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy and the Whole Wide World
8. Donald Trump is copying the wrong things from China, writes Dan Wang
9. The world economy shrugs off both the trade war and AI fears
10. Is the U.S. Ready for War With China?
11. How Chinese and Russian female spies are using ‘sex warfare’ to steal Silicon Valley secrets
12. Small Wars Journal – U.S. Army Command and General Staff College Partnership
13. Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops Is Reclusive Heir to Mellon Fortune
14. The U.S. and China Are One Misstep Away From War
15. Dutch intelligence services now share less information with US
16. The mercenary business is on the brink of another boom
17. Fall of the ‘Fujian clique’ – what China’s military shake-up signals for Xi’s grip on the armed forces
18. The Evolution of Irregular Warfare
19. New national security strategy could redefine homeland defense: experts
20. Genetic discovery in study of Special Forces soldiers shows potential for aiding their mental health
Korean News:
1. Trump Pitches Meeting With Kim Jong Un During Asia Tour: ‘Put Out the Word’
2. North Korea’s Soldiers Reportedly Directing Russian Strikes on Ukraine, UK Says
3. Trump says he’s open to meeting Kim in Korea if Kim would like to
4. Trump says trade deal with S. Korea ‘pretty close to being finalized’
5. Trump describes N. Korea as ‘sort of nuclear power’: AFP
6. U.S. expert expects Trump to back S. Korea’s ‘END’ peace initiative
7. N. Korea’s Kim pays tribute at tombs of fallen Chinese soldiers ahead of key anniversary
8. Georgia governor vows continued support for Korean investors amid U.S. visa concerns
9. Rival parties vow bipartisan response against Japan’s Dokdo claim
10. U.S. keen to ‘nail down’ trade deal with S. Korea as soon as possible: senior official
11. Meeting with Kim not on Trump’s schedule during Asia trip, but ‘things can change’: senior U.S. official
12. Editorial: Will U.S.-South Korea Training Be Scaled Down for Five-Year Term?
13. President Donald Trump Acknowledges North Korea as Nuclear Power
14. Trump ‘would like’ to meet Kim Jong Un on Asia trip
15. Only acceptable end state: free and unified Korea, regardless of polls
