12/15/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News:

1. U.S. and Ukraine Try to Break Impasse Over Peace Deal With Russia
2. Opinion | This alliance has become transactional. Here’s how to repair it.
3. Nepal Airport Scandal Taints Belt and Road Image
4. The Coast Guard’s Place in Political Warfare
5. Why Germany Wants a Divorce With China
6. How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas?
7. How a Tech-Savvy Officer Finally Cracked the Jan. 6 Pipe-Bombs Case
8. Small Wars in the New Strategic Era: Why the United States Must Prepare for a World of Limited Conflict
9. Fortitude 2.0: Steel & Shadows (Influence)
10. Past the Line of Disorder: Counter-Logistics as a Special Operations Capability
11. Opinion | Guan Heng’s Fate and American Values
12. Japan Has Finally Drawn The Line, And A Trapped Beijing Knows It – Analysis
13. Has Venezuela been ditched by its strongest allies – Russia and China?
14. SOCOM seeks candidates for agentic AI experimentation
15. Special Operations News – Dec 15, 2025
16. On Europe, the Trump administration is out of step with Congress, Americans
17. Chasing True AI Autonomy: From Legacy Mindsets to Battlefield Dominance
18. America’s Drone Delusion – Why the Lessons of Ukraine Don’t Apply to a Conflict With China
19. The Needless Rift Between America and Colombia
20. What Trump’s National Security Strategy Gets Right
21. 5 questions only a veteran would ask the top generals at West Point and the Naval Academy

Korean News:

1. Recent legal revisions bring end to era of leaflet campaigns against N. Korea: unification ministry

2. Unification ministry not to participate in upcoming regular Seoul-Washington talks on N. Korea policy

3. S. Korea, U.S. hold joint drill on nuclear, radiological terror responses

4. Enshrinement ceremony held for unidentified Korean War remains excavated in 2025

5. N. Korea urges completion of ruling-party projects ahead of key party congress

6. Korea Zinc, U.S. seek to jointly invest in U.S. critical metals refinery

7. JCS chief inspects military readiness at front-line general outpost

8. Presidential AI council prioritizes data center expansion, cybersecurity in S. Korea’s physical AI road map

9. Nat’l security adviser set to depart for Washington for talks on post-summit measures

10. Former Unification Ministers Oppose Foreign Affairs-Led North Korea Policy

11. Korean Dream concert brings unification message to Seoul students

12. Talk Show Panel: Unification Led by Korean People

13. N. Korean traffic police target smoke-belching vehicles, causing congestion as most cars stopped

14. The DMZ is not a park: Why undermining armistice risks stability on Korean Peninsula

15. Hyundai division eyes sending tourist ship to North Korea: source

16. Russian Wagner Group-linked cargo jet makes rare flight to North Korea

17. South Korea’s Yoon goaded North to justify martial law, prosecutors say