12/17/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
12.17.2025 at 02:56pm
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National Security News:
1. Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military
2. Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Irregular Warfare
3. For Ukraine’s Allies in Europe, a Bad Deal With Russia Is Worse Than No Deal
4. The Pernicious Myth That America Doesn’t Win Wars
5. U.S. Tanker Seizure Has Paralyzed Venezuelan Oil Shipping—Except Chevron’s
6. Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in and out of Venezuela
7. Trump makes pick to lead NSA spy agency after months of leadership limbo
8. Opinion | America first? Not when Trump is dealing with China.
9. A Free World Needs a Strong America
10. America Needs a New Definition of Service
11. ‘We’ve Been Let Down’: 11 Gen Z-ers on the Military, America’s Place in the World and Their Generation
12. ‘Testing the waters’? US reported to have seized Chinese cargo bound for Iran
13. In Search of a China Strategy (analysis of the 2025 NSS)
14. Pax Silica can reshape supply chains for greater economic security
15. Hegseth: Pentagon Won’t Release Full Video of Sept. 2 Boat Strike
16. Senior US and Chinese defence officials continue ‘military-to-military’ dialogue
17. Newcomers in charge at PLA’s corruption-hit command overseeing Taiwan
18. Anchoring Intelligence: Ground Truth in an Age of Synthetic Deception
19. Black Boxes and Broken Mirrors: Iran, Israel, and the New Geography of Instability
20. Next Fight Nigeria: An Introduction to the Central Nigerian Operational Environment
21. Sabotage as a “New Normal”
22. Training Like It’s 1993: We’re Still Not Doing Enough to Integrate Drones
23. The Red Séance: How Xi Jinping Is Soft-Burying the Deng Era
24. Microinsurgency: Introducing and Defining a Distinct Category of Intrastate Conflict
25. What the Disappearance of the ‘One China’ Policy From Trump’s 2025 NSS Means for Taiwan
26. Exclusive | Panama Ports Deal Hits Impasse as China Makes New Demands for Its Approval
Korean News:
1. Pentagon plan calls for major power shifts within U.S. military
2. UNC objects to South Korea bill on civilian DMZ access
3. S. Korea, U.S. share that latest talks on N. Korea different from past ‘working group’: Seoul official
4. Defector group to honor N. Korea rights conference organizers in Seoul
5. N. Korea’s Kim pays respects to late father at family mausoleum on death anniversary
6. Unification minister urges reopening of inter-Korean exchanges, cooperation
7. Top security adviser meets Rubio for talks on post-summit measures
8. Seoul, Washington may discuss using U.S. investment fund for Korea Zinc refinery: minister
9. U.S. military commemorates 75th anniversary of operation rescuing Korean War orphans
10. Breach at South Korea’s Equivalent of Amazon Exposed Data of Almost Every Adult
11. Ask a North Korean: How did North Koreans react to Kim Jong Il’s death?
12. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Hospitals rebuilt on Kim Jong-un’s orders, but… “Not a single proper bed. X-ray machine broken due to voltage issues” — Musan County
13. ＜Super-telephoto Report＞Border Guards Look Healthier with Improved Uniforms “Since the Chinese are watching us, selecting robust soldiers, issuing special uniforms” Residents also ordered not to appear shabby Hyesan (6 photos)
14. South Korean Defense Ministry confirms leaflet drops into North ahead of Yoon’s martial law bid
15. Why is abolishing South Korea’s National Security Act a point of ideological contention?
16. Fault Lines Daily Summary – December 17, 2025 (Korea Plus)
