12/20/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
12.20.2025 at 05:27pm
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National Security News:
1. American special operations forces get new civilian overseer
2. MI6 chief warns Britain is in new era of ‘information warfare’
3. China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat
4. Space Force Special Operations Command? Congress has questions, too
5. Irregular warfare threats during multi-domain operations in the Indo-Pacific region topic of latest CASO Panel
6. Jumpmaster who saved paratrooper breaks down viral video
7. The Indian Scouts that forged the legacy of American Special Forces
8. New SOUTHCOM Cdr Nominated (Lt Gen Frank Donovan, Vice Cdr USSOCOM)
9. China and Russia Bolster Their ‘No Limits’ Alliance
10. Opinion | The White House Seeks to Reboot the U.S.-Europe Alliance
11. Exclusive | U.S. Pitches ‘Project Sunrise’ Plan to Turn Gaza Into High-Tech Metropolis
12. U.S. Strikes Syria Targets in Response to Fatal Attack on Americans
13. Civil Affairs, AI, and the Future of Army Readiness
14. Handbook on the role of non-state actors in Russian hybrid threats
15. Washington Is Helping Beijing “Tell China’s Story Well”
16. The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics
17. The U.S. is now blocking visas for people who fight misinformation
18. US lawmakers want DeepSeek, Xiaomi added to list of China military-linked firms
19. Rubio swaps hawk for diplomat in year-end pivot on China
20. Will Taiwan’s decentralised military model raise more questions than it solves?
21. Philippine hotel in Davao City says Bondi Beach suspects stayed for a month and were there every night
22. U.S. appears to pour cold water on idea of Japan acquiring nukes
23. Europe’s Taiwan Dilemma: Lessons from a Tabletop Exercise
24. Implementing Policies for Ukrainian Protection of Minority Languages: Been There, Done That, Got the T-shirt
Korean News:
1. What Would OPCON Transfer Mean for the UN Command in Korea?
2. Korea’s US security strategy test
3. VOA Korean Service Resumes After Nine-Month Suspension
4. N. Korea calls for standing up to U.S.-led ‘Western coercion’
5. North Korea’s Other TV: What You Don’t See on KCTV
6. Senate confirms Korean American official as assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security
7. Lee orders security ministers’ meeting to coordinate N. Korea policy
8. S. Korean startup again delays 1st commercial orbit launch
9. Editorial: Government’s North Korea Policy Resembles Event Planning
10. President gives unification ministry rein on NK policy
11. South Korean President Reiterates Necessity of Tipping Balance on Inter-Korean Relations
12. Talks with U.S. expose internal faultlines in South Korea’s approach to North Korea
13. Ruling party-government push risks undermining the Armistice Framework and Korea-U.S. coordination
14. Lee criticizes hard-line policy over North Korea hostility
15. Why South Korea must not restrict information about the North
