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1/3/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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01.03.2026 at 05:37pm
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National Security News:

1. Trump Captures Maduro: The End of the Narco-Terrorist Dictatorship in Venezuela
2. In a Phone Interview, Trump Celebrated the Capture of Maduro
3. Opinion | Trump Stands With Iran’s Protesters
4. Why We Must Be Concerned About The Attack On Putin’s Residence – OpEd
5. Zelensky Picks Military Intelligence Chief as Top Aide After Corruption Probe
6. Treating Cartels as Terrorists Isn’t About Crime—It’s About Justifying Force
7. A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump
8. China’s Military Is Planning for Combat in Latin America
9. Xi’s Strategy to Win Taiwan Without Fighting
10. China Is Turning the Indo-Pacific Into a Pressure Cooker
11.  What are the odds? Analyzing six global scenarios for 2026.
12. China’s Taiwan Drills Are Crossing a New Line
13. Ukraine as a Model, a Warning, and a Partner for Taiwan’s Drone Industry
14. Cuba on the Brink: Where Will the Island’s Crisis End?
15. How Multilateralism Can Survive
16. The New Arteries of Power: Subsea Cables Are This Century’s Hidden Battleground

 

Korean News:

1. “Behind the Comrades Stand Pyongyang and Moscow”
2. Lee orders protection of S. Korean nat’ls in Venezuela, evacuation plans prepared: Cheong Wa Dae
3. South Korean parties condemn U.S. Venezuela attack
4. Kim Ju-ae’s Palace Visit Fuels Succession Speculation
5. N.K. leader inspects greenhouse farm construction site in 1st ‘field guidance’ of 2026
6. Editorial: Attempt to Muzzle Media Sparks U.S. Trade Conflict
7. China’s diplomatic divide: red carpet for South Korea, cold shoulder for Japanese firms
8. Lee to meet Xi in China on Monday, seek progress on culture ban
9. South Korea says it respects One China principle ahead of Lee trip
10. Survey shows improved Chinese sentiment toward Korea
11. North Korea downplays Xi New Year greeting while touting Putin ties
12. Why South Korea is Taiwan’s Economic Cautionary Tale

About The Author

  • David Maxwell is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel who has spent more than 30 years in the Asia Pacific region (primarily Korea, Japan, and the Philippines) as a practitioner, specializing in Northeast Asian Security Affairs and irregular, unconventional, and political warfare. He is the Vice President of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy. He commanded the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines during the war on terrorism and is the former J5 and Chief of Staff of the Special Operations Command Korea, and G3 of the US Army Special Operations Command. Following retirement, he was the Associate Director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He is a member of the board of directors of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the OSS Society, on the board of advisers of Spirit of America, and is a contributing editor to Small Wars Journal.

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