1/22/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
01.22.2026 at 02:52pm
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National Security News:
1. Exclusive | The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year
2. Inside Trump’s Head-Spinning Greenland U-Turn
3. Opinion | Mr. Trump and the Davos Divide
4. Davos and the Unraveling of the U.S. Collective Security Framework
5. In Cuba’s swamps, Trump has raised spectres of the Bay of Pigs
6. Trump admin sought redactions on key China war game report warning of US military readiness gaps
7. The Greenland Crisis Won’t Break NATO: But It Could Weaken It Where It Matters Most
8. The Chinese Spy Machine Infiltrating Taiwan’s Military
9. Despite Trump’s Pressure, $40 Billion in Military Money Is Stalling in Taiwan
10. Drawing the Digital Line
11. The Davos Crowd Gets the World Wrong Again
12. An Opportunity for Success: Don’t Repeat Iraq’s Catastrophic Mistakes in Venezuela
13. The Archaic Defensive Doctrine Continues to Plague Post-Soviet States Today
14. Can China Win Round Two of the Trade War?
15. What Would Have Happened If the Green Berets Helped Ukraine?
16. The Real Reasons Greenland Matters
17. How the Iranian Regime Breaks
18. Greenland meltdown: what does Trump’s quest mean for the global order and China?
19. Why China is playing the long game in Iran despite Trump’s fresh threats
20. Timeless Leadership, Timely Expertise: Winning Tomorrow’s Wars Starts Here (West Point)
21. ALLFARE: CHINA’S WHOLE-OF-NATION STRATEGY (although last this is certainly not least – very much worth the read)
Korean News:
1. North Korea uses Maduro arrest to justify nukes, but audience marvels at U.S. power
2. North Korean soldiers collapse during winter exercises as hunger and fatigue take toll
3. (ROK) Army’s Special Warfare Command stages wintertime drills
4. In a turbulent world, Kim Jong Un’s regime looks more secure than ever
5. U.S. expert proposes S. Korea, U.S., others form ‘collective economic deterrence’ pact against Chinese pressure
6. Bookshelf: why the US failed to contain North Korea’s nuclear threat
7. Unification minister makes UNC-escorted visit to DMZ area
8. S. Korea becomes 1st nation to enact comprehensive law on safe use of AI
9. JCS vice chairman attends NATO Military Committee meeting in Belgium
10. Gov’t urged to make all-out efforts to bring back N. Korean POWs in Ukraine
11. S. Korea says to seek consultation with UNC over push to reopen border trails inside DMZ
12. South Korea Economy Weakened in 2025 as Tariffs Took a Toll
13. PM departs for U.S. to meet with senior officials, possibly Vance
14. N. Korea ramps up ‘people-first’ policy push ahead of party congress
