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2/15/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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02.15.2026 at 06:02pm
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National Security News:

1. Lech Walesa, the Cold War’s Last Man Standing
2. SF Confidential | Who Commands White SOF Now
3. The technology to safely stop drones already exists. The U.S. government is buying it from us.
4. As Rubio tries to make amends, China looks to woo Europe
5. Future of China-US ties rests on Washington’s will, Wang Yi says in Munich
6. Opinion | NATO Has Seen the Future and Is Unprepared
7. China Watchers Are Trying to Spot the Next Target of Xi’s Purges
8. On the Ground With Crews Battling to Keep the Lights On in Ukraine
9. TikTok’s Chinese Parent Has an App to Replace Hollywood
10. Cognitive Warfare Masterclass: China’s Doctrine for Strategic Narrative Superiority
11. The Clash of Civilizations Was an Inside Job
12. Deep in China’s Mountains, a Nuclear Revival Takes Shape
13. Putin’s next move? Five Russian attack scenarios Europe must prepare for
14. DOJ Press Conference on Charges Announced against Chinese Nationals Involved in Sham Marriages
15. The China Collapse That Wasn’t

Korean News:

1. Defense chief inspects emergency readiness at front-line military unit
2. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Extra Allowances Paid to “Agitators,” the Regime’s Front-Line Propaganda Specialists — Kim Jong-un Doubles Down on Indoctrination
3. North Hamgyong city mobilizes neighbors to help families facing deadly cold
4. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Female Workers Head to China – Over 300 from Northern Hyesan Since the Start of the Year – “100 Times Better Than Here” – Chinese Side Urgently Seeks Interpreters
5. N. Korea observes longer Lunar New Year holiday this year, combined with late leader’s birthday
6. Custom of Lunar New Year’s Day – Intangible Cultural Heritage of DPRK
7. Many people visit Paektusan Secret Camp
8. Chinese officials visit N. Korean tourism zone for Lunar New Year
9. S. Korea seeks to form working-level team for preliminary review of U.S. investment projects
10. Editorial: Simultaneous Absence of Frontline Commander and Navy Chief, Is It Truly Sustainable?
11. K-pop icons incorporate national heritage into comeback projects
12. Starbucks Korea expects to add at least 100 outlets this year
13. Kim Yo-jong, Kim Ju-ae Power Struggle Looms in North Korea

About The Author

  • David Maxwell

    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 the Editor-at-Large of Small Wars Journal.

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