2/18/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
02.18.2026 at 04:04pm
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National Security News:
1. Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash
2. U.S. Hardens Allegation That China Conducted a Secret Nuclear Test
3. ‘Woke’ AI Spat Escalates Between Pentagon and Anthropic
4. The Phantom Stealth Fighter That Exposes Europe’s Deep Divisions Over Defense
5. Special Operations News – Feb 17, 2026
6. Starlink Surprise (Ukraine – Russia) by Mick Ryan
7. Mapping the Human Terrain: The Enduring Role of Human Intelligence in the U.S. Army
8. Claimed or Unclaimed: Patterns of Attribution in Global Terrorism
9. Attributing Russian Information Influence Operations: Testing the Information Influence Attribution Framework with real-world case studies
10. Beijing pressured Japan over Taiwan. It only strengthened Tokyo’s resolve
11. Gone But Not Forgotten: Retaining Advising Capabilities Even as the Army Cuts Its Advising Units
12. Putin Could End the Ukraine War But Won’t. That Means a Coup In Russia Is Possible
13. The Greatest Threat to Acquisition Transformation Is Fear
14. China Now Finds Itself in al-Qaeda’s Crosshairs
15. Putin, Xi and Trump Are Launching a Freedom Counterrevolution
16. China’s Digital Yuan and the Fight for Southeast Asia’s Financial Infrastructure
17. Asia After America: How U.S. Strategy Failed—and Ceded the Advantage to China
18. U.S. and Japan: A New Conservative Axis
19. The Globalist Delusion: Why America Must Build a New Operating System by Nadia Schadlow
20. U.S. Plans to Deploy More Missile Systems in the Philippines, Challenging China
Korean News:
1. Korean Peninsula Update, February 17, 2026
2. The Politics of Interpretation: Who Governs the Korean DMZ?
3. N. Korea designated ‘high-risk jurisdiction’ for money laundering, terrorism financing for 16th year
4. S. Korea seeks to reinstate no-fly zone under suspended 2018 inter-Korean military pact
5. Kim skips Kumsusan visit on father’s birthday
6. Spy agency seeks military base access for insurrection probes
7. Major overhaul of Army digital network in South Korea nearly complete
8. Asia After America: How U.S. Strategy Failed—and Ceded the Advantage to China
9. Kim Ju-ae’s Unprecedented Resident Hugs Fuel Succession Speculation
10. USTR hints at possible adjustments in steel, aluminum tariff implementation
11. Seoul clings to hope for an empty train station, a symbol of inter-Korean ties
12. No further delays in bill to support investment in US
13. Puppies and PC games: Kim Jong Un promotes ‘modern’ living at housing ceremony
