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3/14/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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03.14.2026 at 11:09pm

Access National Security News HERE.

Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News:

1. The Strategy We Are Not Prosecuting: Options for Senior Leaders in the Iran War
2. Palantir Demos Show How the Military Could Use AI Chatbots to Generate War Plans
3. US Army officers say battlefield leaders facing new drone threats have another problem to deal with — it’s information overload
4. Congress Must Rein in Drone Diplomacy for Security Cooperation Before it Backfires
5. Editorial: U.S. will regret Hegseth’s decision to end CMU military fellowships
6. Hegseth cranks up pressure on US war colleges
7. Former Green Beret Behind a Failed Coup in Venezuela Is on the Run
8. Trump and Rubio’s Vision of War: The Art of Destroy and Deal
9. How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks
10. Iran war: What role is cyber warfare played in Iran?
11. U.S. offers $10 million reward, chance to relocate for information on Iran’s leaders: “Send us a tip”
12. General McChrystal’s Dolly Parton Doctrine
13. Trump urged uprising, but as bombs fall, Iranians are ‘too scared to move’
14. They Were Promised Regime Change. Now Many Iranians Feel Betrayed.
15. Why Did Trump Order an Attack on Iran’s Kharg Island?
16. Trump Wants to Secure Hormuz. Here’s What It Would Take.
17. Five Takeaways From WSJ’s Reporting on Trump’s Decision to Launch a War in Iran

Korean News:

1. Unification minister warns war preparation raises conflict risks
2. Trump calls on S, Korea, China, Japan, others to send ships to keep Hormuz Strait open
3. N. Korea fires ballistic missiles as S. Korea, U.S. conduct joint drills
4. U.S. says it is consulting with allies over N.K. launches, reaffirms defense commitment to allies
5. Cheong Wa Dae calls N. Korea’s missile launch violation of UNSC resolution, calls for halt
6. S. Korea, U.S. hold joint river-crossing drills amid N. Korea’s missile firing
7. S. Korea, Japan to hold regular policy dialogue on trade, supply chain issues
8. PM Kim says Trump positive about dialogue with N. Korea’s Kim but leaves open its timing
9. This is why Korea works
10. South Koreans Keep the Faith in America Even as Washington Tests It
11. The Iran Crisis Is Fueling South Korea’s Drive for Nuclear Energy
12. Man beaten for stealing kimchi as North Korea food crisis deepens

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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