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4/22/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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04.22.2026 at 08:46pm
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National Security News:

1. Pentagon details record $1.5 trillion budget request
2. Iran War Live Updates: Trump Extends Iran Cease-Fire With Peace Talks in Limbo
3. U.S., Iran Delay Talks in High-Stakes Game of Chicken
4. Opinion | A Quiet U.S. Favor for Xi Jinping
5. How America can fight back against enemy propaganda
6. China Doesn’t Always Win When the U.S. Loses
7. Trump Is Said to Be in Talks to Send Afghans Who Aided U.S. Forces to Congo
8. Field Observation: The Strait Became the Instrument
9. How Asia Should Deal With the ‘Malacca Dilemma’
10. Assessing US Cyber Power: Capabilities, Fragmentation, and the Challenge of Coordination
11. Book Review | Flawed Strategy: Why Smart Leaders Make Bad Decisions
12. Resilience Without Capacity: The Fatal Flaw in America’s New Cyber Strategy
13. Why Iran Metabolizes the Pressure that Broke Venezuela
14. Designed to Lose: The Institutional Features that Undermine US Irregular Warfare
15. Winning without fighting: political warfare as America’s grand strategy

Korean News:

1. North Korea as It Is: The Case for a Cold Peace
2.  USFK commander says THAAD remains in Korea, ‘munitions’ await move
3. The fecklessness of Foreign Affairs
4. North Korean hackers tied to $290M crypto heist, firm says
5. South Korea opposition leader defends U.S. trip amid criticism
6. China blocks South Korean spy chief visit amid Taiwan tensions
7. How Asia’s Biggest Nations Are Riding Out the Energy Shock
8. Beijing-Pyongyang Thaw Leaves North Koreans No Escape
9. The Blogs: North Korean Cluster Munitions to Female Succession
10. Anduril, HD Hyundai expand partnership with first autonomous surface vessel in production
11. Defense minister denies reports USFK commander protested over alleged leak of U.S. intel on N.K. nuke facility
12. USFK commander warns against ‘political expediency’ in rushed OPCON transfer

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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Liam Myers

Thank you for this insightful analysis on the current national security landscape! As someone who has followed Korean affairs closely, I appreciate your nuanced take on recent developments. It reminds me of how vital engagement in global issues is—just like finding those hidden gems in games like Hollow Knight where strategic thinking makes all the difference. Your post encourages thoughtful reflection not just about safety, but our interconnectedness in a rapidly changing world. Keep up the great work!

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