7/22/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News:
1. Can the US and its allies break China’s grip on rare earths and AI technology?
2. As US works to end reliance on China for critical minerals, mining companies see opportunity
3. Exclusive | White House to Redirect Billions in Research Funds Toward AI, Away From Colleges
4. Exclusive | Trump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for Kingdom
5. Spies are targeting US AI labs, experts warn Congress
6. Hegseth says Iran war has cost $37.5 billion, defends request for more
7. House Narrowly Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, but Shutdown Fight Looms
8. With His Latest Threats, Trump Signals to Iran That He Is Willing to Escalate
9. Opinion | Trump Target Acquired: Pickaxe Mountain
10. Explainer: What is in Pickaxe Mountain and why does Donald Trump want to target it?
11. Iran Shows Its Ballistic Missiles Are Still a Force to Reckon With
12. OpenAI Says Its A.I. Models Went Rogue and Attacked a Digital Library
13. Fresh South China Sea tensions add urgency to ASEAN-China code of conduct talks: Analysts
14. Wang Yi and Marco Rubio at Asean discuss Xi’s planned US visit, South China Sea clash
15. Intelligence Support to Over-the-Horizon Targeting in Contested Environments
16. Mind the Gaps: Rethinking Landpower in a Maritime Environment
17. War by Any Other Name
18. The Iran Cease-Fire Was Doomed to Fail: Why Transactionalism Won’t Deliver Peace in the Middle East
19. When China Gets Its Own Mythos: Preparing for an AI Cyber Crisis
20. Ukraine Just Unveiled a New Interceptor Drone Called the ‘Jetkiller’ — Built to Hunt Down Russia’s Fast New Jet-Powered Shaheds
21. Total War on Taipei: China Explores Elevating Cognitive Effects into Its Vision of Warfare
22. The Bomber Paradox: The B-21, Nuclear Deterrence, and the Risk of Legacy Defense Assumptions
23. The Cognitive Dimension of Mobilization | Naval War College Review
Korean News:
1. New US special operations commander takes charge on Korean Peninsula
2. Gray Zone Contestation Between North and South Korea in the Yellow Sea
3. South Korea detains cargo ship over suspected North Korean sanctions violations
4. S. Korea, U.S., Japan vow robust deterrence posture against N. Korea at ministerial talks
5. Exclusive | Trump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for Kingdom
6. Japan’s defense minister calls for debate on nuclear arms
7. South Korean parties agree on election management investigation
8. South Korea’s far right is on the rise – with MAGA’s backing
9. South Korea’s National Election Commission’s Dereliction of Duty Constitutes Treason,and the Jamsil Suffrage Struggle Is a Second Korean War
10. North Korea reaffirms support for Moscow over Ukraine
11. US renews North Korea travel ban for 10th year
12. North Korea targets university students in media crackdown
13. Heads of Samsung, SK, Hyundai to visit U.S. to meet with global tech leaders
14. S. Korea’s per capita household net assets up 9 pct in 2025: BOK
15. Defense official urges push for integrated military academy ahead of OPCON transfer
