8/12/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
08.12.2026 at 09:20pm
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National Security News:
1. Are We Preparing to Defeat China’s Military or China’s Strategy? Bing West’s Cat 5: The 2033 War Review
2. Iran Is Defying U.S. Pressure by Becoming a ‘Survival Economy’
3. Opinion | Iran’s Trump Strategy—Dead or Alive
4. Top German General Says Russia Is Probing NATO Defenses With Hybrid Attacks
5. The authoritarian axis looms over wars in Ukraine and Iran
6. Romania destroys drones drifting near major offshore gas project in the Black Sea
7. Iran Said to Have Known Details of Trump’s Stay at NATO Summit
8. Trump administration employees can use TikTok again
9. Ex-Trump Pentagon chief on Iran: ‘We seem to be on our back foot’
10. Iran’s Military Pivots to ‘Offensive’ Mode for Next Round of War
11. Countervalue Reimagined
12. The Next School of War: Educating for Tomorrow’s Battlefield
13. The Future of Conflict and Special Operations Forces
14. The Commander’s Theory of People: Military Leaders and the Beliefs that Shape Them
15. America’s Fatal Attraction to War: The Perverse Incentives for Presidents to Use Military Force
16. The AI Growth Paradox: Why High Productivity Could Still Lead to a Crash
17. U.S. Army speeds up drone buying by asking soldiers what works
18. New Organization, New Rules: Information Warfare Can Thrive in the New OPNAV
19. Hyman Rickover and the Birth of Nuclear Power
20. Responsible Military AI in the Indo-Pacific Requires More Than Ethical Principles
Korean News:
1. Ukraine has Putin on the ropes… Kim is offering him a lifeline
2. North Korea launches ballistic missile ahead of U.S.-South Korea military exercise
3. South Korean civic leaders rally for ‘One Korea’ amid two-state debate
4. N. Korea vows to secure ‘unparalleled’ retaliatory capability over S. Korea’s nuclear submarine push
5. 2 ex-Chinese military personnel arrested in South Korea for alleged espionage
6. The authoritarian axis looms over wars in Ukraine and Iran
7. Responsible Military AI in the Indo-Pacific Requires More Than Ethical Principles
8. America, North Korea, and the Search for Peace
9. Has Life in North Korea Changed Since 2013?
10. How South Korea Can Survive the Unbundling of International Order
11. S. Korean military hosts exchange event for UNC troops ahead of key combined drills with U.S.
12. Inside Hwang’s network, moving defectors, cash across N. Korea’s hardening border
13. Military powerhouses such as the U.S. educate service cadets separately
14. Will South Korea help Ukraine as North Korea boosts Russia’s war effort?
15. Ukraine blames North Korean missiles for killing 7 in Russia’s latest attack
16. President hopes new US envoy will strengthen Seoul-Washington alliance
