8/15/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
08.15.2026 at 10:14pm
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National Security News:
1. The Iran War Is Now About Who Blinks First Under Economic Pressure
2. China Is Opening the First Regular Cargo Route Through the Arctic
3. NATO Jet Downs Drone as Concerns Grow Over Russia Threat
4. Opinion | A Crisis in U.S. Naval Readiness, Revealed
5. Bringing Back Steam Catapults On Carriers Is A Huge Risk
6. World War III is already here, and Trump must rise to the challenge
7. Elbridge Colby’s Southeast Asia pitch falls flat
8. The End of American Innocence: Seventy years after “The Quiet American,” has the country outlived Graham Greene’s prophecy?
9. Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War
10. Ukraine and Iran: why military strength doesn’t mean winning wars
11. Trump’s Flurry of National Security Policies
12. US special forces ready to step up combat drills in Philippines and help deter aggression in Asia
13. US Presses Allies on Ideological Loyalty Ahead of Troop Cuts
14. Opinion | Trump’s attack on a think tank is an affront to the First Amendment
15. The West studies China’s power — but not its civilization
16. Trump vows to declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory
17. America is sailing through the Taiwan Strait less. Does it matter?
18. Trump opens door for foreign-built Navy ships. It could get complicated.
19. CENTCOM launches multinational one-way attack drone force
20. In Afghanistan, Growing Resistance Meets Fears of Pakistani Influence
21. As warfare becomes engineering, the era of the digital mercenary dawns
22. The US’ future policymakers are questioning the standard ‘China threat’ playbook
Korean News:
1. Youth from 34 countries launch One Korea alliance in Seoul
2. The KN-23 Goes to War: Has It Improved North Korea’s Missiles?
3. Lee proposes dialogue with N. Korea to officially end Korean War, halt Pyongyang’s nuclear program
4. Armistice Regime, Peace Regime, or Time for a Different Mindset on the Korean Peninsula?
5. Editorial: Conflicting Facts in South Korea-U.S. Alliance
6. [Exclusive] Former UNC Officer: “South Korea Has No Authority to Consent to Internal Reorganization… No Agreement to Scrap Brigade”
7. Kim Jong Un Just Got Handed as Much as $22 Billion: What Selling Troops and Weapons to Russia Has Earned Him So Far
8. Can South Korea’s $880 Billion AI Ambition Help Cement Its Status as a High-Tech Powerhouse?
9. Ministry of Unification to Replace ‘Main Enemy’ Terminology
10. N. Korean leader pays tribute to Soviet soldiers amid deepening Russia ties
11. Xi congratulates Lee on 78th anniv. of S. Korean government’s establishment
12. S. Korea deplores Japanese officials’ visits to Yasukuni Shrine
13. Japan PM refrains from visit to Yasukuni Shrine, but stops short of mentioning ‘remorse’
14. S. Korea’s chief trade negotiator sacked amid growing U.S. tariff pressure
