9/24/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News:
1. Iran Has a Secret Weapon in Its War With America: Help From China
2. China Is Holding Sensitive F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong
3. As Xi Visits Washington, Trump Plays Down China’s Actions Against U.S. Interests
4. The AI Build-Out Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. History
5. China vs US: Who is winning the AI race, in four charts
6. America Needs a National Irregular Warfare Stress Test
7. What Machiavelli Would Say About Trump
8. SELECTING THE RIGHT LEADER, NOT THE BEST LEADER
9. Chinese Culture Is Not the Obstacle: Taiwan, Democracy, and the CCP’s Narrative War
10. Unleashing Achilles: How the Army Can Build a Faster Learning Force
11. Xi as Alliance Manager: What the China-North Korea treaty reveals ahead of the Washington summit
12. The Price of Arctic Ambition: The Greenland Deal Proves Self-Reliance Is Not an Option
13. How Putin Escalates: A New Stage in Russia’s Confrontation with Ukraine—and the West
14. An Overture to Victory: Operation Vivaldi and Ukraine’s Path to Battlefield Decision
15. The New Signature Wounds: How Drone Warfare Is Reshaping the Injuries Veterans Bring Home
16. Allocating AI Priority: A Strategic Token Reserve?
17. The System, Not the Centrifuges
18. GOP senators hold up key Trump Pentagon nominees
19. Power, Prudence, and Restraint in Fénelon’s Telemachus
Korean News:
1. Zelensky says Ukraine sent two North Korean POWs to South Korea
2. Ukraine Sent Two North Korean P.O.W.s to South Korea, Zelensky Says
3. N. Korea’s will to keep nuclear weapons through ‘all ages’ irreversible: FM
4. South Korea has ‘pragmatic’ plan for phased denuclearisation. But will North bite?
5. Xi as Alliance Manager: What the China-North Korea treaty reveals ahead of the Washington summit
6. North Korea tests guided rockets capable of reaching Seoul
7. Former Pentagon official urges Korean defense firms to work with U.S. tech firms
8. Lee says combining S. Korea’s technology with Mexico’s industrial base can create new growth
9. Lee outlines three-part vision for ‘peaceful coexistence’ with North Korea at UN
10. Trump makes no mention of N. Korea in UN address while touching on Iran, Cuba, other issues
11. Lee says Ukraine disclosed transfer of 2 N.K. soldiers in breach of non-disclosure agreement
12. Russia invites N. Korean leader to visit: TASS
13. Defense Minister Kang Urges Troops to Respond Resolutely to Enemy Provocations
14. Trump reaffirms commitment to dialogue with N. Korea during summit with Lee: Seoul
15. Traffic eases on 1st night of Chuseok as people head home
