10/27/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News:
1. Funding, force-structure issues could hinder Hegseth’s new autonomous command
2. At last, Army seeing progress in Pacific network
3. US-China strategic competition to keep escalating as world watches on, Rudd says
4. How Saudi Arabia’s mBridge Exit Exposes the Limits of China’s Financial Warfare Strategy
5. Trump’s proposed US$70,000 work training fee could drive foreign students away, warn US educators
6. Did the United States and Russia Just Agree to Collaborate on Data Centers? | CSIS
7. Alibaba wins injunction against Pentagon contract restrictions tied to China blacklist
8. Opinion | Slow and Steady Can Defeat Iran By Michael O’Hanlon
9. A Less-Is-More Strategy for America: The Folly of Expanding the Exhausted U.S. Military
10. We’re Losing the Cognitive Space Race
11. ‘Pull Out the Sick Trees’: Xi’s Constant Purges Pave Way for Next Term
12. A.I.’s Rogue Behavior Starts With Its Training
13. Plus, Xinjiang goes from blacklisted to global trade hub, Xi’s purges echo Stalin’s, and Kim Jong Un makes a surprise trip to China
14. I Saw Ukraine’s Rapid Adaptation Cycle in Action, and This is What the US Military Should Learn from It
15. The Anti-Taliban Resistance Has Survived. Can It Win?
16. Musk’s meddling in Ukraine’s Starlink is a warning to every country relying on private tech
17. China Warns of Foreign Espionage Disguised as Research as Authorities Uncover Cross-Border Smuggling Network
18. The Thirteenth Mile: This Is What Gray Zone War Looks Like
19. Beijing’s top Taiwan official meets US think tank to reaffirm red lines
20. Three Actors, Both Parties: Foreign Information Warfare and the U.S. 2026 Midterms
Korean News:
1. Defense Minister Kang Questions U.S. Military Trust in North Korea War
2. FM Cho says lodged complaint to U.S. envoy over USFK chief’s remarks on inter-Korean border
3. South Korean lawmaker proposes AI-powered security system for DMZ
4. Foreign Minister Cho Hyun Confident OPCON Transition Will Align With South Korea’s Goals
5. Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks in Philippines ahead of ASEAN meeting
6. S. Korea sees possibility of N. Korea-U.S. dialogue discussions during Kim Jong-un’s China visit
7. Editorial: Solve ‘Dandong Mystery’ to Shape North Korea Strategy
8. Quick Take: Kim Jong Un’s Unusual Dandong Trip to Mark CPV Anniversary
9. Lee’s Obsession With US Autonomy Follows Roh’s Playbook
10. Kim’s China trip may have been more than economic event: unification minister
11. S. Korea’s Lee pledges to pursue Pacific trade pact despite opposition
12. Changes to PAD Ideological Instructors
13. Photos capture North Korean artillery deployed on South Korea’s doorstep
14. Deepfakes of North Korean forces massing on border go viral as tensions rise
15. New ‘Call of Duty’ game imagines war with North Korea, through Koreans’ eyes
16. Hanwha Systems Q3 net plunges 97.5 pct on U.S. shipyard-related losses
