10/28/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News:
1. Opinion | This peninsula is an economic powder keg. A blast could cost trillions.
2. Opinion | America’s Military Presence Reshapes Hormuz
3. Pentagon Fears Drone Attacks on U.S. and Foreign Bases
4. The West’s International Order is on Borrowed Time
5. U.S. Warns Gulf of Possible Short, Intense Renewal of Iran War After Midterms
6. A Flood of Drones: Nepal and the Command Problem in Disaster Response
7. Taiwan looks to autonomous swarms to counter Beijing’s grey-zone pressure
8. Manila speaks with 2 voices on China
9. GREEN BERET FOUNDATION RECEIVES $250,000 FROM BEZOS COURAGE & CIVILITY AWARD TO ADVANCE SOF BRAIN HEALTH INITIATIVE
10. The Army’s only remaining SFAB helped broker a ceasefire in southeast Asia
11. Beijing pledges to back Taiwan’s pro-unification ‘patriots’ as it marks key anniversary
12. The China Price: Beijing’s Green Path to Ending Dollar Dominance
13. The Next Congress Needs to Reclaim Its Oversight of the Department of Defense
14. The Backdoor to American Innovation: How Military Partnerships Make Washington Vulnerable to Its Adversaries
15. Trump Has Lost the Foreign-Policy Debate
16. Is AI the missing link in all-domain command and control?
Korean News:
1. Opinion | This peninsula is an economic powder keg. A blast could cost trillions.
2. Where Is the Korean Border? A Decades-Old Dispute Fuels New Tensions.
3. Former USFK commanders raise concerns over command structure after OPCON transfer
4. [In-depth: Sanctions against North Korea] 1. The actual effect of sanctions in the mitigation proposal…blocking North Korea’s funds and restricting arms exports
5. [In-depth: Sanctions against North Korea] 2. Avoiding sanctions through disguised employment and arms trade…targeting overseas helpers and funders
6. [In-depth: Sanctions against North Korea] 3. Sanctions relaxed due to nuclear freeze… North Korea’s acceptance is also unclear due to verification difficulties
7. South Korean ‘tilt’ towards Russia alarms European allies
8. North Korea Designations; Democratic Republic of the Congo-related Designations
9. Is the Korean Peninsula moving closer to war?
10. Kim Jong Un tells commanders to prepare for war as border tensions rise
11. Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S. hold talks on OPCON transfer, alliance
12. South Korea’s rich lobbying spree isn’t paying off in DC
