8/10/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
08.10.2025 at 10:47pm
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National Security News Content:
1. Just as Russia’s Most-Famous Dissident Seemed Set to Go Free, Tragedy Struck
2. Ukraine and Europe Counter Putin’s Cease-Fire Proposal
3. Armies Tormented by Drones Innovate Ways to Spot, Jam and Zap on the Cheap
4. Russian Oil Refinery Capacity Drops Nearly 10% After Ukrainian Drone Strikes
5. An Assessment Mechanised Forces in the Age of Drones
6. Security Cooperation and Special Operations Forces: Training and Education Are Needed Now More than Ever
7. Laura Loomer knocks Medal of Honor recipient in new attack on Army
8. Israel’s New War Plan Includes Fighting in Gaza’s Central Refugee Camps
9. China Detains Senior Diplomat Who Aided U.S. Relations
10. Russian Drone Innovations are Likely Achieving Effects of Battlefield Air Interdiction in Ukraine
11. Why India Can’t Afford to Jettison Its Relationship With Russia
12. The Bolduc Brief: Why Ukraine Must Reject Territorial Concessions to Russia
13. The Quiet Technocrat Who Enacts Putin’s Ruthless Agenda
14. Xi Looks to Tighten Grip After Scandals Shake China’s Military Elite
15. Foreign governments bet big to lobby Trump on tariffs. Most came up empty.
16. Pentagon skipping Canadian security forum makes U.S. look weak, summit president says
17. ‘I Can’t Go Back’: Trump and the New American Brain Drain
Korean News Content:
1. North Koreans once risked their lives to tune in. Now silence reigns
2. USFK commander stresses expanded role for US troops in Korea against broader regional threats
3. U.S. officials considered demanding Korea raise defense spending to 3.8 pct of GDP in tariff talks: report
4. Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Heir Apparent
5. Armed forces down to about 450,000 due to low birthrate
6. How to deal with Donald Trump (South Korea)
7. USFK chief stresses capability, not numbers amid troop-cut speculation
8. [Lee Kyong-hee] Alliance for NE Asia nuclear-weapon-free zone
9. South Korea shipbuilding to benefit from new U.S. bill
10. Security concerns delay Google’s Map Export Plan in South Korea