8/17/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
08.17.2025 at 09:44pm
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National Security News Content:
- How Will the War in Ukraine End? Two Scenarios
- Putin Returns to Moscow With Air of Triumph After Summit
- Blackwater’s Erik Prince Muscles Back Into the Mercenary Business
- How Putin Could Lose Another 1,900,000 Soldiers in Ukraine War
- Putin Sees Ukraine Through a Lens of Grievance Over Lost Glory
- Trump drops ceasefire demand for Ukraine war, tells allies Putin wants land
- As America silences its voice in Africa, China and Russia amplify theirs
- Who Are the Green Berets Supposed to Be? Revisiting the Special Forces Identity Crisis
- The Secret to Success in Professional Military Education
- Decision-Making Paralysis & Trust Erosion: From Psychological Warfare to an AI-Led “Information War”
- Australian and Philippine forces launch largest military exercises near disputed South China Sea
- Opinion: Europe faces the Koreanization of Ukraine
- Half-Baked Alaska – Moving from ceasefire to full settlement by Sir Lawrence Freedman
- European Leaders to Back Zelensky in Washington, Hoping to Counter Putin
- A Bad Summit’s Silver Lining By John Bolton
- Russia’s Glorious Summit by Mick Ryan
- Trump says no imminent plans to penalise China for buying Russian oil
- Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is US president
19. Fear of a new Oval Office fiasco over Ukraine - America’s new plan to fight a war with China
- False Flags, Fake Flags: Propaganda Muddles the Trump-Putin Meeting
- Dan Rice to Newsmax: ‘Trump Chose Diplomacy’ in Talks With Putin
- The Bolduc Brief: The Trump-Putin Alaska Summit – A Predictable Failure in the Quest for Peace
Korean News Content:
1. Civil defense drills to be held this week
2. Russia’s Communist chief hails N. Korean troops in war against Ukraine
3. Trump-Lee summit may renew Seoul’s abandonment concerns
4. South Korean military hit by 9,200 cyber attacks in first half of 2025, up 45% from 2024
5. From ashes of war to arsenal of world: South Korea’s defense industry boom
6. Defense firms report strong H1 earnings on large export deals
7. Trump-Lee summit may renew Seoul’s abandonment concerns
8. South Korea’s move to lower tensions with Kim Jong Un threatens 400,000 Christians
9. South Korea, Japan aim to show solidarity amid conflicting US signals at Tokyo summit
10. US pressures South Korea to redefine alliance, pivot away from North Korea
11. As South Korea’s population falls, its military is shrinking rapidly. Is that a problem as North Korea ramps up forces?
12. Opinion | South Korea’s peace push a chance for stability in Northeast Asia
13. Liberation is already here, but not yet – Who can help them achieve liberation? (Korea)
14. Trump played nice with Putin. Is Kim Jong-un next?
15. Editorial: Peace requires strength, not one-sided concessions
16. Seoul weighs KC-46 tankers amid US arms purchase pressure
17. The Case for An Atrocity Determination for North Korea
18. China’s Violation of Sanctions Vis-à-Vis North Korea
19. Seoul weighs KC-46 tankers amid US arms purchase pressure
