1/6/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
01.06.2026 at 05:06pm
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National Security News:
1. Exclusive | CIA Concluded Regime Loyalists Were Best Placed to Lead Venezuela After Maduro
2. The Venezuelan Regime’s New Strategy: Appease Trump to Survive
3. Maduro’s Capture Deals Heavy Blow to Cuba’s Vaunted Intelligence Service
4. Trump’s Foray Into Venezuela Could Embolden Russia’s and China’s Own Aggression
5. Maduro, making first court appearance, says U.S. ‘kidnapped’ him
6. A Revival of Venezuela’s Oil Industry Poses a Challenge for Canada
7. The 7 Unthinkables: China’s Black Swan Scenarios for 2026
8. Remarks by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Newport News Shipyard
9. Russia Once Offered U.S. Control of Venezuela for Free Rein in Ukraine
10. In Ukraine, a New Arsenal of Killer A.I. Drones Is Being Born
11. Thailand’s tilt toward China tests treaty alliance with US
12. China’s ideology chief calls on propaganda officials to focus on the economy
13. China-Japan military tensions: what lies ahead in 2026?
14. Afghanistan’s Post Opium Drug Trade – Another Challenge for Pakistan?
15. How a Perpetual Desire for Innovation and Thinking ‘Outside the Box’ Led William P. Yarborough to Create the Green Berets
16. Containing the Threat of Containerized Missiles
17. Angle of Attack: Apache Attack Helicopters in Unmanned Skies
18. We Grow Strategists Too Late: Why Army Leaders Must Fail Early
19. The Shockwaves of Venezuela: How Maduro’s Capture Could Throw Latin America Into Tumult
20. What the Technology Means for Deterrence and War
21.Irregular Warfare Center Achieves Milestone Growth in FY25, Pivots to Homeland Resilience and the Indo-Pacific in FY26
Korean News:
1. Lee, Xi agree on restarting North Korea talks but don’t mention denuclearization
2. S. Korea’s Lee visits China as Japanese media warn of Beijing outreach
3. Lee urges pragmatic Korea-China ties as trade stalls near $300B
4. How North Korea Responded to the US Gambit in Venezuela
5. US ‘decapitation strike’ on North Korea unlikely despite Maduro success: Expert
6. Turkey Fuels North Korea’s Missile Arsenal! How Ankara’s “Red Carpet” Is Keeping Pyongyang Alive: OP-ED
7. Kim orders 2.5-fold boost at arms plant in first 2026 field visit
8. Group urges Ukraine not to swap North Korean POWs
9. Kim Jong Un inspects memorial for troops killed in Russia-Ukraine war
10. N.K. leader’s daughter appearing at center stage likely aimed at socialist family imagery: official
11. N. Korea accuses Japan of reinvasion plotting over record-high defense budget
12. North Korea’s new elective system dumps costs on struggling parents
13. North Korea demands neighbors spy on neighbors in surveillance push
14. S. Korea to start trial run of Arctic shipping routes in Sept.: oceans ministry
15. S. Korea, China agree to deepen ‘panda cooperation’ following summit talks
