1/11/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
01.11.2026 at 07:04pm
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National Security News:
1. Exclusive | Pentagon Chooses DOGE Official and Former Trader to Head Innovation Unit
2. Iran Toughens Crackdown, as U.S. Sketches Out Military Options
3. Iran Threatens to Hit U.S. Bases if Trump Strikes First
4. Radio Farda Returns to Shortwave, Bypassing Iran’s Digital Blackout
5. Inside the Trump administration’s effort to quickly reach audiences behind media walls in Venezuela, Iran
6. Iran Death Toll Rises as Crackdown Intensifies
7. How special forces became modern warfare’s go-to solution
8. Donald Trump ‘orders army chiefs to draw up plan to invade Greenland’: US President emboldened by success of Maduro capture operation
9. Inside Ukraine’s Quest to Build a Missile to Strike Deep in Russian Territory
10. US used powerful mystery weapon that brought Venezuelan soldiers to their knees during Maduro raid: witness account
11. U.S. Launches Fresh Military Strikes on ISIS Targets in Syria
12. How PLA could use ‘decapitation’ strike to counter Taiwan’s ‘porcupine’ strategy
13. Trump: U.S. raid on Venezuela ‘impressed’ China’s leader but didn’t give him ideas about Taiwan
14. Taiwan to fortify critical facilities and ramp up ammunition output to ward off PLA pressure
15. Rocket artillery system could change army’s role
16. Indo-Pacific Connections (Pacific Forum)
17. Total Defense for an Era of Total War: How to Protect the Vulnerable American Home Front
18. The Fate of “America First” – How the Assault on Venezuela Threatens Trump’s Promise
19. The New Imperial Age: Trump, Venezuela, and a Century-Old Vision of American Power
20. Trump’s Maduro raid leaves Xi with no easy options
Korean News:
1. The Maduro capture and takeaways for two Koreas
2. N. Korea says it takes note of Seoul’s announcement military not involved in drone incursions
3. Pyongyang’s hypocrisy over drones
4. North’s drone accusations more political than factual, say experts
5. N. Korea slams Japan’s push to revise 3 key national security documents
6. Indo-Pacific Connections (Pacific Forum)
7. ‘FAFO’ and ‘Stand with us’: Intimidation on the diplomatic stage (Korea, US. China)
8. Cheong Wa Dae reaffirms no intention of provoking N. Korea over drone incursion
9. Cheong Wa Dae Exposed on Google, Apple Maps; Government to Obscure
10. Inside North Korea’s Obsession With Dominating Girls’ Soccer
11. Trade minister heads for Washington amid U.S. concerns over S. Korea’s network act revision
12. N. Korean leader’s sister calls for explanation from S. Korea over drone incursions
13. Two passports, one grudge: Roots of Korea’s unease with ‘black-haired foreigners’
