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1/18/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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01.18.2026 at 04:54pm
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National Security News:

1. How War With China Begins
2. How Trump’s Foreign Policy Gambits Are Reshaping the World
3. U.S. Blockade Shuts Off China, Cuba From Venezuelan Oil
4. Trump Says Iran Needs New Leaders
5. Taiwan’s Flagship Chip Maker Charts a Future Beyond Taiwan
6. Trump to Hit European Nations With 10% Tariffs as He Presses for Sale of Greenland
7. The State Department’s secret playbook for using sports to advance Trump’s agenda
8. The Lethality of Relationships: Understanding Culture is a Necessary Skill
9. Dr. Amos Fox of SWJ Releases New Book: Multidomain Operations: The Pursuit of Battlefield Dominance in the 21st Century
10. Army Punches Its MV-75 Tiltrotor Program Into Overdrive
11. A Maneuverist’s View: Cuba as the Hemispheric Snakehead – Analyzing Gonzalez’s Warning Through the Lens of Strategy and Doctrine
12. Confronted with thorny problems, Trump turns to the military
13. Mark Carney in China positions Canada for ‘the world as it is, not as we wish it’
14. They’re Coming for Our Data Centers
15. How 2026 Could Decide the Future of Artificial Intelligence

 

Korean News:

1. Suspect behind drone sent to N. Korea worked under ex-President Yoon’s office: sources
2. Pyongyang briefly reports Kim’s New Year’s greeting to China’s Xi
3. Military begins deployment of ‘monster’ Hyunmoo-5 missile
4. S. Korea says it will consult with U.S. under ‘no less favorable’ principle
5.  Ex-DP lawmaker Hong named Lee’s new political affairs secretary
6. Cheong Wa Dae cautions against Coupang probe spilling into trade row with U.S.
7. IMF warns Korea’s dollar exposure far exceeds FX market size
8. Hyundai, Kia post record U.S. market share in 2025 despite Trump tariffs
9. North Korean media report on New Year’s cards suggests chill with China remains
10. South to ease import restrictions on North Korean alcohol
11. Exclusive: Kim Jong-un Stresses US-North Korea Dialogue Necessity
12. What does BTS’ upcoming album name, ‘Arirang,’ mean?

About The Author

  • David Maxwell is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel who has spent more than 30 years in the Asia Pacific region (primarily Korea, Japan, and the Philippines) as a practitioner, specializing in Northeast Asian Security Affairs and irregular, unconventional, and political warfare. He is the Vice President of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy. He commanded the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines during the war on terrorism and is the former J5 and Chief of Staff of the Special Operations Command Korea, and G3 of the US Army Special Operations Command. Following retirement, he was the Associate Director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University. He is a member of the board of directors of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and the OSS Society, on the board of advisers of Spirit of America, and is a contributing editor to Small Wars Journal.

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