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5/10/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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05.10.2026 at 04:17pm
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National Security News:

1. He Offered a Lawmaker’s Aide Quick Cash. Was He Spying for China?
2. Israel Built and Defended a Secret Iran War Base in Iraq
3. Secret US Special Operations ship MV Ocean Trader arrives at Diego Garcia within reach of Iran
4. The Real Cost of Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Germany
5. Fallout from the Iran war may include a NATO where the U.S. is no longer its leader
6. Pentagon’s AI Push Faces Human Problem As Soldiers Struggle To Keep Pace: Report
7. Trump heads to China weakened as Xi gains leverage ahead of summit
8. 1 Campaign, 2 Targets: China’s Cyber Operations Hit Asian Governments and Dissidents Abroad
9. AI creates a fearsome cold-war-style dilemma
10. Secret document reveals Russia’s plans to aid Iran
11. America’s submarine dominance is under threat
12. In a Single Day, 3 Democracies Pushed Back Against Chinese Transnational Repression
13. The gutting of USAID has left a void China will not fill
14. US experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say
15. Drones and ancient revolutions in military affairs
16. China Is Becoming Dangerously Overconfident
17. No Way Out for Xi
18. The protraction trap: why a regional conflict could be hard to end

Korean News:

1. “Unification Is the Only Solution”: Washington Experts Present Solutions to North Korean Issues
2. Why the ‘Control Rod’ Wouldn’t Budge: 20 Years of OPCON Transfer Debates
3. North Korea’s Constitutional Amendments Signal a Policy of Assurance Toward South Korea
4. Defense minister stresses no major issue in speeding up wartime OPCON transfer with U.S.
5. Seoul concludes ‘external strike’ caused explosion on HMM vessel in Hormuz
6. N. Korean media say Putin thanked military commander after Victory Day parade
7. S. Korean industry chief meets Lutnick for talks on investment projects, cooperation
8. Uncomfortable South Korea-US Alliance, But No Alternative
9. Seoul to open Korean War memorial space in Gwanghwamun
10. Defense chief faces uphill talks in 1st US visit

About The Author

  • Dave Maxwell

    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 the Editor-at-Large of Small Wars Journal.

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