9/26/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News:
1. A National Archives visit – why it matters so much by Dr. Cynthia Watson
2. President Trump, First Lady Conclude Historic China State Visit (White House Press Release)
3. President Xi Jinping Holds Talks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump (Chinese Readout)
4. Trump, Xi end summit with tea, tour of US archives – and little sign of progress
5. Arming Taiwan an important US interest, Taipei official says after Trump-Xi summit
6. Deep Divides and Missed Deals Cloud Trump-Xi Visit
7. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Advances a Fair and Reciprocal Relationship with China While Hosting Historic State Visit
8. U.S., China Agree to Trim Tariffs, Start AI Dialogue
9. Exclusive | Trump Rejects Iran Ceasefire, Expects Renewed Bombing After Midterms
10. The Pentagon should remember the value of professional dissent
11. I’ve Worked in AI for a Decade. Here’s Why I’m Not Scared of It
12. Inside Ukraine’s secretive tech world building the future of war
13. OpenAI Agents Hit U.S. Government Websites
14. The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is low. Here’s why you should care
15. Overwhelmed by Ukraine’s Drones, Russia Tells Businesses to Defend Themselves
16. China’s Panda Diplomacy Is Losing Its Clout With the U.S.
17. Exclusive | A U.S. Arm-Twisting Campaign Is Cutting Iran Off From the Rest of the World
18. The Pentagon Has a New Test for Top Officers. It’s Not Clear Why.
19. Competitive Intelligence Has a Blind Spot: Narrative Intelligence
Korean News:
1. S. Korea again highlights humanitarian handling of N. Korean POWs
2. North Korea’s Ukraine POWs Are Now in South Korea. What Comes Next?
3. Sanctions relief for a nuclear freeze risks repeating past failures
4. [Editorial] Freeze not enough
5. S. Korean military, U.N. Command conduct joint survey on DMZ blast site ahead of probe: JCS
6. South Korea’s Hanwha targets fully autonomous battlefield by 2035
7. From Idols to KOICA: South Korea’s Disaster Support for Nepal
8. Investment should help restore strained Korea-U.S. ties
9. South Korea, Mexico conclude investment treaty revision talks
10. New Russian ambassador to N. Korea takes up post in Pyongyang
11. Claude ranks No. 2 in South Korea’s mobile AI app market
12. Why Is Lee Jae-myung’s Approval Rating Dropping?
13. N Korea’s hypersonic test a check on Japan’s nuclear ambitions
14. Chuseok traffic eases as holiday enters final stretch
