10/17/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News:
1. Trump admin’s retreat from foreign-influence fight is weakening US defenses, sources say
2. What Beijing Calls Open, Washington Should Call an Operation
3. Trump Waives Most Russia Sanctions Passed by Congress
4. Opinion | Trump’s Pressure on Ukraine Could Boost China
5. People in China are spending nearly as much of their income as Americans on healthcare
6. China, Russia quietly moving toward a new Arctic axis
7. Latvian official warns Russia ‘tempted to test’ European readiness, sounds alarm over border issues
8. Ukraine Hurries to Build Defenses Against Russia’s Jet-Powered Drones
9. Securing a military victory is not easy. What Iran is teaching America.
10. China’s Rare Earth Strategy and the Future of the South China Sea
11. The Trump-Xi Summit Exposed the Problems in China-US Crisis Management
12. Everybody’s job is nobody’s job: a governance gap means Europe is insufficiently protected from drones
13. Iran Is Giving Houthis Targeting and Intelligence for Attacks on Saudi Arabia
14. A Surfacing Strategy: Chinese Unconventional Oceanic Warfare
15. Trump admin silent as Russia hits American businesses with ‘drones and missiles’ in Ukraine
16. Opinion | Marco Rubio misunderstands what makes the West great by Fareed Zakaria
17. How Pete Hegseth’s Plan for a Reality-TV Execution Imploded
Korean News:
1. North Korea’s Expanding Military Capabilities Across Domains
2. Army chief proposes deploying robots in DMZ in talks with Brunson
3. Beyond the Nuclear Umbrella: South Korea’s Strategic Role in a Two-War Era
4. [Exclusive] US links North Korea intel-sharing freeze to Coupang dispute
5. No Such Thing as ‘Progressives’: The Coming-Out of the Korean-Style Left
6. N. Korea tests new precision-guided torpedo using AI: KCNA
7. Former Senior North Korean Official: “Opening of New Yalu River Bridge Likely Not Kim Jong-un’s True Intention”
8. U.S. Experts: “Ukraine’s Disclosure of North Korean POW Repatriation Undermines South Korea’s Strategies toward North Korea and Russia”
9. The Korean DMZ Has a Verification Problem
10. After DMZ explosions, UN Command deputy stresses allies’ role in Korean security
11. US Army Orders Nine Hanwha K9 Mobile Tactical Cannons
12. North Korea searches fishing boats for hidden radios along its Yellow Sea coast
