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11/8/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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11.08.2026 at 05:39pm
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National Security News:

1. A Chief of Staff Who ‘Will Crack Skulls’ (Misuse of Political Warfare)
2. The Imperative of Prevention to Cognitive Security
3. Hegseth Mounts Aggressive Campaign to Fight Pending Impeachment
4. US offers $20m reward for information about Iran’s nuclear programme
5. D.C. monuments sit in the dark as national park repairs lag nationwide
6. History repeats in Shenzhen? China hosts another lame-duck US president
7. Xi Taps Military ‘Hatchet Man’ to Rebuild China’s Army Command
8. Taiwan receives 2nd batch of F-16 Block 70 fighter jets from US amid China’s opposition
9. Taiwan detains a Communist Party leader over alleged Chinese sponsorship in election
10. The only town in the U.S. that said yes to data centers
11. China’s ‘potato capital’ cultivates new crop of data centres as AI boom takes root
12. The American Brain Drain Claims Another Scientist
13. Republicans have a ticking clock. What can they get done on defense?
14. The World Cup Is Over. The Drone Threat Isn’t.
15. Beijing Has Little Reason to Welcome America’s Midterm Results
16. Make the Call: National Warrior Call Day is Nov. 15
17. A Geopolitical Perspective on American Exceptionalism

Korean News:

1. U.S. reaffirms commitment to conditions-based OPCON transition to S. Korea: lawmaker
2. Preparing for the Future on the Korean Peninsula: OPCON Transition and Northeast Asia Command
3. U.S. calls for coordinated action against N. Korean cyber threats following Binance hack
4. Rare view of N. Korean artillery draws 13,000 visitors to border park
5. Trump’s Aggressive Foreign Policy Could Strain South Korea Ties
6. Why Trump should still talk to North Korea
7. U.S. Midterms: No Benefits for U.S.-South Korea Relations
8. U.S. military officials visit HD Hyundai shipyard to assess shipbuilding capabilities
9. COVER STORY Korea’s chip-driven growth faces risks from potential US data center curbs
10. Two storms threaten South Korea’s economic future
11. Coupang faces pressure to broaden US lobbying strategy after midterms
12. Seoul’s deal with Trump now hinges on two powers in Washington
13. Seoul treads carefully on Hormuz deployment

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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