Small Wars Journal

12/17/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 12/17/2023 - 1:23pm

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. As irregular warfare comes to a crossroads, Congress chips in
2. Election 2024: You Asked for It, America
3. Foreign Affairs: The Best of Books 2023
4. Ukrainian Strikes Have Changed Russian Naval Operations in the Black Sea
5. Newly Formed Operation Prosperity Guardian To Protect Red Sea Shipping
6. Israeli Troops Raid Hamas Top Leader Sinwar's Vacation Home, Finding Weapons and Tunnels Inside
7. How China’s assertive diplomacy has reached ‘another level of disrespect’ and become the new normal
8. China is flooding Taiwan with fake news/disinformation ahead of a major election. Here’s how it’s fighting back
9. State Dept.’s Fight Against Disinformation Comes Under Attack
10. Wrath of God II: To win, Israel must assassinate Hamas leaders everywhere
11. SBU, AFU behind joint attack on Morozovsk air base in Rostov region - sources
12. Ukrainian special ops commandos are freelancing top-secret sabotage missions, poisonings, and assassinations in Russia, says military source
13.  The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump
14. The jungle between Colombia and Panama becomes a highway for migrants from around the world
15. Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession
16. What elite universities — and their critics — get wrong about campus antisemitism
17. A top-secret Chinese spy satellite just launched on a supersized rocket
18. China's risky maneuvers around the US military are part of a long-running plan to use 'the enemy to train the troops'
19. Addressing Military Recruitment Challenges Through Data Sharing
20. MOLLE vs. ALICE: Which pack reigns supreme?MOLLE vs. ALICE: Which pack reigns supreme?

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea fires 1 short-range ballistic missile into East Sea
2. North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea as South Korea and US step up deterrence plans
3. N. Korean leader Kim marks 12th anniversary of father's death
4. U.S. nuclear-powered sub arrives in S. Korea amid possibility of N.K. ICBM launch
5. S. Korea to coordinate bilateral, trilateral measures with U.S., Japan against N.K. provocations: official
6. South Korea, U.S. to incorporate nuclear operations in joint exercises
7. China and North Korea pledge stronger cooperation in rare talks as Beijing shores up ties with neighbours
8. S. Korea, U.S. to complete guidelines on nuclear strategy planning, operation by mid-2024: Seoul official
9. S. Korean military to launch 130 intelligence satellites to keep N. Korea in check
10. Only 30 percent of Korean women in 20s have intention of getting married
11. Trump factor clouds Biden pledge to bolster South Korean nuclear defense
12. Joint Press Statement on Nuclear Consultative Group Meeting
13. US issues dire warning to North Korea on nuclear threat
14. US-North Korea tensions flare again: What’s the problem now?
15. US-Korea economic ties and vote
16. More Sanctions and Military Pressure Won’t Improve North Korean Human Rights