Small Wars Journal

9/16/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 09/16/2024 - 11:48am

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Conflict between China, Philippines could involve U.S. and lead to a clash of superpowers
2. Venezuela says US Navy SEAL among foreigners arrested over alleged CIA ‘operation’ to assassinate Maduro
3. U.S. determined to see Venezuela return to its "democratic course"
4. Nearly $6 billion in funding for Ukraine will expire if Congress doesn't act by the end of the month
5. US clears F-35 sale to Romania, bolstering NATO’s eastern flank
6. The Case Against the China Consensus
7. The Crumbling Nuclear Order
8. ‘I Met Trump’s Would-Be Assassin.’  (The Free Press)
9. New York Times Reporter Revisits Earlier Interview With Suspect at Trump Golf Course
10. Are U.S. Airlines ‘Playing Into Iran’s Game’?
11. Axis Of Upheaval: New Era Of Confrontation
12. Over 30 Squadrons of American Reaper Drones Train For Major Maritime Special Operations Against China
13. The West has a plan to keep China, Russia out of subsea data pipes
14. Canada eyes AUKUS membership over China concerns
15. Russia-China joint military drills end in Sea of Japan
16. Consequences for Mongolia? Exclusive Interview With ICC Advisor
17. War Books: Soldiers’ Stories
18. Billionaire investor warns of threat to democracy
19. How the Insurrection Act (Properly Understood) Limits Domestic Deployments of the U.S. Military
20. U.S. attorney explains Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions
21. Things Worth Remembering: The Imperfection of America
22. Orwell’s Word to the Wise
23. Fiction in Tandem: Why ‘1984’ and ‘Brave New World’ Should Always Be Read Together
24. EXCLUSIVE: Ukraine’s HUR Special Forces Target Russian Drone Base in Syria
 

Korean News Content:

1. Readout of Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Ms. Cara Abercrombie's Travel to the Republic of Korea
2. Washington and Seoul discussing new deal on cost sharing for US troops in South Korea ahead of a potential Trump election victory
3. Defense agency accounts for 700th missing service member from Korean War
4. N. Korea to hold key parliamentary meeting on Oct. 7 to revise constitution
5. S. Korea elected as president of IAEA's 68th General Conference
6. Front-runner for next Japanese leader eyes better North Korean ties
7. N. Korea showcases newly built Western-style beer pub, firework store in Pyongyang
8. The mosquito war between the two Koreas
9. Kim Jong Un reviewed plan to attack South Korean missile command HQ, photos show
10. Breathtaking Night Views From Space: Korea’s Stark Economic Divide
11. Will Korea be swallowed up in the surging risk of nuclear war?
12. Trump Says to Solve 'Most Problems' with N. Korea, Iran through Phone, In-Person Dialogue
13. Homebound traffic remains heaviest on 2nd day of Chuseok holiday