Small Wars Journal

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

Mon, 09/09/2024 - 7:52am

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Decade After the UN COI Report: Michael Kirby on North Korea's Human Rights Landscape. (please note my comments)

2. Russia Is Waging War Against the West, but Most People Are in Denial

3. House Republicans and Democrats to issue dueling documents casting blame for mistakes made in US withdrawal from Afghanistan

4. Collapse of $15 Billion Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel Could Cool the ‘Spirit of Camp David’

5. China "debt traps" loom on US partner's doorstep

6. Commentary: You could power America with China’s wasted energy

7. Mingus: Army Transformation ‘Never Stops’

8.  China’s ‘disappeared’ foreign minister demoted to low-level publishing job, say former U.S. officials

9. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 8, 2024

10. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, September 8, 2024

11. CIA boss says west should not be intimidated by Russia’s nuclear threats

12. Iraqi Banks Used U.S.-Created System to Funnel Funds to Iran

13. Israeli strikes in Syria leave 14 dead and more than 40 wounded, Syrian state media says

14. Welcome to the Resistance: Call for Papers—SOF in Competition

15. The US is dismantling nuclear warheads to power next-gen reactors

16. Phase Zero of the Coming War

17. Army struggles to win over recruits with slew of failed marketing campaigns

18. The Deep Roots of Trump’s Isolationism

Korean News Content:

1. Decade After the UN COI Report: Michael Kirby on North Korea's Human Rights Landscape (please read my comments)

2. State Department Suggests Possibility of US-North Korea Foreign Ministers' Meeting During Choi Sun-hee's UN Attendance

3. N. Korea holds celebrations to mark 76th state founding anniv.

4. North Korea’s New Naval Base: Tapchon

5. China's Xi vows to strengthen ties with N. Korea in message to leader Kim

6. Nation With Lowest Birthrate Is Rocked By Soaring Sales of Dog Strollers

7. N. Korea slams U.N. report on its human rights as 'fabricated' document

8.  Monitoring and surveillance activities by Italy against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers

9. North Korea's trash balloon causes record damage with fire at Paju warehouse

10. Poland Strengthens Artillery Capabilities with 500 HIMARS and 288 Homar-K Systems Rocket Launchers

11. Cheorwon Plain filled with rice ahead of the Chuseok harvest holiday

12. North Korean farmers in Hoeyrong resist corn guard duty

13. Welcome to the Resistance: Call for Papers—SOF in Competition