Small Wars Journal

2/14/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 02/14/2022 - 9:11am

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Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. Russia has surrounded Ukraine on three sides. Here's where an invasion could be launched
2. Military operations in a more transparent world
3. Options to Address Disinformation as a Cognitive Threat to the United States
4. The TikTok buildup: Videos reveal Russian forces closing in on Ukraine
5. Former CIA Director Gina Haspel ramped up HUMINT, human-intelligence gathering
6. Enemies of My Enemy: How Fear of China Is Forging a New World Order
7. U.S. officials won't confirm reports on possible Russia invasion of Ukraine on Wednesday
8. 'It is past time to leave': U.S. tells Americans to flee Ukraine and evacs embassy staff
9. Opinion | Washington is still ignoring Afghans’ suffering
10. Florida National Guard troops ordered out of Ukraine by SECDEF
11. Why a Russian invasion of Ukraine would hurt Americans too
12. The dictator’s gambit: What Putin is after on Ukraine by Garry Kasparov
13.  Center for Defense Strategies: Can Ukraine really be invaded? Scenarios for a Russian attack (analysis)
14. Tripwire for real war? Cyber’s fuzzy rules of engagement
15. Nearly 4,000 More 9/11 Vets Have Died in the Past 20 Years Than Anticipated, Study Finds
16. In Russia's Ukraine plans, how much does the mud matter?
17. Revisiting the 'Asian values' debate
18. FDD | Embattled Erdogan Signals Turkish-Israeli Thaw
19.  The Army and the Indo-Pacific
20. Ukraine Is a Distraction From Taiwan

Korean News Content:

1. U.S., Japan and South Korea Present United Front on North Korea
2. In Hawaii, Blinken Aims for a United Front With Allies on North Korea
3. Seoul closely monitoring N. Korea's nuclear, missile activities: ministry
4. U.N. rapporteur on N.K. human rights to visit S. Korea this week
5. Natural quake hits near N. Korea's nuclear test site for 2nd time in less than week: KMA
6. North Korea orders expansion of trade with China following Supreme People’s Assembly meeting
7. World leaders, Trump administration officials congregate in Seoul at international summit
8. North Korea encourages more women to move to the countryside
9. S. Korea, US, Japan commit to aligning approaches on N. Korea, advancing security coordination
10. North Koreans struggle as government provokes world with missile tests
11. N. Korea to convene conference of party's primary committees this month. 
12. Revisiting the 'Asian values' debate
13. Korean content’s global popularity reaches new heights: survey
14. Hanbok stealing?