Small Wars Journal

8/15/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 08/15/2024 - 8:48am

Access National Security News HERE.

Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. US offers quiet support for Ukraine after Kursk incursion deals Putin a major embarrassment
2. Kursk and the Battle of Wills
3. Incredible tale of Nazi ace who saved American bomber pilot
4. Ukraine’s Incursion Into Russia Flips the Script on Putin
5. A Drunken Evening, a Rented Yacht: The Real Story of the Nord Stream Pipeline Sabotage
6. The Little-Known U.S. Agency Behind the String of Coups Against Mexico’s Druglords
7. The Missteps in Washington and Tehran That Brought Middle East to the Brink
8. Ukraine Shocks Russia in Kursk
9. How the Justice Department Is Changing Its Tactics on Cybercrime
10. Hackers may have stolen EVERY American's Social Security numbers
11. Mine Warfare in the Asia-Pacific: Clear and Present Danger
12. White House advisory group blasts US government, DoD inattention to GPS woes
13. America will be more secure if it does less
14. With the Middle East Simmering, U.S. Seeks to Revive Israel-Hamas Deal
15. Did China just demote its defense ministry?
16. Former SEAL Leader Likely to Face Board of Inquiry in Coming Days over Death of Candidate Kyle Mullen
17. Pentagon didn’t get heads up about Ukraine’s Kursk offensive
18. The Geopolitical Opportunity of Ukraine’s Kursk Offensive
19. America’s Missed Chance in Afghanistan
20. The Indomitable IRGC
21. The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic
22. You Can Thank the US Army for Americans Brushing Their Teeth Daily

Korean News Content:

1. Yoon unveils vision for ‘freedom-based unification,’ proposes dialogue with N. Korea
2. Unification: historical ideal and moral obligation
3. Time is ripe for a new approach: Human rights up front in support of a free and unified Korea
4. We found North Korean engineers in our application pile. Here’s what our ex-CIA co founders did about it.
5. U.S. secretary of state congratulates S. Korea on Liberation Day
6. Republic of Korea National Day (US Department of State)
7. Independence activist groups, opposition parties to boycott gov't-organized Liberation Day ceremony
8. 'Foundation Day' controversy resurfaces
9. Can South Korea, Japan move beyond historical disputes?
10. North Korean defector becomes governor of home province
11. President Yoon: “Liberation is incomplete as long as division persists”
12. Former Pres. Park commemorates 50th anniversary of her mother’s death
13. Int'l tourism to N. Korea's Samjiyon to resume in Dec.: tour agency
14. South Korea’s Yoon Offers Rare Olive Branch to Kim Jong Un
15. Yoon's new unification vision pushes for change within N. Korea: experts
16. Full text of Yoon's Liberation Day speech
17. US expresses frustration that North Korea is blocking efforts to recover remains of American casualties from Korean War