Small Wars Journal

2/17/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 02/17/2022 - 9:30am

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National Security News Content:

1. EXCLUSIVE Biden to seek more than $770 billion in 2023 defense budget, sources say
2. The US is not Ready for a Peer to Peer Fight in Europe
3. U.S. Arms Sent to Ukraine Would Blunt but Not Stop a Russian Invasion
4. Barksdale B-52s deploy to Indo-Pacific for Bomber Task Force
5. Russia added 7k troops near Ukraine border, says US official
6. Specialized US Army unit helps Russia’s neighbors train against large-scale attacks
7. Russian jets endanger US surveillance planes in close call over the Mediterranean, Navy says
8. U.S. Warns Americans Abroad Not to Count on a Rescue
9. US, NATO consider bolstering troop presence in eastern Europe
10. Senate confirms Wallander to Pentagon international affairs role
11. Putin Cannot Erase Ukraine
12. Ukraine's History Is Filled with War, Blood and Death
13. Russia Has Big Plans for Africa
14. Taiwan 194 - Emulating the Palestinians to Advocate Internationally for Taiwan and to Counter China
15. Battle Force 2025- A Plan to Defend Taiwan Within the Decade
16. Investors Should Demand Transparency From ESG Research Firms
17. FDD | The Houthi crisis is creating an Emirati-Israeli opportunity
18. Who Cares About Human Rights?
19. What’s Taking So Long? Rename Those Confederate Bases
20. After mix-up, Army says 12 programs may be hit by year-long CR
21. Russia Has Been Building Up its Conventional Forces All Along
22. Unmanned Resupply Gliders Will Take Part In Largest Special Operations Exercise (Updated)
23. Putin’s New Age of Conquest
24. Balance Piston exercise to boost PH, US troops interoperability
 

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea focuses on internal unity on late leader's birth anniversary: Seoul official
2.  Denuclearization of Korean Peninsula remains top priority for U.S.: Kritenbrink
3. U.S. Rattles Sabre at N.Korea
4. U.S. deputy secretary of state urges N. Korea to engage in serious diplomacy
5. Seoul, Washington discuss Biden’s visit to S. Korea in May
6. North's hackers cash in on cryptocurrency
7.U.S. diplomat stresses supply chains, denuclearization in trilateral agenda
8. '3 Nos,' THAAD pit leading presidential candidates against each other
9. Biden's improvident policy toward North Korea
10. Watch for Kim Jong-un's Next Play Once the Athletes Leave Beijing
11. Omicron surges across South Korea as election looms 
12. Pope Francis unlikely to visit North Korea
13. Lippert’s expertise to boost Samsung’s US strategy

2/16/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 02/16/2022 - 9:42am

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National Security News Content:

1. U.S. Intelligence Agencies Face Crucial Test in Deciphering Putin’s Motives
2. Russia says video shows tanks, military equipment leaving Crimea
3. Russian pullout meets NATO scepticism, Ukraine defence website still hacked
4. Ukraine hit by cyber attack as U.S. questions Russian troop pullback
5. Ukrainian Crisis - Predictive Analysis
6. Risk of a Ukraine war spreading in Europe rests on unknowns
7.  Could Ukraine end up as a War of Words?
8. We spoke to 7 ex-CIA and Pentagon experts. Here's what they say Putin wants in Ukraine.
9. Biden warns Russia that war on Ukraine would be ‘bloody and destructive’
10. The U.S. has spent billions on equipment and training in Europe to deter Russia. Is it enough?
11. ‘Asia First’ Misses the Point
12. Summary Thoughts on the Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States
13. Indo-Pacific Strategy Quicklook
14. Ukraine Proves 'Asia vs. Europe' Is a False US Foreign Policy Choice
15. The Less Said About NATO and Ukraine, the Better
16. Biden Can Find Middle Ground in Heated Nuclear Debate
17. Coalition of the unwilling: Western elites prefer not to fight authoritarianism
18. US to reopen Solomon Islands embassy to foil China
19. How to Fix the Joint Combined Exchange Training Program
20. Politics and pressure are sabotaging women in special operations
21. Elite Risk: How Special Operations training can kill
22. No 'Fauda': Hamas TV series glorifies fight against Israel
23. US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda
24. Who’s Watching the Winter Olympics?
25. Know the goal before committing troops — or lose the war
 

Korean News Content:


1. North Korea's hypersonic missile claims are credible, exclusive analysis shows
2. U.N. rapporteur discusses N.K. human rights issue in meetings with S. Korean officials
3. U.S., S. Korea mulling ways to engage with N. Korea: Amb. Lee
4. For trilateral cooperation (ROK, Japan, US)
5.  N. Korean leader attends national meeting to celebrate late father's 80th birthday
6. <Inside N. Korea> Minus 30 degrees Celsius! People live with neighbours without enough money for heating, and some lose weight by reducing food costs... Unusual coal rationing for workers.
7. N. Korea touts ties with China in celebration of late leader's birthday
8. N.Korea Reactivates Uranium Enrichment Plant
9. North Korea marks phase two of new homes project, phase one still incomplete
10. The People at Camp 14: Those Who Remain Silent Forever
11. Who will rule Seoul next?
12. Korea stands ready to cooperate with allies over Ukraine crisis
13. Political polarization hinders talks with North Korea
 

2/15/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 02/15/2022 - 9:58am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russia says it's pulling back some troops from Ukraine border
2. Russian Artillery Moving Into "Attack Positions" Along Ukraine Border: Report
3. Ukraine-Russia tensions: Russia pulls some troops back from border
4. Just Whom Would a Russian 'False Flag' Operation Seek to Convince?Just Whom Would a Russian 'False Flag' Operation Seek to Convince?
5. Blinken’s Indo-Pacific trip to reassure US allies 
6. Bahrain chooses alignment with Israel over submission to IranBahrain chooses alignment with Israel over submission to Iran
7. Opinion | Does Putin want a diplomatic solution in Ukraine? It’s not looking that way.
8. Ukraine’s Capital Awaits a Potential Russian Attack With Determination, Calm
9. Russia sending troops, equipment closer to Ukraine, satellite images show
10. How Technology Is Opening a Window onto Russian Military Activity Around Ukraine
11. The Lesson Stalin Could Teach Putin About Invading a Neighbor
12. ‘Mercenaries have skills armies lack’: former Wagner operative opens up
13. Russian drones shot down over Ukraine were full of Western parts. Can the U.S. cut them off?
14. Advising everywhere: Army SFABs go smaller, farther
15. Here’s the gear SFAB teams require for far-flung global missions
16. Col. Owen Ray may lose Special Forces tab, lawyer doxxed prosecutor’s kids ahead of trial
17.  ‘When your stomach is empty, it feels even colder’: In Afghanistan, desperate for the next meal
18. Ukraine Is a Wake-Up Call for America
19. Is the Russian President a Strategic Master or a Strategic Failure?
20. Russia vs Ukraine could provide invaluable lessons on what truly works in modern warfare
21. Why China’s Threat to Punish Outspoken Olympians Rings Hollow
22. ​​Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Virtual Quad Meeting with France, Germany, and the UK
23. FDD | Iran’s Cyber Operations Against Turkey Should Be a Wakeup Call for Erdogan

Korean News Content:

1. With North Korea talks stalled, some wonder: What if we tried something different?
2. 'Peace game' provides clues to comprehensive deal with North Korea
3. Beyond Deterrence: A Peace Game Exercise for the Korean Peninsula
4. Small quakes reported near North Korea nuclear site amid talk of resumed testing
5. The diary of a doomed commando (north Korea)
6. Factbox: Houses, scandals, missiles: The issues at stake in S.Korea's presidential election
7. The threat of North Korea: The Statesman
8. U.S., of all places, warns against travel to Korea due to Covid
9. Five years since Kim Jong Nam's murder
10. U.S. diplomat eyes potential fallout from Ukraine crisis on S. Korea, other Asian countries
11. Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy envisions tighter triangular cooperation with S. Korea, Japan to confront China, N. Korea
12. N. Korea to issue commemorative coins marking late former leader's birthday
13. Most S.Koreans Dislike China as Much as N.Korea
14. North Korean authorities move to identify activists in Russia who help North Koreans defect
15. S. Korea to urge New York City officials to take actions against anti-Asian crimes
16. North Koreans in Russia ordered to work in groups so they can’t escape
 

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

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

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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?

2/13/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 02/13/2022 - 12:09pm

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National Security News Content:

1. ‘Indo-Pacific is a priority: Message from White House document’
2. U.S. Battles Putin by Disclosing His Next Possible Moves
3. Biden Administration: Incompetent, Naïve, or Desperate?
4. Army of Ukraine lobbyists behind unprecedented Washington blitz - Responsible Statecraft
5. Why the West’s Diplomacy With Russia Keeps Failing
6. US adversaries have been mastering hybrid warfare. It’s time to catch up.
7. U.S. Aims to Thwart China’s Plan for Atlantic Base in Africa
8. What’s Really at Stake in America’s History Wars?
9. Russians Have Already Started Hybrid War With Bomb Threats, Cyberattacks, Ukraine Says
10. Will the West Heed Poland’s Warnings on Russian Aggression?
11. Virginia Hall Was America’s Most Successful Female WWII Spy. But She Was Almost Kept From Serving
12. “A Pleasure to Burn”: We Are Closer to Bradbury’s Dystopia Than Orwell’s or Huxley’s
13. ‘Follow the science’: As Year 3 of the pandemic begins, a simple slogan becomes a political weapon

Korean News Content:

1. Joint Statement on the U.S.-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting
2. Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan urge N. Korea to halt provocations, resume dialogue
3. Pence tells world peace rally that U.S. must show strength in face of North Korean provocations
4. Behind China-South Korea skating row, a deeper cultural rift
5. N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends 2nd groundbreaking ceremony for housing project
6. Chinese, Russian envoys for N. Korea discuss situation on Korean Peninsula
7. FOCUS: North Korea's excessive military provocations may irritate China
8. Experts: North Korea May Be Ready for ICBM Deployment
9. Hefty rice rations highlight prosecutors’ clout in hungry North Korea
10. Why does Kim Jong-un keep launching missiles? Exploring the Truth and Objectives (2) Amazing development speed, but mass production is not easy.
11. Guilty verdicts handed down in S.Korea's biggest crypto scam

2/12/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 02/12/2022 - 11:03am

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National Security News Content:

1. FACT SHEET: Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States
2. Biden’s Indo-Pac Strategy Will Rely On Partnerships To Counter China
3. A retired Russian general's criticism may signal a larger problem for Putin
4. U.S. Still Playing Catch Up in Information Operations
5. Taiwan: China’s Gray Zone Doctrine in Action
6. China’s cultural industry is being co-opted for disinformation operations
7. The American Public Deserves to Know What US Troops Are Doing in Europe
8. Opinion | How the West Gets Ukraine Wrong — and Helps Putin As a Result
9. If Blinken’s visit to Fiji is aimed at curtailing Chinese influence, he has his work cut out for him
10. Disinformation, Radicalization, and Algorithmic Amplification: What Steps Can Congress Take?
11. These are the 4 secretive US special-ops units that JSOC gives its toughest missions
12. Commandant Sees Bigger Role for Marine Raiders in Great Power Competition
13. The Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ is backed by a Bangladeshi marketing firm and right-wing fringe groups
14. In White House's new Indo-Pacific strategy, much seems familiar
15. Opinion | America’s Russia Policy Has a Biden Problem
16. Ukraine’s Civilian Soldiers
17. ‘This Is Their 1776’: US Army Veterans Train Ukraine Civilians in Resistance Warfare
18. Irregular Learning for Irregular Warfare: Radical Urban Planning and its Applications
 

Korean News Content:

1. ​​FACT SHEET: Indo-Pacific Strategy of the United States
2. President Biden Announces 2 Diplomatic Nominees (Republic of Korea and Iceland)
3. Kim Jong-un congratulates Iranian president on 43rd revolution anniversary
4.  Status quo not an option for Korean Peninsula: S. Korean FM
5. The 2022 Session of the North Korean Legislature: Strengthening Import Substitution and State Control While the Economy Stagnates
6. South Korean Views Of Rising Tensions Between Russia And The Ukraine
7. Ban on Leaflets for NK Exposes Hypocrisy of SK Government
8. Protesters tear up Chinese flag during rally in Seoul over Olympic refereeing
9. 3.1 magnitude natural quake hits near N. Korea's nuclear test site: KMA
10. S. Korean FM due in Hawaii for talks with U.S., Japan on N. Korea
11. Mansions & yachts of North Korea's mysterious elite revealed in satellite pics