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2/11/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 02/11/2022 - 9:32am

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National Security News Content:

1. Putin is delaying the National Security Strategy
2. A retired Marine 3-star general explains 'critical military theory'
3. Opinion | Biden doesn’t want to change China. He wants to beat it.
4. ‘From the White House down,’ pleas for help disrupted Afghan evacuation, top U.S. commander says
5. U.S. Military Offers New Details on Raid That Led to Death of ISIS Leader
6. The Army Vet Who Was Prepping Civilians for a 'Pending' Civil War
7. TikTok shares your data more than any other social media app — and it's unclear where it goes, study says
8. Is the U.S. Army Preparing to Fight Americans?
9. Russia could again invade Ukraine during Olympics, Blinken says
10. Quad ministers address Indo-Pacific 'coercion', climate, COVID
11. ("pre-Quad Statement") Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, And Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi Before Their Meeting
12. A Rival of America’s Making? The Debate Over Washington’s China Strategy
13. ‘I really don’t want to be the last African-American secretary of defense’
14. Top civilian leader shares 6 objectives for the Army in 2022 and beyond
15. Why American Lost the War in Afghanistan by Robert Bruce Adolph
16. Was your T-shirt made using forced labor? A new U.S. law takes aim at ‘made in Xinjiang’
17. Air Force commando course to be overseen by someone who hasn’t gone through it
18. Elemental Strategy - Countering the Chinese Communist Party’s Efforts to Dominate the Rare Earth Industry
19. FDD Announces New Class For Its 2022 National Security Fellows Program
20. Biden Pays Army Salaries to Iranian Ally
21. As Other Hot Spots Boil, U.S. Shows Its Foreign Policy Focus Is Asia
22. Ukrainian Civilians Don’t Want War But Are Ready to Fight
23. As the Olympics heat up, China clamps down on dissent
24. Senators: CIA has secret program that collects American data
25. U.S. intelligence report details 'indirect' Russian government support for Western neofascist groups
26. How Far-Right Terrorists Choose Their Enemies
27. Congress Proposes $500 Million for Negative News Coverage of China
28. Facebook Has a Superuser-Supremacy Problem
29. The U.S. Should Want a Cold War With China
30. The Canadian trucker spectacle is an American export
 

Korean News Content:

1. Chinese envoy says North Korea has 'legitimate’ security concerns, asks US to ease sanctions
2. North Korean Cyberwarfare Officer Arrested in Vladivostok While Seeking Asylum
3.  End-of-war declaration will lose luster in trilateral FM talks: experts
4. With His Term Coming to a Close, Moon Reiterates Importance of Peace Process on Korean Peninsula
5. UNICEF provides nutrition supplies for 160,000 N. Korean pregnant women
6. Trump says he is still in touch with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
7. N. Korean hackers are allegedly sending out phishing emails impersonating S. Korea’s National Election Commission
8. North Korea issues order for the promotions of military officers ahead of Kim Jong Il’s birthday
9. Kim Jong Un issues order to repatriate cyberwarfare officer detained at consulate in Russia
10.  China remains Third World in South Korean minds
11. Clickbait on Kim Jong Un’s Health
12. North Koreans in China prohibited from traveling to Beijing during Winter Games
13. North Korea comes to Russia’s defense over Ukraine conflict
14. ‘I can see into the lives of North Koreans’ – the professor who reads washed-up rubbish
15. Population Decline Means Looming Shortage of Conscripts

2/10/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 02/10/2022 - 10:23am

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National Security News Content:

1. West warns of 'dangerous moment' as Russia holds drills in Belarus
2. How a Trump deal got a boost from a China-based financier
3. Noble Fusion combines Marine, Navy and Japanese forces for island campaign exercise
4. Everything wrong with the Russian military’s ‘special tactical exercise’ propaganda video
5. Sun Tzu’s Trap: The Illusion of Perpetual Competition
6. Demilitarize civilian cyber defense, and you’ll gain deterrence
7. US plays Quad card during Beijing OlympicsUS plays Quad card during Beijing Olympics
8. Army wants to eliminate hands in pockets by warming fingers, toesArmy wants to eliminate hands in pockets by warming fingers, toes
9. The Intelligence Game is Changing. Are We Ready?
10. Insuring Against Military-Civil Fusion Risks
11. Russia threatens Ukraine with its troops, so Ben & Jerry's blames the U.S. - Perspective needed.
12. America Can’t Fight Authoritarianism on the Cheap
13. For Humanity’s Sake, Keep Red Crosses on Medevac Helicopters
14. Opinion | Another university learns the hard way about Chinese censorship on campus
15. Bloomberg named as new head of Defense Innovation Board
16. Another helicopter went down on a US special-ops raid. Here's how elite aviators prepare for that worst-case scenario.
17. Manslaughter charges against MARSOC corpsman dropped by military judge
18. Breaking the Internet: China-US Competition Over Technology Standards
19. US Strategists on the Advantages and Limitations of Sea Power
 

Korean News Content:

1. South-U.S.-Japan defense chiefs decide to deal with North together
2. Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Defense Trilateral Call With Japan, Republic of Korea
3. Pentagon chief discusses North Korean threat with Japan, South Korea
4. Moon says no prerequisites for inter-Korean summit, virtual summit possible
5. With his peace initiative at stake, Moon leaves room for his successor amid realistic constraints
6. Imagery shows N.Korea preparing for possible military parade - report
7. New N. Korea nuclear, ICBM testing would trigger instant crisis, S.Korea's Moon says
8. U.N. rapporteur on N.K. human rights to visit S. Korea next week
9. Chinese Embassy shoots down claims that hanbok was attempt to steal culture
10. Ex-US Ambassador to Korea Lippert likely to join Samsung: sources
11. South Korea, US agree on wording of declaration ending Korean War but North Korea refuses to join negotiations: Moon
12. NK issue at pivotal moment: nuclear envoy
13. N. Korea in festive mood ahead of late leader's birthday
14. Large scale joint exercises should be resumed, says U.S. commander
15. Anti-China Sentiment Erupts in South Korea Ahead of Vote
16. North Korea installs solar panels to bolster underpowered cellular network
17. North Korea Knows How Important Its Cyberattacks Are
18. North Korea-based Lazarus Hackers Pretend as Lockheed Martin Offering Employment For Job Seekers
19. North Korea Fires Crypto Bomb At US, Calls It 'King of Theft'
20. <Inside N. Korea> Fear and Tension among the Police: Authorities Order the Eradication of Bribery and Relentless Punishment. Police in the Field are Perplexed and Resist it.
21. USFK Sends Warnings to N.Korea over Missile Provocations
22. North Korea orders security agencies in border region to “strengthen campaign against unfounded rumors”
23. N. Korean man sentenced to six months in forced labor camp for neglecting Kimjongilia flowers
24. North Korean ideological training materials call for proper understanding of agriculture

2/9/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 02/09/2022 - 9:36am

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National Security News Content:

1. Don’t Buy the Xi-Putin Hype
2. The Army is Full of Inspired and Innovative Thinkers—It Just Needs a Way to Leverage Them
3. Would Russians Embrace War?
4. McConnell Says RNC Shouldn’t Have Censured Cheney and Kinzinger
5. The War on Free Speech
6. Air Force ordered to pay $230 million to Texas church shooting survivors, families of victims
7. Iran Is ‘No. 1 Destabilizing’ Threat In Middle East, CENTCOM Nominee Says
8. The hacked account and suspicious donations behind the Canadian trucker protests
9. Duterte's Growing Overseas Troubles
10. Spy world wary as Biden team keeps leaking Russia intel
11. Air Force Fought Families of Texas Church Shooting Victims 'Tooth and Nail,' Lawyer Says
12. ‘Hand of Russia’ visible in African coups says AFRICOM boss
13. Biden’s pick to lead military in Middle East says U.S. has a ‘moral obligation’ to help Afghans left behind
14. Pro-China Twitter Accounts Flood Hashtag Critical of Beijing Winter Olympics
15. Biden Picks Replacements for Purged Naval Academy Board -- Including 2 Trailblazing Women
16. Foreign reporters amazed by China’s efforts in holding Games amid pandemic, thoughtful arrangements for their work
17. Biden to appoint son of late Sen. John McCain to Naval Academy board
18. FDD | China, Russia, and Iran Hold Trilateral Naval Drill
19. Germany must implement its ban of Hezbollah terror activities
20. Heritage Foundation, former powerhouse of GOP policy, adjusts in face of new competition from Trump allies
21. Erik Prince Helped Raise Money for Conservative Spy Venture
22. Biden's Syria strike is an important win — but underscores the folly of leaving Afghanistan
23. N. Korea increases virus budget after partial border opening
24. Terrorists, U.S. forces and a brutal dictator: Whatever happened to Syria?
25. South Korea’s Nuclear Future is a New Election Battleground

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea boasts of 'shaking the world' by testing missiles that can strike the US
2. Anti-China sentiment emerges as new variable in presidential election (South Korea)
3. N. Korean leader calls for development of construction sector
4. National security policy should be based on one thing: Facts (South Korea)
5. North Korea's Isolation Will Likely Lead to More Missile Tests
6. North Korea Builds ICBM Base Near China as Fears of New Test Loom
7. North holds national gathering without leader Kim Jong-un
8. North agrees to increase 'strategic cooperation' with Russia
9. Chinese Embassy rebuts public criticism over 'hanbok' at Beijing Olympics ceremony
10. North Korea No Longer Wants America's Attention
11. Is Korea Heading Toward a Political Crossroads?
12. South Korea’s Nuclear Future is a New Election Battleground
 

2/8/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 9:18am

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National Security News Content:

1.  Objective Secure: The Battle-Tested Guide to Goal Achievement
2. How China plays by different rules — at everyone else's expense
3. Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States – International Engineering Services Program (IESP) and Field Surveillance Program (FSP) Support (Patriot)
4. Higher Education’s Confucius Institute Hangover
5. America's Great Security Challenge is China. Why Can't Europe Handle Ukraine?
6. Marines moving to Okinawa need to weigh family safety more than ever
7. Luria: U.S. Needs to Provide 'Strategic Clarity' on Defense of Taiwan
8. A clandestine Army operative concealed his mental health problems until it was too late. Is the military to blame?
9. Young sailors and soldiers are moved out of hot water-less Walter Reed base barracks
10. U.S university reverses decision to remove Olympic protest posters
11. Trump-era nukes, Army programs likeliest FY23 budget cuts: Experts
12. Documents detail U.S. military’s frustration with White House, diplomats over Afghanistan evacuation
13. FDD | Iran 'sham' trial of California resident sparks allegations that world powers have abandoned him
14. Time for More Defense Spending
15. DHS terrorism bulletin warns of focus on synagogues, HBCUs
16. ISIS is regrouping and expanding despite the death of its leader in US raid, experts say
17. The Geopolitical Olympics
18. Special ops wing boss defended female trainee under fire in memo to airmen
19. Channeling the Legacy of Kennan: Theory of Success in Great Power Competition

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. urges N.Korea to focus on needs of its people, not missiles
2. U.S. think tank identifies North Korea base likely intended for ICBMs
3. Undeclared North Korea: Hoejung-ni Missile Operating Base
4. S. Korea to discuss 'creative' engagement on N. Korea in talks with U.S., Japan
5. Rights group protests China’s repatriation of North Korean escapees
6. N.K. official, known for 2018 cross-border thaw, appears to be leading overseas Korean issues
7. Disqualifications in Beijing bring out ire against China
8. Seoul in denial that Pyongyang scrapped moratorium on weapons tests
9. 'Stolen Olympic medals' infuriate Koreans, spur anti-China sentiment
10. North Korea 'behaves' for China during Beijing Games
11. Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Sanctions and Humanitarian Consequences
12. Seoul Must Stop Condoning N.Korea's Provocations
13. N. Korea denies cyberattack allegations, slams US as 'hacking empire'
14. N.Korea warns of imperialists’ scheme to ‘overthrow regime’ with ideological infiltration
15. South Korea’s Shift Away From Reunification Is a Bad Sign for the Korean Peninsula
16. Can N.Korea Detonate Nuke Warheads in the Air?
17. A growing number of North Koreans refuse to accept money from relatives in South Korea
18. South Korea Needs to Step Up By Yoon Suk-yeol (ROK Presidential Candidate)

2/7/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 02/07/2022 - 9:26am

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National Security News Content:

1. Putin Announced His Manifesto Against the West Fifteen Years Ago. His Story Hasn’t Changed.
2. Peng Shuai emerges at Olympics, gives controlled interview
3. ISIS After the American Strike
4. Peng Shuai announces retirement from tennis and calls sexual assault claim "misunderstanding"
5. Is the U.S. Military Ready to Defend Taiwan?
6. Pentagon needs to prioritize hypersonic defense, not offense: CSIS
7. Video Supposedly Showing Harrowing F-35 Crash Aboard USS Carl Vinson Leaked
8. The Sliding-Doors Approach to the Russia Crisis
9. How to Break the Cycle of Conflict With Russia
10. Xi’s Big Show
11. Does Biden’s Russia policy need a bigger dose of realism?
12. Closing the Civil-Military Trust Gap
13. Ex-Trump national security adviser accuses Xi Jinping of staging the 'biggest land grab in history' in the South China Sea
14. McMaster pushes back on RNC, calls events of Jan. 6 'illegitimate political discourse'
15. U.S. Readies New Asia-Pacific Economic Strategy to Counter China
16. After A Decade of Incoherent Strategy in Syria, a Way Forward
17. Analysis | The News Corp breach illustrates how badly China wants to hack the U.S.
18. Top hardline Russian general warns Putin NOT to invade Ukraine and accuses him of a 'criminal policy of provoking a war'
19. U.S.-Led Air Bridge of Weapons to Ukraine Seeks to Shore Up Kyiv’s Ability to Resist Russia
20. View from Ukraine: Calm on the surface — but preparing for war

Korean News Content:

1. Why does Kim Jong-un keep launching missiles? Exploring the Truth and Objectives (1) There was advance notice and careful preparation
2. N. Korea stays silent on much-anticipated parliamentary meeting
3. Will Kim issue message at Supreme People’s Assembly again?
4. China may face backstab N. Korea if it fails to take action
5. Satellite launch may be in future as North plans to 'conquer space'
6. Seoul in denial that Pyongyang scrapped moratorium on weapons tests
7. Leadership unity needed (South Korea)
8. Korea, US not mulling additional THAAD deployment: defense ministry
9. Appropriation of hanbok: China should stop 'stealing' Korean culture
10. Family of high-ranking N. Korean cadre sent to prison camp for violating anti-reactionary thought law
11. North Korea emphasizes to party organizations the importance of protecting classified information
12. Korean content is rising to cultural mainstream: HFPA president
13. Kim Jong Un Keeps Aiming His Missiles at This 'Most Hated Rock'
14. (Olympics) S. Korean short tracker cries foul over biased officiating in favor of China | Yonhap News Agency

2/6/2022 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 02/06/2022 - 12:29pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Opinion | Distinguished persons of the week: A professional intelligence community pays dividends
2. A Uyghur Skier Became the Face of China’s Winter Olympics. The Next Day, She Vanished From the Spotlight.
3. Ghost Army, a World War II Master of Deception, Finally Wins Recognition
4. Long Live Ukraine, Taiwan and the Nation-State
5. Military Reporters & Editors Association calls for the resumption of embeds
6. Olympics Opening Ceremony draws record-low ratings: Why aren't Americans tuning in?
7. “It’s not about Russia. It’s about Putin”: An expert explains Putin’s endgame in Ukraine
8. Eric Hoffer warned us about 'true believers'
9. Opinion: Remember reading the paper?
10. Think tank pulls report saying China would suffer more in US tech decoupling
11. Reigniting the Pentagon and Silicon Valley partnership
12. As U.S. predicts Russia could seize Kyiv in days, Moscow calls assessment ‘scaremongering’
13. Why Taiwan is not the next UkraineWhy Taiwan is not the next Ukraine
14. NBC talks politics, human rights in Beijing Olympics opening ceremony coverageNBC talks politics, human rights in Beijing Olympics opening ceremony coverage
15. Sullivan: China will "end up owning some of the costs" if Russia invades UkraineSullivan: China will "end up owning some of the costs" if Russia invades Ukraine
16. For America and Russia, Deadly Perceptions Can Lead to WarFor America and Russia, Deadly Perceptions Can Lead to War
 

Korean News Content:

1. EXCLUSIVE North Korea grows nuclear, missiles programs, profits from cyberattacks -U.N. report
2. Cryptocurrency Theft Remains Key Revenue Source for North Korea, UN Report Says
3. While Ukraine simmers, Offutt eyes North Korean missile tests
4. U.S., Japan, South Korea to discuss North Korea following recent missile launches
5. Seoul mulls management system like flu amid hike in COVID-19
6. North Korea’s Ticking COVID-19 Time Bomb
7. With election month away, Yoon, Lee neck and neck: surveys
8. ‘Someone else’s festival’: No North Korea at ally’s Olympics
9. North Korea: ‘Kim doesn’t just want more missiles, he wants better ones’
10. North Korean parliament scheduled to convene in Pyongyang
11. Difficult challenges await America's new South Korea ambassador