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National Security News Content:

1. 11 Years After Trying to Kill Each Other, a Marine and a Talib Meet Again
2. The Pentagon's new strategy might already be behind the times
3. U.S. at risk of paying 'unbearable price' over Taiwan - senior Chinese diplomat
4. Opinion | The U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattack — ‘layered deterrence’ is the way forward
5. China Is Running Out of Water and That’s Scary for Asia
6. Ian Fishback: A Whistleblower Who Reminded the U.S. Military of Its Values
7. 'This Is Not a Repeat of the Roosevelt' - Navy's Latest COVID Outbreak May Show Value of Vaccines
8. Russia, US and Ukraine: The State of Play - Geopolitical Futures
9. Taiwan contingency plan: Expect Tokyo foot-dragging
10. The Unmet Promise of the Global Posture Review
11. Is Team Biden Winning?
12. Iran’s regime threatens nuclear explosion in Israel’s Dimona facility
13. 7 out of 10 in Taiwan would fight China to stop forced unification—poll
14. Conservatives and Liberals Are Wrong About Each Other
15. Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine Is Backfiring
16. The Many Signs of American Renaissance
17. America’s Identity Crisis
18. The relentless 2021 news cycle in one chart
 

Korean News Content:

1. ‘Like nothing we’ve seen’: US Forces Korea hits pandemic peak with new COVID-19 cases
2. South Korea 'effectively' agrees on draft with US to end Korean War
3. 7 out of 10 S. Koreans see China as biggest threat: poll
4. Gov't Admits No Hope of Engaging N.Korea Through Beijing Olympics
5. U.S. Slaps Punitive Duty on Korean Steel
6. North Korea's leader looks slimmer than ever
7. N. Korea shuts down access to Pyongyang ahead of party plenary meeting
8. Some North Korean forced labor camps giving more “production tasks” than last year
9. South Korea and US Agree on Draft End-of-War Declaration ‘In Principle’
10. The Terrorists’ Marketplace: Do More Terrorist Groups Always Mean More Violence?
11. Presidential pardon to forgive own political vendetta
12. North Korea calls for troops' greater loyalty to Kim
13. The future of South Korea’s defence transition
14. Chinese Aid Strategy Hinders Goals On North Korea – Analysis
15. South Korea presidential contender vows to seek nuclear-powered submarines, months after Australia’s Aukus deal
16. Lee voices opposition to diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
17. 'Choosing between US, China is disgraceful,' ruling party's presidential candidate says
 

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National Security News Content:

1. China warns of "drastic measures" if Taiwan provokes on independence
2. Attempts to throttle Chinese tech are self-defeating mind game
3. French-Syrian arrested for alleged delivery of chemical weapon to Syria
4. Biden's comprehensive Indo-Pacific economic framework isn't comprehensive at all
5. George R. Worthington: A quiet warrior passes
6. Erik Prince calls for upgrade of US hybrid conflict capabilities
7. Erik Prince: Q&A
8. It’s Biden’s Turn to Face Putin’s Ukraine Test
9. What Putin Really Wants in Ukraine
10. Hong Kong pro-democracy news site closes after raid, arrests
11. US and Japan float a plan to defend Taiwan
12. Russia will strike Ukraine soon, Putin is playing with Biden and NATO
13. Are New and Emerging Technologies Game-Changers for Smaller Powers?
14. Decades of DOD efforts fail to stamp out bias, extremism
15. Biden allows 5 Vietnam, Korean War soldiers to get Medal of Honor upgrades
16. The Charles Lieber case reveals America’s scientific rivalry with China
17. Invite Taiwan to massive RIMPAC naval exercises, US defense act says
18. National Cyber Director Unveils New Approach at Cyber War College Conference
19. The West must deter aggression from tyrants better than it did last century
20. John Bolton: Now Is the Time For NATO To Stand Up To Russia
21. Lithuania Is the ‘Canary’ of World Order
 

Korean News Content:

1.  S. Korea, U.S. have effectively agreed on draft text of end-of-war declaration: FM Chung
2. Moon’s final obsession
3.  U.S. hopes N. Korea will respond positively to outreach for dialogue: State Dept.
4. N. Korea pushes back after U.S. keeps it on state sponsors of terrorism list
5. North Korea’s vital role as a Cold War training ground for global terrorists
6. North Korea: Kim Jong-un may schedule discussion with US over de-nuclearisation
7. North Korea's Workers' Party meets with Kim Jong Un to discuss nation's future
8. N. Korea could stage ICBM or nuclear test before U.S. midterm elections: think tank
9. Biden may face a North Korea crisis within months
10. Elderly woman in Hamhung “talk of the town” after publicly criticizing provincial party secretary
11. Defectors’ remittances to N. Korea down 18% in 2021 amid pandemic: NGO
12. N.K. leader orders 'important revolutionary measures' for rural development
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Richard Marcinko, Founding Commander of SEAL Team 6, Dies at 81
2. How SEAL Team 6 founder Richard Marcinko shaped America’s modern-day special operations forces
3. Medal of Honor recipient Gary Beikirch dies at 74
4. What Putin, Xi and Khamenei Want
5. FDD | Chile’s new president is a win for Iran
6. Breaking Up Tech Is a Gift to China
7. Opinion | Americans must rally against the real threat to our democracy: China
8. Congressional Report Reveals China’s Strategy to Dominate East Asia
9. Academic says Bitcoin is worse than a Ponzi scheme
10. Xi Jinping’s mission to dominate the Chinese Communist Party
11. Biden signs NDAA into law, but when will the money really come?
12. A Bigger Defense Budget Is Nothing to Celebrate
13. Biden Should Not Embrace New Nuclear Policies
14. It’s an Alliance and US-Japan Success Begins on Base
15. Is McKinsey China's weapon against America? | Opinion
16. Defense Against Corruption Is Nice. Offense Against Corruption Is Better.
17. The US military's extremism problem isn't going away
18. Gray Zones or Limited War?
19. MSNBC columnist calls for ending NORAD Santa tracker to keep Santa 'safe' from US military
20. Mark Milley should be executed on live TV, says GOP congressional candidate Noah Malgeri
 

Korean News Content:

1. Abrams’ remarks on China challenge ‘very surprising’ to South Korean military
2. KINU Unification Survey 2021: US-China Conflict & South Korean Public Opinion
3. N. Korean leader convenes key party meeting to discuss policy issues
4. N.Korea Reactivates Uranium Plant
5. Korea-Japan-U.S. defense ministerial talks are in the works
6.  How hackers keep North Korea’s economy afloat
7. Virtual inter-Korean summit unlikely before end of the year
8. Seoul should opt for strategic clarity in US-China rivalry: Yoon's foreign policy aide
9. S. Korea urges Japan to retract push to list mine linked to forced labor as World Heritage site
10. Family of former soldier found collapsed due to hunger in unheated home
11. N.Korean Defector Picked as a 'Hero of Year' by U.K. Times
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Designed to Prepare for Cyberattacks, a Panel Wraps Up Its Work
2. Putin Is Only Pretending to Be Crazy on Ukraine
3. Richard Marcinko, first commanding officer of SEAL Team Six, dies
4. The Real Crisis of Global Order
5. Doing Less to Do Better: Why the Military Can't Solve Its Overwork Problem (book review)
6. The Promise of Hydrogen: An Alternative Fuel at the Intersection of Climate Policy and Lethality
7. Analyzing Social Media as a Means to Undermine the United States
8. Ukraine on the Edge
9. UK Minister Damian Hinds names Russia, China, Iran, North Korea in 'hostile nations'
10. The Middle East is stuck in the crosshairs of a worsening US-China rivalry
11. Sweden’s top general on watching Russia and responding to an invasion of Ukraine
12. Norway Intelligence alleges Russia of carrying out cyber attacks; Kremlin denies claims
13. Joe Biden in a Multipolar World
14. Dutch have brought 573 people out of Kabul since evacuations ended
15. Taking Down the Caliphate: The story of an ad-hoc SOF task force that helped turn the tide against the Islamic state
16. Ukraine crisis: how Putin feeds off anger over Nato’s eastward expansion
17. Why some of the smartest people can be so very stupid
18. How Many Books Does It Take to Make a Place Feel Like Home?
19. Opinion | The ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Oregonian, a New York judge and the true meaning of the First Amendment
 

Korean News Content:

1. Security on the back burner (South Korea)
2. Conflict between Korea and USFK simmers
3. Ukraine feud poses downside risk to Korea
4. In giants’ footsteps (South Korean politics)
5. New war plans don’t target China’s regional military activities: Seoul
6. S. Korea's military to deploy homegrown surveillance drones by 2031
7. NK’s nuclear problem requires both peace and denuclearization tracks: Lee’s aide
8. Yongsan Park to include former DAPA, military apartment land
9. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Addiction and trafficking plummet as methamphetamine prices skyrocket.
10. Ex-USFK Chief Calls for War Plan Against China
11. S. Hamgyong Province conducts review of recent People’s Consumer Goods Exposition
12. Seoul urges N. Korea to start new year by opening door for dialogue
13. N. Korea expands online education for workers: state media
14. In 'Beasts of a Little Land,' a portrait of Korea's quest for independence
15. Civic groups slam pardon for jailed ex-S.Korean Prez
16. Bank Fined for Violating North Korea Sanctions
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Training Civilians, Ukraine Nurtures a Resistance in Waiting
2. Where Russia Once Triumphed, Ukrainians Prepare to Resist Putin
3. Taiwan would be better off alone
4. This Is The Company Profiting Most From War
5. 20 Companies Profiting the Most from War
6. 5 Desperate Days: Escaping Kabul
7. Grindle: Evidence mounts of Afghanistan withdrawal’s massive failure
8. Reports of Russia's decline are greatly exaggerated
9. Second Opinion: Does the Biden administration deserve a passing grade in foreign policy?
10. Opinion | Ukraine stood with the West in 2014. Today we must stand with Ukraine.
11. U.S. signing of Xinjiang-related act 'wrong, unpopular, dangerous': spokesperson
12. As the Taliban swept Kabul, one friend escaped. The other was trapped. They shared their anguish on WhatsApp
13. Opinion | National conservatives and racial identitarians have a common enemy: Individualism by George F. Will
14. Sunday Q&A: Top Republican on Foreign Affairs, McCaul sees Russian invasion as likely
15. ‘Radically optimistic’: the thinktank chief who believes the US can ‘self-correct’
16. Should US Get Tougher on China Over Hong Kong or Use Other Approach?
17. Russian Mercenaries are Officially in Mali—and the West is Furious
 

Korean News Content:

1. Why a Korean End of War Declaration Is Just Diplomatic Symbolism
2. End of war in our time
3. In Korea, thinking about China
4. Moon stresses need for defense capabilities befitting S. Korea's geopolitical position
5. Former USFK commander "Korea's military power is frankly far behind"
6. Women who flee North Korea also escape a harsh patriarchy
7. US-China conflict ignites new 'Cold War' in supply chain
8. North Korea set for key party meeting amid deadlock in nuclear negotiations
9. Kim Jong-un's decade in power
10. Lee pledges to build nuclear submarines, launch space command
 

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National Security News Content:

1. A Rift in the Conservative Foreign-Policy World
2. Bear, Meet Porcupine: Unconventional Deterrence for Ukraine
3. How the Taliban Outwitted and Outwaited the U.S.
4. The Art of War (not necessarily Sun Tzu)
5. A Quiet Cadence (Book review)
6. 10 Facts about Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River
7. China in Afghanistan: How Beijing Engages the Taliban
8. O'Donnell: America’s First Christmas that Changed the Course of History
9. US delays intelligence center targeting foreign influence
10. No time for war: Russians see no chance of conflict
11. Putin's Asymmetric Blind Spot
12. Russian Brinkmanship Meets Weaponized Finance: Prepare for Deterrence to Fail
13. Russia accuses Ukraine of an 'act of terrorism' over Molotov attack
14. Has the Myth of the ‘Good War’ Done Us Lasting Harm?
15. The Art of Losing
16. Opinion | China is testing the West. We shouldn’t back down.
17. Who’s more likely to win Myanmar’s raging civil war?

Korean News Content:

​1, ​Proactively countering North Korea’s advancing nuclear threat
2. More naughty than nice: In South Korea, motels, condoms and the pill are in hot demand for Christmas
3. How special pardon for ex-President Park may affect March election
4. Moon Settles for Video Summit with Xi
5. S.Korea, China agree to strengthen ‘substantial cooperation’ on economy, culture
6. Cooperative threat reduction in North Korea
7. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Growing Radicalization in People's Control
8. The unknown health of the Kim regime.

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National Security News Content:

1. Opinion | The Navy SEALs, a Christmas story
2. “NUTS!” — MCAULIFFE’S 1944 CHRISTMAS LETTER
3. The leader who's standing up to China
4. If the U.S. Rolls Back Iran Sanctions, Business Beware
5. U.S. Considers Warning Ukraine of a Russian Invasion in Real-Time
6.  Housing company that defrauded military ordered to pay $65 million
7. What happens when US rejects Putin’s ultimatum?
8. Duterte weaponizes Filipino custom in the Covid era
9. Court frees Pinoy jailed for killing US Colonel James Rowe in 1989
10. Visualizing the $94 Trillion World Economy in One Chart
11. ISIS shares chilling Christmas poster showing decapitated Santa
12. China’s Soft-Power Advantage in Africa
13. Japan, US draft operation plan for Taiwan contingency: sources
14. Biden signs historic bill punishing China for Uyghur genocide
15. White House: Russia Stepping Up Disinformation In Possible Invasion Prelude
16. Trump pushes back on Candace Owens: 'People aren't dying when they take the vaccine'

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korea grants special pardon to ex-President Park Geun-hye
2. Former leftist lawmaker Lee Seok-ki paroled
3. S.Korea's Moon pardons disgraced Park amid tight presidential race
4. A Bipartisan Consensus on South Korea’s Foreign Policy?
5. What South Korea Can Learn From India on Diplomatic Balancing
6. Special pardon in dispute: Moon should take responsibility for fallout from pardon
7. Pardon politics free Korea’s disgraced ex-leader Park
8. Female North Korean soldier attempts to end her life after suffering from five separate sexual assaults
9. EDITORIAL | Enhancing Kim Jong Un’s Dictatorship Cannot Lead to a Brighter Future for North Korea
10. North Korea’s Military Capabilities
11. US ambassadorial vacancy could send bad message: experts
12. The first of 43,000 names of Korean War dead are added to the conflict’s memorial in Washington
13. S. Korea, China discuss Olympics, end-of-war declaration in high-level talks

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National Security News Content:

1. The next Russian invasion of Ukraine will be too big to hide, and Russia doesn't care
2. Is There a Kishida Doctrine?
3. Japan’s hypersonics aim for strategic independence
4. What the U.S. Should Learn From U.K. Cyber Strategy
5. The Strategic Case for Risking War in Ukraine
6. Opinion | Brave Afghans who served with me and others are in danger. Our government can’t let them die.
7. Hong Kong tears down ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture honoring Tiananmen victims
8. FDD | Putin Can’t Be Allowed to Re-Divide Europe
9. FDD | Is Israel Facing Up To Reality On Hamas and Hezbollah?
10. FDD | The Coming Middle East Narco Wars
11. Capitol Police Chief Can Now 'Unilaterally' Ask for National Guard Help In Emergencies
12. US Army conducts first tactical cyber exercise readying teams for operations
13. Former U.S. sailor sentenced for selling stolen special ops gear to China
14. Opinion - Mission Unaccomplished: Describing Failing US Military as ‘Awesome’ - Andrew Bacevich
15. On volatile border between India and China, a high-altitude military buildup is underway
16. Strategic Foresight in U.S. Agencies - An Analysis of Long-term Anticipatory Thinking in the Federal Government
17. US Embassy mocks Russia for blatant lie about respecting Ukraine
18. Russian national extradited to US to face charges for what officials call a global hacking scheme that stole millions of dollars
19. Trump 'very appreciative' and 'surprised' Biden acknowledged his administration's COVID vaccine success

Korean News Content:

1. Moon plans to end Korean War before leaving office
2. End-of-war declaration: What are US conditions, sequence, timing? (part 2)
3. End-of-war: No reason for US to back ‘end-of-rainbow’ pursuit (Part 3)
4. South Korea isn't likely to sign a peace treaty — nor should it
5. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Growing Radicalization in People's Control
6. Most Korean Businesses in China Say Things Are Getting Worse
7. A More Isolated and Unpredictable North Korea in 2022
8. Once demonized, capitalist-style banking could be the future for socialist North Korea’s economy
9. N.Korea's Kim praises 'fresh heyday' in China relations as longtime envoy departs
10. A Decade of the Kim Jong Un Doctrine
11. South Korea holds talks with China amid spat with Taiwan
12. N.Korea's Kim praises 'fresh heyday' in China relations as longtime envoy departs
13. North Korea’s Signaling on Nuclear Weapons and Negotiations
14. Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Pyongyang’s Views on Banking
15. Moon visits front-line unit on border island, encourages Marines
16. S. Korea to bolster 'future-oriented' cooperation with U.S. on supply chains, technologies in 2022
 

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National Security News Content:

1. US Army Creates Single Vaccine Effective Against All COVID, SARS Variants
2. Putin’s Ukraine calculation
3. Putin does not need to invade Ukraine to get his way
4. Harvard professor Charles Lieber convicted of lying about ties to China
5. Biden administration starts denying Afghans' requests to enter U.S.
6. Making Indo-Pacific alliances fit for deterrence
7. Japan agrees to higher tab for hosting US forces over next five years
8. Excerpt: Autobiography tells story of ‘Special Duties Pilot’
9. Putin says Russia has 'nowhere to retreat' over Ukraine
10. Exclusive: U.N. proposing paying nearly $6 million to Taliban for security
11. Biden administration must step up support of Afghan visa processing
12. How weather is playing a role in information warfare
13. What the Chinese Think They Know About US Nuclear Strategy
14. America Is Losing the Ball on White Supremacist Terror Groups
15. Opinion | Putin wants us to negotiate over the heads of our allies. Washington shouldn’t fall for it.
16. China’s Spat With Lithuania Is a Test for the World’s Democracies
17. Sticks and Stones: Realism, Constructivism, Rhetoric, and Great Power Competition
18. Checkmate. Putin has the West cornered
19. The Berlin Crisis, Ukraine, and the Five Percent Problem
20. The Problem with Drones that Everyone Saw Coming
21. Almost 50 Republicans back Navy SEAL lawsuit over vaccine mandate
 

Korean News Content:

1. Peace official calls for US, South Korea to postpone upcoming military drills
2. Ending the Korean War: Risky gambit, with little chance of payoff
3. Unification minister says security uncertainty could grow next year
4. N. Korean economy unlikely to face imminent crisis despite sanctions, COVID-19: experts
5. Biden bans nonhumanitarian aid to N. Korea for human trafficking
6. Cold wave to hit N. Korea as it prepares to mark leader's 10 years in power
7. U.N. Command investigating alleged armistice breaches following Yoon's DMZ trip
8. Putting South Korea’s proactive national defence strategy in perspective
9. How Will South Korea and the US Rewrite Their Operational Plan?
10. What Will North Korean Cybercrime Look Like in 2022?
11. No New Year Pardons for Jailed Ex-Presidents
12. A Growing Army of Hackers Helps Keep Kim Jong Un in Power
13. Korea to give $2 million in aid to typhoon-hit Philippines
14. Korea turns blind eye to Hong Kong, Taiwan issues
15. One N. Korean cadre’s view of the 10th anniversary memorial for Kim Jong Il
16. Hyesan copper mine suspends rations to workers amid North Korea’s wider economic troubles