Small Wars Journal

11/30/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 11/30/2021 - 8:01am

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National Security News Content:

1.  2021 Army-Navy Uniform: The U.S. Army Special Forces Command
2. Pentagon’s military presence review done, but details lacking on new deployments, troop plus-ups or home-port shifts
3. Pentagon Plans to Improve Bases in Guam and Australia to Confront China
4.  China's biggest movie is about how a US Marine division held off 12 Chinese divisions
5. CIA releases detailed report about what it was like to give Trump infrequent 'presidential daily briefing'
6. Inside the Data-Driven Operation that Moved Afghan Refugees from Dulles to Safe Havens
7. DoD Concludes 2021 Global Posture Review
8. Analysis | Victory over pandemic may look like victory in War on Terror: Vague
9. Turkey is Collateral Damage in Erdoğan’s Hostage Diplomacy
10. The Human Cost of War: My Own Failure and Our Military’s Mental Health Crisis
11. Why China’s elite tread a perilous path
12. MI6 boss warns of China 'debt traps and data traps'
13. Taliban kill, abduct dozens of ex-officers: rights group
14. Brian Cox on: “Congress Must Make Informed Decisions to Prevent Risk of Systemic Military Justice Failure”
15. The Uncomfortable Reality of the U.S. Army’s Role in a War Over Taiwan
16. Four-star to review 2019 Syria strike that killed dozens of civilians
17. Former Trump Pentagon chief sues to publish material in memoir
18. Afghanistan's women leaders persist despite exile — the US must follow their lead
19. The Brain Is a Battlespace
20. One among most wanted Abu Sayyaf members, 3 others surrender in Sulu

Korean News Content:


1. The Shocking Life of a North Korean Female Soldier: The Reality of North Korea!
2. Pentagon’s military presence review done, but details lacking on new deployments, troop plus-ups or home-port shifts
3. Biden Approves Global Posture Review Recommendations
4. U.S. global posture review calls for allies' cooperation to counter N.K., China threats
5. N. Korea slams AUKUS as U.S. 'tool for war' threatening world security
6. Food aid to North Korea leads to starvation | Opinion
7. What Does US Want From South Korea’s Presidential Election?
8. South Korea and America Must Look Beyond Pyongyang
9. Pentagon calls for enhancing alliance to deter China, NK in review
10. U.S. affirms nuclear umbrella over South Korea
11. 'Little America in Korea': Yongsan US Army homes open up to Korean public
12. S. Korea approves civic groups' applications for N. Korea aid: official
13. Kim Jong Un gives new authority to sister Kim Yo Jong to inspect military logistics
14. <Inside N. Korea> Malignant Influenza Outbreak in North Korea: "Could it be coronavirus?"
 

11/29/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 11/29/2021 - 8:44am

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National Security News Content:

1. As China Speeds Up Nuclear Arms Race, the U.S. Wants to Talk
2.  As U.S. Hunts for Chinese Spies, University Scientists Warn of Backlash
3. Iran’s Nuclear Negotiators Make the U.S. Sit at the Kiddie Table
4. Solomon Islanders need freedom from PRC, not Australian troops
5. Congress should support the Biden administration’s effort to sell defensive missiles to Saudi Arabia
6. War Between Russia and Ukraine: A Basic Scenario?
7. Fighting The Last (Cold) War – OpEd
8. Three Laws Turn Up Heat On China’s Territorial Disputes – OpEd
9. Russia’s Power Games Extend to the Orthodox Church
10. China, Russia ambassadors urge to stop using 'value-based diplomacy' to provoke division, confrontation
11. Can Cold War History Prevent U.S.-China Calamity?
12. Intelligence and Love - Geopolitical Futures
13. The UN Must Reject Palestinian Rejectionism
14. China’s use of refueling aircraft during recent Taiwan sortie raises concern
15. Assessing the Threat from Social Media Enabled Domestic Extremism in an Era of Stagnant Political Imagination
16. We Know Almost Nothing About the Omicron Variant
17. A Squabble About History Almost Killed Xi Jinping’s Father
18. Giving Tuesday Recommendations
 

Korean News Content:

1. South Korea Wants to Declare Peace—Without Peace
2. Pentagon chief to visit Korea this week for annual security talks
3. SCM will not work in Korea's favor: experts
4. No unusual N.K. activities detected on day marking 2017 ICBM launch
5. N.K. state media sends congratulatory message on 60th anniversary of OANA
6. Korea to provide $32 million worth of humanitarian aid to Afghans
7. N. Korea urges full vigilance against omicron variant
8. March 9 presidential election just 100 days away
9. She Fled North Korea for Freedom. Then She Was Arrested.
10. Victims of Late S. Korean Dictator Vow Fight for Historical Justice
11.  The 'Hellbound' question (South Korea)
12. North-glorifying webtoon gets Gyeonggi in trouble
13. Seoul will be the first city to enter the metaverse
14. New Korean Research Network looks to unite Korean scholars
15. Giving Tuesday Recommendations

11/28/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 11/28/2021 - 11:18am

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National Security News Content:

1. US risks ‘Suez moment’ in a Taiwan war
2. What we know so far about Omicron
3. Why ‘Confrontation’ with China Cannot Be Avoided
4. Israel and Iran Broaden Cyberwar to Attack Civilian Targets
5. Taliban Covert Operatives Seized Kabul, Other Afghan Cities From Within
6. From my dad's death in Afghanistan 20 years ago to Taliban retaking the country. How did we get here? by Jake Spann
7. America has forgotten the lesson of total war | Column
8. Opinion | The Military’s Broken Culture Around Sexual Violence and Suicide
9. Inside Wagnergate: Ukraine’s Brazen Sting Operation to Snare Russian Mercenaries
10.  Geopolitical Challenges Cloud Next Chapter in Xi’s Triumphalist History
11. Can America Afford to Take Care of Its Veterans?
12. The Navy is testing a GPS-like device that doesn’t require satellites
13. The United Kingdom: Exclusive: Ranger Regiment selection process before taking on Special Forces roles
14. Opinion | Alex Jones is facing a reckoning. Let it be a warning to other conspiracy theorists.
15. As America retreats, regional rogues are on the rise
16. US misses golden opportunity in the Solomon Islands

Korean News Content:

1. President Moon makes last-ditch effort to realize North Korea talks within tenure
2. Seoul bids for Hong Kong’s crown as Asia’s financial hub
3. Apology by Chun's widow not meant for Gwangju massacre victims
4. Can Korea and Japan survive issues of history?
5. Can Korea learn from ASEAN to navigate US-China tensions?
6. Coronavirus is surging in South Korea thanks to an eye-poking sect. That's bad news for Kim Jong Un
7. Chinese police capture North Korean convict on the run
8. Could North Korea Pull the U.S. and China Into a Nuclear War?
9. Intimate Perspectives on North Korea by Fabian Muir – in pictures

11/27/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 11/27/2021 - 8:32am

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National Security News Content:

1. Why wiping out Hong Kong's opposition may have cost China a whole generation in Taiwan
2. Opinion | The U.S. must defend itself from the omicron variant — without resorting to lockdowns
3. Opinion | The newest coronavirus variant is raising alarms. The pandemic is not over.
4. Russia-Ukraine border: Why Moscow is stoking tensions
5. Four Psychological Mechanisms That Make Us Fall for Disinformation
6. America must prepare for war with China over Taiwan
7. Russia Has Bigger Plans Beyond Ukraine and Belarus
8. Australia Needs Asymmetric Capabilities to Counter China in Indo-Pacific, Former Australian Official Says
9. China Is Closing Another Major Bridge to Taiwan
10. Why medium-sized autocracies are projecting more hard power abroad
11.  U.S. lawmakers say Taiwan "on the rise" as they ignore China warnings to visit country
12. Afghan Teachers Defy Taliban by Secretly Schooling Teenage Girls
13. Expand Five Eyes to Nine? That's Four Too Many
14. US no longer names foreign troops on Taiwan as trigger for China conflict
15. How to Deter Russia Now
 

Korean News Content:

1. What to do about North Korea
2. Report casts doubt on claim a North Korean was sentenced to death for smuggling 'Squid Game'
3. Exam skills won’t help you survive ‘Squid Game’
4. Late ex-President Chun's wife apologizes for 'pains, scars' inflicted during his presidency
5.  Daily cases bounce back above 4,000, deaths hit record high
6. South Korea’s KSTAR Fusion Reaction Breaks Own Record, Self-Sustaining Nuclear Energy Power Source?
7. 21 Sakhalin Koreans return to home country
8. Moon appoints two deputy chiefs of spy agency
9. 3 reasons Lee Jae-myung and the Democratic Party are losing ground
 

11/26/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 11/26/2021 - 9:16am

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National Security News Content:


1. How Far Would Biden Go to Defend Ukraine Against Russia?
2. The Drums of War in Taiwan and Ukraine | by Carl Bildt
3. Opinion | An Afghan girl grew up to be her country’s U.S. ambassador. Now, she watches progress lost.
4. US has new way to resettle Afghan refugees, and Vietnamese Americans in Washington answer call to help
5. How tennis player Peng Shuai’s disappearance is a classic case of China’s inherent insecurities
6. Central Asian Elites Choose China Over Russia – Analysis
7. Xi Is Bending Chinese Law to His Will
8. When Biden's 'Human Rights-based Diplomacy' Meets Cold Reality
9. Sri Lanka awards port project to China after dropping Japan, India
10. Dimon says he regrets comment on JPMorgan outlasting China Communist Party
11. Japan’s new right marching in a muscular direction
12. Japan doubles its supplementary defense budget to meet growing security challenges
13. ‘Nothing left’: Solomon Islanders wander torched capital as Australian troops arrive
14. More than 9 in 10 federal workers and military personnel are vaccinated, with only a small percentage seeking exemptions, White House says
15. Pentagon will track unexplained airborne objects through new intelligence group
16. Navy SEALs, Army Green Berets train with Greek special operators as bilateral military ties deepen
17. How Bali Bombings Group Infiltrated Indonesian Institutions to Resurrect Itself
18. The End of Trust
 

Korean News Content:

1. End-of-war declaration a 'good starting point' to address N.K. security concerns: unification minister
2. Kim Jong-un 'Building Luxury Villas for Himself'
3. Over half of South Koreans say inter-Korean summit at Beijing Olympics not possible: poll
4. S. Korean, US defense chiefs to discuss OPCON transfer, China
5. North Korean wives of Chinese men asked to apply for temporary ID cards
6. <Inside N. Korea> The Great Annoyance of Kim Jong-un's Visit to Samjiyon: Residents Forbidden to Step Out for Several Days
7. North Korea issues emergency order for all fishing boats to receive new "sea entry licenses"
8. North Korea puts Kimhyongjik County under lockdown amid COVID-19 fears
9. Kim Jong Un Bans Citizens Ripping Off His Stylish Leather Coats
10. Visiting congressional delegation serves ‘Super Bowl’ of Thanksgiving meals in South Korea
 

11/25/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 11/25/2021 - 11:50am

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National Security News Content:

1. For Afghan Refugees, a Choice Between Community and Opportunity
2. Army Whistle-Blower’s Lonely Death Highlights Toll of Mental Illness
3. Chinese Communist Party will outlive United States—state media editor
4. Over-the-Horizon Counterterrorism: New Name, Same Old Challenges
5. After 9/11, the United States Didn’t Fight a Twenty-Year War, but Twenty One-Year Wars. But What Does that Actually Mean?
6. The Taiwan Foreign Policy Fetish – OpEd
7. Philippines rejects China's demand to remove ship from shoal
8. CIA director warns Russian spies of ‘consequences’ if they are behind ‘Havana Syndrome’ incidents
9. U.S. Lawmakers Coming to Taiwan on Military-Focused Trip -Report
10. U.S. Invitation to Taiwan for Democracy Summit Tests Ties With China
11. Who was snubbed, who snuck through: Here's the list of invitees to Biden's democracy summit
12. Biden administration blacklists 27 companies over national security concerns
13. All options fraught with risk as Biden confronts Putin over Ukraine
14. Are our Intellectual Actions Aligned with our Security Challenges?
15. Senior U.S. officials present tougher stance ahead of Iran nuclear talks
16. Why the Marine Corps wants to tank National Guard recruiting efforts
17. Is the United States ready to take on China?
18. Trump Reportedly Approved Pentagon's ‘Irregular Warfare’ Campaign Against Iran Before Exiting WH
19. CIA Opens New Accessibility Storefront at Headquarters - CIA
20. Michael Flynn ups the conspiracy ante, says COVID released by "global elites"
21. A MACV-SOG Thanksgiving: When 6 commandos took on 30,000 enemy troops
22. Japan plans record boost to 'sympathy budget' for hosting US military bases: source

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s Push for Reunification Isn’t Just Empty Rhetoric
2.  Meeting North Koreans outside the country in freedom
3. N. Korean border patrol's food provisions heavily impacted by COVID-19 border closure
4. Why Has North Korea Struggled to Normalize Trade With China?
5. Will Japan-South Korea Relations Ever Get Back on Track?
6. S. Korea-U.S. talks on OPCON transfer proceed 'very amicably': official
7. North Korea bans leather coats to stop citizens from copping leader’s iconic look
8. FM Chung says comfort women 'atrocity' should not be forgotten
9. Seoul monitoring possibility of new N.K. event marking 2017 ICBM launch
10. Lee says appeasement more effective than sanctions in dealing with N. Korea
11. South Korea longs for Trump’s focus as efforts to engage Pyongyang stall
12. U.S. Shows up Korea's Lack of Investment Strategy
13. South Korea presidential hopeful seeks closer ties with Pyongyang
14. North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex: Further Evidence of 5 MWe Reactor Operations
15. The North Korea-Iran Relationship: An Anti-American Alliance or Transactional Partnership?
 

 

11/24/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 11/24/2021 - 9:38am

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National Security News Content:

1. Frustrated with CIA, Trump administration turned to Pentagon for shadow war with Iran
2. US has positioned special ops near Ethiopia for potential US embassy assistance
3. How China Is Trying to Turn the U.S. against Itself
4. Opinion | It’s time to drain the foreign influence swamp — for real
5. Think Tanks and American Interventionism
6. Maj. Ian Fishback, Who Exposed Abuse of Detainees, Dies at 42
7. The Lessons Ian Fishback Taught Us
8. Americans Want to Defend Taiwan. The Pentagon’s Budget Should, Too
9. Palantir CEO says companies working with U.S. adversaries should justify their position
10. A New Chinese National Security Bureaucracy Emerges
11. Xi’s Confidence Game: Beijing’s Actions Show Determination, not Insecurity
12. Who’s afraid of China’s nukes?
13. Peng Shuai: Human Rights Watch accuses IOC of sportswashing in case of Chinese tennis star
14. Why China Can’t Bury Peng Shuai and Its #MeToo Scandal
15. Key Pentagon Posts Remain Vacant Amid Supply-Chain Crisis
16. No Afghan family members of U.S. troops have been eligible to come to the U.S. Here’s why
17. In fight against Islamic State, the Taliban holds major advantage
18. Taiwan revamps military training for reserves amid China pressure
19. Biden administration invites Taiwan to its Summit for Democracy
20. Myanmar Troops Arrest 18 Medics for Treating 'Terrorists' in Church
21. Countering Aggression in the Gray Zone
22. Defeat Mechanisms in Modern Warfare
23. What Went Wrong in Afghanistan?
24. Russia, China Sign Roadmap for Closer Military Cooperation
25. Got the wrong goat: West Point cadets try to nab Navy mascot
26. FDD | How America Lost Its Leverage on Iran
27. America Repeated Vietnam’s Mistakes in Afghanistan
28. Afghan refugees are being recruited to join an Iranian paramilitary

Korean News Content:


1. No State Funeral for Chun Doo-hwan
2. Undoing Moon’s policies, or going beyond them?
3. Observing changes in North Korea's slogans from across the border
4. Moon’s Inter-Korea Peace Process Deadlocked in China-US Tensions
5. Former Chinese ambassador says Beijing supports efforts for end-of-war declaration
6. North Korean sentenced to death after students caught watching Squid Game
7. US drive for security group expansion poses policy dilemma for Korea
8. Chinese envoy butters up Korea, Japan ahead of Beijing Olympics
9. Samsung Electronics picks Taylor, Texas, for big chip investment
10. Korea faces growing pressure to join stand against China
11. Australia and South Korea losing the middle ground
12. At least 210 coronavirus cases are linked to a South Korean religious settlement.
13. S. Korean Conservatives Vow to Get Tougher on China
14. The Life of Diplomats in North Korea
15. U.S. and South Korea finalizing end of war declaration text
 

11/23/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 11/23/2021 - 9:36am

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National Security News Content:

1. Will the annual defense authorization bill get passed this year?
2. Beijing Sprints While America Slumbers
3. Ukraine Wants More Exercises, Training with US
4. Choose a side, China tells Taiwan firms as it punishes conglomerate
5. China May Steal Encrypted Data Now to Decrypt In Years to Come, Report Warns
6. Japan’s Revolution on Taiwan Affairs
7. Iran nuclear talks are restarting, but they’re pointless: Biden needs a bipartisan strategy
8. Helping Iran fail in Iraq
9. The US can't deter an attack on Taiwan
10. U.S. warship again transits sensitive Taiwan Strait
11. The General of the Space Force Has Heard Your Jokes
12. Feeding the Bear: A Closer Look at Russian Army Logistics and the Fait Accompli
13. Former Members Of Afghan Special Forces, Commandos Issue Plea To U.S. For Help
14. Four West Point Cadets Named Rhodes Scholars
15. Is Russia about to checkmate US in Europe?
16. The Cost of Sentimentalizing War
17. US added to list of ‘backsliding’ democracies for first time
 

Korean News Content:

1. Former President Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90
2. Chun Doo-hwan, Ex-Military Dictator of South Korea, Dies at 90
3. Chun Doo-hwan: Symbol of bloody, divided past
4. Defense minister asks for U.S. Congress' support for alliance, Korean peace
5.  Discussions over Korean War’s formal end are ‘coming to a finish,’ official says
6.  Cheong Wa Dae expresses regret as ex-President Chun dies without apology
7. Tumultuous inter-Korean relations under rule of late ex-President Chun
8. N. Korea holds nationwide computer programming competition
9. Family of assassinated N. Korean defector requests state panel probe
10. State Department clarifies expectations of Seoul regarding Beijing
11. Experts: US Boycott of Beijing Olympics Would Dash Seoul's Hopes for Diplomacy
12. Catching Korea off guard (trilateral meeting in Washington)
13. How to Deliver Relief to North Koreans Without Lifting Sanctions
14. N. Korean investigation finds over 110 cases of "unauthorized entry" into Pyongyang
15. S Korea groans under US, China supply chain pressure
16. North Korea Remains the Land of Bad Options: What to Do About Human Rights?
17. Seoul’s leftists now blame Washington for the Dokdo dispute
18. North Korean Hackers Caught Snooping on China’s Cyber Squad