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10/20/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 10/20/2021 - 9:25am

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National Security News Content:

1. Taiwan's Special Operations Forces
2. GW to Offer Hacking for Defense Course This Spring
3. Big Tech fails to stand with America against China
4. 'The grim reaper for the enemy': CIA's 'legendary' Iran chief forced to retire
5.  China’s Hypersonic Test Raises Questions About US Missile Defense, Deterrence
6. Iran Won’t Stop Until It Has a Nuclear Weapon
7.  Al Qaeda field commander reported killed in Mali
8. Analysis: Islamic State confirms Sahelian leader’s death, criticizes Al Qaeda
9. Why China’s Hypersonic Missile Tests Are So Concerning
10. Taiwan says odds of war with China in next year 'very low'
11. There's a good reason why this Air Force general only wears 3 ribbons on his dress uniform
12.  Pentagon Personnel Costs at Historic High
13. NATO in the Far East: Containing the Red Dragon
14. The Weakness in the U.S.' Understanding of Taiwan
15. The Nobel Peace Prize and Free Speech in the Philippines
16. Afghanistan and the Future of US Foreign Policy
17. Why the Pentagon Should Abandon ‘Strategic Competition’
18. US admits Pentagon doesn’t know how to defend against China’s hypersonic missiles
19. 30 State Department Nominees, Including NATO Ambassador, Advance To Full Senate
20. The Thing: How the KGB used kids to plant a bug in the US embassy
 

Korean News Content:

1. Moon says S. Korea seeks strong defense capability to ensure peace
2. N. Korea's SLBM drive aimed at regime survival, military edge, negotiation leverage: analysts
3.  North Korea Missile Claim
4. North Korea hails a ‘successful’ SLBM test from submarine
5. N. Korean threat won't change even after end-of-war declaration: ex-USFK chief
6. Kim’s missile launch shakes up end-of-war talks
7. North Korea's missile launch leads to U.N. Security Council emergency meeting
8. US remains prepared to engage with DPRK after missile test: White House
9. FM Chung says N. Korea sanctions relief can be an option if it accepts dialogue offer
10. New Short-Range Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested By North Korea (Updated)
11. N. Korea plans to send around 1,000 workers to Russia as loggers
12. N Korea rattles from walking skeletons, not sabers
13. Reducing the Role of U.S. Nuclear Weapons Could Let North Korea Off Easy
14. It’s Time for Biden to End the Korean War
15. Two Koreas showcase weapons tech despite attempts for talks
16. Netflix’s Squid Game savagely satirises our money-obsessed society – but it’s capitalism that is the real winner
 

10/19/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 10/19/2021 - 9:53am

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National Security News Content:

1. Colin Powell, Former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dies at 84
2. Colin Powell had been treated for a cancer that severely impairs the immune system, lowering coronavirus vaccine effectiveness
3. Reflections on Colin Powell’s Legacy
4. What Colin Powell learned about leadership after losing his sidearm
5. What Have We Learned From 20 Years In Afghanistan
6. Time for America to privatize its hybrid wars
7. Senate Committee Aims To Boosts Pentagon's Budget By $24B With Eyes On China
8. China denies testing nuclear-capable hypersonic missile
9. ‘Breathtaking expansion’: US Strategic Command leader expects further revelations of China’s nuclear weapons advancement
10. China touts film about defeat of US Army as highest grossing ever, data suggests it will fall short
11. FDD | Turkey Threatens New Military Offensive in Northern Syria
12. FDD | U.S. Trade Representative Outlines Roadmap for China Trade Policy, But Provides Few Details
13. A Remote Corner of Afghanistan Offers a Peek Into the Future of the Country
14. Top U.S. envoy to Afghanistan stepping down
15. China's orbiting missile exploits weakness in US defences
16. Behind NATO’s ‘cognitive warfare’: ‘Battle for your brain’ waged by Western militaries
17. #Reviewing The Afghanistan Papers (book review)
18. Communicating to Win: How Terrorists Gain Advantage in the Information Environment
19. The Limits of Logic: Why Narrative Thinking is Better Suited to the Demands of Modern Combat
 

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea fires what seems to be SLBM toward East Sea: S. Korea
2. S. Korean, U.S., Japanese intel chiefs discuss N.K. missile at trilateral meeting
3. NSC expresses 'deep regret' over N. Korea's presumed SLBM test
4.  U.S. envoy for N. Korea to visit Seoul for talks on end-of-war declaration
5. Tough road ahead for end-of-war declaration
6. Factbox: North Korea's submarine-launched missiles
7. US nuclear envoy to visit Seoul this week to discuss ‘end-of-war’ declaration
8. Kim Jong-un Loses of Weight… But North Korean People Are Indifferent
9. S. Korea may decide to own nuclear weapons, says former envoy
10. Kim Jong-un's half-brother was linked with South Korea's spy agency: report
11. N. Korea changes nighttime curfew hours on China-North Korea border
12. N. Korea launches investigation into the "nutritional status" of soldiers
13. S. Korea, EU, Oman hold first anti-piracy exercise around Gulf of Aden
14. Japan PM orders to prepare for emergency scenarios after North Korea's missile tests
 

10/18/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 10/18/2021 - 9:23am

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National Security News Content:

1. China’s Economy Continues to Slow, Rattled by Real Estate and Energy
2. Washington Hears Echoes of the ’50s and Worries: Is This a Cold War With China?
3. Chris Inglis and the Gathering Cyber Storm
4. Stronger deterrence will avoid war over Taiwan
5. America’s doughnut shaped Indo-Pacific strategy
6. Nato to expand focus to counter rising China
7. ‘Integrated deterrence’ taking shape against China
8. US rejoining UN Human Rights Council; what it should do first
9. FDD | Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen Stands Up to Xi Jinping
10. FDD | Does Big Tech Have an Anti-Semitism Problem?
11. Colin Powell dead at 84 from COVID-19 complications
12. The End of American Militarism?
13. The Lion and the Bard: How Churchill Used Shakespeare to Change the World
14. British defence strategy is undergoing a naval tilt
15. Road Rules: Colin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership
16. Pentagon, State Department square off on Afghanistan accountability
17. 9 months after getting Pentagon approval, Alwyn Cashe still hasn't received the Medal of Honor
18. Anger over Afghanistan and the Imperfect Example of Stu Scheller
19. Assessing Airborne Status in U.S. Army Special Operations Forces
20. Fletcher becomes 6th Commander for NATO Special Operations Headquarters
21.  Why Right-Wing Extremists Love the Unabomber
 

Korean News Content:

1. N.Korea 'Poised to Resume Nuke, ICBM Tests'
2. Intelligence chiefs gather in Seoul for trilateral meeting
3. Is discussion of end-of-war declaration gaining momentum?
4. Photo of Kim Jong Un and Pak Jong Chon ignites intense interest among N. Korea's elite
5. Unification Minister calls for talks to discuss the North’s ‘double standard’ accusation
6. North Korea's efforts to raise birth rate seem to be failing to address root causes
7. S. Korea to kick off large-scale defense exhibition
8. US general calls for strong space partnership with S. Korea
9. Seoul closely monitoring N. Korean leader's increased messages toward U.S.: ministry
10. North Korea Flexes Nuclear Muscles And Defies Western World – OpEd
11. TV Show : SEAL Team in north Korea
 

10/17/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 10/17/2021 - 12:05pm

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National Security News Content:

1. How China ate America's lunch as a distracted U.S. focused on terror
2. When will supply chains be back to normal? And how did things get so bad?
3. China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile
4. China Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: Report
5. China is no threat to people in the US; Wall Street, CIA & the Pentagon are: Analyst
6. US lies about Wuhan lab are motivated by geopolitics: report
7. The Chinese film beating Bond and Marvel at the box office
8. Op-ed: Why the U.S.-China duo is the most significant, and potentially the most perilous, bilateral relationship in human history
9. S. Korea voices 'deep regrets' over Kishida's ritual offering to war shrine
10. U.S. Afghan Resettlements Slowed by Housing Shortage, Old Technology
11. It’s time to focus on treating ‘invisible wounds’ of veterans, advocates say
12. Special Operations Command to Test Fire Sneaky Laser Weapon on AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship
13. Bombshell leak reveals China's 'game-changing' hypersonic weapon
14. Analysis | Are Americans growing warier of more government just as Biden tries to pass his big agenda?
15. In allied capitals, a nuanced, cautious view of Biden
16. Marine who criticized top brass over Afghan policy gets $5,000 fine and reprimand
17. Iowa Rep. Steven Holt: 52% of Trump supporters favor secession to preserve the principles of our republic
18. Scientists uncover a psychological factor that explains support for QAnon better than political ideology

Korean News Content:

1.  N. Korea may be considering engaging with S. Korea, US: Biegun
2. Seoul, Washington almost ready for humanitarian aid to Pyongyang: nuclear envoy
3. Counter-terrorism experts eye Korea's border control practices
4. S. Korea's nuclear envoy pins hope on end-of-war declaration to resume talks with North
5. Unification minister reiterates resolve to revive peace efforts with N. Korea
6. ‘Another Example of Propaganda’: Chinese War Blockbuster Fuels Anger in South Korea
7. Kim Jong Un loses 5kg in just two months
8. South Korea Reconsiders a Rite of Manhood: the Draft
9. North Korea's 'Business as Usual' Missile Provocations
10. Pence calls on Biden to show ‘strength’ on North Korea and China

10/16/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 10/16/2021 - 12:10pm

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National Security News Content:

1. U.S. regains seat on U.N. Human Rights Council, reversing Trump withdrawal
2. The Fall of A Country: The Untold, Eyewitness Story Of Afghanistan’s Collapse
3.  ‘Accountability’ Marine gets light sentence; judge blasts command
4. Marine officer pleads guilty to disrespecting senior officials, says his life spiraled down after posting viral videos
5. Don’t Commit To Defense Of Taiwan – OpEd
6. Air Force scrubbed hijacking claim from news release after CENTCOM disputed story
7. LinkedIn Social Network Is Leaving China, but Microsoft Remains
8. The Sgt. Maj. of the Army wants leaders to stop scheduling training just for the sake of it
9. We ‘Blew It’ On Battling COVID Disinfo, Army Says
10. The real bias in news coverage is different than you might think according to new study
11. A Nobel for Journalists Is a Direct Challenge to Authoritarians
12. One of the world’s most popular iOS apps right now was developed by Chinese
13. China and the U.S. Sabotage Their Own Tech Companies
14. 1/2 The pursuit and neutralizing of Al Qaeda's Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines; lessons learned. David Maxwell

Korean News Content:

1. Defense Intelligence Agency releases report: North Korea Military Power
2. Pentagon Spies Say Kim Jong Un Is Still Pursuing Nuclear Arms
3. Six Takeaways From North Korea’s “Hypersonic Missile” Announcement
4. N. Korea may be considering engaging with S. Korea, U.S.: Biegun
5. In Times Of Food Scarcity In North Korea, Food-Deprived Political Prisoners Should Be A Priority For The International Community
6. U.S. experts sound the alarm about dangerous end-of-war declaration - OKN
7. Netflix hit show 'Squid Game' spurs interest in learning Korean
8.  State Department Cable Sees Echoes of Korean Politics in Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’
9. What Squid Game Is Really About
10. One Korea Network (OKN) and KCPAC (Korean Conservative Political Action Conference) Release Full Color Advertisement in Newspapers in Major Markets in Continuing Campaign to Raise Awareness and Counter the Fake Peace H.R. 3446 Bill - OKN
11. [Column] Why we should be wary of China’s renewed interest in the Korean War
12. The United Nations and North Korea: Denuclearization and Human Security

10/15/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 10/15/2021 - 9:21am

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National Security News Content:

1. World Powers Lead Massive Show of Might in the Philippine Sea
2. Can the U.S. and Chinese Militaries Get Back on Speaking Terms?
3. CENTCOM disputes Air Force account of attempted hijacking at Kabul airport during Afghanistan evacuation
4. Robert Gates: Afghanistan withdrawal 'probably did not need to have turned out that way'
5. The active-duty Army is facing a record suicide rate. Leaders have no idea how to fix it
6. U.S. Aims to Resume Regular Evacuation Flights From Afghanistan
7. ‘I Never Believed That Would Happen’: After 20 Years of War, an Abrupt End
8. What Should A $100 Billion Japanese Military Look Like?
9. Can't Sail Away from Cyber Attacks: 'Sea-Hacking' from Land
10. Why Do Armed Robot Dogs Make Us Uncomfortable?
11. Have South Korean Conservatives Made a Full Comeback?
12. FDD | Blinken Affirms Softening of U.S. Policy Toward Assad Regime
13. FDD | Western Governmental Funds Divest From West Bank While Investing in China
14. Book Review: Special Forces Berlin: Clandestine Cold War Operations of the US Army’s Elite, 1956–1990
15. Thermal Camouflage Sheet Technology Make Soldiers Nearly Undetectable
16. Exclusive--O'Donnell: How 25 Americans Stopped an Army
17. Navy announces discharge details for coronavirus vaccine refusers
18. Less ‘prestigious’ journals can contain more diverse research, by citing them we can shape a more just politics of citation.
19. “Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself
20. The Wagner Group Has Its Eyes on Mali: A New Front in Russia’s Irregular Strategy
 

Korean News Content:

1. Moon meets with CIA chief, touts Korea-U.S. alliance: Cheong Wa Dae
2. U.S. awaits N. Korean response to U.S. proposals for dialogue: State Dept.
3. S. Korea considering 'diverse' ways with U.S. for N. Korea dialogue: ministry
4. N. Korea opens western sea route to receive medical supplies: UNICEF
5. Ransomware suspects nabbed in int'l probe involving S. Korea
6. Can the Biden Administration Tempt North Korea Back to the Table?
7. North Korea Forces New Military Officers to Volunteer for Harsh Front-Line Duty
8. The Korean Invasion – Can Cultural Exports Give South Korea a Geopolitical Boost?
9. <Inside N. Korea> "Shoot Anyone Who Steals the Harvest." Live Ammunition Distributed at Cooperative Farms and Security Measures Taken on a 24-hour Basis.
10. Some regions of N. Korea sell rice and corn to population to mark Party Foundation Day
11.  Young children in N. Korea still being forced to fulfill "non-tax burdens" ahead of the winter
12. North Korea's Kim Jong-un faces 'paradise on Earth' lawsuit
13. Navy to press ahead with aircraft carrier project despite skepticism
14. Deciphering Kim Jong-un’s Second Policy Speech
15. The four shadows cast by AUKUS
 

10/14/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 10/14/2021 - 9:35am

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National Security News Content:

1. Why Taiwan must prepare for war
2. 5 more military COVID-19 deaths as active-duty force inches toward 100% vaccination
3. US Troops Have Hundreds of Relatives Still Stuck in Afghanistan, and Congress Is Trying to Help
4. 'Absolutely Not True': Army CIO Answers Claim US Has Already Lost To China In AI
5. FDD | Remember Lepanto – A great battle in a war not yet ended
6. Al Qaeda successfully played ‘long game’ in Afghanistan, FBI and UN officials say
7. The University of Hong Kong Takes a Page From the Taliban’s Playbook
8. Order Before Peace – Kissinger’s Middle East Diplomacy and Its Lessons for Today
9. Schrodinger’s Military? Challenges for China’s Military Modernization Ambitions
10. With an eye on China, Japan’s ruling party makes unprecedented defense spending pledge
11. Revealed: Facebook’s Secret Blacklist of “Dangerous Individuals and Organizations”
12. China's Taiwan Plan Is Clear (And Looking Pretty Dangerous)
13. Small numbers of military extremists can still pose a large threat, experts warn
14. Why Is China Looking to Establish Banks in Nigeria?
15. Will America Come to Taiwan’s Defense?
16. Analysis | The WHO has a bold new plan to find covid-19’s origins. China could get in the way.
17. Head of Pentagon Foreign Arms Sales Division Stepping Down After 15 Months on the Job
18. SFAB soldiers are heading out in smaller teams to more places
19. The Flawed Tzu of ATP 7-100_3 Chinese Tactics
20. U.S., Philippines Eye Return to Full Military Drills in 2022
21. How to Get Congress to Dump Old U.S. Military Equipment for Good
22. Will Americans Buy into Biden’s Ambitious Domestic Terrorism Plan?
23. Cultural Intelligence: More than Materiel
 

Korean News Content:

1. Analysis: N.Korea threatens to upstage S.Korea defence expo with duelling military show
2. South Korean officials launch last-ditch effort with US to formally end Korean War
3. Squid Game proves capitalism doesn't work, says North Korea
4. S. Korea aims to swiftly reopen talks with N. Korea: NSC
5. North Korea's military sideshow: Why this latest video is so laughable
6. Train like you fight: Watch a North Korean soldier smash concrete with his head
7. N. Korean authorities crack down on street commerce in Hyesan before Party Foundation Day
8. Kim Jong Un personally orders the capture of family who drugged border guards
9. Americans Need to Watch S.Korea's Presidential Election
10. Can U.S. And South Korean Public Opinion Align On North Korea?
11. Korea's top business lobby seeks more influence in US
12. Defectors sue North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Tokyo over repatriations
13. North Korea is more connected to global markets than you might think
14. US stresses ‘sincerity’ in its overture toward North Korea
15. U.S., S. Korea working to restart dialogue with N. Korea: Amb. Lee


 

10/13/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 10/13/2021 - 9:27am

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National Security News Content:

1. Indo-Pacific-Asia 2021: Ongoing Theater Of Cold War 2.0 And Possibly World War III? – Analysis
2. General Makes Case For Army’s Role In The Indo-Pacific
3. A Pentagon official said he resigned because US cybersecurity is no match for China, calling it 'kindergarten level'
4. Cartels and crypto
5. White House to host virtual ransomware summit with 30 countries — but not Russia
6. Jonathan, Diana Toebbe cited by expert psychiatrist, claiming that more than money motivates spies
7. The moment of truth over Taiwan is getting closer
8. How to Prevent an Accidental War Over Taiwan
9.  Gaslighting nations—Erdogan makes a mockery of U.N. General Assembly—again
10. SAS secrets revealed by cut-and-paste error
11. Marine who criticized U.S. handling of Afghanistan withdrawal will plead guilty, seek favorable discharge
12. Opinion: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin must resign
13. Opinion | How the U.S. government can deter China’s threat in Taiwan
14. Escalation to Nuclear War in the Digital Age: Risk of Inadvertent Escalation in the Emerging Information Ecosystem
15. Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet
16. Winning is the only thing
17. With all eyes on Taiwan, tensions are building on another Chinese frontier: India

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea Puts on Show of Missile Might as Kim Jong Un Snubs U.S.
2. T-shirt with portrait of Kim appears at N. Korea's public event for 1st time
3. North Korean soldier in blue generate buzz on social media
4. Shirtless soldiers lie on broken glass, smash bricks with hands as Kim Jong Un vows ‘invincible’ military
5. Kim Jong-un Speaks in Front of Missiles
6. UN Rights Report Warns Of N. Korea 'Starvation Risk'
7.  U.S. to host virtual meeting on countering ransomware attacks from N. Korea, others
8. N. Korean spy worked at Blue House, says a defector
9. DPRK accuses US of inciting tensions
10. South, U.S. security advisers reiterate willingness for talks with North
11. S. Korea, U.S. agree to mull new defense dialogue on regional policy cooperation
12. In land of ‘Parasite’ and ‘Squid Game,’ a hero rises
13. This Is Our Best Look Yet At North Korea's Hypersonic Missile
14. North Korea continues to seek sanctions lifting, recognition as nuclear state
15. Unpacking Claims of Secret North Korean Intelligence Operations
 

10/12/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 10/12/2021 - 12:16pm

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National Security News Content:

1.  Why Afghanistan Fell: An Insider’s Account of What Went Wrong
2. Everything you think you know about the CIA is wrong
3. Why Climate Policy Has Failed
4. Harvard moves Chinese language programme to Taiwan
5. China needs a stronger message to 'tamp down' aggression against Taiwan
6. Chinese 'shock' troops storm beach near Taiwan in training exercise
7. Retired Marine colonel says US should weigh nuclear war with China over Taiwan
8. Taiwan not concerned about war with China, despite sky-high tensions
9. Paratroopers sent to Kabul this summer had a 3-D simulation of the airport
10. Lawmakers Press to Rescue Afghan Relatives of U.S. Service Members
11. Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan Is Inspiring Americans Online, FBI Says
12. ‘A triumph of truth over lies’: joy in the Philippines over Maria Ressa’s Nobel prize win
13. ‘No way around it’: Facing budget cuts, Army braces to fight for modernization
14. Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: Getting Force Design Right in the Next National Defense Strategy
15. Analysis | Americans aren’t that tired of war, it seems
16. A Harvard study is going viral among anti-vaxxers. The author says they are all wrong.
 

Korean News Content:

1. Large-scale defense exhibition to open next week (South Korea)
2. N.K. leader calls for boosting military capabilities but says enemy is 'war itself'
3. Top security adviser to discuss end-of-war declaration, other issues with U.S.
4. Kim Jong-un blames U.S. for tensions as Pyongyang showcases weaponry
5. North Korea Displays Large Missile Arsenal Amid Stalled Talks
6. At exhibition showing off nuclear arms, N. Korea displays apparent new weapon
7. North Korea: Kim Jong-un vows to build 'invincible military'
8. ROCKET MAN Kim Jong-un poses near HUGE nuclear missile and warns of war with US and South Korea
9. It's an Allegory: North Korea Website Says 'Squid Game' Reflects South Korea's 'Beastly' Society
10. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Important Speech
11. Kim Jong Un Makes Commemorative Speech at Defence Development Exhibition
12. North Korea’s costly COVID response is pushing Kim Jong-un to play political games
13. North Korea's Kim notes 'grim' economy while marking anniversary of ruling party
14. How to Counter North Korea’s Provocative Missile Threats