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8/31/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 9:58am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 30, 2023
2. Ukraine’s Elite Snipers Fight Russians, Bullet by Bullet
3. US OKs military aid to Taiwan under program usually reserved for sovereign nations
4. Pentagon's global train and equip projects plagued by delays, unreliable equipment: GAO
5. How Ukraine Can Win a Long War  by Mick Ryan
6. The time is right to honor the Vietnam War’s most secret warriors by Paris D. Davis
7. Beyond Joint: The Need for an Interests-Centric Approach to Integrated Campaigning
8. 'Largest conundrum of them all': Air Force still unsure how to keep forces supplied in Indo-Pacific
9. Policy Paper: Afghan Allies Out of War
10. Move Soldiers Less: A Divisional System in the U.S. Army
11. New Outbound Investment Rules Can Help Strengthen American Economic Security
12. Japan’s Defense Ministry seeks record $52.9 billion for 2nd year of military buildup
13. Ukrainian Counteroffensive Pierces Main Russian Defensive Line in Southeast
14. Goldman Sachs bought US firms with Chinese state cash in $2.5 BILLION 'partnership fund'
15. FBI Hoovering Up DNA at a Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples and Counting
16. There’s a Vast Source of Clean Energy Beneath Our Feet. And a Race to Tap It.
17. Opinion | The Chinese economy is doing better than you might think
18. The Complicated Legacy of Jean Larteguy’s “The Centurions” and America’s Post-9/11 Wars
19. Supporting Ukraine and the price of American leadership
20. Ukraine’s Valley Forge Moment
21. Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Marking Two Years Since the End of the Afghanistan War
22. A Russian Defector Flew a Chopper Full of Jet Fighter Parts to Ukraine. That's Major.
23. A Clash of Worldviews – The United States and China Have Reached an Ideological Impasse
24. America’s In Much Better Shape (at Home and Abroad) Than You Probably Think
25. US Transits as Part of Taiwan’s Gray Zone Diplomacy

Korean News Content:

1. The Camp David Summit Was a Success But Challenges Remain on China and North Korea
2. N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea: S. Korean military
3. N. Korea in active negotiations with Russia for arms deal: White House
4. N. Korea conducts military command drills in response to S. Korea-U.S. joint exercise
5. N. Korea to hold key parliamentary meeting on Sept. 26
6. Korea Military Academy to relocate bust of independence fighter amid debate over purported communist ties
7. Mearsheimer: North Korean nukes a ‘force for stability’ on Korean Peninsula
8. Deterrence is not enough in Northeast Asia
9. Russia and North Korea 'actively advancing' in arms deal negotiations, says US
10. An unsmiling Kim: North Korea’s media step up their game
11. Threats in Western Pacific Drawing South Korea, Japan Closer Together, Experts Say
12. Takeaways from the Camp David Summit • Stimson Center
13. AI in the Shadows: North Korea's Cyber Strategy and Our Data Privacy
14. Why Does China Claim that North Korea’s Provocations are “Legitimate Security Concerns?”
15. North Korea Conducts Tactical Nuclear-Strike Drill Amid U.S.-South Korean Military Exercises
16. Japan, S Korea, US closer but not close enough
17. Obscure new group offers $5M bounty for ‘critical info’ on North Korea
18. Behind the scenes of Kim Jong Un’s lavish banquet at elite Pyongyang resort

8/30/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 08/30/2023 - 8:47am

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National Security News Content:

1. From “irregular warfare” to Irregular Warfare – History of a Term
2. 2 years after US withdrawal Afghanistan resistance group yearns for Western help as they take on Taliban
3. FBI announces it has dismantled global network of hacked computers used in major fraud scheme
4. Biden’s caution is Putin’s advantage — and it could be China’s too
5. Replicator Is DoD's Big Play To Build Thousands Of Autonomous Weapons In Just Two Years
6. Sea Change: ‘Bongbong’ Marcos and the Future of the South China Sea
7. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 29, 2023
8. US Strategic Command Hosts Former Iranian Official Who Bragged About Efforts To Assassinate US Leaders
9. A UN Body Sheds Light on the Fate of Disappeared Uyghurs
10. A Traveler’s Pocket Guide to Chinese Communist Party Doublespeak
11. Air attack kills 2 in Kyiv while Russia accuses Ukraine of biggest drone attack of the war
12. U.S. to send $250 million in weapons to Ukraine
13. Meta’s ‘Biggest Single Takedown’ Removes Chinese Influence Campaign
14. Democrat introduces bill to limit defense contractor, foreign government influence on Pentagon
15. Protest Rights are Under Assault. Activists Show How to Fight Back.
16. A Strategic Strike Campaign – Ukraine Strikes Back - Farther and More Often
17. Blind, See, Kill: The Grand Networking Plan To Take On China
18. Air Force expanding number of bases in Pacific over next decade
19. Four-star panel to weigh in on Pentagon’s rapid experiments
20. Mark Lambert, a foreign service officer of more than 30 years, will oversee department’s China and Taiwan strategy, people familiar say
21. US Food Supply Threatened by Extreme Drought ... And Extreme Rain
22. Pentagon seeks missile defense integration with Australia
23. Deepfake Scams Are Growing and The Latest Batch Feature Elon Musk
24. This special ops leader secretly ran a popular military meme page — here's how it helped him do his job
25. Exclusive: U.S military in talks to develop port in Philippines facing Taiwan
26. A Script for Congressional Testimony: The Critical Need for a Joint Interagency Task Force for Influence (JIATF-Influence)
27. Is the Biden administration’s Ukraine policy sustainable?
28. Command by intent can ensure command post survivability
29. This is what it takes to become a legendary Marine Raider
30. White House Mum on Hostages-for-Criminals Swap
31. Putin struggles with falling ruble, rising prices as sanctions bite
 

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. remains open to dialogue with N. Korea; White House
2. Outcome of S. Korea, U.S., Japan summit represents strong commitment of equal, powerful countries: Campbell
3. The Real-Life Bank Heist That Should Have Us All Petrified
4. S. Korea ready to become most vocal 'speaker' over N. Korea's human rights: minister
5. S. Korea, U.S. hold joint air drills, involving B-1B strategic bomber
6. Mark Lambert, a foreign service officer of more than 30 years, will oversee department’s China and Taiwan strategy, people familiar say
7. U.S. Space Force looks to boost allied tracking of North Korea missiles
8. North Korean leader calls for military to be prepared against invasion
9. US can’t rely on military prowess to counter China in Asia, despite partnership with Japan, South Korea
10. North Korea brings home around 700 of its workers from China and Russia
11. Ships sanctioned for trade with North Korea remain active
12. ‘Forgery and agitation is how communism survives,’ Yoon says
13. <Photo Report>The North Korea-China Border (1) In August, Tumen and the midstream of the Tumen River was quiet
14. South Korea teams up with Japan, U.S. for missile defense drill against North
15. Korea’s fertility rate drops to record low of 0.7 again
16. Tackling challenges from Camp David
17. South Korea seeks to stabilize relations with China, Russia
18. Is North Korea preparing crown princess Kim Ju-ae as successor?
19. Korea, China, Japan eye high-level talks to arrange trilateral summit within year: sources

8/29/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 08/29/2023 - 9:48am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 28, 2023
2. John McCain and the Meaning of Courage By H. R. McMaster
3. Opinion | There’s Only One Way to Control AI: Nationalization
4. President Biden must work with Congress to promote American interests in Asia-Pacific region
5.  Russia Is Poised To Upend the 'Diplomatic Chessboard' in Ukraine  by John Bolton
6. Pentagon bets on quick production of autonomous systems to counter China
7. Why Is the Reputation of the U.S. Military Going South So Fast?
8. Fighting to Win: Ukraine, Russia, and the War for Survival
9. Let Ukraine Direct Its Own Counteroffensive by Jack Keane
10. New Friends Changed My Mind About Ukraine
11. Will Politicians Ban Their Best Way of Reaching Young Voters?
12. Russia deploys its best fighting unit to the front lines
13. U.S., Allies Seek Long-Term Military Aid for Ukraine to Show West’s Resolve
14. The World Is Contemplating a Second Trump Administration
15. The White House Must Close Its Hostage Bazaar with Iran and Russia
16. Carrier Strike Groups Should Be Ready to Go Dark in Conflict
17. Three Proposals to Raise the Profile of Irregular Warfare (Book Review)
18. Hamstrung: Sources of and Solutions for Political-Military Mismatch
19. America Is Often a Nation Divided by Karl Rove
20. Why China Could Soon Invade Taiwan

Korean News Content:

1. English version of the 2023 Korean Unification White Paper
2. The bodyguards who keep Kim Jong Un safe and alive
3. President Biden must work with Congress to promote American interests in Asia-Pacific region
4. And the Truth Shall Set You Free (nK human rights)
5. I’m banned from visiting my family in North Korea. When will the US change this policy?
6. US holds drills with allies off Korean peninsula, Pyongyang vows to bolster navy
7. S. Korea, China in talks to arrange summit next month
8. Unification ministry seeks 28 pct cut in 2024 budget for inter-Korean cooperation fund
9. N. Korean workers return home from China by road for 1st time since pandemic
10. Chief of U.S. Strategic Command visits S. Korea amid joint military drills
11. Yoon says 'communist totalitarian forces' will not stop attempt to disturb free society
12.  [ANALYSIS] Bloody purges may be imminent in North Korea amid worsening food crisis
13. S. Korea, US, Japan hold naval drills to counter N. Korean threats
14. Shining light on North Korea's human rights violations
15. 70 years of remembrance and reconciliation: The legacy of the Korean War
16. Why statues became center of ideological dispute
17.  Yoon meets with US senator to discuss bilateral ties
18. North Korea's Juche ideology has fans in India. There are seminars, societies, study circles

8/28/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 08/28/2023 - 8:51am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 27, 2023
2. Entering the age of artificial truth
3. War, Ukraine and Adaptation
4. 'Quit being a little girl': What report reveals about women in Army special operation forces
5. UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year
6. Ukraine used 3% of US defense budget to destroy half of Russian army — Lindsey Graham
7. Ukraine says it liberates strategic southeastern settlement
8. China says its ban on Japanese seafood is about safety. Is it really?
9. A.I. Brings the Robot Wingman to Aerial Combat
10. The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland's Railway System
11. A Global Cyber-Scam Industry Is Booming in Plain Sight in Cambodia
12. China Ponders Russia’s Logistical Challenges in the Ukraine War
13. America’s Military-Industrial Base Needs a Revival
14. The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part III: Stagnation
15. What Does Victory Look Like for Ukraine?
16. Chinese Political Warfare: A Strategic Tautology? The Three Warfares and the Centrality of Political Warfare within Chinese Strategy
17. Attacking foreign corruption blunts China’s malign economic influence
18. Opinion: Is Russia Now Weaponizing Music?
19. SOCOM Needs New Tech Old Approaches Vice Commander Says
20. Too Many Managers, Too Few Providers? Watchdog Tells Defense Health Agency to Reexamine Its Market Structure
21. China’s Road to Ruin
22. US Army Engulfed In Crisis; American Youth Disillusioned With Military Service, Recruitment Goals Falter
 

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea apparently reopens its border due to economic difficulties: Seoul
2. 1st radiation test on waters since Fukushima release shows contamination levels below WHO standards
3. [NEWS ANALYSIS] Korea Inc. exiting China over weak demand, festering tensions
4. North Korea's Lazarus Group hits organizations with two new RATs
5. N. Korea criticizes European countries for sending F-16 jets to Ukraine
6. Yoon's approval inches up to 37.6 pct
7. South Korean memorial to draw Chinese tourists sparks controversy for lionising Korean-born composer of PLA anthem
8. Allied field exercises begin as civil defense drills end
9. Ideological dispute over historical figures engulfs Korean politics
10. Camp David summit and message to skeptics
11. Land minister to visit Ukraine next month seeking post-war reconstruction deals
12. North Korea’s borders are creaking open
13. Online vendors sued over Kim Jong-un T-shirts
14. Govt. considers relocating bust of independence fighter from defense ministry
 

8/27/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 08/27/2023 - 10:13am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 26, 2023
2. China’s Navy 'Might' Have Lost A Submarine Crew In a Truly Horrific Way: No Air?
3. How a whistleblower says Booz Allen Hamilton defrauded the government
4. How Russia's War in Ukraine Could 'Collapse'
5. Time and Logistics are Working Against Ukraine
6. Ukraine — Victory Is Closer Than You Think
7. Why Tribalism Took Over Our Politics
8. 'Unexpected Hit': Russia's 'Special Military Operation' in Ukraine Has a New Problem
9. Our military is being held as political hostages
10. What Does Victory Look Like for Ukraine?
11. UPDATED: 3 U.S. Marines Killed in Australian MV-22 Crash
12. Hollywood Rewrites History Again: What the Oppenheimer Deification Movie Didn’t Tell You
13. Poland investigates cyber-attack on rail network
14. Ukraine-Russia War: The Changing Trends In Modern Warfare
15. Taiwan Cannot Win if the U.S. Does Not Help Strengthen Taipei’s Will to Fight
16. How revisiting naval aviation's lessons can (and cannot) inform military AI innovation
17. Fox News apologizes to Gold Star family after facing backlash over false story
18. Communist Party Priorities Complicate Plans to Revive China’s Economy
19. Russia confirms Wagner chief Prigozhin’s death after DNA tests
20. U.S. Joint Chiefs' Gen. Milley cites Ukrainian counteroffensive 'breakthrough'
21. The 6 Kinds of Republican Voters
22. Opinion  Is fixing democracy partisan? Here are answers to this and more questions.
23. Read Sacha Baron Cohen's Speech on Standing Against Hate
24. Landmines Threaten Agriculture In Ukraine And Azerbaijan but, Innovative Solutions Are On The Way
 

Korean News Content:

1. N.K. allows citizens abroad to return in official reopening of border following pandemic closure
2. Thousands rally in Seoul to protest Fukushima wastewater release
3. S. Korean, US navy special ops engage in combined drills
4. Worsening food shortage forces Pyongyang to reopen borders
5. East Asia’s ‘seismic shift’: why China sees the Camp David summit as the start of a de facto military alliance
6. S. Korean experts depart for Japan to monitor Fukushima water release
7. Yoon faces mounting protests as Japan releases Fukushima water
8. Yoon's broadcasting czar
9. 'Barbie' and Korean patriarchy
10. Why Japan is seeking to boost regional deterrence with the US and South Korea
 

8/26/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 8:21pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 25, 2023
2. China sends aircraft and vessels toward Taiwan days after U.S. approves $500-million arms sale
3. U.S. denies reports claiming it considered canceling F-16 sale to Taiwan
4. Newly declassified US intel claims Russia is laundering propaganda through unwitting Westerners
5. China’s Problems Are Real
6. Mystery land buyers around California Air Force base revealed
7. Pacific islands warn US over Chinese threat and urge Biden to increase aid
8. The US needs a stable Chinese economy. Will Biden’s commerce secretary offer help?
9. Analysis | Without Prigozhin, expect some changes around the edges on Russian influence operations
10. Building a digital army: UN peacekeepers fight deadly disinformation
11. UN advisor says AI may have ‘massive’ impact on voters: 2024 will be the ‘deepfake election’
12. Are Your Ads Funding Disinformation?
13. What China’s Economic Woes May Mean for the U.S.
14.  Ukraine Is Still Grappling With the Battlefield Prigozhin Left Behind
15. How a small-town feud in Kansas sent a shock through American journalism
16. Pentagon protested false Fox News report about fallen Marine, emails show
17. China Proposes Permanent, Unique ID for Everyone in the Metaverse
18. With Prigozhin Presumed Dead, What Happens to the Wagner Group Now?
19. Women in SOF resort to buying their own armor and equipment - SOAA
20. Following Elon Musk’s lead, Big Tech is surrendering to disinformation
21. Ukraine Doesn’t Need Armchair Generals
22. John McCain’s warning of the authoritarian threat should be heeded
23.  China Wants to Run Your Internet
24. Royal Thai Army, US Soldiers Participate in Historic All-Female Airborne Course

Korean News Content:

1. Yoon warns North in visit to USFK wartime bunker
2. Security Agreement Could Prompt Chinese Retaliation Against S. Korea
3. Does South Korea need 24 airports?
4. Another N. Korean airliner arrives in Beijing following resumption of Pyongyang-Beijing air route
5. N. Korean plane arrives in Vladivostok for 1st time in over 3 years: report
6. Cyber scams keep North Korean missiles flying
7. South Korean Leader, a Biden Friend, Faces Challenge Over Japan’s Radioactive Water
8. U.S. reaffirms support for Japan's release of treated water
9. U.S. calls for UNSC action against N. Korean satellite launch, says China, Russia's opposition is 'troubling'
10. How safe is wastewater discharged from Fukushima?
11. US Accuses Russia, China of Covering for North Korea at UN
12. ‘This is what we signed up to do’: Troops sharpen urban combat skills near North Korea

8/25/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 9:06am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 24, 2023
2. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, August 24, 2023
3. Defecting Russian Mi-8 Helicopter Was Lured To Ukraine: Reports
4. USASOC study outlines measures to optimize female Soldiers
5. Prigozhin’s death shows that Russia is a mafia state
6. China Casts CIA as Villain in New Anti-Spying Push
7. Early Intelligence Suggests Prigozhin Was Assassinated, U.S. Officials Say
8. China’s Crisis of Confidence in Six Charts
9. US issues threat warning after hackers break into a satellite
10. US intel believes ‘intentional’ blast downed Wagner chief’s plane
11. Ukrainian pilots will learn to fly F-16s at US Air Force’s 162nd Wing
12. Ukraine says it landed troops on the shores of Russian-occupied Crimea
13. Retired Army Lawyer Will Oversee Pentagon’s War Court
14. Meet the tiny State Department offices clearing billions of dollars’ worth of weapons for Ukraine
15. Open Source Technology and Public-Private Innovation Are the Key to Ukraine’s Strategic Resilience
16. Ukrainians Are Cutting Open U.S. Cluster Shells To Make Drone Munitions
17. The Mercenary Always Loses
18. The Dangers of Broken Trust Between Military and Elected Officials
19. Russia Crushes Drone Swarm Over Crimea One Day After Commando Raid
20. The Price of Fragmentation – Why the Global Economy Isn’t Ready for the Shocks Ahead
21. The Folly Of Merging The Indo-Pacific And Europe – Analysis
22. Putin’s Night of the Long Knives
23. The error of NATO’s ways in Asia
24. New ship named after legendary Navy SEAL and Alaska Native
25. Preparing for the next global pandemic: What a recent wargame teaches us
26. HIMARS changed the game in Ukraine, but a former US artillery officer says what they need now is a firepower boost with M26 cluster rockets. 

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korea, U.S. working together to search for and salvage sunken parts of N. Korea's space rocket
2. N. Korea's failed satellite launch is provocative, destabilizing: Pentagon
3. Unification Ministry cuts staff amid deep freeze with Pyongyang
4. Tornado Cash crypto firm founders indicted for allegedly laundering money for North Korean hackers
5. Escape China by Jet Ski? A Dissident Is Said to Have Planned It for Years
6. Korea-U.S.-Japan summit builds strong foundation for trilateral cooperation: Amb. Cho
7. ‘Abnormal flight’ detected in second-stage flight of North’s botched satellite launch: Defense minister
8. S. Korea, US, Japan weigh more unilateral sanctions over NK's space launch
9. Seoul calls for abolition of 'K-pop ban' in North Korea
10. South Korea’s Rapprochement With Japan Faces One More Hurdle — and It’s in the Water
11. N. Korea hands down severe punishments for watching S. Korean dramas, movies
12. North Korea's space launch program and long-range missile projects
13. North Korean Hackers Are Getting Smarter and More Dangerous
14. US Army stages 1st key wartime deployment drills in Korea in 6 years amid growing NK threats
15. North Korea says US driving Ukraine crisis toward nuclear disaster
16. Camp David Agreement Seen Likely to Fuel China's Aggression in S. China Sea
17. Yoon’s triumph at Camp David
18. Kim Jong-un hires 'briefcase-wielding bodyguards' as 'protection from assassins'
19. Opinion: I’m banned from visiting my family in North Korea. When will the U.S. change this policy?

8/24/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 08/24/2023 - 10:16am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 23, 2023
2. 'Prigozhin BETTER be alive': Wagner fighters threaten to march on Moscow
3. Putin, Prigozhin and Western Illusions
4. The CIA's director predicted last month that Putin would seek revenge on Yevgeny Prigozhin after his failed coup
5. White House tells Ukraine, allies that Congress will back more war aid
6. Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Ukraine's Independence Day
7. Inside the Marine Corps' Fight with Fox News over a False Gold Star Family Story
8. 458. Engaging Generations Z and Alpha: Communicating Effectively with Digital Natives | Mad Scientist Laboratory
9. Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces
10. US approves new $500M arms sale to Taiwan as aggression from China intensifies
11. Without Prigozhin, expect some changes around the edges on Russian influence operations
12. U.S., Ukraine Clash Over Counteroffensive Strategy
13. Ukrainian Special Ops Raid Occupied Crimea on Independence Day
14. Commoditized Weapons in Ukraine: Are the Allies Getting the Procurement Right?
15. Reimagining Contested Communications
16. Women in special operations say bias, double standards are daily realities
17. Has Xi Jinping bankrupted China?  It is finally possible to imagine a post-Communist regime
18. Xi’s Age of Stagnation – The Great Walling-Off of China
19. Why Putin Wanted Prigozhin Dead – A Conversation With Tatiana Stanovaya
20. Australia is becoming America’s military launch-pad into Asia
21. Planning Ethical Influence Operations
22. A ‘lethal threat’: why the far right sees more scrutiny than the left
23. Pentagon watchdog finds lax oversight and screening of military recruits with extremist ties

Korean News Content:


1. N. Korea says 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite fails: state media
2. KCNA Report on Accident in Second Launch of Military Reconnaissance Satellite
3. North Korea’s Second Spy-Satellite Launch Fails in Midflight
4. U.S. 'strongly condemns' N. Korea's latest space launch: White House
5. U.S. says N. Korean satellite launch violates UNSC resolutions, calls on Pyongyang to engage in dialogue
6. The Camp David U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateral Summit: An Exchange among CSIS Japan and Korea Chairs
7. S.Koreans Need to Take Civil Defense Drills More Seriously
8.  What to Do about North Korean Nuclear Weapons
9. Violent crime is rising in North Korea amid food shortages
10. Camp David Marked a ‘New Era’ in Japan-Korea-US Relations. Can It Endure?
11. State security agency branches on border use family members of defectors to bust remittance brokers
12. [ANALYSIS] North Korea fails again to launch satellite but appears to have solved cause of 1st failure
13. North Korea slams South Korea-US-Japan summit as 'Asian version of NATO'
14. Yoon orders NSC to share analysis of NK launch with US, Japan
15.  FBI says North Korean hackers preparing to cash out after high-profile crypto hacks
16. N Korea’s new 661 ship makes a nuclear-tipped point
17. Don't count on Camp David
18. US soldier in North Korea has ‘so many reasons’ to come home, mom says

8/23/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 08/23/2023 - 9:11am

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National Security News Content:

1. Opinion | The U.S. is back in East Asia — but for how long?
2. China’s blueprint for an alternative world order
3. And are the Pentagon's criticism's of its strategy fair?
4. Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv's Forces Enter Robotyne
5. Zelensky's spies 'masterminded string of daring drone attacks inside Russia which have seen five of Putin's jets blown up within three days'
6. China helping to arm Russia with helicopters, drones and metals
7. The Senate's defense-policy bill looks for threats in the rear-view mirror
8. Dollar’s Domination Of World Trade Will End, Putin Tells BRICS Summit
9. Ukraine to cost half-trillion more if war ends now
10. Former US Defense Secretary visits NE Syria, calls to support AANES
11. A Gen Z Marine Explores Solutions to the Military's Recruiting Crisis in 'We Don't Want You, Uncle Sam'
12. Manliness, Prestige and Cash: How Military Service Is Sold on Russian TV
13. Ukraine’s Reset: A Slow and Bloody Advance on Foot
14. Is it safe to release water from Fukushima’s nuclear plant? What to know.
15. Opinion | The Space Force needs to get bigger
16. A Divorce Between the Navy and Cyber Command Would Be Dangerous
17.  Biden’s Asia Diplomacy Is Still Incomplete
18. Report to Congress on South China Sea Disputes - USNI News
19. Exposed: the Chinese spy using LinkedIn to hunt UK secrets
20. Republican isolationism: Abandoning Ukraine is no way to make America great again
21. Russia and Iran Deepen Military Cooperation
22. The U.S. Navy Is Now Paying a Price For Its Littoral Combat Ship Mistakes
23. Zelensky Calls Meeting with Serbian President ‘Fruitful’
24. Biden Heads to G20, Sends Harris to ASEAN, East Asia Summits
25. Case studies: US military assistance in Africa doesn't work - Responsible Statecraft
26. In Latest Moon Race, India Lands First in Southern Polar Region
27. Delusions of Détente – Why America and China Will Be Enduring Rivals
28. Is the American Military Too 'Woke'?
29. Biden Pushes Woke Military Officers as Sen. Tuberville Holds Firm
30. An internet troll’s guide to ‘OPSEC’

Korean News Content:

1. Hwasong-18: The North Korean ICBM with 'Russian DNA'?
2. The Historic Camp David Summit – Overlooked Again: “JAROKUS” Seeks A Free and Unified Korea
3. South Korea and Japan Are Getting Closer. But Will It Last?
4. South Korea’s Yoon could be the weakest link in the next Korean War
5. North Korea's Kim lambasts premier over flooding, in a possible bid to shift blame for economic woes
6. #ROK: #Japan. Unexpected and unprecedented alliance in North Asia
7. US-Japan-Korea summit impressive first trilateral step
8. Man flees China on water scooter, crossing 200 miles of ocean to S. Korea
9. To make extra money, North Koreans pay big bribes for gold refinery jobs
10. Kim Jong Un’s Pandemic Power Faces Test as North
11. Yoon visits wartime bunker to monitor joint S. Korea-U.S. military exercise
12. PM says int'l lawsuit will be filed if Fukushima water release goes beyond standards
13. Hyesan clamps down on money changers
14. Korea Faces Diplomatic Challenges in New Cold War
15. N. Korea joins China trade fair in another sign of border reopening
16. S. Korea-U.S. nuclear agreement needs to be revised
17. State Department renews ban on use of US passports for travel to North Korea
18. New Seoul slogan leaves many city residents scratching their heads
 

8/22/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 08/22/2023 - 7:59am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 21, 2023
2. Opinion: Stop Listening to ‘Ukraine Experts’ Who Don’t Know Ukrainians
3. As Ukraine flies through artillery rounds, U.S. races to keep up
4. Women in Army SOF sidelined by ‘benevolent sexism,’ study finds
5. Women in Army SOF resorted to buying their own armor, study finds
6. With China and Russia on the Warpath, It’s the Wrong Time to Reinvent a Triad (i.e., the Space, Cyber, SOF Triad)
7. Female soldiers in Army special operations face rampant sexism and harassment, military report says
8. Special Operations News Update - August 21, 2023 | SOF News
9. Army further distancing itself from 'information warfare' moniker
10. Asked and answered: China’s strategy of political warfare (Seth Jones interview)
12. Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
13. A Deferential, Partisan Public and the Future of Democratic Civil-Military Relations
14. How Ukraine is exploiting Biden’s cluster bomb gamble
15. The Smartphone Game That Ukrainian Soldiers Play on the Front Line
16. China's Constant Spying On Australian Drills From Space A Sign Of Shifting Orbital Balance
17. China hoped Fiji would be a template for the Pacific. Its plan backfired.
18. Ukraine Situation Report: Spy Agency Takes Credit For Strikes On Russian Airbases
19. Annals of Chinese Transparency
20. The Case for American-Led Peace in Ukraine
21. Threats against public officials on the rise as 2024 nears
22. The 'new' Ukrainian mine detection
23. How to get through Special Forces selection? Don't be the ‘Grey Man’
24. You Fought for Democracy Overseas. You Have a Duty to Do It Again at Home.
25. 'Woke' Pentagon Spending at Center of Upcoming Government Shutdown Fight

Korean News Content:

1. DPRK Armed Forces Show No Mercy: KCNA Commentary
2. North Korean missile food fight
3. Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover: North Korea’s HS-18 Is Not a Russian ICBM
4. North Korea warns of ‘thermo-nuclear war’ due to US-ROK drills, Camp David deals
5. S. Korea says Fukushima release plan has no scientific, technical problems
6. N. Korea intends to launch satellite between Aug. 24 and 31: Kyodo
7. S. Korea calls on N. Korea to abandon plan to launch satellite
8.  N. Korea's Kim scolds premier for 'irresponsible' attitude over flood damage
9.  N. Korean airliner arrives in Beijing in 1st post-COVID-19 commercial flight
10. Yoon: We will see more robust trilateral security cooperation system
11. Korea granted regular visits to IAEA office in Fukushima
12. Sustainability matters at Camp David
13. American Soldier Detained in North Korea Poses Unusually Challenging Test for U.S.
14. Yoon: Ulchi to Include 1st Training against N. Korea’s Nuclear Threats
15. [ANALYSIS] Timing of North Korea's satellite launch suggests growing impatience of its leader