Small Wars Journal

8/16/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 08/16/2023 - 10:34am

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National Security News Content:

1. NATIONAL AIRBORNE DAY - August 16
2. The Rule of LGOPs (Little Groups of Paratroopers) A Metaphor for Resilience
3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 15, 2023
4. Opinion | How Much Is an American Hostage Worth?
5. Capitol Hill commission urges overhaul of Pentagon budget planning
6. McCarthy floats stopgap funding to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next month
7. Army looks to de-tangle its networks to combat China’s ‘digitally native’ military
8. Six strategic mistakes the U.S. made in Afghanistan
9. The Military Recruiting Crisis and Gen Z
10. Return of Special Warfare Magazine | SOF News
11. China and Russia are waging another Cold War — is the West up to the challenge?
12. Opinion | Throw a penalty flag on Coach Tuberville by Admiral (RET) Michelle J. Howard
13. ‘It’s like a bad monster movie’: U.S. officials who helped train Nigerien troops reel from coup
14. China’s defense minister warns against ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan during Russia meeting
15. U.S. to Provide Iran Access to $16 Billion in Frozen Funds
16. Opinion  Blinken and Biden are building a foreign policy framework to last
17. Do Oppenheimer’s Warnings About Nuclear Weapons Apply to AI?
18. PLA raising fears throughout Asia
19. I Watched the Dramatic Rise of Qin Gang — and Never Expected His Sudden Fall
20. Is the dollar being dethroned?
21. You Go to War With the Industrial Base You Have, Not the Industrial Base You Want
22. The AI Power Paradox - Can States Learn to Govern Artificial Intelligence—Before It’s Too Late?
23. Humanitarian Blackmail –  How Belligerents Use Negotiations Over Aid to Extort the West

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea Makes First Public Comments About Detained U.S. Soldier Travis King
2. North Korea Claims U.S. Soldier Fled ‘Maltreatment’ in Army
3. North Korea says U.S. soldier was sick of ‘unequal American society’
4. North Korea’s Kim, in letter to Putin, vows solidarity with Russia
5. KCNA Report on Interim Findings of Investigation into American Solider
6. DPRK leader receives greetings from Russian counterpart
7. Amid Rising Fear of Communist China, South Korea and Japan Seek To Overcome Historic Enmity and Make Common Cause With America
8. China should play larger role in getting North Korea to scrap nuclear program
9. Everything we know about the US soldier detained in North Korea
10. Yoon says S. Korea open to extended deterrence talks with U.S., Japan: interview
11. U.S. ambassador to S. Korea to skip trilateral summit over health issue
12. North Korea’s Message to the World: Hundreds of Nuclear Weapons, Coming Soon
13. Unification minister calls on Beijing not to repatriate N. Korean defectors staying in China
14. S. Korea, UAE hold combined high-tech military training
15. Two buses detected crossing into China from N. Korea
16. S. Korean Navy to join multinational Indo-Pacific humanitarian exercise
17. Travis King Case Highlights North Korea's Long, Complicated History of Citing U.S. Racism
 

8/15/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 9:30am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 14, 2023
2. Finland negotiating Defence Cooperation Agreement with the United States
3. Chinese spies who read State Dept. email also hacked GOP congressman
4. Air Force considers training changes across all special ops jobs
5. Let’s not forget what a nuclear war would actually mean
6. Former Marine captain’s Syrian detention reaches 11th year
7. Why Will Roper still believes the Pentagon should work more like Formula One
8. 'Unprecedented' Promotion Hold Leads to 3rd Service Without a Confirmed Chief
9. How to Unsettle an Alliance: Subordinate Extended Deterrence to Antiquated Arms Control Initiatives
10. Beyond Defense: China’s Pursuit of Unorthodox Force Multipliers
11. America’s Window of Opportunity in Asia
12. India’s Foreign Policy In A Multipolar World: Navigating Multipolarity And Strategic Alliances – Analysis
13. Logisticians battle distance, weather, red tape in giant Pacific exercise
14. General Officer Assignments - Army (and 7th Infantry Division)
15. How Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Might End (Interview with John Nagl)
16. China to disclose secret US ‘global reconnaissance system,’ claims official
17. US to open expanded aid mission to Pacific island countries
18. Ukraine Says It Stopped Air Attacks on Odesa, While British and Dutch Jets Go After Russian Bombers
19. How to Think about Proxy Wars in the Twenty-first Century
20. Rethinking Civil-Military Relations for Modern Strategy
21. The Allure of Conscription
22. A feud is heating up between Arizona workers and the world's leading chipmaker after the company said the US didn't have the skills to build its new factory
23. ‘Dnipro Devils’ Drilled by British Special Forces
24. Biden Establishes Review Process to Regulate China-Bound Investment in Key Industries
25. The Corruption War: Russia Is Losing the War for the Same Reason It Started It
26. Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision
 

Korean News Content:

1. Republic of Korea National Day - United States Department of State
2. US, Japan, South Korea to announce deeper defense cooperation at Camp David summit
3. Camp David summit to put new icing on the trilateral cake
4. Can Japan and South Korea Unite to Face the Chinese Threat?
5.  Yoon says Japan is partner sharing universal values, pursuing common interests
6. #Korea: #Japan: To Camp David for an alliance to answer #PRC predation.
7. Space on agenda for Biden's trilateral summit with S. Korea, Japan
8. America’s Window of Opportunity in Asia
9. Pyongyang opposes UNSC meeting on N. Korea's human rights
10. Tensions rise on Korean Peninsula as US announces major war games and Kim Jong Un orders increase in munitions production
11. US says no plan to expand Quad despite interest from South Korea
12. U.S. Army captain’s memoirs of Korean Liberation Army and anti-Japanese operation
13. Upgrading trilateral cooperation to new level
14. Korean unification movement launched at National Assembly
15. N. Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin exchange letters, vow stronger ties
16. How to implement Washington Declaration
17. Historical amnesia (Korea)
18. Summit to set protocol for trilateral ties
 

8/14/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 8:16am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 13, 2023
2. China’s Options for Retaliation Are Few After U.S. Investment Ban
3. Global Warfighting Simulation Puts the Pressure on Navy, Marine Corps
4. Japan to set up cyberdefense network that includes Pacific islands
5. Ukrainian troops left 'underprepared' by NATO training as instructors don't understand the type of warfare or the enemy, report says
6. Does China Want to Start a War in the South China Sea?
7. America’s 911 call and global response to Ukraine war
8. The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think
9. Would F-16s Have Made the Difference in Ukraine’s Counteroffensive?
10. Examining Disaster Aid as Cover for a Chinese Fait Accompli Against Taiwan
11. China driving Marcos deeper into American arms
12. The Biden-Iran Hostage Deal
13. The latest Iran deal is a win-win
14. Two years after fall of Kabul, tens of thousands of Afghans languish in limbo waiting for US visas
15. Extend the Pentagon’s ban on China’s consumer drones
16. Special Operations News Update - August 14, 2023 | SOF News
17. The Compound Era of U.S. Counterterrorism  (CTC and JSOU)
18. The Pentagon plans to shake up DC’s National Guard
19. Blame Biden’s Hesitancy for Stalling Ukraine’s Offensive By John Bolton
20. Russia to equip new nuclear submarines with hypersonic missiles
21. Getting Serious About Security Cooperation
22. Arm but Verify: A Blueprint for Rigorous Oversight of Future Ukraine Aid
23. How to Prevent an AI Catastrophe
24. US Saw More Mass Shooting Deaths in First Half of 2023 Than All of 2018’s Year of ‘Never Again’

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea's Kim calls for 'drastic boost' of missile production capacity: state media
2. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Major Munitions Factories
3. N. Korea's Kim slams officials as 'irresponsible' over typhoon damage
4. Pyongyang, Beijing and Moscow shift ties 70 years after Korean War
5. How South Korea’s Jamboree debacle fuels concerns about its national security
6. Biden to broker crisis hotline with Japan, South Korea
7. Korea, U.S. to begin Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise next week
8. Top general visits border units to check readiness ahead of major joint drills with U.S.
9. Camp David summit could lead to breakthrough in trilateral ties in East Asia
10. <Inside N. Korea> “People are stealing unripe corn from the fields” Farms already see a rash of thefts of grains…Security guards given live rounds and even soldiers are deployed
11. 1919 vs 1948: Controversy rekindled over Korea's founding year
12. S. Korea, US to stage ‘realistic, tough’ military exercise against NK threats
13. S. Korea to honor 100 independence fighters on Liberation Day
14. S. Korean Embassy in Tokyo gets bomb threat via email
15. Park to meet US, Japan top diplomats virtually
 

8/13/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 08/13/2023 - 1:11pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 12, 2023
2. A Complicated Legacy: Army Officer Who Exposed Iraq Abuse Was Under FBI Suspicion at the End of His Life
3. Bond vs Iron Man: How Tomorrow's Special Operators Will Use AI To Win the Fight
4. Fort Campbell commander reflects on heritage and service
5. EXCLUSIVE: Michigan community leads fightback against Chinese takeover of US agriculture as Beijing-backed companies now own $2bn of American farmland
6. US and Japan could develop hypersonic missile interceptors together
7. China won’t take the US military’s calls. A top general claims that makes war more likely
8. Where in the world is Wagner warlord Prigozhin? At large and in charge, apparently
9. Taliban’s Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along
10. Violent threats against public officials are rising. Here's why
11. Russian spy agencies targeting Starlink with custom malware, Ukraine warns
12. Exclusive: Russia Has Its Own Resistance
13. Georgetown Still Considering Renaming SFS After the Late Madeleine Albright
14. U.S. Visit by Taiwan Vice President Puts China in a Bind
15. A DuPont China Deal Reveals Cracks in U.S. National-Security Screening
16. See where Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking 301 military promotions
17. Defense Budget Déjà Vu: Why Conservatives Should Again Lead to Rein in Defense Costs
18. The End of Progressive Elitism?
19. Blackwater paved the way for Wagner
20.  It’s Not Just US Army Soldiers Going Hungry, Food Insecurity Hitting Other Branches of the Military: Expert
21. ‘Treat it like China’: How U.S. officials stay safe, and have fun, at the world’s biggest hacking conference

Korean News Content:

1. Two minor natural earthquakes strike near N. Korea's nuclear test site: weather agency
2. S. Korea-U.S.-Japan summit to lead to security cooperation framework: official
3. Yoon to leave Thursday for trilateral summit at Camp David
4. Two-Korea solution favored as unification choice
5. SK Telecom to invest US$100 mln in U.S. AI firm Anthropic
6. After 70 years, S. Korea mulls ‘grand strategy’
7. Seven challenges for South Korea's social, economic survival
8. Prepare to join the G7 plus (Korea)
9. Aftermath of Jamboree: Political tug-of-war
10. North Korean hackers still coming for crypto platforms
11. North Korea: Could They Arm Russia to Fight Ukraine?
12. Emirates in Flag Controversy After Displaying North Korean Flag During Cabin Crew Graduation Ceremony For South Korean Flight Attendant
13. Biden’s First Camp David Summit Looks to Align Allies Facing China Threat
14. Voice of America [Washington Talk] Upgrade of US-ROK-Japan security cooperation... South Korea's nuclear armament is not breaking the US-ROK alliance
 

8/12/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 08/12/2023 - 10:22am

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National Security News Content:
 

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 11, 2023
2. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, August 10, 2023
3. Zelensky Called Him a Criminal. Now Ukraine Calls Him for Guns and Ammo.
4. Guam’s Airspace Set To Be Most Defended On Earth In New Plans
5. Ukraine Makes Progress Along 2 Lines of Attack
6. Why the US Military Wants You To Rethink the Idea of 'Cyber War'
7. America’s Army is shrinking. Its missions aren’t
8. Taiwan Needs Stronger US Support — Quickly
9. How Will America’s Borrow and Spend Politicians Pay for an Imperial Foreign Policy?
10. Western leaders welcomed China's presence at Ukraine peace talks. But Beijing's relationship with Europe is still testy
11. From information war to emerging tech: new IC strategy centers 'competition' with China, Russia
12. Irregular warfare in space is an ongoing threat – and the US must adapt.
13. China has fallen into a psycho-political funk
14. China’s game of Ukrainian chess
15. You say Taiwan; I say Korea
16. AI Is Starting to Look Like the Dot Com Bubble
17. China’s Military, ‘Chasing the Dream,’ Probes Taiwan’s Defenses
18. SOCOM: The Best Result of America’s Worst Special Ops Fail
19. Generals shouldn't lead the Department of Defense
20. Fayetteville could get America’s first memorial park for the Green Berets. Here’s the plan
21. Irregular Warfare Podcast: A Twenty-Year Retrospective on Irregular Warfare and Counterinsurgency  (features David Kilcullen and John Nagl)
22. Perspective | U.S. international image rebounds with Biden reversing Trump policies
23. Blood, sweat and syrup: Why are there so many fights at Waffle House?
24. Critical thinking education trumps banning and censorship in battle against disinformation, study suggests

Korean News Content:

1. Why Joe Biden will host Japan and South Korea’s leaders at Camp David
2. You say Taiwan; I say Korea
3. U.N. grants sanctions exemptions for WHO's humanitarian activities in N. Korea
4. South Korea Needs a Drone Strategy
5. Korea, U.S. Japan discuss joint military exercises and trilateral summits
6. Street Market (north Korea)
7. North Koreans ordered to protect portraits of Kim Jong-un as tropical storm Khanun looms
8. No impact from release of Iranian assets from S. Korea: White House
9. South Korea throws huge K-Pop concert for Scouts after storm Khanun disrupted their Jamboree
10. South Koreans rally in Seoul against Japanese plans to release treated nuclear wastewater into sea

8/11/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 08/11/2023 - 8:34am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 10, 2023
2. Sweden Is Not Staying Neutral in Russia’s Information War
3. U.S. Reaches Deal With Iran to Free Americans for Jailed Iranians and Funds
4. To Battle New Threats, Spy Agencies to Share More Intelligence With Private Sector
5. 2023 National Intelligence Strategy
6. Biden Seeks Another $24 Billion for Ukraine in Test of Bipartisan Support
7. F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots faces delays and uncertainty
8. Alarm grows as Ukraine’s counteroffensive falters
9. SEAL Team Three Celebrates 40 Years | SOF News
10. Inside a Volunteer Unit Driving Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Forward
11. Land forces now control the sea — and that is vital in the Pacific
12. A Global Law Firm Separates From Its Chinese Partner, Citing Cybersecurity and Data Rules
13. China salutes WWII American general Joe Stilwell in personal push to improve US ties
14. Ukraine and Russia are fighting two different kinds of war
15. China says military company worker exposed as CIA spy
16. Why Ukraine's offensive has stalled
17. How much firepower does Russia have left?
18. What senior officers can learn from junior officers’ ‘fanatical care’
19. The Emerging “Cold Tech War” Between the U.S and China
20. Did Russia Play Everyone For Fools? Wagner Mutiny Was A Staged ‘Special Operation Coordinated With Putin’, Claims High Ranking Ukrainian Politician
21. Lukashenko boots Wagner out of Belarus
22. We need a solution now to unfreeze military confirmations
23. NATO Is on the Back Foot in the Indo-Pacific
24.  A Looming Threat: Weaponized Artificial Intelligence by John Fenzel
 

Korean News Content:

1. UN Security Council to meet on rights abuses in North Korea

2. Past & Contemporary Dynamics of Gendered Defection Among North Koreans

3. North Korea punishes women for wearing shorts, declaring them ‘capitalist fashion’

4. S. Korea voices hopes for 'smooth' resolution of frozen Iranian assets

5. U.S. remains concerned about N. Korean provocations, will work with allies to ensure peace: Pentagon

6. N. Korea put on alert against Typhoon Khanun; minor damage reported

7. North to reopen borders 'soon,' tour agency says

8. Rights groups call for UN action to protect North Korean escapees in China

9. Troubled World Scout Jamboree wraps up with K-pop concert

10. Another Washington Declaration: US Nuclear Weapons on the Korean Peninsula

11. Between Myth and Reality: Examining the Practicalities of North Korean State Collapse

12. Jeju cherry trees: force for peace

 

8/10/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 08/10/2023 - 9:52am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 9, 2023
2. China Relies on U.S., Allies for Hundreds of Products
3. China’s war planners are leaning harder on its militia
4. Inside the Air Force’s massive mobility war game in the Pacific
5. Overseas and under the poverty line: The system that keeps so many military spouses abroad unemployed
6. Korea Is a Model for Middle East Peace
7. What Washington Must Do to Check China’s Coercion
8.  The complicated case of Nauru, which stood up to China
9. A Drone’s View Behind Russian Lines: Cratered Fields and Charred Armor
10. Back in the Trenches – Why New Technology Hasn’t Revolutionized Warfare in Ukraine
11. Nationalism’s questionable influence in China’s responses to international incidents
12. Taiwan Army major detained as spying case snowballs
13. US racing frantically to close missile defense holes
14. The Battle of Hostomel Airport: A Key Moment in Russia’s Defeat in Kyiv
15. Why You Should Worry About China’s Missing Minister
16. China is edging toward deflation. Here's what that means.
17. Slow counteroffensive darkens mood in Ukraine
18. Political violence in polarized U.S. at its worst since 1970s
19. China Warns Japan Over ‘Resolve to Fight’ Remarks on Taiwan
20. Stablecoins Can Keep the Dollar the World’s Reserve Currency
21. Aristotle’s 10 Rules for a Good Life
22. The War in Ukraine Is Getting Closer to Putin's 'Frontdoor'
 

Korean News Content:

1. Kim Jong Un fires top general, orders North Korean military to 'gird for war'
2. N. Korea's Kim calls for bolstering war preparations in 'offensive' way: KCNA
3. 7th Enlarged Meeting of 8th Central Military Commission of WPK Held (War Prep, General's dismissal)
4. Peerlessly Great Man's Exploits for Korea's Liberation
5. Kim Yo Jong: What We Know About Kim Jong Un’s Sister and Her Role in North Korea
6. N. Korea spreads malware during fake video job interviews
7. North Korea cracks down on use of propaganda publication as scrap paper
8. <Inside N. Korea>Even military face increasing malnutrition; A soldier said “We don’t get even half a bowl of food…half of my comrades are in a weakened state”
9. Free economic zone in Tumen River Basin for permanent peace and prosperity in Northeast Asia
10.  Korea Is a Model for Middle East Peace
11. Yoon says U.N. Command key force in maintaining peace on Korean Peninsula
12. Who is Kim Yo Jong, North Korea’s propagandist-in-chief?
13. Ignoring red flags, South Korea went ahead with Scout jamboree anyway
14. PacNet #59 - South Korea's role in Indo-Pacific maritime domain awareness

8/9/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 08/09/2023 - 8:43am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 8, 2023
2. Special Operations News Update - August 8, 2023 | SOF News
3. Opinion | War is hell. To this, Russia has added torture.
4. Wagner set the stage for 'quite real' move that could spark major crisis in NATO
5. Tucson’s A-10s headed to final destination as Davis-Monthan lands new special ops mission
6. Pro-China 'political elite' in the Philippines enables Chinese aggression in WPS — expert
7. Tuesday Briefing: Elite Chinese Generals Ousted
8. Here’s How Scared of China You Should Be
9. What DOD can learn about smarter innovation from a roll of toilet paper
10. Army aims to make 1 million artillery shells a year, starting in fiscal 2025
11. Long-Distance Resistance - China Media Project
12. US Navy sailor's mom encouraged him to pass military details to China, prosecutor says
13. The Ukraine War Has Found the Machinery of Western Governments Wanting
14. U.S.-Made Cluster Munitions Fuel Ukrainian Counteroffensive
15. US Army plans to grow Patriot missile defense force
16. A Missile Strikes the Heart of a Ukrainian City — and Then Another
17. Biden says he plans to travel to Vietnam 'shortly'
18. The Problem with Designating the Wagner Group as a Terrorist Organization
19. Taiwan’s Vast Surveillance Infrastructure: An Achilles’ Heel if China Invades
20. Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats
21. ‘Acceptable levels of risk’: Backing Ukraine won’t deplete U.S. arsenal, Milley says
22. Pentagon Is Keeping US Troops in Niger Even as Coup Leaders Show No Sign of Relenting
23. Modern 'triad' aims to fill capability gap, help US military compete with adversaries (Space, Cyber, and SOF)
24. 7 Things the New Sergeant Major of the Army Can Do to Restore Trust in the Military
25. Why the China cyber threat demands an airtight public-private response
26. One of America’s Favorite Generals Leads the Niger Coup
27. Opinion | Putin chokes on the Ukrainian ‘porcupine’

Korean News Content:

1. Shared Goals, Divergent Paths: US-South Korea-Japan Relations – Analysis
2. U.S. will continue to impose all existing sanctions on N. Korea: state
3. Hacks aimed at financial industry spiking, North Korea most aggressive, cyber firm says
4. CoinsPaid Accuses North Korean Hackers Of Phony Job Interview To Steal $37 Million
5. Lessons of a $37M Attack: How a Ukrainian Payment Processor Was Hacked
6. Op-ed: It’s time to end the Korean War — the longest in US history
7. Seventy Years After Korean War: Glimpse Of Untold Story – OpEd
8. Comrades in Arms? - North Korea Compromises Sanctioned Russian Missile Engineering Company
9. N. Korea vows to launch satellites at any time
10. N. Korea, Russia defend Moscow's war with Ukraine during showing of film over Nazi trials
11. Facing Down an Arsenal: Considering Agile Combat Employment in Korea
12. Ep. 39 Shin-wha Lee: Understanding Seoul's DPRK Policy - Interconnection between Human Rights and Denuclearization
13. UN office faults Korea for inviting Myanmar envoy to arms event
14. Blue House cut Foreign Ministry out of Thaad talks: Diplomatic sources
15. CTBTO chief urges N. Korea to take 'small step' in nuclear test moratorium
16. N. Korea wants Russian technical assistance to further nuclear program
17. Two N. Korean street sellers talk about challenges they face
18. How a secret plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader spiraled out of control
 

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

Tue, 08/08/2023 - 9:13am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 7, 2023
2. Why a US Navy admiral says China won't pick up the military hotline
3. The West’s de-risking strategy towards China will fail, says Chris Miller
4. Soft Power Is Making a Hard Return
5. Carcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface
6. China hacked Japan’s sensitive defense networks, officials say
7. How Adm. Paparo will lead the U.S. military in the Indo-Pacific
8. Recruiters skipped steps to screen out extremist enlistees, IG says
9. Ukraine has combat kayaks now
10. Air Force Combat Controllers might not attend dive school anymore
11. 'Sudden surge' in cyberattacks on government: report
12. Mini SEAL sub reaches initial operating capability
13. Marines fly food to remote areas of Philippines after deadly typhoon
14. Order After Empire: The Roots of Instability in the Middle East By Robert D. Kaplan
15. Putin’s Age of Chaos: The Dangers of Russian Disorder
16. AI ‘red teams’ race to find bias and harms in chatbots like ChatGPT
17. Japan's Military Is Getting Ready to Take on a Rising China
18. Analysis | Mongolia looks to rise out of China and Russia’s shadow
19. US-Mongolia aviation pact hit as a rare earths hedge
20. The Future of Algorithmic Warfare Part II: Wild Goose Chases
21. Ukraine is evacuating wounded soldiers by loading them onto large drones, in what is likely a battlefield first, report says
22. 'One of our greatest': U.S. Special Operations Command retired Gen. James Lindsay dies at 90
 

Korean News Content:

1. Kim Jong Un Touts Weapons, as U.S. Worries About North Korea Arms Exports
2. Yoon calls for priority on building deterrence against N. Korea
3. Ministry denies report of Tokyo demanding support for Fukushima water release at S. Korea-U.S.-Japan summit
4. N. Korea urges all-out efforts to minimize damage from Typhoon Khanun
5. Family of Pvt. Travis King Eases Back on Claims of Being Ignored by the Army
6. UN Sending States: The Forgotten Parties in the Korean War
7. Exclusive: North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker
8. <Inside N. Korea>The authorities finally start cracking down on housing transactions, “Severely punish anti-socialist behavior”…Crackdown on 25-year-old “housing market” may cause chaos
9. S. Korea, US to discuss holding EDSCG meeting in Seoul
10. North Korean hacking of Russian technology highlights distrust between allies: experts
11. Some signs that China’s relationship with N. Korea isn’t so friendly
12. Seoul to intensify penalties for unauthorized civilian inter-Korean exchanges
13. How can Korea recover from Jamboree debacle?