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National Security News Content:

1. Against the Odds: Lessons from the Ukrainian Resistance Movement
2. Judge limits Biden administration in working with social media companies
3. China accuses US of turning Taiwan into a powder keg with its latest sales to self-governing island
4. Hong Kong leader says 8 pro-democracy activists who escaped to the West 'will be pursued for life'
5. House, Senate China Hawks Concerned White House Will Let TikTok Stay in the US
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 4, 2023
7. The U.S. Funds Shadow Police Units All Over the World
8. ‘We Don’t Want to Carry Out Senseless, Suicidal Orders’ – Russian Soldiers Complain About Heavy Losses
9. US Military’s Recruiting Woes Are a National-Security Crisis ByJames Stavridis
10. Ukraine hails U.S. Patriot's "record" five Russian aircraft hits in one day
11. Taiwan’s Impossible Choice: Be Ukraine or Hong Kong
12. Michael Quinlan Was Right: The Enduring Relevance of Nuclear Deterrence
13. NATO again extends Stoltenberg's mandate, happy with a safe pair of hands as the war drags on
14. Spot troops on your street? It’s likely a parade, not martial law.
15. Army watercraft company with 13 ships will be based in Japan, Pacific commander says
16. Recent Chinese cyber intrusions signal a strategic shift
17. Russia has 'lost nearly half' of its combat effectiveness since invading Ukraine, UK defense official says
18. Inside Ukraine's tech push to counter Russian 'suicide' drone threat
19. China Upping Bullying Tactics Against Neighbors, Says Top State Department Diplomat
20. He was the CIA whiz kid in 'Charlie Wilson's War.' His new book offers advice for the US in Ukraine
21. Remaking US Naval Power for the 21st Century
22.  How America Broke Its War Machine
23. Special Operations News Update - July 5, 2023 | SOF News
24. How China's SOF Modernization Shifts Global Power Dynamics
 

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s Failed Spy Satellite Wasn’t Ready for Military Use, Seoul Analysis Shows
2. S. Korea retrieves N. Korean spy satellite wreckage, ends salvage operation: military
3. The Crisis in South Korea-China Relations: Lessons from History and Ways Forward
4. Unification Ministry to slash budgets of bodies promoting inter-Korean projects
5.  S. Korea respects IAEA report on Fukushima wastewater discharge: official
6. Korea, China hold first high-level meeting in months
7. Flexibility matters when it comes to diplomacy (with north Korea)
8. N. Korea says it has achieved economic goals for H1 in key sectors
9.  Court rejects another gov't application to deposit compensation for forced labor victims
10. N.Korea Hints at Sending Athletes to Asian Para Games, Paris Paralympics
11. Time for 'K-diplomacy'
12. Military Manpower commissioner against conscripting women, military exemption for BTS
13. Most kimchi from China contains aspartame

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National Security News Content:

1. This Day in History: Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence

2. Volodymyr Zelensky: Happy Birthday, America (Wall Street Journal))

3. Opinion | Reasons to believe American democracy has a bright future (Washington Post)

4. Opinion | Beneath the July 4 fireworks, remember America’s light (Washington Post Editorial Board)

5. Opinion | What We Celebrate When We Celebrate the Fourth of July (New York Times)

6. Opinion | The Enemies of Slavery Gave New Meaning to the Declaration of Independence (New York Times)

7. As long as the Spirit of ‘76 endures, America will never die (Washington Times)

8. Citizen sailors and the American Revolution (Washington Times)

9. Climate Change, Fire Threats Lead Cities to Replace July 4 Fireworks With Drone Shows

10. John Quincy Adams on Freedom, Independence and Peace

11. Abraham Lincoln on Independence and the Civil War

12. Reflecting on Declaration of Independence on Fourth of July (Heritage Foundation)

13.Opinion | America’s Foes Are Joining Forces (New York Times)

14. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 3, 2023

15. Temperatures seen surging as El Nino weather pattern returns

16. China to restrict exports of chipmaking materials as US mulls new curbs

17. Russia says Ukraine attacked Moscow with at least five drones

18. Grand Strategy is What States Make of It: #Reviewing Wars of Revelation

19. What the U.S. Military Still Hasn’t Learned From Iraq

20. China’s military won’t talk to the US ー so what?

21. To decouple or to de-risk – that is the question

22. Ukraine Situation Report: Patriot Kill Marks Hint That It Downed Aircraft Inside Russia

23. Biden nominates controversial former Trump-appointee to Public Diplomacy Commission

24. Zelensky’s Fight After the War

25. Opinion | The Tao of Deception: Part IV

26. Green Beans Coffee stokes tensions in South China Sea

26. From warfighters to lawmakers: Ranks of Navy SEALs growing in Congress

Korean News Content:

1. Mongolia Forum: Peace and security in Northeast Asia through Korean unification

2. Koreas growing apart - Unification will never come suddenly

3. Frequent military parades signify NK leader finding it tougher to stay in control

4. Will Japan and South Korea Issue a New Joint Declaration?

5. What Is the Proper Role of the Unification Ministry?

6. Soft propaganda? YouTube deletes channels promoting North Korean lifestyle

7. Map apps add locations where South Koreans can shelter from North Korean attack

8.  N. Korea has apparently lifted mask mandate

9. Moon targets Yoon, mentioning ‘Cold War mentality’

10. The Ministry of Unification faces an identity crisis

11.  IAEA says Japan's Fukushima water discharge plan meets international safety standards

12. Yoon says second half of 2023 will be inflection point for economy

13. Chongjin residents unhappy with paying for nonexistent electricity, water services

14. Gloomy expectations about restart of trade leads to plummeting KPW-RMB rate

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 2, 2023 

2. Women’s Power Index

3. On Foreign Policy, the New Populists Are Old Declinists

4. Russia may stage terrorist attack on ZNPP to scare the world with consequences of war, politically influence Ukraine's counteroffensive – Volodymyr Zelenskyy

5. Exclusive: Zelensky calls Putin ‘weak’ and says Russian President’s power is ‘crumbling’

6. US recommends Americans reconsider traveling to China due to arbitrary law enforcement, exit bans

7. Top military court rules troops don’t have right to unanimous verdicts

8. The Pentagon policy bill’s next big stumbling block: Kevin McCarthy

9. ‘Political hostages’: Tuberville’s promotions blockade is about to hit the Joint Chiefs hard

10. Almost But Not Quite: Acting Commandant Will Face Limitations In Role

11. The Quad is key to countering China’s aggressive expansion

12. 'Putin's mistakes' giving US 'once-in-a-generation' chance to recruit Russian spies, says CIA director

13. In NATO’s new north, fresh chances to contain Moscow

14. America's front line of missile defense is straining under the demand of global threats

15. Navy cancels plan to force recruiters to work six days a week

16. Enough 'one trick ponies': Marine special ops specialists want industry help to fuse tech

17. ‘This capability didn’t exist 30 days ago’: How military exercises can drive software development

18. The state of the U.S. Navy as China builds up its naval force and threatens Taiwan

19. What Makes Putin and the World’s Autocrats So Resilient?

20. Climate Security is National Security

21. US can deter China invasion: Milley

22. Retired Green Beret Scott Mann examines ‘holistic horror of war’ in ‘Last Out’

23. Ukraine Doesn’t Need U.S. Contractors

24. Is it possible that Putin and Wagner played us all?

25. As a special forces veteran, I welcome Indigenous voices when it comes to defending Australia

26. In Small Victory, Signs of Grueling Combat Ahead in Ukrainian Counteroffensive

27. Cracking Down on Dissent, Russia Seeds a Surveillance Supply Chain

28. Burying the Dead with Dishonor — PART ONE (Special Forces in El Salvador)

Korean News Content:

1. B-52s Keep Up Surge in Bomber Activity over Korean Peninsula

2. China's new anti-spy law expected to further strain Korea-China relations

3. Brig. General Derek N. Lipson: Pioneering Change in US Special Operations Command-Korea

4. Defense ministry vows to build 'overwhelming' capabilities against N. Korean military threats

5. Hyundai Group chief withdraws application to visit Mt. Kumgang after N. Korea's refusal

6. Key offices of state arms procurement agency relocate to Daejeon

7. Gov't begins process to deposit forced labor compensation for 4 victims with court

8. It is time for Unification Ministry to change

9. Pyongyang's tactic to bash Seoul and come closer to Tokyo

10. Yoon’s approval rating hits four-month high at 42%

11. Unification Ministry to shift focus to N.Korean human rights

12. EU, Korea discuss cybersecurity

13. Caution needed in developing defense ties with Vietnam, North Korea's comrade

14. Could South Korea play the role of knight on chessboard of international politics?

15. Kim Jong Un’s clampdown on those caught using 'I love you', South Koreans words

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 1, 2023
2. A world where China is Number One
3. With eye on China, Japan to deepen ties with NATO at key leaders' summit
4. Opinion | A slow Ukrainian counteroffensive can’t prompt a Western retreat
5. Has Laos Ensnared China In A ‘Creditor Trap?’ – Analysis
6. Judge to Decide Whether Taint of C.I.A. Torture Extended to Guantánamo
7. Brazil Worries It Has Become a Haven for Russian Spies Infiltrating the West
8. Uniforms? Check. Motto? Check. Now the Space Force needs an identity.
9. Opinion | Hong Kong’s downfall is a warning to the world
10. Opinion | Russia’s biggest problem isn’t the war. It’s losing the 21st century.
11. The FBI has formed a national database to track and prevent 'swatting'
12. Cyber Command to expand 'canary in the coal mine' unit working with private sector
13. Noes the West should give China
14. China Has Begun To Retreat From Southeast Asia
15. CIA thinks the U.S. should get away from China quick
16. Chinese military convoy attacked by rebels in Myanmar, claims junta
17. Elon Musk sets new daily Twitter limits for users
18. Probe into ex-US Navy Seal complete, says Selangor's top cop
19. The Tao of Deception by David Ignatius: Part 2
20. The Tao of Deception: Part III
21. How climate change inflames extremist insurgency in Africa
22. Chinese authorities monitor Tibetans to prevent communication with outside world
 

Korean News Content:

1. Yoon says unification ministry should no longer act like N.K. support agency
2. Is North Korea moving to reclassify South as foreign nation?
3. Unification Ministry does not support North Korea, Yoon says
4. What if Trump is reelected in 2024? by Michael Green (Korea and alliances)
5. Joining with India, Australia to build a G10 (Korea)
6.  Veterans ministry to review decorations for independence fighters
7. Excessive, divisive remarks (South Korean Politics)
8. US ballistic missile submarine to visit S. Korea this month
9. Half million workers set for two-week nationwide strike against Yoon
10. Korea to launch new bureau in fight against human trafficking

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 30, 2023

2. Poor planning under Trump, Biden led to chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal, report says

3. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, June 30, 2023

4. A Warrior's Goodbye: A Heartfelt Sendoff Hosted for Legendary Green Beret and 'National Hero' Billy Waugh

5. National Archives concludes review of JFK assassination documents with 99% made public

6. Military Marks Half-Century of the All-Volunteer Force

7. Why won’t China Admit that it’s Competing with the United States?

8. The Ukrainian Nuclear war of 2023 and its Aftermath

9. Don't Ask Ukraine to Lose the War for 'Peace'

10. Pentagon to filmmakers: We won’t help you if you kowtow To China

11. CIA director, on secret trip to Ukraine, hears plan for war’s endgame

12. Michael G. Vickers Is Worried About the Future of American Power

13. How China’s Overseas Security Forces Differ From Wagner

14. To Foreign Policy Veteran, the Real Danger Is at Home

15. This Day In History: “Mr. X” article on Soviet Union appears in Foreign Affairs

16. Opinion | The American Empire in the Fog of Ukraine

17. Biden Abroad: The Moral and Material Collapse of U.S. Foreign Policy

18. Milley: Measured pace of Ukraine’s counteroffensive not a surprise

19. China TikTok figure fingered in ‘deepfake’ anti-U.S. Russian soldier videos

20. Treasury Sanctions Russian Intelligence Officers Supervising Election Influence Operations in the United States and Around the World

21. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July

22. Humans Aren’t Mentally Ready for an AI-Saturated ‘Post-Truth World’

23. Gen. Milley warns US military must modernize now

24. Navy SEALs Seek New Tech for Covert Missions

25. In Japan's Backyard, Russian Navy Warship 'Knocks Out' Anti-Ship Cruise Missile With Air Defense Missile

26. [Wang Son-taek] US-China dialogue sheds light on a new global order

27. Fears for people and firms as China’s new anti-espionage law comes into effect

28. China uses laser for 10 times faster satellite-to-ground communication in major breakthrough

29. Raytheon Calls Up Retirees to Help Produce Weapons for Ukraine

30. Poland Wants To Host NATO Nukes To Counter Russia

Korean News Content:

1. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: July KOREA

2. Unification Minister nominee: I do not advocate coercive assimilation for unification

3. Roughend up rhetoric of President Yoon

4. N. Korea says 'no intention' to review Hyundai Group chief's bid to visit Mt. Kumgang

5. Recently returned Kim Yong Chol may focus on earning funds for regime

6. Could a Wagner-style rebellion happen in North Korea?

7. Unification Minister nominee Kim lays out his Pyongyang roadmap

8. Outside Information: One of the Keys to Empowering North Korean Citizens as Agents of Change

9. Kim Jong Un’s clampdown on those caught using 'I love you', South Koreans words

10. SPECIAL/Defector calls for more sanctions on North Korea over human rights abuses

11. Kim Jong Un Visited Theme Park After Meeting Team Trump: Report

12. New EarlyRAT malware linked to North Korean Andariel hacking group

13. Fixing South Korea’s military service pay gap is a strategic imperative

14. Uneasy calm prevails at Korean Demiliterised Zone

15. Why K-pop is like pro-wrestling

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 29, 2023
2. China’s Imperialist Foreign Policy
3. Senators pushing for annual briefings on Chinese political influence ops
4. Personnel Is Power: Why China Is Winning at the United Nations
5. Paris police shooting: why are there riots in France?
6. U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era - Responding to a More Assertive China
7. How a reckless report could increase the chance of a crisis with China
8. Geography, Bureaucracy, and National Security: The Legacies of the Cold War and Post-Cold War Periods
9. ‘Nothing Has Happened’ – 'General Armageddon's' Daughter as He Remains Out-of-Sight
10. The Wagner 'Coup' Was Staged by Putin—and the West Fell for It
11.  Xi’s Schadenfreude Over Moscow’s Mutiny
12. New Chinese Law Raises Risks for American Firms in China, U.S. Officials Say
13. The Military Recruiting Crisis: Even Veterans Don’t Want Their Children to Join
14. Putin's FSB and the Russian Army are 'at war': Chaos deepens as it emerges arrested General Surovikin was a secret member of Wagner after Prigozhin's failed mutiny
15. An Army Couple Had Their Daughter at a Military Hospital. Then the Collections Calls Started for $600,000.
16. Rise of the Machines or Just a Routine Test?
17. How a record-setting 'Ugly Baby' mission allowed US special operators to outmaneuver Iraqi forces
18. We salute the USS Chung-Hoon for flying its battle flag on the way back to port
19. Operation Paperclip: The Nazis Recruited To Win the Cold War
20. The High Price of Dollar Dominance
21. Russia’s Biowarfare Lies Can’t Go Unanswered
22. Biden administration could soon approve sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine
23. Extreme Pride in Being American Remains Near Record Low
24. CIA officer Ric Prado’s stellar career still inspires agents today
25. Confusion, infighting plague Russian military in mutiny’s wake
 

Korean News Content:

1. Unification minister nominee vows not to compromise on human rights in dealing with N. Korea
2. A Pessimist’s View of Korea-Japan Détente
3. Unification minister nominee calls for 'selective' review of inter-Korean agreements
4. Unmasking suspected North Korean hackers’ tricks
5. S. Korea asks Pyongyang to give prior notice on border dam discharge
6. China's Waning Leverage Over SKorea Lessens Chances of Retaliation Against THAAD, Experts Say
7. Yonhap forum sheds lights on decadeslong S. Korea-U.S. alliance amid security challenges
8. US And Its Allies Building A Wall Around North Korea – Analysis
9. U.S. flies nuclear-capable bombers in a fresh show of force against North Korea
10. [Special Report] Red flag raised over foreign interference in Korean elections
11. The Little Emergency that was the Korean War
12. Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Progress Continues Toward Kim’s Modernization and Expansion Plans
13. Hyundai chairwoman requests permission to visit North Korea's Kumgangsan
14. S. Korea, US hold annual defense ICT talks
15. S. Korea to launch upgraded missile defense operations center
16. US remains committed to working with S. Korea to secure peace in Indo-Pacific: Pentagon
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 28, 2023
2. Exclusive: Army secretary talks force structure cuts, SOF ‘reform’
3. Suspending U.S.-Chinese military ties is no longer a low-risk proposition
4. Putin Moves to Seize Control of Wagner’s Global Empire
5. Forget About Those Faulty Timelines for Ukraine’s Success
6. Chinese Balloon Used American Tech to Spy on Americans
7. After Wagner Group’s failed coup, spread the word: Putin is vulnerable
8. Zaporizhzhian Cossack traditions are making a comeback during the war
9. Is Another Chornobyl Looming at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant?
10. US Green Berets are looking to troops from NATO's newest member as 'mentors' for harsh winter combat
11. Getting U.S.-Japanese Command and Control Right
12.  US approves $15 billion in Patriot and missile defense upgrades for Poland
13. Modi’s US Visit Illustrates Growing Complexities of the Indo-Pacific
14. Green Beret with a Mission builds bridges and raises spirits
15. Why war with China over Taiwan could ruin the global economy
16. 10 questions Congress should ask incoming Joint Chiefs nominees
17. There’s No Such Thing as a Great Power
18. West Virginia Guard Hosts Irregular Warfare Exercise
19. Echoes of the Past: The Burma Campaign and Future Operational Design in the Indo-Pacific Region
20. A More Perfect Union: Black Soldiers and the Promise of America

Korean News Content:

1. Reading between the lines of the new North Korea intelligence estimate
2. Yoon names new unification minister, Olympic gold medalist for vice culture minister
3. FM voices hope for envisioned Yoon-Biden-Kishida summit to serve as 'another turning point' in 3-way cooperation
4. Yoon vows to create bigger opportunities through S. Korea-U.S. alliance
5. North Korea’s Cyber Strategy
6. SPECIAL/Elite defections a warning to Kim Jong Un: North Korean defector
7. South Korea picks outspoken critic of North's rights record as unification minister
8. DMZ War and lessons from Cold War
9. Risks of comparing Korea, Vietnam
10. Nuclear consultative group likely to meet soon: Envoy
11. ‘Squid Game,’ Netflix’s Most-Watched Show, Completes Casting for Second Season
12. Why North Korea Is Sitting on the Story of the Revolt in Russia
13. Did North Korea Just Threaten to Start a War?
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 27, 2023
2. Plot Thickens: Russian Generals Supported Wagner Mutiny but Backed Out – US Intelligence
3. Russian Turmoil Shows a Forever War in Ukraine Hurts Putin
4. Taiwan tracks pair of Russian warships off island’s eastern coast
5. ‘Build Allied’: 4 steps to increase industrial capacity and resilience
6. Wagner’s Prigozhin Planned to Capture Russian Military Leaders
7. Is the Law Coming for Erik Prince at Last?
8. Something Was Messing With Earth’s Axis. The Answer Has to Do With Us.
9. Updating America's Asia strategy | Brookings
10. China has its eyes on Okinawa
11. Air Advisors take it to the Edge
12. In Brief: Prigozhin's Mutiny - War on the Rocks
13. US joint forces lack a ‘common goal’ for the future, says top Marine
14. Marine Corps considering changes to how it allocates officer jobs
15. Gender Neutral Standards, Return to Old Fitness Test: Congress' Dueling Ideas for the Army
16. The Beginning of the End for Putin?
17. America, China, and the Virtue of Low Expectations
18. Mongolia’s Ulaanbaatar Dialogue Emphasizes the Significance of Cooperation in Northeast Asia
 

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. to Send Its Biggest Sub to Korean Peninsula in Message to North and South
2. 5th anniversary of Singapore Summit: What's been achieved and what's failed
3. North Korea tightens state control of food
4. N. Korea braces for possible monsoon damage
5. S. Korea sanctions Russian individual involved in Pyongyang's illegal weapons-financing activities
6. U.S. is working with S. Korea, Japan to deter N. Korean aggression: Pentagon
7. Korean military ship, personnel leave to join multinational exercise in Australia
8. ‘Let’s Stamp on America’: North Korea Holds Massive Rally
9. Yoon says 'anti-state forces begged' to have N.K. sanctions lifted
10. N. Korea slams Japan for continued demand for resolution of abducted Japanese issue
11. Two N. Korean Panmunjom officials arrested for allegedly leaking state secrets
12. Korean Air delivers first fuselage for Boeing AH-6 helicopters
 

Small Wars Journal−El Centro Fellow Pablo A. Baisotti has published a research paper on Chinese influence operations in Latin America. The paper, "China's Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China's Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics]" was published by the Florida International University's Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy,

Abstract: This paper analyzes the expansion of Chinese media and public diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Through its “discourse of power” and an attempt to extend its soft power across the continent, Chinese and some LAC media (print, audiovisual, and digital) sustained, amplified, and exalted the “achievements” of the Communist regime and the possibility of sharing them as a “community of common destiny” for all the world’s peoples. China strives to promote a positive image through communication and propaganda campaigns, incorporating LAC journalists, academics, politicians, and others who can improve its image as a reliable and supportive partner of the “Global South.”

Source:  Pablo Baisotti, "China's Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China's Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics]" (2023). Research Publications. 55, https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/jgi_research/55.