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National Security News Content:

1. The Government Created a New Disinformation Office to Oversee All the Other Ones
2. FBI: Colombians drugged US soldiers, stole money, phones
3. Ukrainians are inspired by Finland’s heroic past and NATO present
4. Ukraine military says all 35 drones Russia launched overnight destroyed
5. Special Ops Drone Techniques Shared With Marine Corps
6. Robert Kaplan: Think “Tragically” About War and Politics
7.  You Are Not Destined to Live in Quiet Times by Walter Russell Mead
8. Nationalism versus liberalism: A South Korean view of Taiwan issues
9. Chinese Company Now Owns Tutoring Firm Contracted by Military and Schools in U.S.
10. Rethinking Tradeoffs Between Europe and the Indo-Pacific
11. It is now battered Ukraine’s turn for an offensive
12. Biden Hopes for Vietnam Breakthrough
13. How China’s Echo Chamber Threatens Taiwan
14. Taiwan: Female reservists to start training for first time today
15. Taiwan: 1st group of volunteer female reservists report for training
16. China’s Wolf Warrior Ambassador Is a Hit in Beijing, Not Paris
17. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 8, 2023
18. Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Bodabodas: Transportation Workers and Irregular Warfare

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. welcomes S. Korea-Japan summit, will work with both allies to promote rule-of-law: State Dept.
2. N. Korean FM vows stronger ties with China in meeting with new envoy
3. Seoul court again orders N. Korea to pay compensation to former POWs
4. Yoon's approval rating at 37.5 pct ahead of 1st anniversary in office: Yonhap News survey
5. Yoon marks 1st year in office amid mixed assessments of foreign policy, domestic politics
6. Yoon should drive 3 major reforms with 1 year under his belt
7. Leaders praise latest bilateral summit as a success
8. Kishida calls for stronger Korea-Japan cooperation in global supply chains, high-tech industries
9. ROK court reverses ruling against activists over anti-North Korea leafleting
10. Once-cautious Japan steps out as key U.S. security partner in region
11. Japan’s Kishida Visits South Korea as Two U.S. Allies Confront ‘Grave’ Security Issues
12. S. Korea, U.S., Japan working on missile warning consultation group
13. N. Korea apparently operating some 10 S. Korean-owned factories at Kaesong complex without authorization: ministry
14. How are N. Korea’s Three Revolution teams faring these days?
 

New SWJ−El Centro Fellows and Intern: May 2023

Small Wars Journal-El Centro (SWJ–El Centro) is pleased to announce the addition of two new fellows and one intern to the Cadre of El Centro Fellows. The new fellows are Dr. Howard Campbell.and Dr. Mahmut Chengiz Dr. Howard Campbell.  The new intern is Keaton O.K. Bunker.

• Howard Campbell is a cultural anthropologist at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).socializing in Latin American studies with a primary focus on Mexico. He is author of Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juárez and  Downtown Juárez: Underworlds of Violence and Abuse.
• Mahmut Cengiz is specialist in terrorism, transnational crime, and global security at the Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC) and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University with both operational and academic experience.
• Keaton O.K. Bunker is a young scholar pursuing an internship focusing on weaponized drone use by terrorists and related violent non-state actors in primarily French speaking regions of Africa.

Our new fellows and intern will help SWJ−El Centro expand our research by deepening our inquiries into US-Mexico border security, transnational organized crime, ands emerging drone usage by violent non-state actors. 

Dr. Robert J. Bunker

Dr. Nathan P. Jones

Dr. John P. Sullivan 

Senior Fellows, SWJ–El Centro

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 7, 2023
2. U.S. Think Tank Reports Prompted Beijing to Put a Lid on Chinese Data
3. Iran hid weapons among earthquake aid to target U.S. troops, leak says
4. U.S. and Allies Look at Potential China Role in Ending Ukraine War
5. In Ukraine, A New Chance to Judge the Patriot Missile
6. To Keep Hackers Out of US Weapons, the Pentagon Needs to Get In
7. Ukraine war: 'Mad panic' as Russia evacuates town near Zaporizhzhia plant
8. ‘What is this insane war?’: a philosopher on Ukraine’s frontlines
9. Henry Kissinger on a potential artificial intelligence arms race
10. Is There a Security Umbrella for Ukraine?
11. The 25 Most Expensive Weapons in the US Military Budget Next Year
12. To counter Russia in Africa, Biden deploys a favored strategy
13. Failures in the “Deterrence Failure” Dialogue
14. Can Ukraine Get Justice Without Thwarting Peace?
15. Catastrophic Success: What if the Ukrainian Counteroffensive Achieves More than Expected?
16. THE OUTER LIMITS OF LIBERALISM
17. U.S. Sanctions Drive Chinese Firms to Advance AI Without Latest Chips
18. China says relations with US on 'cold ice,' but stabilizing ties a 'top priority'
19. Homemade, Cheap and Lethal, Attack Drones Are Vital to Ukraine
20. What to know about Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the next potential Joint Chiefs chair
21. Could Taiwan’s next president impact a potential cross-strait crisis?
22.  Warren Buffett says US, China can compete and both ‘prosper’ amid rising tensions

Korean News Content:

1. Sometimes less is more: The most important 26 words of ROK-US summit
2. State visit consolidates economic vision for alliance
3. Japan’s Kishida Visits South Korea as Two U.S. Allies Confront ‘Grave’ Security Issues
4. Japanese PM pays respects to Seoul National Cemetery
5. Yoon and Kishida seek to transcend historical issues to normalize ties
6. Japan to allow Korean experts to inspect Fukushima plant
7. The Forces Behind South Korea’s and Japan’s Thaw
8.  S. Korea to attend new round of negotiations for IPEF this week
9. S. Korea plans to hold multinational WMD-interception exercise this month
10. Yoon's approval rating inches up for 2 weeks: poll
11. Japan leader expresses sympathy for Korean colonial victims
12. Kaesong farmers unhappy at city party committee’s focus on agitation activities
13. Nuri rocket to carry multi-purpose satellites when launched on May 24
14. IAEA Concerned About Safety of Ukraine's Nuclear Plant
15. Civic group sends anti-Pyongyang propaganda material to N. Korea via balloons
16. Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan likely to hold talks in early June: sources
17. Seoul to host MLB season-opening games in 2024: report
18. Allies eye talks to form trilateral security forum at G7 meeting
19. ‘The Glory’ Was a Hit. Now Netflix Is Spending More on K-Dramas.

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 6, 2023

2. Washington isn’t listening to business on China any more

3. A Soldier’s View of the Battlefields and Trenches of Bakhmut

4. As Putin Bides His Time, Ukraine Faces a Ticking Clock

5. Senior Ukrainian officials fear counterattack may not live up to hype

6. Why Russia’s Wagner Group leader is ‘yelling mutiny’ in Ukraine war

7. ANALYSIS: China under Xi is trying to forge a new and authoritarian world order

8. 10 questions answered on the debt limit

9. US Marines abdicating a rescue role to China

10. Iran’s New Friends: Russia and China

11. Vietnam can’t trust China or US in South China Sea

12. ‘A deep friendship’: The Philippines, the US, and the rules-based international order

13. Hungry military families are bad for America

Korean News Content:

1. Yoon says he feels responsibility to improve S. Korea-Japan ties

2. Experts: China Finds Threat in Latest Move By US-South Korea Alliance

3. Japanese PM set to arrive in S. Korea for summit with Yoon

4. China’s economic coercion hits a chip wall in S Korea

5. US could become S. Korea’s top trading partner, replacing China

6. S Korea, Japan leaders to drink ‘bomb shot’ at talks

7. Rare Japan-South Korea Summit Could Help US’s Push on China

8. North Korea Calls South Korean President a ‘Puppet Traitor’

9. Resumed S. Korea-Japan 'shuttle diplomacy' likely to boost cooperation against N.K. threats, other challenges

10. Explainer | ‘A turning point’: what’s in store for South Korea-Japan ties as Yoon, Kishida meet in Seoul?

11. S.Korea, US to hold working-level cybersecurity talks

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National Security News Content:

1. This is Not Your Father’s Cold War - It’s Irregular
2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 5, 2023
3.  China-Taiwan Weekly Update, May 5, 2023
4. Mao’s Legacy Is a Dangerous Topic in China
5. The Next Fear on A.I.: Hollywood’s Killer Robots Become the Military’s Tools
6. U.S. signals that it could work with China on Ukraine are a good thing
7. Little Lithuania Stands Tall Against Russia and China
8. THAAD: How the U.S. Military Would Kill Russian or Chinese Missiles
9. Biden to Tap Air Force General as Next Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff
10. U.S. Military Has Formed Chain of Honor Which Must Be Strengthened, Biden Says
11. China's aircraft carriers play 'theatrical' role but pose little threat yet
12. Who are Russia’s supporters?
13. Ukraine Says It Shot Down Russia’s Most Sophisticated Missile for First Time
14. US Submarines Are Popping Up More Often and It's Not Clear Why
15. Opinion: Kremlin Clarifies that Drones over Kremlin Was False Flag Operation
16. "Learning really well": Reznikov on Russians adapting to Ukraine's new capabilities
17. China falls down press freedom index as Asian Communist states dominate bottom ranks
18. Orders of Disorder – Who Disbanded Iraq’s Army and De-Baathified Its Bureaucracy?
19. The President Can’t Counter China on His Own
20.  Raider Without a Cause: Why is America Buying the B-21?
21. Special Operators Well Suited for Strategic Level of Warfare
 

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s New Solid Fuel ICBM: A Game Changer?
2. U.S. F-16 jet crashes into farmland near Osan Air Base
3. Satellite imagery suggests new construction near N. Korea's satellite launch station
4. Sohae Satellite Launching Station: New Construction Appears Along Coast
5. Washington Declaration goes beyond 'nuclear-sharing': U.S. official
6. S. Korean Embassy in China lodges complaint with newspapers over Yoon criticism
7. Yoon's Japan Outreach Faces Bleak Future Without Japan Reciprocation, Warn Analysts
8. Five long-standing problems for Japan-South Korea ties
9. Column: South Korea president’s Washington visit underscores importance of relationship with the U.S.
10. America’s closest Indo-Pacific allies are cosying up
11. North Korea’s Submarine Fleet: Could It Sink the U.S. Navy In a War?
12. ＜Investigation＞ The authorities start crackdowns based on the Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Act (1)
13.  ＜Investigation＞ The authorities start crackdowns based on the Pyongyang Cultural Language Protection Act (2)
14. How YouTube became a force for free speech in South Korea
15. My remarks ar the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council
16. [WHY] Why do Korean restaurants serve so many side dishes?

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National Security News Content:

1. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May
2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 3, 2023
3. Opinion | The U.S. warms to a role for China in resolving the Ukraine war
4. US, Philippines vow joint defense ‘anywhere in the South China Sea’
5. Ukraine's Zelenskiy, in The Hague, says Putin must face justice
6. Russia accuses U.S. of orchestrating Kremlin drone attack
7. U.S. had no warning of a drone attack on the Kremlin, officials say
8. Opinion | A chaotic evacuation is symbolic of U.S. failure in Sudan
9. Real or not, reported Kremlin drone attack unsettles Russia
10. Preventing Intelligence Leaks: Let’s Start Over
11.  Report: China is increasingly stopping people from leaving the country
12. Ukraine Situation Report: HIMARS Shown Being Stashed In 'Soviet Bunker'
13.  JSOU Paper - SOF Quills for the Porcupine | SOF News
14. Intelligence Leak Fuels Senate Effort to Protect Government Secrets
15. Poland Is the Indispensable NATO Ally
16. Samsung Is a Case Study in How Manufacturers Leave China
17. Even as China Reopens, Security Visits Spook Foreign Businesses
18. Western Pacific Nations Look to Washington for Leadership — But Don’t Get It
19. The new — or perhaps renewed — Cold War
20. Advance U.S. Interests by Giving Ukraine the Weapons It Needs Now
21. Iran’s Meaningless Concession Ahead of Key Nuclear Meeting
22. Iran Intensifies Ties with Syria
23. Biden proposes tighter national security rules around military bases after Chinese real estate purchases
24. What the end of the covid public health emergency means for you
25. Remote Wyoming roads provide proving ground for Air Force special operators
26. The most popular app in the U.S. deleted mentions of its Chinese owner
27. Building a US Special Forces ‘Stealth Network’ on Taiwan
28. Look to maritime domain to revive failed U.S. statecraft
 

Korean News Content:

1.  Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: May - Korea
2. U.S.-South Korea pact risks a more aggressive North Korea
3. Samsung Is a Case Study in How Manufacturers Leave China
4. Deterrence, reassurance, and can kicking: The Washington Declaration
5. South Korea, US set to start largest-ever live-fire military drills
6. [ANALYSIS] Why Yoon is final piece in Washington-Seoul-Tokyo jigsaw
7. Yoon-Kishida summit to discuss national security, high-tech industries
8. China’s exports to North surge close to 2019 levels
9. N. Korea steps up criticism of S. Korea-U.S. deterrence plan
10. No Wonder Korea's Birthrate Is So Low
11. U.S. working with S. Korea, Japan to address N. Korea's human rights violations
12. N. Korean security agency commends agents for misinformation operation in China
13. North Korea orders citizens to read 10,000 pages of propaganda this year
14. Washington signals support for South Korean chipmakers in US battle with China

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National Security News Content:

1. US to send Ukraine $300 million in military aid

2. Marines want 31 amphibious ships. The Pentagon disagrees. Now what?

3. Fire rages at Russian oil depot; Zelenskyy visits Finland

4. House Republican Threatens to Cut VA Budget over Agency's Warnings About Budget Cuts

5. US military is moving forward with 360-degree missile defense system for Guam

6. Dilemmas of Deterrence

7. The Need to Invest in Long-Range Fires

8. Want to improve US-China relations? Bring back Fulbright

9. Bold action needed to deter China’s invasion of Taiwan

10. Chinese-Philippine Confrontation

11. Make the Center Vital Again

12. Israel Strikes Iranian Weapons at Aleppo Airport Ahead of Raisi’s Visit

13. Xi Jinping Can’t Handle an Aging China

14. Discreetly, Berlin Confronts Russian Spies Hiding in Plain Sight

15. DoD: Retired US officers marching into work for foreign governments

16. Kremlin says Ukraine sent two drones to attack Vladimir Putin

17. America’s infatuation with war turns challenges into conflicts

18. Biden’s half-hearted nuclear deterrence plan by John Bolton

19. The US Air Force has retreated from Taiwan without a shot fired

20. Time to resurrect the Global Engagement Caucus in the House

21. Hamas, Islamic Jihad Fire Rockets at Israel

Korean News Content:

1. Unification Minister urges efforts to persuade N. Korea to make 'right' decision

2. Yoon says S. Korea cannot help but rely on U.S. 'extended deterrence' due to China's inaction on N.K.

3. N. Korea's youth holds rally against S. Korea-U.S. deterrence deal

4. Yoon says S. Korea cannot help but rely on U.S. 'extended deterrence' due to China's inaction on N.K.

5. Yoon voices hope for deeper S. Korea-Japan friendship

6. Top general visits western border units amid N. Korean threats

7. U.S. Nuclear Submarine to Arrive in Mid-May

8. Ruling party heaps praise on Yoon for breakthrough in relations with Japan

9. Shuttle diplomacy to be resumed with Kishida’s visit to Seoul

10. Shooting range for U.S. Forces Korea to be built in Changwon

11. Korean arms companies are on the front lines of defense here and abroad

12.  The ball is in Kishida’s court

13. [Alliance in Action] S. Korea, US should aim to render NK nuclear weapons useless

14. Yoon calls for Indo-Pacific solidarity to ride out economic troubles

15. NK builds rhetoric against Washington Declaration as justification for nuclear ambitions

16. Future of North Korea sanctions panel in limbo amid UN Security Council dispute

17. Will the New Nuclear Consultative Group Alleviate South Korea’s Deterrence Concerns?

18. EDITORIAL | U.S., South Korea need resolve, unity

19. U.S.-South Korean nuclear document focused more on reassurance than deterrence

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National Security News Content:

1. With Lessons from Ukraine, US Special Forces Reinvents Itself for a Fight with China

2. U.S. military is tracking another mysterious balloon

3. Managed Competition: Finding Answers in U.S.-China Diplomatic History

4. Ukraine live briefing: Russia has suffered 100,000 casualties since December, U.S. says

5. Cyber lessons from Ukraine: Prepare for prolonged conflict, not a knockout blow

6. A Deal With Russia? It Can Only Bring Disaster

7. Short on amphibs for Turkey, Sudan, the Marines grapple with crisis response ethos

8. The little-known group that’s saving Ukraine

9. Biden: US-Philippines 'ironclad' partners amid China tension

10. Army Special Ops Command welcomes first female command sergeant major

11. War in 2050: The Army’s Operating Concept After Next

12. Special Operations News Update - May 1, 2023 | SOF News

13. U.S. Navy Sends Nontraditional Ships to Support Sudan Evacuation

14. An Unerring Sense of Locality: Ukraine and the Future of Armored Warfare

15. U.S. Security Cooperation Deserves a Fair Evaluation

16. An Unerring Sense of Locality: Ukraine and the Future of Armored Warfare

17. Are We Asking Too Much of Cyber?

18. Joint Statement of the Leaders of the United States and the Philippines

19. Washington Must Focus on Asia When Targeting Tehran’s Drone Technology Procurement

20. The United States and Saudi Arabia: A Possible Path Forward

21. Iran Denies Schoolgirls Were Poisoned Despite Overwhelming Evidence

22. Shrinking U.S. Military Capacity Now for Capabilities Later Is A Mistake

23. How to Avoid a Great-Power War

24. Harvard Professor Writes Fawning Piece About the CCP

25. Is America postured for a fight in the Indo-Pacific?

26. Netflix: A Splashy Drama About the Diplomacy of Marriage

27. A “Post-Like-Share” Revolution: Strategic Messaging and Social Media as a Tool of Irregular Warfare

28.  Italy signed up to China's Belt and Road Initiative. Now it's having second thoughts

Korean News Content:

1. Japanese PM Kishida to visit S. Korea this weekend

2. 'Korea to expand aid to level of world's top 10 donors': finance minister

3. Korea demonstrates defense tech prowess with expansive weapons arsenal

4. South Korea's fateful nuclear choice

5. [Graphic News] About 60% of young people say unification with North Korea unnecessary

6. Korea should not take 70-year US alliance for granted: Yoon

7. Commentary: Yoon celebrates US alliance in Washington visit - but jury’s out if all in South Korea agree

8. THE UNAUTHORIZED HISTORY OF THE KOREAN WAR

9. Washington Declaration Shores Up U.S. Security Commitments to South Korea

10. S. Korea’s GDP per capita is overtaken by Taiwan

11. S. Korea to release report on N. Korea's economic, social situations for 1st time

12.  U.S. remains fully committed to diplomacy with N. Korea: State Dept.

13.   A Brutal Sex Trade Built for American Soldiers (Korea)

14. Persuading the people matters for diplomacy

15. South Korea's Yoon says nuclear group upgrades U.S. alliance

16. 'USFK bullets' found in Seoul turn out to be fake

17. Sexual Facebook post spurs UN Command to review its social media policies

18. Without domestic support, foreign policy fails

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National Security News Content:

1. 'To us every day counts': How top diplomat works to get hostages like Lombard's Frerichs home
2. Opinion | Nuclear Waste Is Misunderstood
3. Is AI more dangerous than the atomic bomb?
4. Fareed Zakaria GPS - ChatGPT and English Majors
5. Meet Nate Fick, the State Department’s first-ever ambassador for cyberspace
6. America’s Spies Are Losing Their Edge
7. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 30, 2023
8. Where Is The De-Dollarization Movement Headed? – OpEd
9. One in 5 young people in Chinese cities are out of work. Beijing wants them to work in the fields
10. Xi Jinping’s Worst Nightmare: A Potemkin People’s Liberation Army
11. America’s Bad Bet on India
12. China backs away from 'wolf-warrior' remarks on Ukraine's national sovereignty
13. US Warns China Against ‘Harassment’ of Philippine Vessels
14. Rising tensions over Taiwan prompts US to take proactive approach in cyberspace
15. A-10s Return to Middle East with a New Mission, and a New Weapon
16. To compete with China, the US must embrace multilateral diplomacy
17. Chinese envoy warns Japan over Taiwan ‘red line’ and links Japanese man’s detention to spying
18. Hiroshima G7 security in spotlight after attacks on Kishida and Abe
19. Wanted Abu Sayyaf man arrested in Tawi-Tawi after 26 years of hiding
20. 'I Let Down the Combatant Commander': Marine Leader Regrets His Forces Weren't Available for Recent Crises
21. China Balks at U.S. Push for Better Communications During Crises

Korean News Content:

1. Korea’s Yoon won American hearts, but concerns linger over nuclear umbrella
2. Yoon expresses thanks to Bidens for their 'truly warmest welcome'
3. N. Korea slams allies' deterrence plan as 'legal justification' for strategic asset dispatch
4. What Is behind Insistence on "Legitimacy" of U.S. Strategic Asset Deployment: International Security Analyst
5. N.Korea Insults Biden, Slams Defense Agreement with Seoul
6. Yoon says US could use nukes to defend Seoul, muddying waters around summit deal
7. Moscow: ‘Seoul-Washington nuke agreement could spark arms
8. South Korea’s Yoon Demonstrates Firm Pro-West Stance in DC Visit
9.  Party's over (ROK and the Summit)
10. Official says no plans for now to form three-way nuke deterrence consultative body with U.S., Japan
11. Alliance with U.S. dramatically upgraded to 'nuclear deterrence alliance': national security adviser
12. Korea rising as a defense supplier amid global tensions
13. Deterrence, reassurance, and can kicking: The Washington Declaration