Small Wars Journal

2/17/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 02/17/2023 - 9:58am

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National Security News Content:

1. Kyiv and Moscow Are Fighting Two Different Wars By Lawrence Freedman
2. How Ukraine war has shaped US planning for a China conflict
3. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 16, 2023
4. Ukraine war spurs European demand for U.S. arms, but not big-ticket items
5. Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, online videos show
6. Clandestine U.K. Program Developed 3D-Printed ‘Suicide’ Drone For Ukraine
7. Executive Compensation, Tech Transfer and National Security
8. The Drone War in Ukraine Is Cheap, Deadly, and Made in China
9. Why the Air Force’s best ‘secret weapon’ has nothing to do with airplanes
10. Do recruits need bonuses? No. 2 Marine expands on viral remark
11. PROFICIENCY (USMC)
12. Opinion | U.S. defense spending will have to go up. The Ukraine war shows why.
13. China’s Balloon Program Combines Commercial and Military Capabilities
14. Col Paris Davis: Black Vietnam veteran to finally receive Medal of Honor
15. Pentagon’s top China official to visit Taiwan amid rising bilateral tensions
16. China's balloons give Japan and Taiwan a reason to share intelligence, says lawmaker
17. Opinion | U.S.-China Relations Keep Getting Worse. Do They Have To?
18. War Books: Beginning Your Professional Development Journey through Reading
19. Naval Intelligence admiral: 'Naïve' American public has a 'China blindness' problem
20. How the West May Have Helped Build China’s Spy Balloons
21. Americans are Disturbingly ‘Ill-Informed and Naive’ on China, Navy’s Intel Chief Says
22.  COL Joseph D. Celeski Obituary
23. Fentanyl deaths among troops more than doubled from 2017 to 2021
24. China set to eclipse US air superiority in Pacific
 

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea warns of 'unprecedentedly' strong counteractions against S. Korea-U.S. drills
2. Defense white paper revives the phrase ‘N. Korean regime and military equal enemies’
3. [Column] Lift the ban on sending leaflets to the North
4. Foreign minister stresses need for responsible use of AI in military domain
5. N.Korea 'Sold Arms to Russia in Return for White Horses'
6. Will President Yoon follow in de Gaulle's nuclear footsteps?
7. My expectations of US career diplomat
8. S. Korea, US to stage exercise simulating N. Korea’s nuclear use
9. It’s too soon to be sure about Kim Jong Un’s successor, experts say
10. China begins limited campaign to vaccinate N. Korean defectors
11. S. Korea to introduce 'anti-drone' system to key facilities
12. 10 shocking facts about North Korea you don't know
13. Parliamentary committee adopts resolution marking 70th anniversary of S. Korea-U.S. alliance
14. Tilting to US, S Korea ends era of ‘strategic ambiguity’
15. North Korean-Russian Trade Rebounds, Satellite Images Show
 

2/16/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 02/16/2023 - 9:52am

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National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 15, 2023
2. Opinion | Is China ‘Probing With Bayonets’?
3. Pentagon technology chief seeks low-cost deterrence concepts
4. Political fights over military make US look weak to China and Russia, experts tell senators
5. For better defense spending, split the Pentagon’s budget into two
6. Update Now: iOS Devices Receive Vital Security Updates from Apple
7. ‘We Didn’t Have the Ships’ to Send ‘Best Option’ to Help Earthquake Victims, Commandant Says
8. Delta Force Legend Gary Harrell Dies in Tennessee
9. The World After Taiwan's Fall
10. The Most Powerful Weapon to use Against Democracies
11. US working with ‘Five Eyes’ nations, Japan on information warfare
12. Three Years’ Delay To Rein In TikTok
13. Further Evidence Emerges of Iran’s Support for Russia’s War in Ukraine
14. China is already at war with America and the Biden administration is ignoring the signposts
15. Cameras Now Rolling on Movie About Churchill's Secret WWII Spec Ops Unit
16. U.S. tracked China spy balloon from launch on Hainan Island along unusual path
17. Smartphones Are Changing the War in Ukraine
18. China has U-turned on almost all major policies it put in place in the last 3 years — and it's not surprising, given the state of its economy
19. How Democracy Can Win
20. China’s Hidden COVID Catastrophe
21. The Kremlin’s Grand Delusions
 

 

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea labeled 'enemy' again in S. Korea's defense white paper
2. South Korea defence paper calls North 'enemy', estimates plutonium stockpile at 70 kg
3. Shuttered US Army base in South Korea to become a 24-acre park
4. North Korea's missile launch over Japan shows increased payload, distance: exclusive analysis
5. North Korea: towards a solid-fuel ICBM?
6. ‘The Hard Road Out’ Review: A Prison Break Across Borders
7. U.S. takes N. Korea as serious as all other challenges: State Dept.
8. South Korea Should be Taking Notes on Ukraine
9. Report says Yoon could make state visit to U.S. in spring
10. [INTERVIEW] Seoul's integration into Quad will benefit all parties: Center for a New American Security
11. The Impossible State Live Podcast: National Strategy for Countering North Korea
12. South Korean gov't ordered to compensate man kidnapped from North Korea 67 years ago
13.  NK leader attends groundbreaking ceremony for housing project in Pyongyang
14. What perceptions do many N. Koreans have about Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Kim Ju Ae?
15. Opinion: What Stalin's daughter taught me (and link to north Korea)
 

2/15/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 02/15/2023 - 9:11am

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National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 14, 2023
2. Gen. David Petraeus: How the war in Ukraine will end
3. U.S. focuses on training Ukrainian troops to use less ammo
4. 'Out of control': DoD reviews use of super-secret SAP classification, for space programs and beyond
5. Philippines, U.S. to hold biggest war games in years
6. S. Korea's Navy, Marine Corps to join Cobra Gold drills in Thailand
7. Mike Gallagher: A New Cold Warrior
8. IntelBrief: China’s South Asia Troubles
9. Cyber Sanctions Are Nice; Digital Takedowns Are Better
10. Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine
11. Ukraine live briefing: Russia has lost, top U.S. general says; intense fighting in east
12. Militant in Iran identified as al-Qaeda’s probable new chief in U.N. report
13. Russia declares battlefield gains as Ukraine urges faster military aid
14. We Missed Social Media’s Dark Side. Let’s Be Smarter about the Metaverse
15. Nimitz Strike Group, Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group Drill in South China Sea
16. Countdown to counteroffensive: Give Ukraine ATACMS before it's too late - Breaking Defense
17. More Bang for the SFA Buck: Improving US Security Force Assistance in Ukraine and Beyond
18. It’s Time to Recognize Sustainment as a Strategic Imperative
 

Korean News Content:

1. north Korea and Influence Operations
2. U.S. reaffirms ironclad commitment to security of S. Korea in bilateral talks
3. JCS chief inspects border island unit, calls for 'overwhelming' security posture
4. U.S. needs to show firm commitment to defense of S. Korea: Rep. Young Kim
5. N. Korean leader calls for strong defense power in meeting with army activists
6. S. Korean ministry says N. Korea's food shortages apparently worsening
7. Why Is North Korea Showing Off Its ICBMs?
8. North shakes up leadership of army ground forces
9. Fact Check: Did North Korea display most nuclear weapons ever at parade?
10. N. Korea holds lectures for party cadres to spark innovation in ideological education
11. No queen in waiting likely to rule North Korea’s ‘Kimdom’
12. Widespread North Korean Famine Under Wraps Amid Dictatorial Displays
13. A new TikTok account purporting to show 'life in North Korea' has amassed over 60,000 followers in 3 days
14. S. Korea to send medical team, more aid materials to Turkey: ministry.
15. S. Korean, Mongolian PMs hold talks on rare earths, infrastructure
16. Healthcare in the Crosshairs of North Korean Cyber Operations
 

2/14/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 02/14/2023 - 9:31am

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National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 13, 2023

2. Eric Schmidt Is Building the Perfect AI War-Fighting Machine

3. Rumors swirl about balloons, UFOs as officials stay mum

4. Claims of U.S. Involvement in Nord Stream Attack Draw Scrutiny

5. Blowing Holes in Seymour Hersh's Pipe Dream

6. Opinion | The all-volunteer force turns 50 — and faces its worst crisis yet

7. Biden to award Medal of Honor to Black Vietnam War vet who’s waited decades

8. NATO allies weigh more arms for Ukraine as Russian forces close in on Bakhmut

9. US-led Security Assistance to Ukraine is Working

10. The Case for Japanese Land Power in the First Island Chain

11. China’s Belt and Road to Nowhere

12. Ukraine and the Contingency of Global Order

13. What China Has Learned From the Ukraine War

14. Good Riddance to the War on Terror

15. Chinese attack on Taiwan not ‘imminent’ and predicting it unhelpful to Pentagon readiness: US general

16. GOP committee chair eyeing ‘creative wargaming’ to evaluate possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan

17. Chinese Balloon and Mystery Objects Raise Question of Who Controls ‘Near Space’

18. U.S.’s Asia Allies See New Threat From Balloons Amid China Spying Row

19. China’s Top Airship Scientist Said He Sent One Over North America in 2019

20. Russia Has Already Lost in the Long Run

21. Geostrategic competition and overseas basing in East Asia and the First Island Chain

22. A ‘Modern National Security Strategy’: Q&A with Rep. Ro Khanna

23. U.S. warns Ukraine it faces a pivotal moment in war

 

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s ‘first daughter’: Everything we know about Kim Ju Ae

2. Kim Jong-un’s daughter has emerged on the world stage – but what does it mean?

3. U.S., S. Korea and Japan will jointly deter N. Korean threat: Wendy Sherman

4. S. Korea, Japan seek ways to mend ties in bilateral talks

5. Why North Korea is denying its involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine

6. N. Korea unveils stamp featuring leader's daughter Ju-ae for 1st time

7. S. Korea and NATO hold 1st military staff talks

8. Interview, John Batchelor Show on north Korea

9. The State as a Transnational Criminal Organization: A North Korea Case Study

10. China's defense chief sends congratulatory message to N. Korea over army anniversary

11. [Column] Reform needed for North defector foundation

12. A glimmer of hope for North Korea in 2023

13. JCS chief calls for 'bold' punishment against potential enemy provocations

14. Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun and unfinished Oriental Peace Theory

2/13/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 10:18am

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National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 12, 2023
2. They Are Russians Fighting Against Their Homeland. Here’s Why.
3. Russians abandon wartime Russia in historic exodus
4. ‘Significantly degraded’ Russian force is adapting after losses
5. US jets down 4 objects in 8 days, unprecedented in peacetime
6. China Says U.S. Flew High-Altitude Balloons Over Its Airspace
7. The hidden truth behind China’s spy balloons
8. China Says U.S. Flew Balloons Through Its Airspace
9. Army sees safety, not 'wokeness,' as top recruiting obstacle
10. Expect Pentagon's Cyber-Worker Strategy 'Any Day Now'
11. What Japanese deterrence would look like
12. 433. Gaming Information Dominance
13.  Ruling out aliens? Senior U.S. general says not ruling out anything yet
14. Opinion | The West has captured thousands of Iranian weapons. Send them to Ukraine.
15. Glass Cannons from Grozny to Mariupol: What Should the US Military Learn from Russia’s Use of Artillery in Protracted Urban Sieges?
16. U.S. troops providing medical aid to earthquake victims in Turkey
17. Chinese military aircraft, vessels detected around Taiwan after US conducts exercises in the South China Sea
18. The untold story of the world’s most resilient currency
19. To End the War, Ukraine Needs Justice, Not Peace
20. Warning to China: U.S. Navy Has Aircraft Carrier in South China Sea
21. The Cult of Secrecy – America’s Classification Crisis

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea 'expands, reorganizes' military units with operational combat missions: KCNA
2. Rodong Sinmun Calls for Intensifying Education in Revolutionary Traditions
3. Yoon orders maximum relief supplies for quake-hit Turkey
4. [Meanwhile] China’s warfare beyond bounds (South Korean perspective)
5. Representatives of separated families invited to visit North Korea
6. S. Korea, Thailand sign deal to cooperate for feasibility study for space launch site
7. Military academy to reinstate 'Korean War History' as requirement for all cadets
8. Will N.Korea's Dynastic Succession Ever End?
9. N. Korean soldier’s toes amputated after severe case of frostbite
10. N. Korea sees rise in people consuming homemade drugs
11. Pyongyangites preparing for military parade collapse due to exhaustion, malnutrition
12. Sariwon officials launch crackdown on money changers for avoiding manure campaign
13. South Korea's dilemma over sending arms to Ukraine
14. NK media urges thorough quarantine efforts amid 'very unstable' virus situation
15. "My father fled North Korea, time is running out to find his family"
16. Seth Rogen On How ‘The Interview’ Caused A ‘Seismic Shift’ In Hollywood & ‘Recalibrated’ His Definition Of Controversy
17. Is Kim Jong Un’s daughter being lined up to lead?

2/12/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 02/12/2023 - 11:39am

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National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 11, 2023
2. Chinese spy balloon has GOP saying no cuts to defense
3. U.S. blacklists 6 Chinese entities it says are linked to balloon program
4. Asian countries push back on China demand
5. Philippines appeals ICC decision to proceed with probe into Duterte’s drug war
6. China held Taiwan war council in October, general’s memo reveals
7. Stop Saying “War in Ukraine”—It Is Russia’s War Against Ukraine and Democracy
8. Dan Rice, Special Advisor to Ukraine Army CinC Zaluzhnyi
9. Helping Ukraine win quickly benefits everyone
10. Influence Networks in Russia Misled European Users, TikTok Says
11. 10,000 cartel drones detected crossing U.S. border last year
12. Lessons from the meme war in Ukraine
13. Is Putin’s Russia heading for collapse like its Czarist and Soviet predecessors?
14. Iranian President Raisi to visit China to shore up ties
15. White House cyber adviser to retire next week
16. Report: Pentagon wants to revive top secret commando program in Ukraine - Responsible Statecraft
17.Taiwan is shaping as the defiant underdog in seemingly inevitable 'David versus Goliath' battle with China's massive fighting force
18. The Case of US Assent to Ukraine’s Further Dismemberment (Part One)
19.  The Case of US Assent to Ukraine’s Further Dismemberment (Part Two)

Korean News Content:

1. Why Kim Jong Un wants you to meet his daughter
2. S. Korea, U.S. hold counter-drone drills amid N. Korean UAV threats
3. N.K. media urges thorough quarantine efforts amid 'very unstable' virus situation
4. China's reopening likely to help S. Korean economy rebound: report
5. U.S. to expand training for extended deterrence against N. Korea
6. Three more people rescued by Korean emergency response team in Turkey
7. Wife of North Korean Diplomat: From Pyongyang to Seoul Seeking Freedom for Kids
8. [Column] Streamline defense procurement
9. N.K. leader's daughter seen riding symbolic white horse
10. NK forces people named 'Ju-ae' to change their names: report
11. Desolate truce village symbolizes latest rift between two Koreas
12. Kim’s ‘respected’ daughter: Heir apparent or propaganda vehicle?
13. Yonsei vs Sogang: A closer look at decades-old rivalry in Korean language education
14. S. Korea to craft plan to develop new guided missile capable of striking N.Korean artillery

2/11/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 02/11/2023 - 11:54am

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National Security News Content:

1. Trump’s last Defense secretary takes on the ‘American war machine’

2. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 10, 2023

3. World War III: What a U.S. vs. China War Would Look Like (Who Wins?)

4. Let's work to keep peace, China tells visiting Taiwan KMT official

5. Biden plans to bar some U.S. investments in China, track others

6. China cranking up political espionage, German official tells newspaper

7. US launches unarmed ICBM into Pacific Ocean amid China, North Korea tensions

8. Disinformation Researchers Raise Alarms About A.I. Chatbots

9. Wagner Founder Has Putin’s Support, but the Kremlin’s Side-Eye

10. Pentagon Downed Object Over Alaska, Official Says

11. U.S. Military Shoots Down High-Altitude Object Over Alaska

12. Former acting Defense chief under Trump calls for military budget to be cut in half

13. Democrats and Republicans Agree on One Thing: Time to Get Tough on China

14. Rep. Mike Gallagher's Attacks On TikTok More Dangerous Than TikTok

15. How will AI affect translators of the future?

16. Opinion | Chinese Spy Balloons Are a Sign of Weakness

17. Red Zeppelin – How China’s spy balloon blew up relations with the U.S.

18. SpaceX Cuts Support for Ukrainian Military, Decrying Starlink's 'Weaponization'

19. A Healthy Budget Makes for a Strong Military

20. Peter Singer: “The Future of War: Is the Pentagon Prepared to Deter and Defeat America’s Adversaries?”

21. US, Japan, S Korea trilateral partnership basis for establishment of 'Asian NATO': Russia

22. Democracy is reviving in Asia

23. Seapower and Naval Special Warfare | SOF News

24. Exclusive: US developed method to track China's spy balloon fleet within last year, sources say

25. 'Incredibly Hard': US Forces Prep for Winter Combat

26. ISO HEARING: THE ROLE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN GREAT POWER COMPETITION

Korean News Content:

1.  U.S. has many tools available to hold N. Korea accountable: State Dept.

2. N. Korea, Russia defense cooperation 'not good' for Korean Peninsula: NSC official

3. S. Korean team rescues one more survivor in quake-hit Turkey

4. North Korea’s failing foreign policy

5. When the Same North Korea Policy Fails Over and Over Again

6. US launches unarmed ICBM into Pacific Ocean amid China, North Korea tensions

7. North Korea claims to show off ‘greatest’ nuclear attack capability

8. Everything we know about Kim Jong Un's daughter Ju-ae

9. North Korea ‘teeters on the brink of famine’ amid chronic food shortages

10. North’s military parade will make starving people disenchanted

11. Money for missiles: Crypto heists pay for North Korea’s nukes

12. U.S. ready to talk with North, but will continue joint exercises with allies

13. UK, S. Korea collaborate to defend against cyberattacks

14. How will AI affect translators of the future?

15. How did Gangnam become the Seoul epicenter it is today?

16. US, Japan, S Korea trilateral partnership basis for establishment of 'Asian NATO': Russia

2/10/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 02/10/2023 - 6:23am

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National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, FEBRUARY 9, 2023

2. Ukraine’s rocket campaign reliant on U.S. precision targeting, officials say

3. How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline

4. Chinese Balloon Had Tools to Collect Electronic Communications, U.S. Says

5. Spy balloons and the next great game

6. NSA Woos Laid-Off Tech Workers

7. China’s Balloon Program Grew From a Humble Start

8. DOD Is Focused on China, Defense Official Says

9. Russian generals killed in war "unbelievably high": Japanese intelligence

10. Five outstanding questions about the Chinese spy balloon

11. Romney defends Biden’s handling of Chinese balloon

12. When Lippy Generals Challenge Civilian Control

13. Sidney Shachnow: The Holocaust Survivor Who Became a Green Beret

14. How The International Community Should Respond To The Trial Of The 47 In Hong Kong

15. The rise and fall of the Mozart Group - Responsible Statecraft

16. Pentagon looks to restart top-secret programs in Ukraine

17. Biden’s Foreign Policy Is a Mess: The White House Has Failed to Match Means and Ends

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s Political Warfare Strategy Has Failed: ROK - U.S. Alliance Needs a Superior Strategy

2. U.S. offer for dialogue remains on table, but will not reduce sanctions on N. Korea: State Dept.

3. S. Korea, U.S. to resume 'live, virtual, constructive' elements in springtime allied drills: USFK

4. North Korea ransomware targets hospitals to fund digital spycraft, US agencies warn

5. S. Korea slaps first sanctions on N. Korea over crypto theft, cyberattacks

6.  North Korea Urges ‘Preparedness for War’ and Displays New Missile

7. Steel Bipartisan Legislation Requires President to Report to Congress on North Korea’s Malign Activity

8. Korea's 'strategic command' to oversee space, cyber units, F-35s, submarines: official

9. North Korean Leader Mum as Military Parade Rolls Out Largest ICBM Display

10. [INTERVIEW] Seoul, Washington forced to maintain greater discipline: Council on Foreign Relations

11. S. Korea's talk of nuclear armament warranted, but should focus on US extended deterrence: U.S. expert

12.  Do 77% of Koreans Really Support A South Korean Nuclear Weapons Program?

13. N.K. leader calls for stronger military power in photo session with parade participants

14. Former US Forces Korea commander joins ‘green’ rocket company as adviser