Small Wars Journal

7/11-12/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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Fri, 07/12/2024 - 3:28pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Justice Sotomayor dangerously misunderstands our military

2. President Joe Biden Launches the Ukraine Compact

3. Remarks by President Biden on the Ukraine Compact

4. Back to the Basics: How Many People Are in the People’s Liberation Army?

5. The Ukraine War Proves Europe Must Spend More on Defense Now

6. Far from a “Burden,” NATO Has Delivered a High Return on Investment

7. The West Is Misreading China in the South China Sea

8. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 11, 2024

9. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, July 11, 2024

10. Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine

11. The Gray Zone Darkens: Russian Assassination Plot Foiled in Germany

12. Russian influence ops are the ‘preeminent threat’ to November's elections, US officials say

13. Army graduates its first cohort of new warrant officer recruiters

14. NATO de facto fueling Indo-Pacific's re-militarization

15.  3rd Plenum will treat economy with Chinese medicine

16.  At NATO summit, a question of what the alliance wants from the Pacific

17. ‘America’s Cold Warrior’ Review: The Legacy of Paul Nitze

18. .Fish Wars: How to Prevent Conflict Over an Increasingly Scarce Resource

19. What the Lebanese People Really Think of Hezbollah

20. US plan to boost Pacific air power seen as counterbalance to China

21. The Roots of World War III

22. Okinawa protests parachute training while US works on alternative site

23. Operational Misconceptions: A Response to Operational Incompetence 2030

24.  China's newest military base is up and running, and US officials see more of them on the horizon

25. Addressing the Root Cause of Our Veterans’ Suicide Epidemic

26. You might have just missed Earth-shattering economic news

Korean News Content:

1. Joint Statement by President Joseph R. Biden of the United States of America and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea on U.S.-ROK Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula

2. Yoon, Biden warn any N.K. nuclear attack will be met with 'overwhelming,' 'decisive' response

3. Top US official for North Korea resigns after less than year in role

4. Foreign Ministry to Maintain Close Communication Amid Resignation of Top US Official on N. Korea

5. S. Korea urges Japan to drop its repeated claims to Dokdo in defense white paper

6. Yoon wraps up NATO summitry focusing on cooperation against N. Korea-Russia alignment

7. S. Korea pledges $24 mln for NATO's assistant package for Ukraine

8. Seoul’s defense ministry to revamp North Korea policy office over new threats

9. N. Korean fishery to start exporting products to China

10. Why North Korea is shunning Chinese tourists who used to be cash cow for regime

11. North Korea executes 30 teens for watching South Korean TV shows: Report

12. Experts, officials urge pressure on Pyongyang to improve human rights at Seoul forum

13. South Korea, U.S. form 'integrated' extended deterrence system on sidelines of NATO summit

14. South Korea to deploy 'StarWars' laser weapons targeting North Korean drones

15. North Korea doubles down on English education amid growing tensions with US

16. 59 pct of N. Korean defectors advocate for changing legal terminology: survey

17. DP launches task force to prevent anti-Pyongyang leafleting campaign

18. FM Cho meets Blinken to discuss alliance, joint response to N. Korea-Russia cooperation

19. Yoon returns home from U.S. trip focused on security

20. Biden's North Korea strategy under scrutiny following top US nuclear envoy's resignation

21. Yoon welcomes Germany's application for UNC membership

About the Author(s)

Dave Maxwell

Dave Maxwell is the Editor-in-Chief of Small Wars Journal. He is the Vice President of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy (CAPS) and a Senior Fellow at the Global Peace Foundation (where he focuses on a free and unified Korea). He is a 30-year veteran of the US Army, retiring as a Special Forces Colonel. He has worked in Asia for more than over 30 years, primarily in Korea, Japan, and the Philippines. Colonel Maxwell served on the United Nations Command / Combined Forces Command / United States Forces Korea CJ3 staff where he was a planner for UNC/CFC OPLAN 5027-98 and co-author of the original ROK JCS – UNC/CFC CONPLAN 5029-99. He later served as the Director of Plans, Policy, and Strategy and then Chief of Staff for the Special Operations Command Korea. He commanded the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines (JSOTF-P), served as the G3 for the United States Army Special Operations Command and culminated his service as a member of the military faculty at the National War College. Following retirement, he served as the Associate Director of the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. Colonel Maxwell is a fellow at the Institute of Corean-American Studies, and on the Board of Directors of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, the International Council of Korean Studies, the Council on Korean-US Security Studies, the Special Operations Research Association, the OSS Society, and the Small Wars Journal. He earned a B.A. in political science from Miami University, and an M.A. in Military Arts and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and from the School of Advanced Military Studies, and an M.S. in National Security Studies from the National War College. Colonel Maxwell teaches Unconventional Warfare and Special Operations for Policy Makers and Strategists.