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12/20/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 12/20/2021 - 10:18am

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National Security News Content:

1. The 'Ulcer' Strategy: How the US Military Could Wage War on China
2.  After taking in Afghan commandos, the British military may try to build another elite special-operations force
3. Converging Ways of War: Russian, China and America
4. How We Can Save Ukraine
5. Drones Take Center Stage in U.S.-China War on Data Harvesting
6. New Characteristics for Chinese Socialism?
7. McMaster, Afghanistan, and the Praetorian Mindset
8. How Loitering Munitions Can Help Counter China
9. Women are the Future of America's National Security
10. Protests erupt in Poland over plan to force out U.S. broadcaster Discovery
11. How America can avoid the 'Other Thucydides Trap'
12. Is the cure for America’s ‘next war-itis’ a military culture shift?
13. Paradox of US democracy
14. Reporter's notebook: 'Gallagher effect' haunts ship fire case. Did the Navy learn its lesson?
15. China’s new military base in Africa: What it means for Europe and America
16. Philippines grapples with typhoon aftermath as death toll tops 300
17. With hunger, poverty growing in Afghanistan, Biden pressured to ease sanctions
18. Who Really Chooses to Become a Suicide Bomber?
19. Afghanistan: What We Left Behind
20. US ‘closer to civil war’ than most would like to believe, new book says
21. Russia, Europe, and Great Power Politics Gets Real
22. The Flying Tigers: How a group of Americans ended up fighting for China in WW II
23. A Single Sentence In The Defense Authorization Act Is A Major Change In US-Taiwan Defense Cooperation
24. Millions of angry, armed Americans are preparing to seize power if Trump loses in 2024

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. security advisor emphasizes middle ground approach toward North
2. Biden administration puts North Korean nuclear issue on backburner
3. Kim Jong-un's Sister Resurfaces After 2 Months' Quiet
4. S. Korean gov't cautious on possible change in political status of N. Korean leader's sister
5. 'South Korea needs to focus on details of end-of-war declaration'
6. Koreans Own More U.S. Stocks Than Chinese
7. Defectors from North Korea pray for resettlement victims
8. North Korea’s Kim Jong-un wears ‘banned’ black leather coat to mark 10 years since his father’s death
9. U.S. ambassador to Korea post still empty despite appointments
10. Korea ranks 9th in world arms exports: report
11. North Korea cracks down on people making illicit profits by undervaluing money vouchers
12. In 10 years, Kim Jong Un has cemented his power and armed North Korea to the teeth, but he's no closer to his goals
13. Reading North Korea through trash washed up in South Korea
14. The problem with 'Snowdrop': Why South Koreans want Blackpink Jisoo's K-drama canceled

12/19/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 12/19/2021 - 12:10pm

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National Security News Content:

1. At Every Step, Afghans Coming to America Encounter Stumbling Blocks
2. Tampa volunteers rescue 39 Americans from Afghanistan
3. The United States Can’t Afford Another Vague National Security Strategy
4.  In Today’s Wars, Everything Is a Weapon
5.  Perspective | The Cold War is over. Why do we still treat Russia like the Evil Empire?
6. Chinese man documents his investigation into alleged Uyghur 'concentration camps' in video
7.  Wagner Group: Why the EU is alarmed by Russian mercenaries in Central Africa
8. Dozens confirmed to ambassador posts after Ted Cruz refused for months to consider them
9. Cruz ends diplomat blockade in exchange for vote on Russia pipeline, Stanley confirmed for Argentina
10. Ex-defense contractor charged with attempted espionage; sought to provide secrets to Russia
11. Train engineer admits to terrorism charges related to derailment near Navy hospital ship
12. What Ukraine Can Learn From Finland
13. Foreseeing the China-India Boundary Dispute: 2022 and Beyond
14. Chinese Army conducts nuclear, chemical, biological warfare drills in Tibet
15. Targeted cyber sabotage can bring Russia and China to their knees
16. Vets ask Pentagon leader to take new look at Niger probe after '3212 Unredacted' film
17. For US, geopolitical expediency always trumps democracy
18. Email database leak reveals dozens of military members, government employees, and academic personnel are active members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans
19. Taliban recruits flood into Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan as the group works to consolidate control
20. Hidden Pentagon Records Reveal Patterns of Failure in Deadly Airstrikes
21. Celebrities partner with Special Forces soldiers in shooting competition
22. How a Night Stalker pilot teamed up with Delta Force in Iraq
23. From Media Bias to Outright Partisanship
24. Special Operations C-130 Hits Target With A 'Rapid Dragon' Pallet-Dropped Cruise Missile (Updated)
25. Neurowarfare
26. Putting the Special in Special Operations Forces

Korean News Content:

1.  North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal and Prospects for Regional Peace
2. How Kim Jong-un Advanced North Korea’s Military in a Decade
3. Three Kim generations of misery for North Korea
4. N. Korea slams G7 statement urging abandonment of nuclear weapons
5. The Observer view on a decade of North Korea under Kim Jong-un
6. An End of War Declaration in Korea Won’t End the Korean War
7. North Korea: Here's all you need to know about 'the most secretive nation in the world'
8. Kim's decade of rule
9. 10 years after Kim Jong Il's death, North Korea calls for public loyalty to Kim Jong Un
10. North Korea bans laughing for 11 days to mark Kim family anniversary: Report
11. South Korea's boycott rejection unlikely to damage alliance with US: experts
12. Kim Jong-un looks slimmer and miserable in TV appearance after health rumours
13. When will North Korea release my father?
14. Squid Game and the long shadow of American empire
15. Is Kimchi Going out of Fashion?
 

12/18/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 12/18/2021 - 9:41am

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National Security News Content:

1. Readout of Defense Policy Board Meeting
2. Special Report: Amazon partnered with China propaganda arm
3. Foreign Disinformation Stokes Fears of Violence in US
4. Veterans and bi-partisan group of lawmakers look forward to Afghan war commission
5. Keeping the Wrong Secrets
6. Intel: Final defense bill gives Congress more oversight of US Syria policy
7. Xi and Putin’s Summit for Autocracy
8. The Solomon Islands Crisis Shows America Needs a New Pacific Strategy
9. The real trouble with Ukraine | Hew Strachan
10. Opinion | We are closer to civil war than any of us would like to believe
11. Russia Ukraine: Moscow lists demands for defusing Ukraine tensions
12. Agreement On Measures To Ensure The Security Of The Russian Federation And Member States Of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
13. Chinese Spies Accused of Using Huawei in Secret Australia Telecom Hack
14. This Army Reservist’s Formula Predicts the Inside Layout of Buildings from Satellite Photos
15. US accuses Chinese tech firms, research institutes of weaponizing biotechnology, creating 'brain-control weaponry'
16. The End of the Afghanistan War Was Even Worse Than Anyone Realized
17. At Least 458 U.S. Crimes Tied to Extremism Involved Veterans, Active Duty Troops
18. The American People Want Realism And Restraint
19. Navy: No Honorable Discharge for Maverick Marine Scheller
20. Opinion | 3 retired generals: The military must prepare now for a 2024 insurrection
21. The March of the New American Leninists
22. Obituaries in Fayetteville, NC - Renay Mandel Corren

Korean News Content:

1. Kim Jong Un’s decade in power: Starvation, repression and brutal rule – just like his father and grandfather
2. Any change to USFK troop levels will be subject to joint decision with S. Korea: Pentagon
3. U.S. seeks step-by-step approach to denuclearization of N. Korea: Sullivan
4. What Kim Jong Un's decade in power means for North Korea and the world
5. North Korea is like a time-bomb set into motion
6. Kim Yo-jong, sister of N. Korean leader, believed to have been promoted
7. Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press Briefing
8. After 10 years, Kim III faces multiple Catch-22s
9. Allies Need More Diplomatic Dialogue To Peacefully Denuclearize The Korean Peninsula – Analysis
10. New Jersey Monk, a Revered War Hero, Is Candidate for Sainthood
 

12/17/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 12/17/2021 - 9:00am

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National Security News Content:

1. Guam, America’s Forgotten Territory, Is New Front Line Against China
2. Afghans push through snowy Alps toward new lives in Europe
3. More Than 60,000 Interpreters, Visa Applicants Remain in Afghanistan
4. Russia hands draft security pacts to US, expects quick talks
5. Army vax deadline: 2 battalion commanders relieved, discharges begin January, 98% comply
6. Morality, Duty, and Military Ethics: The Case of Lieutenant Colonel Scheller
7. All-out war or ‘creeping occupation’ among Putin options, says Ukraine MoD
8. Army announces 3 unit rotations to Mideast, Europe and Korea
9. Swedish commander: U.S. should add troops in Europe if Russia-Ukraine crisis deepens
10. Biden’s Stand on Ukraine Is a Wider Test of U.S. Credibility Abroad
11. Pakistani Taliban emir says his group “is a branch of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan”
12. FDD | Exploiting America’s Declining Pressure: Iran’s Nuclear Escalation Over Time
13. France wants to transform its 'beautiful' army for high-intensity warfare
14. Washington shouldn't pat itself on the back for its cybersecurity spending just yet
15. Cyber Challenges for the New National Defense Strategy
16.  Strategic Outpost Brings You Santa’s 2021 National Security Gift List
17. A World Without Trust - The Insidious Cyberthreat
18. No Mere Mistake - A Review of "Exiled Emissary"
19. Strength in Numbers: The Future of Coalition Building and Irregular Warfare
 

Korean News Content:

1. One Korea Network (OKN) Commends Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout on the Human Rights Situation in DPRK
2. U.N. adopts resolution on N. Korean human rights abuses
3. S.Korea Declines to Sponsor UN's N.Korea Rights Resolution
4. N. Korean leader Kim attends memorial event for his late father: state media
5.  Kim Jong Un's influence on S. Korea's presidential campaign
6. Fortress Pyongyang: Kim Seeks To Push Back Outside Influences
7. Kim Jong Un's crackdowns leave North Korea defectors with little hope
8. How Kim Jong Un Became the World’s Most Bloodthirsty Dictator
9. N. Korea urges 'absolute trust' in its leader, marking his father's death anniversary
10. US Ally South Korea Humiliates Biden on World Stage, Would Rather Side with China Than Him
11. Britain names new ambassador to North Korea
12. British helicopter operator pre-orders 'Butterfly' air taxis being co-developed by Hanwha
13. North Korea’s progress on border wall slows with the onset of winter
14. Soon-to-graduate N. Korean university students rush to secure employment certificates
15. Army announces 3 unit rotations to Mideast, Europe and Korea
16. Challenging Moon’s Symbolic End-Of-War Declaration
17. The pandemic forced Kim Jong Un into retreat. The world should brace for his resurgence
18. Kim Jong-un: N Korean defectors reflect on last decade
19. North Korea: Abusive Rule 10 Years after Kim Jong Il
 

12/16/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 12/16/2021 - 10:25am

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National Security News Content:

1. After extraordinary sacrifice — and years of delay — Alwyn Cashe gets his Medal of Honor
2. Afghanistan Is About To Collapse. Here’s What the U.S. Must Do About It.
3. A Refugee Crisis Runs Into a Housing Crisis
4. Military Aid for Ukraine: Deterring Russia Promptly
5. Opinion | To deter a Russian attack, Ukraine needs to prepare for guerrilla warfare
6. How Beijing Influences the Influencers
7. Joint Statement on 8th United States – New Zealand Defense Policy Dialogue
8. Typhoon Rai intensifies to Cat 5 storm as it slams Philippines
9. Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi hail ties amid tensions with West
10. In the Next War, America’s Homeland Will Be a Target
11. China, Russia and Iran: The empires strike back
12. The U.S. military men spreading Trump’s baseless fraud claims
13. Pacific Deterrence Initiative: A look at funding in the new defense bill, and what must happen now
14. Kyiv keeping calm and carrying on even as Kremlin boosts pressure on Ukraine
15. Why US Special Forces Commandos and AC-130 Gunships Are Training for War
16. Trollfare: How to Recognize and Fight Off Online Psyops
17. In Absence Of Soft Warfare, National Security Policy Will Continue To Fail Against Global Threats – Analysis
18. Putin and Xi cement partnership in face of Western pressure
19. The New Era Of Great Power Competition And The Biden Administration: Emerging Patterns And Principles – Analysis
20. Combat Misinformation by Getting Back to Security Basics
21. Washington Is Preparing for the Wrong War With China
22. Why the Stalemate in Eastern Ukraine Will Likely Hold
23. What Does the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan Have to Offer?
24. Putin, Xi running circles around Biden’s hybrid war
25.  FDD | Macron Looks to Revive Saudi Financing for French Military Contracts in Lebanon
26.  FDD | Bottom-Up Hope: Local Governments Bolster Religious Pluralism in Turkey
27.  FDD | Germany must stop cozying up to Iran
28.  FDD | Hamas’ Efforts to Release Marwan Barghouti Come at Fatah’s Expense
29. Biden picks Caroline Kennedy and Michelle Kwan to be ambassadors
30. The Threat of a China-Centric New World Order

Korean News Content:

1. Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the UN Security Council Stakeout on the Human Rights Situation in DPRK
2. Making much of human rights
3. Rights Group Tracks Kim Jong-un's Murders
4. U.S.-North relations unlikely to be impacted by Beijing Games: Lambert
5. Analysis: N.Korea after 10 years of Kim Jong Un - better armed but more isolated than ever
6. 2022 U.S. defense bill erases ban on reducing USFK troops
7. How Kim Jong-un Ran N.Korea's Economy into the Ground
8. A Declaration to End the Korean War: Why Now?
9.  Undeterred by fruitless push in 2021, S. Korea seeks to revitalize peace process in coming year
10. Why South Korea Refused to Join the Olympic Boycott
11. Six UNSC members call for North's human rights issues to be addressed
12.  North Korea continues to practice “politics of fear” as Kim Jong Un marks 10th year in power
13. Yanggang Province security agency ordered to “root out every last user of Chinese mobile phones”
14. Kim's first decade: 3 US meetings, 2 dead relatives, 1 nuclear arsenal
15. Escaping North Korea Under Kim Jong-Un – Analysis
16. Kim Jong-un presided over 10 years of brutal executions - OKN
17. North Korea in commemorative mood ahead of 10th anniversary of ex-leader's passing
18. Netflix boss reveals they knew ‘Squid Game’ would be big
 

12/15/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 12/15/2021 - 10:16am

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National Security News Content:

1. The AP Interview: Karzai 'invited' Taliban to stop chaos
2. The best part of the Army-Navy game took place off the football field
3. Putin and Xi Show United Front Amid Rising Tensions With U.S.
4. A Free and Open Indo-Pacific - United States Department of State
5. Japan’s Shinzo Abe warns China: Invasion of Taiwan would be ‘suicidal’
6. China targeted Taipei's allies while U.S. hosted democracy summit -Taiwan foreign minister
7. Marine Corps commandant calls for focus on small forces not just hypersonic weapons to challenge China in the Pacific
8. Liberals ‘Need to Get On the Defense Committees,’ If They Want Change
9. Time to Target Hezbollah’s Illicit Finance Facilitators
10. Blinken Vows More US Military Might in Indo-Pacific
11. Bipartisan lawmakers call on Biden to speed up lethal aid to Ukraine
12. After extraordinary sacrifice, and years of delay, Alwyn Cashe gets his Medal of Honor
13. NPS Gains Access to Joint Information Operations Range
14. PLA conducts paratrooper assault exercise with drones: Report
15. Russia shows no sign of retreat on invading Ukraine
16. Blinken cuts overseas trip short due to reporter testing positive for Covid-19
17. U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz says defense bill raises preparedness for threats by China, Russia
18. The Space Force's Critical Lesson for the Rest of the Military
19. Tony Blinken’s Tiny Island Diplomacy
20. America’s Cyber-Reckoning - How to Fix a Failing Strategy
21.  Cold War Warriors Are Gaining The Upper Hand Again – OpEd
22. Biden scores big with democracy summit, stumbles badly on Ukraine

Korean News Content:

1. A Free and Open Indo-Pacific - United States Department of State
2. Kim Jong-un regime ‘strategically’ continuing public executions in isolated areas: NGO
3. More than 80% of expected university graduates to be dispatched as members of “Three Revolution teams”
4. Kim Yong Ju, Brother of North Korea’s Founder, Dies Aged 101
5. Korean War end-of-war declaration agreed in principle: Moon
6. Under Scrutiny, North Korea Tries to Restrict News About Executions - Group
7. North Korea Executes People for Watching K-Pop, Rights Group Says
8. N.Korea Puffs up Kim Jong-un Ahead of Anniversary
9. Forum discusses U.S-China rivalry, North in an election year
10. S. Korea aims to submit application to join CPTPP during Moon presidency: finance minister
11. British 3-star general named deputy chief of U.N. Command
12. Has North Korea changed?
13. [Editorial] US signal on NK
14. Korea, Australia Warn Beijing off South China Sea
15. Seoul named world's best MICE city for 7th consecutive year
16. A Peace Declaration to End the Korean War: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
17. ‘End of war announcement without denuke will bring catastrophic results,’ Young Kim says
18. N. Korea to convene parliamentary meeting in February