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National Security News Content:

1. Taiwan confirms U.S. military presence, says defending island is vital for democracy
2. Gen. Milley calls Chinese weapon test ‘very concerning’
3. Learning the right lessons from Afghanistan
4. AP: Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country
5.  Cultivating Intellectual Capital – Linking Deterrence Practitioner to Academician
6. Blinken says he ordered reviews of State Dept's evacuation efforts out of Afghanistan
7. The Consequential Chairman
8. The Latin American element in China’s CPTPP bid
9. Afghan Refugees Can Be Sponsored by Private Citizens Under New Program
10. The Fall and Rise of Techno-Globalism
11. Requiem for the Afghan “Fabergé Egg” Army: Why Did It Crack So Quickly?
12. The United States Left Afghanistan to Prepare for a War It Will Probably Never Fight
13. Other People’s Wars: The US Military and the Challenge of Learning from Foreign Conflicts
14. Why Hamas fights Israel
15. U.N. urgently needs cash in Afghanistan, but struggles for solution
16.  Duckworth touts independent commission to study Afghanistan War
17. Pentagon officials, unable to secure basing near Afghanistan, warn of terrorist threat
18. Biden heads abroad with most of his ambassadorial picks stranded in the Senate, stunting U.S. diplomatic efforts
19. Recent Report on Military Prowess Shows Hostile Intentions On the Rise
20. How China Learned to Harness Israel’s Media and Booming Tech Scene
21. An Open Letter in Defense of Democracy

Korean News Content:

1. N.K. leader loses 20 kilograms, has no health issues: Seoul's spy agency
2. S. Korea, U.S. in speedy, serious discussions on end-of-war declaration proposal: official
3. WFP chief calls for int'l cooperation to improve N. Korea's food situation
4. Kim Jong Un orders enlargement of department that screens new strategic and tactical weapons
5. N. Korea stays mum on ex-president Roh's death despite his feat in inter-Korean ties
6. Some N. Koreans eager to work in Russia bribe officials or cheat to pass physicals
7. Russian charged with cyber theft crime extradited to U.S.: ministry
8. U.S. Puts Dampener on Declaring Korean War over
9. US-South Korea joint space drills to focus on space situational awareness
10. Can Moon’s Final Attempt to End the Korean War Work?
11. North Korea has the world's largest special-operations force. A defected spy offers hints about how they'd be used in a war.
12. Washington, Seoul have different perspectives on formal end to Korean War
13. U.S. Senate committee passes bill on battling N. Korean censorship
14. S. Korea discovers more Korean War remains in DMZ
15.  N. Korea slams U.S., some western countries for skipping U.N. meeting on racism
16. Sung Kim: Discussions on end of war require N. Korea to return to talks
17. North Korea tells hungry citizens to ‘tighten belts’ until 2025
18. Kim Jong Un orders starving North Koreans to eat less food until 2025

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National Security News Content:

1. In Taiwan war game, few good options for U.S. to deter China
2. Ready to Fight Tonight? Not So Much, Some Army Troops Say
3. Opinion | America’s Crumbling Global Position
4. US, China sparring over Taiwan heats up anew
5. Our Nation Needs Leaders. Veterans Must Rise and Serve Again
6. Too Many Civilians? Pentagon Officials and House Lawmaker Disagree
7. Nearly 200 Americans and thousands of Afghans who seek visas remain in Afghanistan nearly two months after US troops pulled out
8. Terror Groups in Afghanistan Could Attack US Next Year, Pentagon Policy Chief Says
9. Beijing Says Taiwan Has 'No Right To Join The United Nations'
10. FDD | The Future Of Iran-EU Trade Is Not Bright
11. Erdogan’s Belligerence Has U.S., Greece Expanding Ties
12. FDD | Landmark Iran Sanctions Ruling Against Turkish Public Lender Builds U.S. Deterrence
13. FDD | US House’s one-sided approach to Yemen will only encourage violence, empower Iran
14. A long-delayed royal wedding reveals awkward truths about Japan
15. Facebook's Language Gaps Weaken Screening of Hate, Terrorism
16. Biden should end the confusion and say America will defend Taiwan
17. Five points for anger, one for a ‘like’: How Facebook’s formula fostered rage and misinformation
18. The Coming Democratic Revival

Korean News Content:

1. US 'appears to have drawn a line' at South Korea's push for end-of-war declaration
2. U.S., S. Korea aligned on N. Korea, but may differ on sequence of steps: NSA Sullivan
3. S. Korea, U.S. to continue 'serious and in-depth' talks on end-of-war declaration: official
4. N. Korea orders military training camps into "No. 1 combat posture"
5. North Korea's Lazarus Group Turns to Supply Chain Attacks
6. Cash-Starved North Korea Eyed in Brazen Bank Hack
7. Time to Pursue Arms Control With North Korea
8. North Korea Has a Plan to Open “General Stores” But Its Citizens Are Skeptical
9. Inside North Korea's Secret World Of Organized Crime
10. North Korea Calls U.N. Rights Investigator Report 'Malicious Slander'
11. Explainer: S.Korea sees peace declaration as key to restarting N.Korea talks
12. US service members work with local orphanage, immerse in Korean culture
13. China can and should help denuclearize N. Korea: Pentagon spokesman
14. N. Korea calls for implementing five-year economic plan at Cabinet meeting
15. Late ex-President Roh asks democracy uprising victims for forgiveness in last will
16. Unification minister calls for inter-Korean climate cooperation
17. S. Korea to hold state funeral for late ex-President Roh

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National Security News Content:

1. Taiwan Emerges as a ‘Pre-eminent Issue’ For CIA’s New China Directorate
2. Does Taiwan’s Military Stand a Chance Against China? Few Think So
3.  The West Must Act to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program
4. Marine Corps announces career-ending consequences for Marines refusing to get COVID vaccine
5. Learning All the Wrong Lessons: Why an Over-the-Horizon Approach to Counterterrorism Won’t Work
6. What the Military Can Learn From 'Dune'
7. 30 Afghan orphans are Colorado bound after traumatic escape
8. A Pentagon definition for extremism is imminent
9. U.S. National Security Advisor met representatives of Myanmar's shadow government
10. Isis-K insurgency jeopardises Taliban’s grip on Afghanistan
11. State Department to Form New Cyber Office to Face Proliferating Global Challenges
12. The Pentagon’s Office Culture Is Stuck in 1968
13. Opinion | Even Colin Powell Ignored the Powell Doctrine. Now, America Is Starting to Listen.
14. Moving more TRICARE patients to civilian care would cause ‘significant harm,’ study finds
15. U.S. MC-130J Lands On Highway In Sweden To Unload HIMARS Artillery System During Special Ops Exercise
16. US Green Berets who've trained Taiwanese troops explain how they could fight China and why the US keeps their mission secret
17. Biden, Taiwan, and Strategic Ambiguity
18. A Fitting 2021 Sequel to James Fallows’ 1981 “National Defense”
19. China has long upheld spirit, principles of UN Charter
20. FDD | Time To Wedge The E-7A Wedgetail Into The US Air Force Fleet
21. The Taiwan issue will fade away – literally
22. Which Greeks in the Western Way of War?
23. Why America Lost the War in Afghanistan - A Requiem Essay
 

Korean News Content:

1. Former President Roh Tae-woo dies at 88
2.  Why South Korea Shouldn’t Build Its Own Nuclear Bombs
3. Turkey, South Korea sign deal for Turkish Altay tank
4. Moon administration stays quiet about most North Korean provocations
5. Meeting held for trade-related officials in Yanggang Province
6. Three soldiers caught mimicking S. Korean dance moves sent to political prison camp
7. Chinese perspective on Moon Jae-in: THAAD and inconsistent messaging
8. Korea to provide another $5M to Asean Response Fund for Covid-19
9. Time for a Peace Declaration for the Korean Peninsula
10. Is Kim Jong Un angling for nuclear talks on his terms?
11. Should S.Korea Build Its Own Nukes?
12. A Coup in North Korea? Kim Jong-un Dead? Don't Believe the Rumors
13. Moon to meet with Pope Francis at G20 summit
 

Criminal Drone Evolution: Cartel Weaponization of Aerial IEDs

Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan, Editors

SWJ has released a new curated collection Criminal Drone Evolution: Cartel Weaponization of Aerial IEDs documenting the evolution of drone usage by criminal cartels, gangs, and criminal armed groups (CAGs) in Mexico and beyond. Cartel Drone Evolution demonstrates the development spread of drone technology and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) among criminal actors while also pointing toward future potentials.

This Small Wars Journal-El Centro Anthology contains a preface on criminal drone use by journalist David Hambling followed by a foreword describing drones within criminal orders-of battle (OOB) by Lisa J. Campbell.  After and introduction by the editors , the text contains 22 chapters documenting the evolution of drone use in Mexico’s competitive narco-conflict ecology. It closes with a conclusion by the editors, an afterword by Conrad ‘Andy’ Dreby and Scott Crino on UAS potentials, a postscript by James T. Torrance on future unmanned systems threats, and five appendices.

Criminal Drone Evolution is the companion to the earlier curated collection Illicit Tactical Progress: Mexican Cartel Tactical Notes 2013-2020 , also edited by SWJ-El Centro Senior Fellows Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan. Together these two works provide valuable insight into the development of criminal armed groups and the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) they employ.

Source: Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan, Editors, Criminal Drone Evolution: Cartel Weaponization of Aerial IEDs. Bloomington: Xlibris, 2021.

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National Security News Content:

1. REMARKS ON THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 2758 25 October 2021 (China)
2. China celebrates 50 years of being in the UN -- and it's determined to keep Taiwan out
3. The U.N. Should Open Its Door to Democratic Taiwan
4. In India, Facebook Grapples With an Amplified Version of Its Problems
5. The Ignorance of Political Islam Continues to Doom Western Policy in Afghanistan
6. 'There could be still hundreds of Americans' in Afghanistan, former U.S. envoy says
7. Navy Approaching 'Weak' Rating in New U.S. Military Strength Survey
8. Afghanistan facing desperate food crisis, UN warns
9. Facebook’s Internal Chat Boards Show Politics Often at Center of Decision Making
10. Taiwan Must Be Included in Joe Biden's China Strategy by John Bolton
11. FDD | Turkey Lands on Anti-Money Laundering Watchlist — Again
12. Russia Challenges Biden Again With Broad Cybersurveillance Operation
13. FDD | Iran’s Nuclear Extortion Continues
14. 362. POW Concerns in a Digital Era – Manipulation of Reality as a Threat
15. No unusual N.Korean military activities after Seoul's rocket launch
16. Reconsidering U.S. Decision-Making Within NATO After the Fall of Kabul
17. Do the Reading, Do the Math: Lessons for the Military for an Uncertain Strategic Future
18. Commander Optimistic About ‘Armed Overwatch’ Procurement Prospects
19. America’s Green Berets prepare for near-peer war
 

Korean News Content:

1. End-of-war declaration would show absence of hostile policy: Seoul envoy
2. North Korea may be making plans for a future without Kim Jong Un
3. N. Korea denounces Canada, France for monitoring illicit maritime activities
4. Seoul says pope's possible N.K. visit to 'greatly' contribute to regional peace
5. Talks for end-of-war declaration gather pace, but skepticism lingers
6. Moon, Biden expected to meet on sidelines of G20 summit or U.N. climate talks
7. S. Korea to provide Iran with 1 mln doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
8. Over 200 N.Korean Defectors Caught in China Last Year
9. Former U.S. ambassador Gregg calls for 'dynamic' steps toward N. Korea diplomacy
10. US nationals could overtake Chinese as most numerous foreign visitors to Korea
11. N. Korea begins efforts to build "general stores" nationwide
12. Small price falls in grain and other foodstuffs reported in some regions of North Korea
13. North Korean leader's weight loss leads to diverse speculation
14. What happened to the cattle? (to north Korea in 1998)
15. Authorities to begin looking into data to explain why Nuri launch failed
 

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National Security News Content:

1.  A C.I.A. Fighter, a Somali Bomb Maker, and a Faltering Shadow War
2. Opinion | The U.S. is using sanctions more than ever. But do they work?
3. The Unlikely Outsiders Who Won the Race for a Covid-19 Vaccine
4. ‘The Loneliest Americans’ Asks What Being Asian American Really Means
5. Cancers Strike US Fighter Pilots, Crews at Higher Rates, Air Force Finds
6. Quad should make Micronesia a priority
7. Why is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over?
8. Global Violence on an Intimate Scale: The Work of ‘Missionaries’ (book review)
9. What Have We Learned from Twenty Years of War?
10. Death of detained Uyghur imam underscores harsh conditions in Xinjiang re-education camps
11. Green Berets Hone Their Destruction Of Enemy Air Defenses Skills For A Peer Conflict
12. For the US's Vietnam-era covert special operators, the quietest missions were also the most dangerous
13. An "Oh So Social" Conversation: "Damascus Station" by David McCloskey 16 November 2021 1800hrs.
14. What Previous Covid-19 Waves Tell Us About the Virus Now
15. IAEA warns of North Korea scenario in Middle East if Iran’s nuclear diplomacy fails
16. America’s political scientists are worried about “lethal partisanship”
17. A new book explores the symbiosis of espionage and entertainment
 

Korean News Content:

1. Media reports of N. Korean leader's sister staging coup not true at all: spy agency
2. Seoul, Washington remain apart on North Korea policy
3. U.S. to continue talks with S. Korea on end-of-war declaration, other options for N. Korea diplomacy: envoy
4. America's war in Afghanistan is over, but the country's true longest war with North Korea continues
5. U.S. to continue talks with S. Korea on end-of-war declaration, other options for N. Korea diplomacy: envoy
6. U.S. envoy welcomes discussion about ending war
7. N. Korean media decries proposed S. Korea-U.S. defense dialogue
8. 70% of Korea vaccinated, key threshold crossed
9. Coast Guard seizes Chinese boat for fishing in South Korea's EEZ without permit
10. ‘It Was Like Having the Chinese Government in the Room With Us’
11. S. Korean defense firms clinch deals worth US$128 mln at ADEX: organizers
12. S. Korea to hold annual Hoguk defense exercise next week