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12/30/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 12/30/2023 - 1:45pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Army’s elite special forces unit to be overhauled in major revamp
2. Russia’s Mass Air Attack: The Objectives and Implications of the 29 December Attacks by Mick Ryan
3. New in SpyWeek: That Mysterious CIA School and More
4. Statement from President Joe Biden on Russia’s Aerial Assault on Ukraine | The White House
5. How Surprise Attack is Possible
6. The fight for the Marine Corps continues.
7. Why China’s rulers fear Genghis Khan
8. America is unprepared to fight a war on three fronts
9. Who’s Hu, the New PLAN Commander
10. Are China’s actions in the South China Sea a harbinger of things to come for Taiwan as election looms?
11. Israel at war: What you need to know – day 85
12. Theories of Victory: Israel, Hamas, and the Meaning of Victory in Irregular Warfare
13. Biden warns US military may get pulled into direct conflict with Russia
14. Patriot missile exports don't make Japan serious
15. When Killing the Enemy Wasn't Enough
 

Korean News Content:

1. The Economics of a Korean Unification: Thinking The Unthinkable?
2. As North Korea Escalates Rhetoric, Washington and Seoul Debate Whether the South Should Go Nuclear
3. Defense chief says N. Korea's light-water reactor likely to be in full operation next summer
4. Two abducted Koreans freed in Nigeria
5. Kim accuses U.S. of 'unprecedented' acts against North
6. South Korea’s military has a new enemy: Population math
7. South Korea's so-called artificial sun to burn at 100M degrees Celsius for half a minute
8. Japan protests reported South Korean drill at disputed islets
9. Pro-North Korea videos are spreading on TikTok
10. Remembering Gapyeong's $2 miracle
11. Young N. Koreans flaunt government laws aimed at stamping out foreign culture
12. Call to empathy: exhibition on North Korean refugees
 

12/29/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 12/29/2023 - 7:46am

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National Security News Content:

1. Matti Friedman: The Wisdom of Hamas
2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 28, 2023
3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 28, 2023
4. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, December 28, 2023
5. How Librarian Spies Helped Win World War II
6. In One Brutal Tank Battle Outside Avdiivka, The Russians Lost As Many As 21 Tanks. The Ukrainians Lost Two.
7. The Ghost of GWOT Haunting the Military Recruiting Crisis
8. Small Drones Are Helping Israel Navigate the Urban Battlefield in Gaza
9. World's Largest Reserve Of REE Lithium Discovered Beneath California's Salton Sea: $540 Billion Motherlode Could Meet America's Supply Demands For Decades
10. The New Star on the Political Scene: The Chip Industry
11. Locked out of local government: Residents decry increased secrecy among towns, counties, schools
12. Peering Into the Crystal Ball: 10 National Security Predictions for 2024
13. Mongolia’s mining partnerships extract foreign policy gold
14. The U.S. and Israel Need to Take Iran On Directly
15. Iran Threatens to Take Red Sea Disruption to New Waters
16. Officials say the Chinese spy balloon used a US internet provider
17. Twelve Days of WEX-mas: New round of nuclear proliferation looms over unstable world order
18. Sexual assault prosecutions officially out of the chain of command
19. Billion-dollar scam: A sophisticated, criminal network is using modern day slaves to con thousands of Americans out of their life savings
20. IDF’s Subterranean Challenge: Profiling Gaza Metro, Hamas’s Centre Of Gravity – Analysis
21. Best way to avoid war is to not be phased by Xi
22. From force structure to lethality, Army poised to unveil key decisions: 2024 preview
23. Army numbers smallest since WWII — what units face cuts in 2024?
24. How Israel Could Lose America
25. In 2024, will the Navy again reassess increasing demands on the surface force?
26. New planes, budget constraints and great power competition: 2024 air preview

Korean News Content:

1. VOA: [Interview: Schaeffer, former German Ambassador to Pyongyang] “The goal of the North Korean leadership is to ‘weaken U.S.-ROK relations’… “I witnessed a conflict over the route.”
2. U.S. reaffirms 'no hostile intent' to N. Korea after Kim calls for stronger war preparations
3. N. Korea discusses light industry, state budget at party meeting
4. Former Trump aide says S. Korea's proposed tech rules would be 'gift' to China
5. Defense chief apologizes over Dokdo's description as disputed territory in education material
6. N.K. leader invites contributors in economic sector to New Year's celebrations
7. N.K.'s total fertility rate estimated at 1.38, far lower than U.N. estimate: BOK report
8. The New Star on the Political Scene: The Chip Industry
9.  Peering Into the Crystal Ball: 10 National Security Predictions for 2024
10. Twelve Days of WEX-mas: New round of nuclear proliferation looms over unstable world order
11. India, South Korea explore joint projects in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
12. Yoon, ex-President Park meet over lunch at presidential residence
13. N. Korea begins accepting subscribers to 4G cellular network
14. Pyongyang installs decorative lighting on city streets for new year celebrations
15. Russian FM on Korean peninsula: ‘knots of conflict’ in 2024
16. <Interview> How was the public execution in Hyesan carried out?…In just four months, three executions have occurred in the city… “We were lined up at our places of work and marched to the execution site”
17. Kim Jong Un encourages finding ways to create waves in S. Korea
18. N. Korean human rights bill unlikely to pass Congress this year again

12/28/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 12/28/2023 - 9:38am

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National Security News Content:

1. Chinese intelligence agency is using AI to track foreign spies
2. China Wants to Move Ahead, but Xi Jinping Is Looking to the Past
3. Russia covered up and undercounted true human cost of floodings after dam explosion, AP investigation finds
4. The Marines Transformed to Take On China. Will They Be Ready for Everything Else?
5. Hostage Mia Schem Reveals She Was Held Captive by Gaza Family in Bombshell First Interview: ‘Everyone There Is a Terrorist’
6. Russia’s military wives emerge as wild card to Putin’s triumphal mood
7. Overseas But Paying the Price: Army Ends Policy that Allowed Soldiers to Store Belongings While Deployed
8. Russell Hamler of WWII Merrill’s Marauders Dies at 99
9. US allies reluctant on Red Sea task force
10. Biden must take a tougher stance on Iran and the Houthis
11. New York Times sues Microsoft, ChatGPT maker OpenAI over copyright infringement
12. Biden needs to strike back hard against Houthis to protect Red Sea — and US influence
13. Ukraine Doesn’t Need All Its Territory to Defeat Putin
14. The Army’s first-ever lead special trial counsel just got fired for behaving ethically
15. Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the Offices of Special Trial Counsel
16.  Is US military power reaching its limit? The American navy is losing control over the high seas
17. Don’t Give Up on a Better Russia – An Opposition Activist in Moscow on How His Country Can Change
18. Russia warns Japan over providing Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine
19. Shortly Before Hamas Attacked, a Warning Arrived. What Happened at This Crucial Outpost?
20. China struggles to repurpose the lessons of the Pearl Harbor attack
21.  Statement of Support for Former C4ADS Analyst Nicole Morgret (On China Sanctions)
22. Fact Sheet: Department of Defense Concludes 'Decisive Year' in the Indo-Pacific Region
23. Alliances Are Back at the Center of Power
 

Korean News Content:

1. Expert: “We welcome the establishment of a Korean version of the ‘Holocaust Museum’… “Contribute to publicizing the reality of human rights in North Korea and establishing accountability.”
2. Yoon orders military to retaliate first, report later in case of enemy attacks
3. Dossier shows N. Korea using peace as tactic in inter-Korean ties in late 70s, early 80s
4. Trump may bring about 'bolder' N. Korea policy shift if reelected: U.S. expert
5. North Korea's Kim vows to bolster war readiness to repel US-led confrontations
6. North Korea's Kim orders military to accelerate war preparations -state media
7. Defense ministry recalls new troop education material describing Dokdo as disputed territory
8. Alleged Chinese interference emerges in S. Korean elections via online commentary
9. NIS sees high chance of N. Korea's provocations ahead of S. Korea's April elections
10. South Korean troops practice terror, drone attack responses on Seoul streets
11. Kim Jong Un Drops the Biggest Hint Yet About His Successor
12.  North Korean Arms Shipments to Russia Continue With 500K Munitions
13. Possible Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing summit ‘in discussion’: report
14. Fact Sheet: Department of Defense Concludes 'Decisive Year' in the Indo-Pacific Region
15. Many N. Koreans can’t heat homes due to firewood shortage

12/27/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 12/27/2023 - 10:00am

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National Security News Content:

1. How Snatching American Citizens Turned Into a Tool of Hostile Governments
2. American Schools and Foreign Money
3. Chinese Spy Agency Rising to Challenge the C.I.A.
4. Indian Envoy Hails Relationship With Russia, Bypassing Western Pressure
5. US Navy shoots down more than a dozen drones, missiles in Red Sea
6. Increased US partnership with the Philippines coming in 2024
7. Why Israel can't accept a ceasefire
8. New in 2024: Eric Smith plans a return to the job of top Marine leader
9. China Sanctions US Research Firm and 2 Individuals Over Reports on Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
10. Out of the Trenches
11. Biden Endangers U.S. Troops
12. Washington's 'Ship of Fools' Delude Themselves About Russia's Intent
13. Without elections of its own to bother with, China picks its favored candidates in the US and Taiwan
14. Where Did the Military Go Wrong With Gen Z?
15. The Rebirth of Russian Spycraft
16. Reversing America’s Ruinous Support for Israel’s Assault on Gaza - War on the Rocks by Ryan Evans
17. Reasons for hope in Ukraine
18. A Russian officer surrendered and sold out his comrades, helping Ukraine's special forces cross a key river
19. How Ukrainian special forces secured a critical Dnipro River crossing in southern Ukraine
20. How the US can push back against authoritarianism in China and beyond
21. America is only as secure as its least-secure drone
22. The U.N. Piles On Israel
23. US Foreign Policy Is a Scam Built on Corruption

Korean News Content:

1. Seoul unveils ambitious plan to raise awareness about North Korean human rights
2. North Korea's Kim boasts of achievements as he opens key year-end political meeting
3. South Korean capital drills to guard against surprise attack by North
4. N. Korea will seek to increase nuclear weapons to improve 'second-strike capability': experts
5. Ghost Ships at Reawakened North Korea Port Put Ukraine in Peril
6. Israeli Embassy in Seoul removes footage depicting hypothetical Hamas attack on S. Korea
7. <Urgent Report> Public execution takes place again on December 19, the third in Hyesan this year…large numbers of people mobilized to witness event
8. O come all ye faithful – or else! (north Korean mourning)
9. S Korea issues unilateral sanctions on 8 N Korean individuals
10. Russia tells South Korea not to be surprised if Moscow retaliates over sanctions
11. South Korea inks $2.9b fighter purchase with US
12. N. Korean officials show up for year-end party meeting in luxury sedans
13. Life satisfaction rate among North Korean defectors hits record high
14. Employment rate of N.K. defectors in S. Korea hits record high of 60.5 pct: report
15. Ex-USFK commander calls for deployment of US tank battalion to S. Korea against NK threats
16. South sanctions North's head of intelligence, 7 others for illegal arms trade, cyber crimes
17. South to prosecute North's human rights violators after unification

12/26/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 12/26/2023 - 8:47am

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National Security News Content:

1. American Spies Confront a New, Formidable China
2. Iran warns Israel will pay after top IRGC commander killed in Syria
3. U.S. Strikes Iran-Backed Groups in Iraq in Round of Retaliation
4. ‘Glory to the Heroes’ documents the resilience of those on Ukraine’s front lines
5. Network of current, former intel officials boosts leftist agendas, says ex-CIA agent
6. Somalia says U.S. drone strike killed mastermind of attack on Americans
7. Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops injured in drone attack in Iraq
8. USS Laboon shoots down four drones in Red Sea
9. Junior enlisted pay to be key congressional focus in 2024
10. Taiwan not seeing signs of large-scale Chinese military activity pre-election
11. Opinion - There Is Finally Hope of Ousting Myanmar’s Military Junta
12. What War Games Really Reveal
13. France completes military withdrawal from Niger, leaving a gap in the terror fight in the Sahel
14. Escaping Xi’s China by paddleboard: ‘I rushed into the water and thought if they catch me, they catch me’
15. How We Deterred Iran in the Gulf Last Time
16. Taiwan ranked 14th-richest country
17. Taiwan holds first live-fire training of rifles and handguns at bathing beach
18. Five Ukrainian Spectacular Long-Range, Special Ops Strikes Carried Out in 2023
19. Understanding Ukraine: 12 Books in English

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea highlights economic feats ahead of plenary meeting
2. Previewing North Korea’s Strategic Moves in 2024
3. S. Korea to push for DNA tests on descendants of separated families
4. Defense chief calls for vengeance in event of N. Korean provocation
5. S. Korea says is in talks with Poland on arms deals amid worries about possible cancellation
6. S. Korea, U.S. discuss strengthening cooperation in U.S. arms maintenance
7. Seoul to push for establishment of state-run North Korea human rights center
8. S. Korea calls NK followers 'internal threat' in military educational material
9. UNHCR calls for China to ensure 'humanitarian space' for NK asylum seekers
10. South to prosecute North's human rights violators after unification
11. K-Power: South Korea’s emergence as ‘global pivot state’ attracts US allies
12. Chinese state media urge citizens to remember Christmas Eve Korean war victory
13. Kim Jong-un’s plan for future of North Korea 'revealed by hidden clue in photo'

12/25/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 12/25/2023 - 1:41pm

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National Security News Content:

1. China Is Stealing AI Secrets to Turbocharge Spying, U.S. Says

2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 24, 2023

3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 24, 2023

4. Israel Dismantles Tunnel Network That Served as Hamas Command Center

5. Where Did the Houthis Get Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles?

6. Japan pouring billions into sea-based missile defense

7. Russian Troops Surrendering in 'Whole Groups’ Because of ‘Inhumane Commanders’

8. Fort Liberty removes last Confederate commemoration on post (Schoomaker and Beckwith)

9. US tensions with China are fraying long-cultivated academic ties. Will the chill hurt US interests?

10. Southeast Asia Appears Stuck In A History Trap – Analysis

11. Why China is keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea cosy up

12. The Trouble With a Cease-Fire

13. A second American civil war wouldn’t look like a movie

14. The guardrails that once prevented wars are failing

15. Maersk to restart Red Sea shipping as U.S.-led security force deploys

16. Like Santa’s reindeer, C-130 cargo planes spread Christmas joy across the Pacific

17. Populists — On the Right and the Left — Are Playing Havoc with American Foreign Policy | Opinion

Korean News Content:

1. A Korean War Christmas miracle: How a 59-person ship saved 14,000 refugees

2. U.S., Asian Allies Quicken Response to North Korean Missiles

3. N. Korea set to convene plenary meeting of ruling party this week

4. South Korea Is Slowly Becoming a Submarine Superpower

5. Ep. 42 Yungho Kim: Yoon Government’s North Korea Policy after Camp David - “Free and Peaceful, Unified Korea”

6. <Investigation Inside N. Korea> How is the country’s fishing industry doing? (1) COVID and shrinking fishing grounds major problems…Kim regime’s restrictions on fishing lead some fishermen to financial collapse

7. Kim Jong UN bans Christmas, but activists send gifts of Bibles, food and messages of hope

8. North Korea expected to renew efforts to promote tourism next year

9. Number of Koreans studying in China dwindles 78% from 6 years ago

10. North Korea's economy contracts for third straight year

11. Reincarnated ROKS Cheonan frigate heads to the front lines

12. Grant our Korean War records Unesco Heritage

13. Foreign workers in S. Korea reach all-time high of 1 million

14. Did North Korea play a role in Hamas terrorism?

15. Why China is keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea cosy up

12/24/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 12/24/2023 - 12:48pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Putin Quietly Signals He Is Open to a Cease-Fire in Ukraine
2. Two Wars, 50 Elections: The Economy Faces Rising Geopolitical Risks
3. He Was Ready to Die, but Not to Surrender
4. From Patriot Missiles to a Mother and Her Vintage Rifle: Inside Ukraine’s Air Defense
5. How TikTok Brings War Home to Your Child
6. Nippon-US Steel deal sparks a knee-jerk backlash
7. Think China has a demographic problem? Check out Taiwan
8. American Achilles in the War on Terror
9. The return of US isolationism
10. Congress, Pentagon at odds over Pacific task force needed to prep for China war
11. Pacific Power Play: Japan’s Defense Overhaul And South Korea’s Global Arms Ascent – Analysis
12. How The Mongols Actually Conquered The World
13. Russia’s Own Troops Are Being Blown Up By Low Quality Artillery Ammo From North Korea
14. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 23, 2023
15. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 23, 2023
16. The High Price of Losing Ukraine: Part 2 — The Military Threat and Beyond

Korean News Content:

1.  North Korea's New Hwasong-18 ICBM: Flying High Thanks to Russia?
2. U.S. expresses serious concern over signs of N.K. commissioning light-water reactor
3. 70 pct of N.K. defectors in Seoul have hard time making ends meet: think tank
4. Yoon's approval rating inches up to 38.8 pct: poll
5. N. Korea will likely keep amassing nuclear warheads until next negotiation
6. Demographic dystopia
7. Koreans shouldn't underestimate themselves
8. Japan-South Korea Cooperation: Strength in Unity, Danger in Division
9. Pacific Power Play: Japan’s Defense Overhaul And South Korea’s Global Arms Ascent – Analysis.
10.  Colonel Benjamin Studdard Malcom, 94 (Author of "White Tigers, My Secret War in North Korea")
11. Russia’s Own Troops Are Being Blown Up By Low Quality Artillery Ammo From North Korea

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

Sat, 12/23/2023 - 11:41am

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National Security News Content:

1. TikTok’s content on some political subjects aligns with the Chinese government, study says
2. With Western aid stalled, Ukrainian troops run low on artillery shells
3. Taiwan reports more Chinese military activity as election approaches
4. Misinformation is becoming more sophisticated in Taiwan
5. US Air Force to reclaim Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombings as it looks to counter China
6. The secret U.S. effort to track, hide and surveil the Chinese spy balloon
7. To shoot or not to shoot: Chinese-developed ‘golden veil’ could make deadly missiles look like passenger planes
8. USSOCOM hosts 1st SOF Truth conference focusing on force health
9. Iranian Spy Ship Helps Houthis Direct Attacks on Red Sea Vessels
10. Lessons unlearned: Drawing parallels between the Ukraine war and historical military campaigns
11. Trump hints at possible picks for Pentagon chief in a second term
12. Top US general speaks to Chinese counterpart, ending freeze on military talks
13. Overcoming A Clausewitz-Centric Mindset in Nontraditional Wars
14. After Tough Year, Military Recruiting Is Looking Up
15. Constructing a 'Theory of Sabotage'
16,  US Bans Pentagon From Using Chinese Port Logistics Platform
17. The Pentagon Is Forging an Airborne Wireless Energy Grid
18. The US Wanted Out of the Middle East. The Middle East Had Other Ideas.
 

Korean News Content:

1. Voice of America: [Washington Talk] “Korea needs a ‘nuclear weapons warehouse’… “Sufficient capacity for ‘beheading operation’”
2. ‘The Other Great Game’ Review: The First Korean War
3. North Korea’s New Reactor Raises Fears of Increased Plutonium Production
4. S. Korea stages independent tabletop exercise simulating N.K. nuclear attack
5. Hanwha Ocean clinches 1.1 tln-won deal to build 3,600-ton submarine
6. Publicly executed for killing a woman while trying to steal beans
7. To stem North Korea’s missiles program, White House looks to its hackers
8. After 3 years, Chinese who left during pandemic return to North Korea
9. AccessDPRK: Farming on the Frontier
10. Korean ranks 2nd-most-coveted Asian language in US amid global popularity of K-pop
11. [WHY] Why does North Korea keep firing missiles?
12. Kim Jong-un's daughter seen wearing luxury fur coat

12/22/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 12/22/2023 - 8:35am

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National Security News Content:

1. New Army chief, looming force structure shakeups and new weapons: Army 2023 in review
2. How Putin’s Right-Hand Man Took Out Prigozhin
3. DOD Announces Release of Department of Defense Instruction and Website on Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response
4. The New U.S. Department of Defense Instruction on Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response
5. Japan to Send U.S. Patriot Missiles, Creating Deeper Pool for Ukraine Air Defenses
6. The War in Ukraine Has Created a New ‘Axis of Evil’
7. U.S. to Clamp Down on Financial Firms That Help Russia Buy Military Supplies
8. How pro-Russian 'yacht' propaganda influenced US debate over Ukraine aid
9. Opinion | Gaza and Ukraine are very different wars, but they teach similar lessons
10. Tell China: We Will Defend Our Democracy
11. Maritime Maneuvers: Navigating Irregular Warfare in Yemen’s Civil War
12. Israel broadens Gaza assault ahead of Security Council aid vote
13. In Dealing With the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, America Has No Easy Way Out
14. Export Controls Are Only a Short-Term Solution to China’s Chip Progress
15. House Panel Calls on Pentagon to Explain Osprey Safety Record
16. US Bans Pentagon From Using Chinese Port Logistics Platform
17.  Europe Must Ramp Up Its Support for Ukraine
18. Inside The Private Security Forces Protecting Red Sea Shipping
19. UKRAINE, GAZA, AND THE U.S. ARMY’S COUNTERINSURGENCY LEGACY by Gian Gentile
20. Army Uprising: Snowflakes Online Rants Go Viral
21. Opinion | How the battle for democracy will be fought — and won
22. Preventing conflict in the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula

Korean News Content:

1. New North Korean Nuclear Reactor Likely Running, U.N. Says
2. The War in Ukraine Has Created a New ‘Axis of Evil’
3. Preventing conflict in the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula
4. Twisted Sister: Is Kim Yo Jong Really the Most Dangerous Woman in the World?
5. B-1 Bombers Fly in Second Trilateral Exercise with Japan and S Korea
6. Next-Gen Interceptor Is Pentagon’s Only Option For Defeating Future North Korean ICBMs
7. South Korean court orders Japanese firms to compensate more wartime Korean workers for forced labor
8. S. Korea stages independent tabletop exercise simulating N.K. nuclear attack
9. N. Korea to hold key parliamentary meeting on Jan. 15 to discuss budget
10. N. Korea condemns G7 over possible seizure of Russian assets for Ukraine aid

12/21/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 9:22am

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National Security News Content:

1. Taiwan Is Not Ready for a War With China

2. Taiwan’s Ability to Defend Against China Invasion Thrown Into Question

3. Xi warned Biden during summit that Beijing will reunify Taiwan with China

4. China warns US ally about its "red line"

5. MARSOC, Navy SEALs, and Army Rangers: SOF by the numbers

6. Into the Cold: Special Operations in the Arctic

7. U.S. Releases Ally of Venezuelan President in Exchange for 10 Americans

8. War in Ukraine Has China Cashing In

9. General Staff: Russia using low-quality, defective North Korean shells

10. Fort Liberty completes redesignation with Schoomaker Road and Beckwith Lodge

11. The Blockade on Promotions Is Finally Over. Here's How to Ensure it Never Happens Again. (Opinion)

12. Biden’s Foreign Policy Had a Rough 2023, and 2024 Looks Rougher

13. Why the Defense Department attended COP28

14. Opinion: The largest fiscal cost of war is veterans' benefits. Honest budgeting can save lives.

15. Israel’s Muddled Strategy in Gaza by Daniel Byman

16. The Premature Quest for International AI Cooperation

17. After a Ceasefire, Would Russia Simply Fight Again?

18. Taking an Azimuth on the US Military’s Recruiting Crisis: What We Learned from MWI and TRADOC’s Essay Competition

Korean News Content:

1. Milestones and Momentum: A Banner 2023 for the US-ROK Alliance and the Path Forward

2. We’re a Happy Family: Decoding Kim Ju Ae’s Family Affiliations

3. N.K. leader says ICBM shows he won't hesitate nuclear attack in event of enemy's nuclear provocations

4. N. Korea succeeded in ICBM flight test, re-entry technology unverified: defense chief

5. General Staff: Russia using low-quality, defective North Korean shells

6. N Korean leader, powerful sister issue nuclear threat to US, S Korea

7. Kim says ICBM shows he won't hesitate to launch nuclear attack in event of enemy's nuclear provocations

8. N. Korea's Ri Son-gwon demoted from alternate member of party political bureau: Seoul

9. S. Korea, Japan agree to realize 'full potential' in economic cooperation

10. Seoul urged to bolster defense against Pyongyang's evolving cyber threats

11. UN General Assembly passes NK human rights resolution for 19th consecutive year

12. Korea donates 6 helicopters to Kenya for UN peacekeeping

13. Total Population of Two Koreas Inches Down in Risk for Both

14. Veterans minister nominee vows to improve support for people of distinguished service

15. Global Peace Convention highlights importance of peace-building

16. Sticking by our allies

17. US and North Korea: Testing the Water on Arms Control and Reduction