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National Security News Content:

1. Some Climate-Change Effects May Be Irreversible, U.N. Panel Report Says
2.  Is Taiwan Next?
3.  As Afghan Cities Fall to Taliban, Brutal New Chapter Unfolds
4. As Taliban Capture Cities, U.S. Says Afghan Forces Must Fend for Themselves
5.  The Propaganda War Intensifies in Afghanistan as the Taliban Gain Ground
6. The Taliban fly their flag in Kunduz as exhausted Afghan troops regroup.
7. Why the next major war is likely to start in Taiwan
8. U.S. says plot against Myanmar U.N. envoy fits 'disturbing pattern'
9. Unconditional Surrender: China's Long Game Is Dominance, Not Competition
10. Group wants US to stop military assistance to PH
11. Chinese sleeper agents are trying to enter the UK through a scheme designed for Hong Kongers fleeing the city, report says
12. Eight trends in online militia movement communities since the US Capitol Riot
13. Answers begin to emerge about FBI probe of Saudi complicity in 9/11
14. 2 women make military history by trying to become first to pass SAS selection
15. Meet Hoot, the legendary Delta Force operator from 'Black Hawk Down'
16. Proponents of $50 billion defense infrastructure amendment weigh back-up plan
17. Olympic Chief’s Deep Ties to Uyghur Slave Labor Revealed
18. Applying Machiavellian Discourses to the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq
19. Opinion | The U.S. government is designed for failure. And, a new study shows, it’s getting worse.
20. FDD | The Taliban Has a Military Solution for Afghanistan
21. Support is needed for women warriors living with PTSD
22. Mindanao medal rush: How the region turned into an Olympic hotbed
23. US falling further behind China in STEM PhDs
24. Fourth Generation Espionage: The Making of a Perfect Storm

Korean News Content:

1. Seoul seeks ambiguous approach to North Korea before Korea-US military drills
2. S. Korea, U.S. to hold preliminary training this week ahead of main exercise
3. Half of S. Koreans opposed to delaying allied military drills with U.S.: Realmeter
4. South-U.S. training to begin ahead of summertime joint military exercise
5. China's remarks on S. Korea-U.S. military exercise at ARF 'unusual': official
6. S. Korea-U.S. military exercise 'an issue to be decided by the allies': foreign ministry
7. N.K. paper says current hardships from pandemic, flood damage as challenging as war
8. S. Korea to explore all possibilities of helping N.K. with recovery from flood damage: unification ministry
9. Blinken says open to 'different options' in renewed call for N.K. dialogue: official
10. North-South spies suspected of converting thousands of dollars to won
11. Factory manager in Musan Iron Mine arrested for embezzling four tons of diesel over several years
12. China suspends South Korea-U.S. drills – insists on easing sanctions on North Korea
13. Restart negotiations with Kim and Harris
14. Sources: Rice in food distributions is from outside of North Korea
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Who Assassinated Haiti’s President? The Mystery Gets Murkier
2. America’s Dismal Foreign Policy — and What to Do About It (Book Review)
3. Blinken warns Asian nations of China’s growing nuclear ambitions
4. Is China Gaming the System or Playing the Game?
5.  How Trump stiff-armed Congress — and gaslighted the courts — to build his wall
6. The Taliban seize Kunduz, a key city in northern Afghanistan.
7. If China and the US Claim the Same Moon-Base Site, Who Wins?
8. 84-year-old German sentenced after hiding WWII Nazi tank, anti-aircraft cannon in his house
9. Why the Quad Alarms China
10, Without An Enforced Honor Code, Can The Military Academies Survive?
11. US Army to retain properties that were set to close in Germany, Belgium
12. Critical Success Factors to Operational Gender Mainstreaming
13. The United States is determined to dominate the semiconductor tech war
14. What Will Decrease Training Deaths? More Training, GAO Says
15. China’s Hubris Is a Threat to Its Economic Future
16. Great Power Clashes Will Reshape America
17. The Plight of the Foreign Policy Realists
18. Beyond Hiroshima: Blackout warfare
 

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korea decides to conduct military exercise with U.S. as planned despite N.K. warning
2.  N.K. leader orders full state support for flood recovery efforts
3. Joint drill going ahead despite Pyongyang's bluster
4. Slaps on wrists for embarrassing P4G summit video
5. Where is our government? (South Korea versus China)
6. Punish the spies (South Koreans spying for the north)
7. Korean men triggered by pinch symbol
8. Lush, dreamlike greenery of DMZ lights up Seoul, Tokyo and London
9. Seoul, Washington eye aid to engage Pyongyang
10. Countering China And North Korea’s Mad Dash For Missiles – Analysis
11. Japan, South Korea win joint gold for Olympic squabbles

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National Security News Content:

1. National Security veterans warn Senate panel of CCP influence in U.S.
2. True lies: Feel like you’re hallucinating? It’s only ‘active measures’
3. Facebook Boots NYU Disinformation Researchers Off Its Platform And Critics Cry Foul
4. Myanmar Ambassador, Who Opposed Coup, Is Target of Assassination Plot
5. Is expeditionary foraging in the Corps’ future?
6. Making the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Work
7. Huawei’s sales tumble as phone buyers flee the Chinese giant.
8. What do many terrorists have in common? They abuse women
9. Taiwan's medal haul spurs push to change Olympic name
10. Taiwan Will Fight China in a War For Its Freedom
11. The promise of open-source intelligence
12. The 'disinformation' deception
13. US Tech Products Enable Chinese Surveillance in Xinjiang, Researchers Find
14. Chased and jailed: No rest and much danger for Asia's young revolutionaries
15. The Murder of the U.S. Middle Class Began 40 Years Ago This Week

Korean news Content:

1.  Espionage allegation escalates to threaten Moon, liberal ruling party
2. Are North Korean Soldiers Dying of Coronavirus?
3. South Korea's Moon dismisses link with activists charged with spying for North
4. North Korea conducting tests at reactor site: UN report
5. Report: Anti-weapons activists in South dealt with North Korea for years
6. N.K. paper lauds Kim for holding timely party meetings to tackle challenges
7. S. Korea, U.S. discuss food and vaccine assistance to N. Korea
8. Will China Save North Korea From Famine and Collapse?
9. China highlights North Korean food crisis with call to lift UN sanctions
 

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National Security Contents:

1. ‘Greater China’ is a harmful myth
2. A Near Press Blackout in Afghanistan
3. The defining lie at the heart of American foreign policy
4. Senior Green Berets debunk mental health rumors, fight stigma in podcast series
5. The West’s ignorance about China in Africa is a feature not a bug
6. Rubio's chilling warning: China has weaponized US ‘corporate lust for profits'
7. How to Integrate Competition and Irregular Warfare
8. How an International Order Died: Lessons from the Interwar Era
9. ‘The US is ready’: INDOPACOM leader confident in armed forces’ ability to defend Taiwan
10. Potential military vaccine mandate brings distrust, support
11. A small tweak to how the Army trains new soldiers is dramatically reducing sexual assault reports
12. Advancing a Rules-based Maritime Order in the Indo-Pacific
13. The Cold War is over — or is it?
14. China doubles down on baseless 'US origins' Covid conspiracy as Delta outbreak worsens
15. Taliban won’t readily cut ties with anti-China ETIM
16. China vs West in dueling South China Sea exercises
17. Prospects for a people’s war in Myanmar
18. Guam: A Critical Line of Defense—Threats and Means to Deter and Defend
19. Searching for the Next War: What Happens When Contractors Leave Afghanistan?
20. Refreshing American soft power in the Pacific Islands
21. Alliances in Need of Upkeep: Strengthening the U.S.-Philippines and U.S.-Thailand Partnerships
22.  Officer Mike Fanone Survived Jan. 6. Then His Trials Began

Korean News Contents:

1. Spineless leadership making Seoul subject of mockery
2.  DP reps want drill with U.S. postponed
3. Women’s Rights in North Korea
4. DOD and ROK Conduct First Bilateral Communication Technology Cooperation Committee Forum
5. U.S., S. Korea hold first director-level talks on N. Korea: State Dept.
6. Biden gov't likely to seek incremental sanctions relief for North Korea: CRS report
7. Secretary Blinken’s Call with Republic of Korea Foreign Minister Chung
8. North Korea’s Vaccination Capabilities: Implications for a COVID-19 Campaign
9. Two North Korean soldiers die after suffering from COVID-19 symptoms
10. North Korea COVID-19 vaccines face obstacles to delivery, UNICEF says
11. Opinion | South Korea wants Biden to get serious about North Korea
12. North Korea floods damage more than 1,000 homes, state media reports
13. Report: North Korean teens caught listening to BTS song
14. North Korea Orders Military Officials to Host ‘Soldiers’ Day’ Dog Meat Feast
15. North Korea Forces Factory Workers to Donate Grain for Army Pig Farms
16. ＜Inside N. Korea＞Domestic Currency Appreciates by 22% as Chinese Yuan and U.S. Dollar Mysteriously Plunge Again
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Exercise in the Caucasus returns Green Berets to resistance roots
2. The U.S. Won Afghanistan Before Losing It
3. Japan ups the ante against China, plans to deploy nukes near Taiwan next year
4. The Porcupine in No Man’s Sea: Arming Taiwan for Sea Denial
5. Buoyed by rising nationalism, China’s keyboard warriors take aim at Olympic athletes
6. How a fake network pushes pro-China propaganda
7. ISIS remains a persistent 'low-level' threat in Iraq and Syria, US report says
8. Sailor accused of starting USS Bonhomme Richard fire identified in warrant
9. Help, Not Just Hunt, Violent Extremists in the Military
10. U.S. Airstrikes in Afghanistan Could Be a Sign of What Comes Next
11.  Would a 'neighborhood watch' really deter China's Asia-Pacific aggression?
12. First Taiwan Arms Sale in Biden Administration Is Approved
13. ‘A Poison in the System’: The Epidemic of Military Sexual Assault
14.  The long game: China’s grand strategy to displace American order
15. How the Creative Class Broke America
16. How China Helps the Cuban Regime Stay Afloat and Shut Down Protests
17. China clamps down as Covid surges far and wide
18. US weighs the cost of Indo-Pacific readiness
19. Enduring Struggle: Why USAID Plays a Critical Role in the National Security Realm
20. India Deploys Warships in South China Sea as Part of 'Act East' Policy
21. The British are coming! UK carrier strike group arriving on Guam this week
22. Sanitizing Censorship: The Twitter-AP-Reuters News Partnership
 

Korean News Content

1.  Calls for delaying allied military drills gain traction inside ruling party
2. A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea [Report Launch]
3. Diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. discuss resumption of dialogue with N. Korea
4. Cheong Wa Dae repudiates NIS chief’s claim on hotline restoration
5. Chinese imports of refined oil may have led to falling oil prices in North Korea
6. DP reps want drill with U.S. postponed
7. North Korea supplies second round of provisions to families facing food shortages
8. Former Korean ambassador to Somalia tells the real story of Mogadishu
9. Kowtowing to Kim Yo-jong
10. North Korean border patrol cadre arrested for abetting remittances from overseas
11. Strong U.S.-Korea alliance enables diplomatic engagement with N. Korea: Adm. Aquilino
12. Blinken reaffirms U.S. commitment to denuclearization of Korean Peninsula
13. S. Korea, U.S. agree to expand cybersecurity cooperation
14. Tracing Freedom to a Pair of Jeans (north Korea)
15. Don't Give North Korea Sanctions Relief for Just Talking
16.  N. Korea puts major rice-producing areas on high alert against flooding
17. 272 members of Cheonghae unit presumed to have contracted delta variant: authorities
18.  20 USFK-affiliated people test positive for COVID-19
19.  Why Kim may be re-emphasizing guerrilla warfare
 

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National Security News Contents:

1. Enabling the Fifth Column and the Relevancy of Unconventional Warfare
2. America's New Great-Power Strategy | by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
3. Biden needs to get China to cooperate with the pandemic’s origins investigation
4. The Irony of Misinformation and USIA
5. How Terrorists Could Proceed with the Next Physical Attack on Energy Infrastructure
6. The Delta Variant Could End the Chinese Communist Party
7. Austin misses an opportunity in Singapore but scores big in Philippines
8. Opinion | New congressional report says covid-19 likely emerged in Wuhan months earlier than originally thought
9. The Trouble With Washington’s ‘Rules-Based Order’ Gambit
10. A New Bill Seeks to Patch the Flaws in the Arms Export Control Act
11. Continuity and Change in China’s Strategy to Protect Overseas Interests
12. Repression by Any Other Name: Xinjiang and the Genocide Debate
13. A Marine's new book is a 'deeply lyrical account' of infantry life in the Post 9/11 age
14. Rising cry for civil war in Myanmar
15. Taliban Commander Who Led Attack on Afghan City Was Released From Prison Last Year, Officials Say
16. Germany wades warily into South China Sea fray
17. Taliban tells China what it wants to hear on ETIM
18. China can destabilize Taiwan without firing a shot
19. Biden puts Southeast Asia in U.S. sights — at last

Korean News Contents:

1.  A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea: A Principled and Pragmatic Approach to Promote Human Rights and Pursue Denuclearization
2. U.S. will not accept nuclear N. Korea despite N. Korean ambitions: U.S. official
3.  Any decision on U.S.-S. Korea joint military drill will be result of coordination: Pentagon
4.  Spy agency chief proposes postponement of ROK-U.S. military drills
5. INDISPENSABLE: U.S. Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea
6. Police detain three for carrying out orders from North
7. Buyers Reject North Korean Banknotes Featuring Kim Il Sung Sold as Souvenirs in China
8. Top U.S. intel analyst sees North Korea clinging to its nukes
9. Moon orders 'prudent consultations' with U.S. on planned defense drills
10. North Korea's Storm Corps ordered to "prepare for guerilla warfare"
11. Moon to Get More Bodyguards Than His Predecessors
12. North Korea's Ministry of Social Security receives training from China's Ministry of Public Security
13. DP chief says reopening Kaesong complex will help build trust among 2 Koreas, U.S.
14. N.K. officials attend Russian Embassy's exhibition, resume in-person diplomacy
15. How about a McDonald's in Kaesong?
16. Joint drill with U.S. becomes object of tug of war
17. South Korea the Only Middle Power Of Its Kind
18. North Korea criticizes British fleet of warships ahead of port call in South
19. Kim Jong-un's fear about hallyu
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Opinion | We Cannot Stand By and Watch Afghanistan Collapse
2. The US Needs a Department of Cybersecurity
3. Geomatics is vital to US national security; our advantage is at risk
4. Trio of exercises had soldiers and airmen island-hopping in the Pacific this summer
5. Information Operations are Critical to Defending Western Civilization
6. Navy's Top Admiral Said SEALs Had 'Character and Ethics' Issues
7. Sixty Special Forces soldiers involved in 1993 battle to have awards upgraded
8. How Democracies Can Win an Information Contest Without Undercutting Their Values
9. Japan’s Challenge in the Age of China-US Rivalry
10. The U.S. and China Must Rule Out an All-Out Cyberwar
11. Iranians Fear Turning Into Another 'North Korea' If Draconian Internet Censorship Bill Passes
12. Opinion | The battle for cyber dominance
13. Shoot It Straight on Taiwan
14. Lloyd Austin’s Philippine Progress
15. Duterte says US vaccine donations led him to keep VFA
16. Jihadists flood pro-Trump social network with propaganda
17. A Young American Girl Whose Mother Joined ISIS And Died Has Been Rescued, A Former US Diplomat Said
18. What Does Iraq Want from America?
19. Delta puts China on brink of a new Covid crisis
20. FDD | Universities Maintain Ties to Malign Chinese Entities Following Confucius Institute Closures
21. Hmong Americans are often obscured by model minority myth. Why Suni Lee’s win means so much.
22. Five Foreign-Policy Movies Worth Watching About Human Rights
 

Korean News Content:

1. Ruling party reaffirms S. Korea-U.S. military exercises should go ahead
2. Ruling party split over North's objection to joint drill
3. ‘Moon should not cave to NK’s bullying’
4. Kim Yo-jong causes internal conflicts in South over joint military drill with US
5. North Korea wants US to allow fuel, metal trade to restart talks - South Korea lawmakers
6. Kim Jong Un’s Head Bandage Is Added to List of Health Mysteries
7. General executed for criticizing Kim’s grain order: report
8. Kim Yo Jong dismisses prospect of inter-Korean summit
9. Review: Thrilling ‘Escape from Mogadishu’ one of the best action films of the summer (north-South Korea)
10. Kim Yo-jong's Latest Remarks Not Published by N. Korean Domestic Outlets
11. Chinese boat detained by authorities after suspected North Korea activity
12. Korean Peninsula: Why is Pyongyang reaching out to Seoul?
13. Seoul: North Korea releases army rice reserves amid shortage
14. Restoration of inter-Korean liaison hotlines requested by Kim Jong-un: NIS
15. Blinken to urge ASEAN members to fully implement U.N. sanctions on N. Korea: State Dept.
16. Why Another ROK - North Korea Summit Won’t Change Anything
17. Moon vows to focus on response to virus, industrial revolution, climate change
18. North Korean State Media Released Video of an ICBM Launch—But Is It Real?
19. Kim Jong Un needs a wardrobe upgrade thanks to apparent weight loss
 

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Korean News Contents:

1. S. Korea-U.S. joint drill reduced in size to start on second week of August
2. Stricken N.Korea Goes Back to Bluster
3. High-ranking North Korean military official executed for calling Kim Jong Un's special order "unrealistic"
4  Trading company officials in N. Hamgyong Province arrested for making and smuggling drugs
5. Getting Outside Information Past Big Brother in North Korea
6. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Sudden mass release of detainees, easing of punishments, but no food for the detainees.
7. Bandage on back of Kim Jong-un's head draws unsolicited theories
8. No decision yet on annual military exercise with US: defense ministry
9. Flexible approach (ROK/US Combined Training)
10. 10. N. Korea blames U.S. again for anti-gov't rallies in Cuba
11. South Korea seeks to improve ties despite North's threat
12. N.K. state media reveals footage of ICBM blasting off from mobile launcher
13. Top nuclear envoys of S. Korea, Japan hold phone talks on cooperation for peninsula peace
14. Cheong Wa Dae says inter-Korean hotlines should be kept
15. Kim Yo-jong dials up pressure over joint drill
16. DP chief insists joint military drills proceed as planned amid calls for suspension
17. N. Korea sends S. Korea detailed info on illegal fishing in Yellow Sea via restored hotlines: sources
 

National Security News Contents:

1. New Americans from Afghanistan
2. Key Afghan City in Danger of Falling to the Taliban
3. Defense top-line ‘will probably go up.’ Key Dems see GOP boost as path to a deal
4. The Endgame in Afghanistan: Darker Clouds Gather
5. To Fight Vaccine Lies, Authorities Recruit an ‘Influencer Army’
6. House Report Names ‘Public Face’ of China’s ‘Disinformation Campaign’ on COVID Origin
7. Is the U.S. Trying to Smear This Veteran as a Chinese Spy?
8. Warfare of the Mind
9. Virus Flares in Wuhan as Delta Challenges China’s Defenses
10. Taiwan’s gold medal win over China in badminton raises tension.
11. Congress Wants To Cut Guam Defenses
12. Have our enemies found a way to defeat the United States?
13. Pentagon won’t require vaccine for troop deployments, but other details unclear
14. How to End the Pandemic
15. Fighting Myanmar's regime with compassion and military skills
16. China without an army of friends
17. NSA to National Security Employees: Avoid Working on Public Wi-Fi
18. Beijing’s threatens UK after HMS Queen Elizabeth enters South China Sea
19. China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order
20. Japan’s Evolving Policy on Taiwan and the US–Japan Alliance: Towards a Nixon Doctrine for Northeast Asia?
21. A World War II Spy Didn’t Live to Tell Her Tale. Her Great-Great-Niece Will.
 

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Korean News Contents:

1. N.K. leader's sister warns S. Korea-U.S. military exercise will cloud inter-Korean relations
2. Vice unification minister plans to visit U.S. in September
3. Senior Japanese Embassy diplomat recalled home after disparaging remarks against Moon
4. Former EXO member Kris Wu detained in China on rape allegations
5. Unification official calls for delay in Korea-U.S. military exercises
6. Seoul faces dilemma in upcoming joint military drill
7. Untying Gordian knot on Korean Peninsula
8. Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee Kim Yo Jong Releases Press Statement
9. Bill allowing politicians to take babies to work look set to pass
10. July exports best-ever in Korea’s history
11. Clean-up cost dispute delays US base move
12. Kim Jong-un hints at ‘hardships’, stoking fears of famine’s return amid North Korea’s pandemic isolation
13. Restoration Of Inter-Korea Communication Lines – Analysis

National Security News Contents:

1. As Fears Grip Afghanistan, Hundreds of Thousands Flee
2. Remarks by President Biden at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
3. An Afghan interpreter and his family are in grave danger and I can do nothing to help
4. Sunisa Lee’s Olympic Gold Celebrated by Hmong Americans, Forgotten Allies in Vietnam War
5. Opinion | Russia’s New Form of Organized Crime Is Menacing the World
6. State TV: Russians Are Using Prosthetic Arms to Dodge COVID Jabs
7. The Geopolitical Olympics: Could China Win Gold?
8. Guam exercises provide ‘at-scale’ test of new Army, Air Force operating concepts
9. US senators urge Biden gov't to condemn Duterte abuses
10. US Marine quick reaction force deployed twice in last 30 days to defend embassies
11. The US doesn't need Europe's help in the 'Indo-Pacific'
12. Xi demands rapid modernisation of PLA ahead of China’s army day
13. U.S Top Diplomat Blinken to Court Southeast Asia in Virtual Meetings Next Week
14. Cuba's cultural counter-revolution: US gov't-backed rappers, artists gain fame as 'catalyst for current unrest' | The Grayzone