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12/15-16/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 12/15/2023 - 6:00pm

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National Security News Content:

1. NDAA: What’s in the $886 billion defense bill
2. Philippine Provinces Linked To US Military Welcome Chinese Investment
3. Washington Urges Israel to Scale Down Its War in Gaza
4. Confident Putin Suggests He Has Winning Hand in Ukraine
5. The Atrophy of American Statecraft
6. ‘We’ll Be at Each Others’ Throats’: Fiona Hill on What Happens If Putin Wins
7. Weapons aid sent to low-income nations may fuel instability, Army-sponsored study finds
8. Why China’s Growing Challenge To Big Tech Is A Problem For The Pentagon
9. The Axis of Disorder: How Russia, Iran, and China Want to Remake the World
10. Why the World Should Still Worry About Dirty Bombs
11. Counterpoint to U.S. Special Operations Forces Cuts
12. Fighting reported to be continuing in northern Myanmar despite China saying it arranged a cease-fire
13. Bridging the gap: Army validates division-led river crossing
14. Palantir Stock: Primed For A Banner 2024
15. Sullivan says both the U.S. and Israel expect fighting to slow down eventually.
16. Israeli Military Says It Accidentally Killed Three Israeli Hostages in Gaza
17. The Road to China-Free Supply Chains Is Long. Warning: Legless Lizards Ahead.
18. A World in Disarray? A Longtime Diplomat Says It’s Worse Than That
19. Opinion | In 2024, U.S. domestic politics will cast a dark shadow across the world
20. Confident Putin Suggests He Has Winning Hand in Ukraine
21. Spying the secrets of creativity
22. The mystery of the missing binder: How a collection of raw Russian intelligence disappeared under Trump
23. At least 70 arrested in China Rocket Force Scandal
24. Sustaining the All-Volunteer Force Means Streamlining Army Recruitment

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korea, U.S. hold 2nd Nuclear Consultative Group meeting amid N. Korean threats
2. N. Korea's premier holds talks with visiting Russian governor
3. Joint Russia-China Military Flights Prompt Japanese, South Korean Fighter Scrambles
4. Diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. discuss N.K. spy satellite, human rights
5. 9 N. Korean defectors to receive cultural awards from unification minister
6.  New film '12.12: The Day' offers cautionary tale via story of 1979 military coup
7. South Korea's spy satellite vulnerable to North's jamming, cyberattacks
8. Liaoning Province police tell N. Korean defectors to “live quietly” to prevent forced repatriation
9. Amid imports from China, N. Korean rice prices continue gradual march downwards
10. New state-run uniform factories threaten small businesses (north Korea)
11. <Inside N. Korea>Bootleg liquor is an anti-state act The government launches harsh crackdowns, aims to monopolize distribution of alcohol and prevent shortages of grain
12. [ANALYSIS] North Korea claims human rights exist within its borders
13. Ex-USFK chief notes odds of misunderstanding leading to conflict in Korea
14. 'Progressive' versus retrogressive
15. Forging A U.S.-South Korea Alliance Powered By Chips, Batteries, And Clean Technologies
16. North Korea converting cargo plane into military aircraft, imagery suggests
17. S. Korea expresses 'stern' protest to China, Russia over air defense zone incursion

12/15/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:29pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Big pay raise for troops in defense bill sent to Biden. Conservatives stymied on cultural issues
2. Senate OKs compromise defense bill without culture war measures
3. President Zelenskyy Returns to Washington by Mick Ryan
4. Fulbright's "Knee-capping" of US Global Engagement, Part 2
5. Biden must be clear with China over cyberattacks
6. US special ops may be buying too many Armed Overwatch planes, says GAO
7. Most Americans Would Discourage Young People from Joining Military as Enlisted Service Members, Report Says
8. Not Just ‘Mowing the Grass:’ Unconventional Warfare in Somalia
9. The 2023 Urban Warfare Experts’ Christmas Wish List
10. How serious is the terror threat in Mindanao?
11. Setting the Record Straight: The KMT Defense Blueprint for Taiwan.
12. Analysis: There’s a big hole in China’s plan to boost the economy in 2024
13. There Is a Path to Victory in Ukraine
14. America’s Ukraine Problem
15. How the Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Is Changing Arab Views
16. Civil-Military Relations in Multinational Organizations
17.  From Boycotts to Selfies: Asia’s Myriad Perceptions of Japan
18. Dismayed by Moscow's war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin's troops
19. Dare You to Watch the Civil War Trailer Without Hyperventilating
20. We’re in an epidemic of right-wing terror. Won’t someone tell the press?

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. reiterates commitment to 'complete denuclearization' of Korean Peninsula
2.  6 Chinese, Russian military aircraft enter S. Korea's air defense zone: JCS
3. S. Korean official notes possibility of N. Korea launching ICBM this month
4. From Boycotts to Selfies: Asia’s Myriad Perceptions of Japan
5. Canadian 3-star general takes office as new deputy UNC chief
6. Trump considers overhauling his approach to North Korea if he wins in 2024
7. Trump says reports of plans to accommodate North Korea are ‘fake news’
8. Trump denies media article on N. Korea negotiation plan as 'fake news'
9. South Korea to increase defense spending over five years
10. Missile warning data sharing between S. Korea, US, Japan to be operational in 'next few days': US official
11. 'Noryang: Deadly Sea': Requiem for legendary admiral who becomes myth
12. North Korea’s De-risking Strategy and Its Implications
13. N. Korea’s latest spy satellite equipped Japanese camera – again
14. High-ranking N. Korean officials question whether Kim Ju Ae could succeed her father
15. Korean population expected to plunge to 36 million in 2072

12/13/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 12/13/2023 - 9:59am

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National Security News Content:


1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 12, 2023
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 12, 2023
3. Hamas vs PLO: Anatomy of Anti-Israel Resistance
4. Manila vs. the ICC -- Misguided Debate
5. Select Committee Adopts Proposal to Reset Economic Relationship with The People's Republic of China
6. Video Shows Israeli Combat Engineer Survive Grenade Blast, Then Bum Rush Hamas Fighter That Threw It
7. Rape as a weapon: why war's 'oldest, most silenced' crime is on the rise
8. In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels
9. Elephant in the room’: What is the US military’s carbon footprint?
10. Acting Pentagon policy head Karlin announces departure
11. Ambush kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza City, where battles rage weeks into devastating offensive
12. U.S.-Chinese military hotline hasn't been restored a month after Biden-Xi summit
13. China Turns the Tables on Wall Street
14. Sam Altman’s Firing Was Immediately Known To Nadella And Other Top Tech CEOs Through A Secret WhatsApp Group
15. US Army general regularly traveling to Ukraine in advisory role, report says
16. Ledge Pocket: the Special Forces-CIA covert mission to train the Contras in Florida.
17. War-wracked Myanmar is now the world's top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
18. The War That Neither Ukraine nor the West Can Afford to Lose
19. Gaza and Ukraine show that war hasn’t become futuristic — it’s still hell
20. Japan Wants a Stronger Military. Can It Find Enough Troops?
21. Top secret info-sharing: DIA info chief sees modernizing JWICS as top priority in 2024
22. Why Everyone Wants to Be Vietnam’s Friend
23. The Strategic Posture Commission’s Amazing Trip Back to the Future
24. The Big One: Preparing for a Long War With China By Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr.
25. Intelligence Collection Does Not Target Americans and Its Loss Would Impact Us All
26. Terrorism as Strategy by Sir Lawrence Freedman

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s New Satellite: A Threat?
2. Lawmakers to UN: Suspend China for Repatriating North Korean Defectors
3. Cry me a river: How North Koreans interpret Kim Jong Un’s tears
4. In global shipping, it’s China vs South Korea, and Seoul is securing its shipbuilding secrets
5. Defense chief meets 8 NATO representatives to expand security, defense industry cooperation
6. N. Korea likely to stage provocations next year to intervene in S. Korean, U.S. elections: think tank
7. N. Korea, Russia discuss ways to bolster regional economic cooperation
8. Korea, Netherlands form chip alliance for supply chain resilience
9. Defense chief warns N. Korea of 'hell of destruction' in event of reckless acts
10. N. Korea faces serious shortages of straw, hemp sacks used to hold harvested crops

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

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 6:54pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Is this the end for Zelenskyy?

2. Air Force Investigation into Leak of Classified Information

3. Did Army Blast Exposure Play Role in Maine Gunman’s Rampage?

4. Can Hamas actually be eliminated? This is what military and security analysts think

5. Russian links with China, Iran and North Korea a threat, warns Finland

6. Rebuilding Resiliency: Kyiv’s Opportunity to Bolster its Defense

7. Pentagon alarmed by Chinese rush for 'intelligentized' warfare, but experts warn about over-reliance on AI

8. White House declassifies intel as it pushes for more Ukraine funding

9. UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza

10. Harvard board keeps president as leader of Ivy League school following antisemitism backlash

11. Life in Russian-controlled areas of Ukraine is grim. People are fleeing through a dangerous corridor

12. Empowering Chinese Diaspora Messaging

13. The 1983 “War Scare” and its Relevance for Strategic Competition Today

14. Sheathing the Sword of Damocles: 6 steps to righting the ship as 2023 ends and 2024 begins

15. China’s cyber army is invading critical U.S. services

16.  Israel-Gaza war live updates: Biden says Israel is losing support worldwide over ‘indiscriminate bombing’ in Gaza

17. The Self-Doubting Superpower By Fareed Zakaria

18. Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance for Ukraine

19. Taking Additional Sweeping Measures Against Russia - United States Department of State

20.  Boeing lands SOCOM order for six MH-47G Chinook helicopters

21. Beyond the Neutral Card: From Civil-Military Relations to Military Politics

22. Israeli Army Soldier Says She Played Dead After Being Shot 12 Times by Hamas: 'I Waited for the Final Bullet'

Korean News Content:

1. South Korea, US to hold new round of nuclear consultation talks -Seoul

2. US pilot safely ejects in F-16 crash off South Korea

3. S. Korea's spy agency detects signs of N. Korea seeking to dispatch workers to Russia

4. Russian links with China, Iran and North Korea a threat, warns Finland

5. S. Korea to hold Pyongyang accountable over unauthorized use of Kaesong complex: minister

6.  S. Korea opens probe into filmmakers over unauthorized meetings with pro-N. Korea group

7. ‘I repeatedly failed to win any awards’: my doomed career as a North Korean novelist

8. Odds Are Stacked Against Young Couples Having Kids

9. U.S., S. Korea, other allies in 'preliminary' talks over new export control regime on key technologies

10. S. Korean national included in latest U.S. sanctions against Russia's war efforts

11.  S. Korea deplores N. Korea's publication of human rights white paper

12. N. Korean newspaper carries photo of ex-minister in coverage of anti-gov't rally in Seoul

13.  China moves to intensify controls along border with North Korea

14. Families of some N. Korean overseas laborers are still waiting for their return

15. North Korean hackers using Log4J vulnerability in global campaign

12/11/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 12/11/2023 - 7:15pm

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National Security News Content:

1. The Hamas Leader Who Studied Israel’s Psyche—and Is Betting His Life on What He Learned
2. Opinion: While the West Dithers, the Future of the World is Being Decided in Ukraine
3. Opinion: Test of the West: Liberal Democracies Face a Perilous Crossroads
4. Special Operations News - December 11, 2023 | SOF News
5. Finding a New Big Picture: Reintroducing the American People to Their Armed Forces
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 10, 2023
7. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 10, 2023
8. New ICBM will take US nuclear missiles out of Cold War era
9. The Peril Of Ukrainian Attacks Against Nuclear Russia?
10. US forces have killed or captured dozens of ISIS fighters in Mideast in recent weeks, military says
11. DOD Officials Underscore 'Ironclad' Commitment to Philippines After China's Unsafe Maneuvers
12. Tradition at the end of Army-Navy game shows sportsmanship, unity
13. There Is No Such Thing as a ‘Humane’ War
14. Poland to spend $284 million on base improvements for US troops
15. Aerial Footage Shows Hamas Fighters Beating Gazans, Stealing Humanitarian Aid From Truck, IDF Says
16. Hamas’s Goal in Gaza

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea accuses West of abusing human rights in white paper
2. 8 NATO representatives to visit Korea this week
3. U.S. lawmaker urges Indo-Pacific nations to consider NATO-like alliance to deter China, North Korea
4. N. Korea lambasts S. Korea-U.S. joint military drills as acts leading to 'ruin'
5. Deadly cost of slips of the tongue in N. Korea
6. U.S. will explore 'array of tools' against N. Korea-Russia arms trade: Washington official
7. S. Korea to make efforts to ease foreign investors' concerns about tensions on peninsula: minister
8. BTS' Jimin, Jungkook to join Army; all BTS members to be on hiatus
9. Lectures for N. Korean government officials praise leadership of Kim Jong Un

12/10/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 12/10/2023 - 6:48pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Surrounded and low on ammo, the elite troops out to spoil Putin’s New Year
2. Will America fail the Peter Singer test in Ukraine?
3. COP28: UN says staggering $7 trillion spent every year on investments that fuel climate change
4. Israel-Hamas war: Terrorists lose contact with Gaza leaders, surrender
5. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 9, 2023
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 9, 2023
7. Opinion | The GOP’s abandonment of Ukraine makes me ashamed to be an American by Max Boot
8. Opinion: Why university presidents are under fire | CNN
9. Out of the hills: The war is coming to Myanmar
10. Israel Is Losing this War
11. How a factory city in Wisconsin fed military-grade weapons to a Mexican cartel
12. Is Ukraine really losing?
13. UN rights chief slammed for not acknowledging Uyghurs on genocide convention anniversary
14.  Gaza in chaos as Palestinian anger against Hamas grows
15. How An AC/DC Hit Helped To Topple A Dictatorship
16. Biden to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at White House Tuesday
17. Battles rage across Gaza as Israel indicates it's willing to fight for months or more to beat Hamas
18. ‘You Cannot Unsee the Evil’: A Report on the Graphic Hamas Terror Video, From Combat Veteran John Spencer
 

Korean News Content:


1. Dissatisfied With Quality and Quantity of North Korean Artillery Shells, russians Complain
2. HRNK Message on International Human Rights Day
3. Is Kim Jong-un’s ‘respected’ daughter North Korea’s next leader or merely a propaganda vehicle?
4. Mountain view: North Korea urges pilgrimages to peak linked to Kim ‘heroism’
5. N. Korea slams U.S. over veto on UN resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza
6. N.K. activity increases at Panmunjom after inter-Korean military deal scrapped: NNSC generals
7. Former President Moon Jae-in attacks government's hardline policies on North Korea
8. Top US official for Asia says North Korea has rebuffed all contact since Trump meetings
9. N. Korea's fear of external info grows after Seoul allows sending propaganda leaflets
10. In One of the Least Diverse Nations, an American Outsider Shakes Up Politics
11. Attempt to smuggle Lexus to North Korea spotlights Kim Jong-un's fondness for fine cars
12. Once a venue for historic summits, truce village weighed down with tension amid N.K. threats
13. China is sending escapees back to North Korea
14.  USAID official urges boosted development cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., Japan as 'like-minded' countries
15. 'New initiative on NK' lacks balanced strategy: experts

12/9/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 12/09/2023 - 2:32pm

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National Security News Content:

1. U.S. Vetoes Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Resolution at U.N. Security Council
2. US ally's "Christmas Convoy" sets sail to defy China's claims
3. How American Naval Power Enhances Its Diplomacy
4. Why Join the Military to Defend Everyone Except Americans?
5. Japan Is Destined to Have Nuclear Weapons
6. The Office That Henry Kissinger Built
7. Imagining the Future of Landpower
8. Israel-Hamas War: Biden Administration Bypasses Congress to Approve Sale of Tank Shells to Israel
9. 2035: Sino-American Détente
10. Opinion | Kissinger Was Right About China, and He Still Is
11. It’s Time to Reconsider U.S. Military Aid
12. The Climate Envoys Who Could
13. The Universities That Don’t Understand Academic Freedom
 

Korean News Content:

1. Activity at Najin Points to Continued DPRK-Russia Arms Transfers - Beyond Parallel
2. South Korea defense chief threatens strikes on 'heart and head' of North Korea if provoked
3. Nat'l security advisers of S. Korea, Japan discuss N.K. threat
4. N Korean ambassador in Geneva recalled over smuggling allegations: Report
5. North Korean factory workers in China to lose pay for product flaws
6. Japan Is Destined to Have Nuclear Weapons
7. 'Houses of torment' that hide North Korea's darkest secret
8. US, South Korea and Japan urge a stronger international push to curb North Korea's nuclear program
9. U.S., South Korea, Japan to step up actions on North Korea cyber threats
10. US Deals with Allies Signal Concerns Over China’s Disinformation Campaign
11. Why a North Korean Defector Is Denouncing the Ivy League
12. Global Turmoil And Rising Tensions On The Korean Peninsula: The Need For A Vital U.S.-South Korea Alliance
13. Kim Jong Un, Demographic Destiny, and DINKs
 

12/8/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 12/08/2023 - 9:37am

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National Security News Content:

1. The UN secretary-general invoked 'Article 99' to push for a Gaza cease-fire. What exactly is it?
2. Ospreys had history of safety issues long before they were grounded
3. Ivy League presidents reckon with swift backlash to remarks on campus antisemitism
4. What books are US Army, congressmen reading?
5. Russia tricks US actors into appearing in propaganda videos
6. Chinese fighters, balloon cross Taiwan Strait a month before election
7. Palestinian Authority Working With US on Gaza Plan
8. US, Ukraine Officials Privately Say Counteroffensive Against Russia Has ‘Failed’ (Exclusive)
9. The CIA Sure Looks Busy
10. US Deals with Allies Signal Concerns Over China's Disinformation Campaign
11. Army employee charged with stealing $100 million from fund for military children
12. The NYT is wrong about Israeli intelligence
13. A Chinese Pearl Harbor-style attack could end America’s days as a superpower
14. Funding on ‘fumes:’ The Pentagon is nearly out of money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine
15. Congress Tells Army to Set Higher Fitness Standards for Combat Arms Soldiers
16. Large-Scale Combat Operations Will Bring New Medical Ethics Challenges
17. The Army-Navy Game example: A bitter rivalry and a common cause
18. Petraeus says Israel should try U.S.-style counterinsurgency in Gaza
19. The new world disorder by Robert D. Kaplan
20. Defending Democracy in an Age of Sharp Power (book review)

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. defense policy bill calls for maintaining 28,500 U.S. troops in Korea
2. N. Korea illegally running 30 S. Korean-owned facilities at Kaesong complex: Seoul
3. US, Japan agree on need to bolster deterrence over NK missile threats in security talks
4. ROK choppers spotted near DMZ after collapse of military deal with North Korea
5. US Deals with Allies Signal Concerns Over China's Disinformation Campaign
6. NK urges people to follow leader Kim Jong-un in climbing Mount Paektu
7. Hyundai Motor hires former US Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim as adviser
8. Propaganda & Agitation Department: Kim Jong-un Regime's Sword of Indoctrination (Video)
9. Seoul-Moscow ties likely stuck in limbo amid blame game
10. [INTERVIEW] Ex-NIS chief urges politicians to stop misusing spy agency
11. Korea, US tighten partnerships in chip, battery, AI
12. When the sheriff leaves town (US and implications for Korea)
13. S. Korea determined to become tourism powerhouse
 

12/7/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 12/07/2023 - 8:06am

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National Security News Content:

1. Analysis | Clandestine online operations now require sign-off by senior officials
2. China’s Hackers Are Expanding Their Strategic Objectives
3. Pentagon grounds all Ospreys, one week after deadly crash
4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 6, 2023
5. 23andMe confirms hackers stole ancestry data on 6.9 million users
6. As it planned for Oct. 7, Hamas lulled Israel into a false sense of calm
7. RTX to continue USSOCOM Silent Knight Radar production
8. Strategic Disruption by Special Operations Forces | SOF News
9. Italy to terminate China belt and road agreement, ending G7 involvement
10. Putin seeks to humiliate Biden by showing him that attempts to isolate Russia have failed
11. Biden team wary of retaliating against Houthi attacks at sea
12. First female active-duty soldier graduates from sniper school
13. China’s debt problems will take years to resolve: analysts
14. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 6, 2023
15. China's Xi doubles down on favorite weapon against US allies
16. Philippines stands out in Asean over embrace of US’ Indo-Pacific strategy
17.  In Taiwan, China is covertly preparing for battle
18.  The U.S. Can Afford a Bigger Military. We Just Can’t Build It.
19. Putin’s Repressions Radicalizing Predominantly Ethnic Russian Regions And Leading Some To Think About Pursuing Independence
20.The 2023 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

Korean News Content:

1. Security advisors of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to discuss 'robust' agenda of regional security issues: White House

2. G7 leaders strongly condemn N. Korea's satellite launch, arms transfers to Russia

3. Auditor says Moon gov't neglected, covered up, distorted 2020 death of fisheries official

4. S. Korean lawyer elected as new ICC judge

5. S. Korea affirms support for UN peacekeeping missions

6. Korea National Diplomatic Academy, U.S intel bureau ink cooperation arrangement

7. NYT picks President Yoon, NewJeans among 71 'most stylish' people of 2023

8. Congresswoman redoubles calls for support to designate Nov. 22 as 'Kimchi Day'

9. Korea’s Army of Senior Citizens Ready for Battle. ‘I Don’t Remember the Rifles Being So Heavy’

10. S. Korea pushing to host trilateral summit with U.S., Japan next year

11. The 2023 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List

12/6/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 12/06/2023 - 6:00am

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National Security News Content:

1. Assistant Secretary of Defense Christopher P. Maier Addresses Crucial Role of Irregular Warfare at the Semi-Annual Irregular Warfare Forum
2. Irregular Warfare Implementation Guidance (SECDEF MEMO)
3. The War for Ukraine: Exploring the first 18 months of the war by Mick Ryan
4. FDD Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: December
5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 5, 2023
6. Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade of nominees
7. The morality of ending war short of 'total victory'
8. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, December 5, 2023
9. Was Henry Kissinger Really a Realist?
10. War Has Changed, and the Army’s Conceptualization of Operational Art Must Follow Suit
11. You Can’t Win Without (More) Submarines
12. Corporations Are Juicy Targets for Foreign Disinformation
13. Why Xi Wants Trump to Win
14. Russia Rejects ‘Significant Proposal’ to Trade for WSJ’s Gershkovich, Whelan, U.S. Says
15. Learning from Real Wars: Gaza and Ukraine
16. Resolute Dragon: Reassurance, Deterrence, and a Call for Coordination
17. The American Way of Economic War
18. Israel’s Failed Bombing Campaign in Gaza
19. China’s paranoid purge
20. Flooding Hamas tunnels could harm Gaza’s freshwater for generations, warns academic
21. Is Gen Z turning against Western civilisation?

Korean News Content:

1. Kim Jong-un cries as he begs North Korean women to have more babies
2. N. Korea doles out gifts to participants in mothers' conference
3. <Inside N. Korea> The Major Changes Surrounding the November 26 Elections
4. FDD Biden Foreign Policy Tracker : December - KOREA
5. Yoon's approval rating drops to 33%: Yonhap News Survey
6. N. Hamgyong Province urges security officials to prevent defections
7. The North Korean family who risked execution to escape by boat
8. Kim Jong Un Urges Women to Be Good Comrades—and Give Birth
9. Should South Korea's foreign policy become more audacious?
10. Boeing eyes more Chinook helicopter exports to S. Korea
11. N.K. leader 'in hurry' to highlight his daughter to show his will for succession: minister
12. S. Korea urges N. Korea to cooperate in uncovering truth of S. Korean POWs
13. Korea could disappear from map if it doesn't welcome more immigrants: justice minister