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National Security News Content:

1. The Terrorism Warning Lights Are Blinking Red Again

2. The Cries of Byai Phu (Myanmar, north Korea, Ukraine, Gaza, and Anti-semitism and Israel)

3. How America Turned Stories Into Weapons of War

4. The Sixties’ Toxic Legacy

5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 9, 2024

6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 9, 2024

7. Ukraine shows even the toughest tanks can't go to war anymore without cage armor to shield them from exploding drones

8. Israel's special forces hostage rescue was aided by US intelligence, report says

9. US army aided Israel in bloody military op launched from Gaza 'Aid Pier'

10. Fake Aid Truck Used to Carry Out Rescue Operation - US 'Special Cell' Participated in Nuseirat Massacre

11. Israel's special forces hostage rescue was aided by US intelligence, report says

12. Inside Israel’s hostage rescue: Secret plans and a deadly ‘wall of fire’

13. Israel rescues 4 hostages in attacks that kill over 270 Palestinians

14. Ukrainian Activist Traces Roots of War in ‘Centuries of Russian Colonization’

15. Gen Z Plumbers and Construction Workers Are Making #BlueCollar Cool

16. Volodomyr Zelenskyy’s Hail Mary Pass in Manila

17. Israel’s Euphoria Over Hostage Rescue May Be Fleeting

18. Blaming Israel for Rescuing Its People

19. How Israel Saved a Hostage Rescue Mission That Nearly Failed

20. From the Editor: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work - Irregular Warfare Initiative

Korean News Content:

1. Psychological warfare and K-pop: South Korea to blast loudspeakers at North Korea

2. DP leader urges two Koreas to stop 'childish chicken game' of trash balloons, loudspeakers

3. PM says spirit of June 10 democracy uprising should be passed on

4. S. Korea, U.S. hold 3rd Nuclear Consultative Group meeting

5. THE US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN 2024 AND THE FUTURE OF DENUCLEARIZATION

6.  S. Korea not to turn on border propaganda loudspeakers Monday

7. Putin to visit N. Korea, Vietnam as early as this month: report

8. N. Korea launches some 310 trash-carrying balloons: Seoul military

9. Rival parties show different reactions to NK trash-carrying balloons

10. Sister of North Korean leader warns South on border broadcasts

11. Tit-for-tat clashes

12. Russian cargo ship likely transported N.K.-made weapons and ammunition

13. Is there no solution to break the vicious cycle of tension?

14. North Korea Sent Excrement Balloons. South Korea’s Response: Blasting BTS Hits.

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National Security News Content:

1. Operations Order: OVERLORD
2. How Israel Pulled Off a High-Risk Hostage Rescue
3. Despite Biden’s urging, cease-fire deal shows no progress
4. Legacy of America’s past battles looms over Israel-Gaza crisis
5. Things Worth Remembering: Why Forgiveness Matters (Hannah Arendt)
6. Chechen man was killed near US military base — what happened?
7. Why Deploying Western Special Forces to Ukraine may Help Prevent Global Conflicts
8. Why Russia Is Happy at War
9. 82nd Airborne paratroopers cut down a 101st flag from an iconic bar on D-Day
10. This Is What It Looks Like When AI Eats the World
11. D-Day, 80 years later, contains lessons for defending Taiwan
12. Chinese media pushes 'Philippines as aggressor’ narrative before viral Marcos deepfake
13. 'New Containment' Strategy Is Doomed To Fail
 

Korean News Content:

1.  N. Korea launches over 300 trash-carrying balloons toward S. Korea since Saturday
2. S. Korea to resume propaganda broadcasts against N. Korea's trash-balloon campaign
3. U.N. Security Council to hold meeting on N.K. human rights next week
4. S. Korea denounces N.K. provocations in ASEAN meetings
5. N.K. leader's sister warns of 'new responses' against S. Korea's loudspeaker broadcast, leafleting
6. President Yoon Suk Yeol to promote 'K-Silk Road' initiative in 3-nation Central Asian trip
7. Get prepared for a military clash (north – South)
8. Push for a Korea-Japan FTA first
9. Doubts persist over oil project despite expert briefing
10. North Korea satellite images show mysterious activity along border
11. Architect of 2018 military agreement with North Korea reflects on deal’s demise

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National Security News Content:

1. Excerpts from President Joe Biden Speech on 80th Anniversary of D-Day at Pointe du Hoc
2. Remarks by President Biden on Democracy and Freedom | Normandy, France
3. The Greatest Generation’s Greatest Gift
4. Biden vs. Reagan at Normandy
5. Biden Enlisted Qatar and Egypt to Pressure Hamas. It Backfired.
6. Deepfakes, Fraudsters and Hackers Are Coming for Cybersecurity Jobs
7. Israel Says It Rescued Four Hostages Held in Gaza
8. Opinion  Today’s western alliance needs the spirit of the Boys of Pointe du Hoc
9. The Human Cost of a Hesitant Ukraine Policy
10. The Fearless:An elite squad of fighters has been on the front lines of every major battle for Ukraine’s independence. This is the story of their war
11. War in Gaza Turns Out To Be Less Deadly Than Claimed
12. Women and children of Gaza are killed less frequently as war’s toll rises, AP data analysis finds
13. Takeaways from AP analysis of Gaza Health Ministry's death toll data
14. Human Rights Groups Call for ICC Investigation into Russian Propagandists
15. Lloyd Austin tells CNN granting Ukraine permission to carry out limited strikes on Russian territory will be ‘very, very helpful’
16. Two Words That Could End the War in Ukraine For Good
17. America’s Military Strategy: Can We Handle Two Wars at Once?
18.  Chateau Vouilly: The hideaway where war correspondents chronicled the aftermath of D-Day
 

Korean News Content:

1. Voice of America: [Washington Talk] “Military agreement suspended, Korean military ‘shackles’ lifted… “Information warfare must be expanded across the board.”
2. North Korea—The Forgotten Human Rights Crisis
3. North Korea recalls documentary about Kim Jong Un’s mother
4. America’s Military Strategy: Can We Handle Two Wars at Once?
5. Kim Jong Un 'polite' and Trump 'practical'? Former leader's kind words cause an uproar
6. An American Company Enabled a North Korean Scam That Raised Money for WMDs
7. Dissecting Propaganda: Using AI to Cut Through North Korean TV Spin
8. It's Getting Heated—and Filthy—on the Korean Peninsula
9. Building Trust, Building Peace: Role Of Confidence-Building Measures On Korean Peninsula
10. Russia’s war in Ukraine has turned South Korea into a manufacturing hotspot
11. Deterring North Korean aggression remains primary goal, new fighter wing commander says
12. US warns North Korea against providing Putin platform for war aims
13. Surpass the Cutting Edge: Reflections on North Korea’s Failed May 27 Satellite Launch
14. N. Korea sends balloons carrying trash to S. Korea again: JCS
15. At UN, North Koreans beg China to stop sending escapees back
16. N. Korea, China, Russia expanding nuclear arsenals at ‘breakneck’ pace: White House official
17. S. Korea, U.S. to hold 3rd round of defense cost-sharing negotiations in Washington next week
 

Small Wars Journal–El Centro has released a new e-book. This Small Wars Journal–El Centro e-book, Gang and Cartel Book Reviews edited by Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan, contains thirty-four book reviews published at Small Wars Journal between November 2018 and May 2024. In addition to the reviews, it contains a preface by Daniel Weisz Argomedo, as well as an introduction and conclusion by the editors. 

Robert J. Bunker and John P. Sullivan, Editors, Gang and Cartel Book Reviews. Virtual: Small Wars Journal−El Centro E-Book, June 2024.

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National Security News Content:

1. Remarks by President Biden Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of D-Day | Collevile-sur-Mer, France
2. Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Commemorating 80 Years Since D-Day (As Delivered)
3. Reagan at Pointe du Hoc, 40 Years Later
4. On D-Day, from cynicism to hope: Reconnecting with the soul of America
5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 6, 2024
6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 6, 2024
7. U.S. Confronts Failures as Terrorism Spreads in West Africa
8. Opinion | ‘Short of war,’ China’s gray zone strategy on Taiwan is gathering in intensity
9. First Principles for Ensuring American AI Leadership
10. GAO Report on U.S. Funding for Ukraine
11. The Good, the Bad, or the Ugly? Lessons from History on Ukraine’s Russian Paramilitary Legionnaires
12. What to Make of Biden’s Latest Promise to Defend Taiwan
13. Why Would Anyone Want to Run the World?
14. China leg up on US for Cambodia's military loyalty
15. China's surging presence reshapes a thawing Arctic
16. 6 months after fatal V-22 crash, an Air Force Osprey squadron in Japan prepares to fly again
17. China Is 'Aggressively Recruiting' Pilots from the US and NATO Countries, Intelligence Agencies Warn
18. No First Use: Threatening Alliance Cohesion, Assurance, and Non-Proliferation
19. Clausewitz, Theory, and Ending the Ukraine War
20. Taiwan Needs Weapons and Training Now, Not 2027 or 2030
21. US Seeks Nuclear Microreactor Prototype to Power Army Bases
22. US Orders Modified Hero Loitering Munitions for Special Operations
23. How to Think About Politics

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korean leader boosts military-related public activities in recent 3 months: report
2. Potential discovery of oil, gas reserves in East Sea ‘highly prospective’: Act-Geo adviser
3. No First Use:  Threatening Alliance Cohesion, Assurance, and Non-Proliferation
4. North Korea punishes money changers to stop soaring exchange rates
5. North Korea sent trash balloons. Activists in the South sent K-pop.
6. Editorial: President Yoon must stop junior military officers' exodus to build a strong nation
7. School of Advanced Military Studies participate in academic broadening with combined special operations units in Korea
8.  Ex-Gyeonggi vice governor gets 9 1/2-yr sentence in N.K. remittance, graft case
9. S. Korea dismisses Japan's protest over maritime survey near Dokdo
10. Korea's diplomacy put to test as Japan pushes ahead with UNESCO bid for Sado mines
11. N. Korea holds events to celebrate 78th anniversary of youth organization
12. Are North Korea's trash balloons an escalation?
13. Will North Korea fly trash balloons into South Korea again? A look at rising tensions between them
14. North Korea clears land at six locations inside DMZ, satellite imagery shows
15. North Korea urges children to provide weapons to boost country’s military power
16. N. Korean e-payment services popular among young people
 

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National Security News Content:

1. D-Day 80th anniversary: A look at the paratrooper mission in Normandy
2. “The Rule of LGOPs” (Little Groups of Paratroopers) (applied)
3. SENATOR WICKER UNVEILS MAJOR DEFENSE INVESTMENT PLAN
4. Inside the Navy’s slick effort to find workers to build submarines
5. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Concludes Tenth Visit to the Indo-Pacific
6. Now Is the Worst Time to Abandon NATO
7. Biden’s Foreign-Policy Problem Is Incompetence
8. Evolve or Die: Army Special Operations Integration as a Catalyst for Necessary Change
9. Don't expect an Indo-Pacific NATO anytime soon
10. What the West Can Learn From Singapore
11. Airman Earned an Air Force Cross. His Name Remains Secret.
12. Is There a Revolution in Military Affairs in Ukraine?
13. Xi Calls for More University Exchanges With US to Boost Ties
14. Hamas Has Reinvented Underground Warfare
15. War Books: Inside Ike’s Mind on D-Day
16. D-Day's Bodyguard of Lies: Intelligence and Deception in Normandy
17. Opinion | The Pentagon is learning how to change at the speed of war
18. Inconvenient Alliances: How Hamas Killed Progressivism
19. Russia’s Mercenary-Industrial Complex in Africa
20. US Defense Secretary Austin’s chief of staff to step down this summer
21. The US needs more China hands
22. Kenya's Mission in Haiti Opens New Chapter for U.S. Security Strategy
23. 494. “Sixth Domain” – Private Sector Involvement in Future Conflicts
24. How to Lead an Army of Digital Sleuths in the Age of AI
25. ‘We Are the World Power.’ How Joe Biden Leads
26. Why the ancient philosophy of stoicism is having a modern revival

Korean News Content:

1. South Korea and Japan Cement Bilateral Security Ties
2. US flies long-range B-1B bomber over Korean Peninsula in first live munitions drop in 7 years
3. South Korea ramps up DMZ security
4. South Korean group floats anti-North balloons over the border
5. Are We Anti-Kids? A Deep Dive Into South Korea's Plummeting Fertility Rate
6. Yoon says S. Korea will never overlook N. Korea's 'despicable' provocations
7. Defector group sends leaflets to Pyongyang; no signs of N.K. provocation detected
8. South Korea preps new antimissile weaponry to counter North’s arsenal
9. Hanwha begins fighter jet engine development, aiming for world's 7th self-sufficient nation
10. Putin 'highly appreciates' S. Korea's position not to directly supply weapons to Ukraine
11. Effectiveness of anti-NK leaflets called into question
12. Scrapped military agreement (Korea)
13. Hamas Has Reinvented Underground Warfare
 

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National Security News Content:

1.  Reflections on America’s Military Recruiting Crisis: A View from the Edge
2. Perspectives Apart: Unveiling the Indo-Pacific Understanding of Irregular Warfare
3. THE SLAUGHTER AND THE SPRING
4. Focus on Russia and China threat rather than terrorists, MI5 told
5. THE MAN BEHIND OPERATION OVERLORD
6. A GOP Hawk Tries to Reassure a World on Edge About Trump
7. AI and the Art of War in Ukraine
8. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 3, 2024
9. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 3, 2024
10. Unleashing innovation: The case for a drone operator branch in the US Army
11. China's defense minister hammers away on Taiwan, says peaceful unification chances 'eroded'
12. NATO to unveil Ukraine security package as ‘bridge’ to membership
13. The Dalai Lama Is Landing in the Middle of the 2024 Election
14. Pentagon looks beyond primes for cheaper drones
15. 'I feel really good' about election security, former NSA chief says
16. Trump Joins TikTok and Calls It ‘An Honor.’ As President He Once Tried to Ban the App
17. China: Closing Off Memory of Tiananmen Massacre
18. Secret Cyber Wars: Why States Are Increasingly Turning to Economic Espionage and How Cyber Proxies Play a Key Role
19. The Dangerous Myth of Deglobalization
20. News site editor’s ties to Iran, Russia show misinformation’s complexity
21. Opinion | How do we want America to be? By William McRaven

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. watching tensions on Korean Peninsula with 'great concern': White House official
2.  Potential discovery of offshore gas, oil reserves raises hopes, but feasibility still uncertain
3. Cabinet approves full suspension of inter-Korean tension reduction pact
4. North Korean companies ‘scrambling’ to send workers to Chinese factories
5. PPP to push for law revision to compensate for damage caused by N.K. trash balloons
6. S. Korea, U.S. to hold 3rd Nuclear Consultative Group meeting next week
7. S. Korea sets out on UNSC presidency, plans meeting on N.K. human rights
8.  S. Korea to restore all border military activities restricted under 2018 pact with N. Korea
9. S. Korea told relevant countries of decision to suspend inter-Korean tension reduction pact in advance: Seoul official
10. S. Pyongan Province's rural areas are facing extreme levels of hardship
11. What N. Korean farmers could learn from South Korea
12. Why are salesclerks at N. Korea's state-run shops leaving their jobs?
13. ＜Interview from Inside N. Korea＞The state of North Korea's smuggling activities, which has expanded dramatically and includes many UN sanctioned items
14. U.S. State Dept. denounces N. Korea's trash-filled balloons as 'disgusting' tactic
15. S. Korea to invest 2.5 tln won in next-generation nuclear reactors
16. Why North Korea dumped trash on South Korea
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Exchange between Admiral Paparo and Cui Tiankai, who was the longest-serving Chinese Ambassador
2. China Is ‘Prepositioning’ for Future Cyberattacks—and the New NSA Chief Is Worried
3. 35 Years After Tiananmen, China’s Conduct Again Triggers Alarm
4. A new axis? by Sir Lawrence Freedman
5. Preventing and Waging War in the AI–CYBER Era
6. The Real Threat to Taiwan
7. What to Know About Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s Newly Elected President
8. A former Israeli hostage recalls the brutality of Hamas captivity
9. Why Washington Failed in Niger
10. Covert Connections: The LinkedIn Recruitment Ruse Targeting Defense Insiders
11. South China Sea: Beijing warns neighbours of US ‘geopolitical self-interest’ in region
12. Failure Is for Other People – Not for our ruling elites in government and nonprofit agencies
13. Why You Shouldn’t Come to the Naval War College
14. How Hamas Ends – A Strategy for Letting the Group Defeat Itself
15. Two far-right Israeli ministers threaten to topple the government if it accepts Biden peace plan
16. The ‛International Community’ Has No Right to Exist
17. Facing up to China’s Hybrid Warfare in the Pacific
18. Putin’s Hidden Game in the South Caucasus
19. Opinion | Using Math to Analyze the Supreme Court Reveals an Intriguing Pattern
20. On D-Day, the U.S. Conquered the British Empire
21. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 2, 2024
23. Competing US-China Defense Tactics Dominate Singapore Forum
 

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea says it will stop sending trash-filled balloons, will resume if S. Korea sends leaflets
2. NSC decides to fully suspend 2018 inter-Korean peace pact after N.K. trash balloon campaign
3. Possible North Korean balloon debris falls near elementary school on Osan Air Base
4. Activists mull suspending leaflet operation if Kim Jong-un apologizes for balloon campaign
5. How the North Korea-Russia alliance could damage Biden in 2024
6. U.S., South Korea and Japan agree to hold joint military exercises
7. Border residents call for halt to sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets to N. Korea
8. Kim Jong Un’s new line more bark than bite
9. Editorial: S. Korea must consider loudspeaker broadcasts assuming N. Korean military provocations
10. Jeju Forum seeks to ‘secure free navigation’ with global maritime security experts
11. Is the 'female commander' the essence of Army trainee’s death?
12. <Inside North Korea>Farmers protest against lack of food rations, police mobilized Cadres diverted food to other uses
13. Unification minister slams North Korea for trash balloons, GPS jamming
14. Defense Intelligence Agency report confirms Russia is using North Korean missiles in its war against Ukraine
15.  Two Sariwon teenagers publicly tried for distributing S. Korean songs, photos
16. One N. Korean's view of the ongoing crackdown on the China-North Korea border
 

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National Security News Content:

1. How Israel Avoided Biden’s Red Line

2. Mexicans Poised to Elect First Woman President

3. The Most Important National Security Issue Facing America, With the Least Amount of Attention’ (Mexico)

4. Donald Trump Joins TikTok Years After Trying to Ban the App

5. Pentagon Chief Says War With China Neither Imminent nor Unavoidable                                                          

6. Zelensky Says China Is Helping Russia Undermine a Peace Summit on Ukraine

7. Comparative Analysis of U.S. National Security Strategies (1987-2022)

8. HAS DOD FOCUSED ON THE WRONG ISLAND WAR IN INDOPACOM?

9. A lighter, high-tech Abrams tank is taking shape

10. US’ Campbell calls for stability in Strait

11. Russian disinformation sites linked to former Florida deputy sheriff, research finds

12. Biden’s cease-fire plan tightens political squeeze for Netanyahu in Israel

13. China won’t allow cold or hot war in Asia-Pacific, Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun says

14. China’s war against Taiwan at the World Health Organization

15. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, June 1, 2024

16. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 1, 2024

17. Chinese defense minister, Ukraine's Zelenskiy dominate Asian security conference

18. The leaf that helped captured British agent survive concentration camp

19. `We the People’ are bulwarks against Russian disinformation

20.  Semi Bird defrauded Army, accused of stolen valor by Green Berets

Korean News Content:

1. Why Is North Korea Launching Balloons Carrying Trash?

2. US and allies clash with China and Russia over North Korea's launches and threats to use nukes

3. N. Korea sends some 720 more trash-carrying balloons to S. Korea, continues GPS jamming for 5 days

4. S. Korea, U.S. defense chiefs condemn ‘reckless’ N.K. provocations | Yonhap News Agency

5. Vehicle damaged by trash-carrying balloons from N. Korea

6. US doubtful it could help Korea on nuclear-powered subs

7. N. Korea's Kim inspects 1st lecture at newly built ruling party training school

8. South to launch 'unendurable' response to North's trash balloons

9. South, U.S. vow 'stern response' to North's missiles, balloons

10. South Korea Finds Itself Powerless To Stop Excrement-Filled Balloons in Apparent Public Relations Win for the North

11. Man Who Started North Korea Balloon Fight Plots Revenge for Poop Attack

12. South Korea to resume loudspeaker broadcasts along DMZ