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National Security News Content:

1. China is using the world’s largest known online disinformation operation to harass Americans, a CNN review finds
2. US Treasury: 100 ships in 30 countries helping Russia violate sanctions
3. Special Operations News - Monday, Nov 13, 2023 | SOF News
4. Versatility at the Tip of the Spear: Food Security and the Utility of SOF
5. The US is sending more Patriot defense systems to the Middle East. They cost $1.1 billion each.
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 13, 2023
7. Iran Update, November 13, 2023
8. The Great Illusion: Why DOD’s Reinvigoration of the Term 'Perception Management' is Just Old Wine in a New Bottle with a Different Label
9. The Extremist Domino Effect of October 7
10. And You Are? How to Recognize and Remedy Unrecognized Frictions
11. China lures Western scientists to obtain advanced American technology
12. Army Pacific Launches Massive "Theater Wide" US vs China Wargame
13. China’s disregard for small state agency hampers its foreign policy
14. How China commands its ‘people’s army’
15. Fighting to Govern Myanmar, From a Teeny Office in Washington
16. Chinese Navy's Suspected New Overseas Base in Cambodia Now Even Larger
17. Think China's PLA is a paper tiger? Think again
18. Non-Combatant Women of Myanmar’s Spring Revolution
19. Myanmar junta faces ‘biggest threat’ since coup as fighting engulfs border region
20. "The best way to spot an idiot. Look for the person who is cruel."

Korean News Content:

1. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Joint Press Conference with Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Shin Won-Sik Following the U.S.-ROK Security Consultative Meeting, in Seoul, South Korea
2. U.N. Command member states vow united response if S. Korea attacked
3. S. Korea resumes task force after 11-yr hiatus on its citizens held in N. Korea
4. Austin expresses concerns over growing military ties between N. Korea, Russia
5. S. Korea considering partial suspension of inter-Korean military agreement upon N. Korean satellite launch
6. Defense chief offers support for signing of Australia's armored vehicle acquisition deal
7. Vice defense chiefs of S. Korea, Philippines agree to closely cooperate in defense industry
8. S. Korea, China hold inaugural public-private economic exchange meeting
9. N Korea slams G7, signals nuclear program to continue
10. ROK, US to leverage top three U.S. nuclear forces to counter N. Korea’s nuclear weapons
11. Korean battery makers cut U.S. jobs as EV demand declines
12. North Korea's never-paid-for Volvos still 'going strong' after nearly 50 years
13. Taking stock of North Korea, Russia and China's northern triangle
14. Korea's defense industry rises
15. [Herald Interview] Inaugural meeting maps UNC 2.0 amid shifting security dynamics
16. "The best way to spot an idiot. Look for the person who is cruel."

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National Security News Content:

1. Irregular Warfare:  Undermining the CCP’s Dangerous and Illegal Activities in the Indo-Pacific
2. 5 U.S. Special Operations Troops Killed in Helicopter Crash in Mediterranean
3. Hamas Needed a New Way to Get Money From Iran. It Turned to Crypto.
4. Israeli Ambassador Says Humanitarian Pauses Are Revealing Palestinians 'Don't Like Us But They Don't Like Hamas Either'
5. Battle Lines Are Drawn as the Israel-Hamas War Spills Onto US Campuses
6. Creation of an Independent Inspector General outside of the DoD
7. Saudis and 8 More Arab Countries Block Anti-Israel Measures at Arab Summit
8. Anti-Defamation League Maps Jewish Peace Rallies With Antisemitic Attacks
9. Ukraine’s counter-offensive has failed for now – the West needs a new plan
10. With American patriotism in steep decline, veterans discuss the importance of honoring those who've served
11. Russian military officer predicts how nuclear war with NATO could beginR
12. This New Tool Aims to Keep Terrorism Content Off the Internet
13. Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones even as attention shifts to Gaza
14. How America Can Capitalize on China’s Economic Slowdown
15. Honor veterans by following their lead into public service
16. New report reveals major problem at more than 200 US military bases: ‘Hundreds more [communities] are likely at risk’
17. Hamas won Oct. 7, then IDF new integrated warfare took over - analysis
18. Is Military Space-Based Jamming Normal? Some Worry It Is
19. DOD Identifies Army Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Crash
 

Korean News Content:

1. Defense Vision of the U.S.-ROK Alliance
2. 55th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique
3. Secretary of Defense Joint Press Conference With Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense
4. S. Korea, U.S. revise 'tailored deterrence strategy' on N. Korea
5. N. Korea slams S. Korea-UNC defense chief meeting as attempt for 'new war of aggression'
6. S. Korea, US revise deterrence strategy amid growing NK threats
7. S. Korea, US to step up data sharing on NK missiles
8. Defense chief hails UNC troops' sacrifice ahead of ministerial meeting with UNC member states
9. Yoon calls for combined defense posture should North conduct a Hamas-style attack
10. If Trump returns (potential effects on the ROK)
11. North Korea calls UN command a 'war tool' of U.S., repeats demand for its dissolution
12. US, S Korea elevate ties to global alliance amid security challenges
13. ＜Inside N. Korea＞Speaking to a Border Guard (1) Landmine Burial at the Korea-China Border? “Even soldiers are afraid because they don’t know where they’re buried”
14. Korean War veteran still attempting to get Purple Heart
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Ukrainian military officer coordinated Nord Stream pipeline attack
2. U.S. Seeks to Resume Military Dialogue with Beijing
3. How a Decaying Warship Beached on a Tiny Shoal Provoked China’s Ire
4. Army Ammunition Plant Is Tied to Mass Shootings Across the U.S.
5. Top US military official thinks Xi will not seize Taiwan by force
6. What It Took to Get Biden and Xi to the Table
7. Japan urged to ‘signal early’ it would be part of Taiwan’s defence in a war with Beijing
8. Facing Demographic Crisis, China Pushes Women Back Into the Home
9. Feminist consumers in China push back against the ‘pink tax’
10. The West Must Defeat Russia
11. Patriot Games: Mideast Turmoil Prompts Shuffle of Prized Defense Systems
12. The Clock Is Always Ticking: Israel, Ukraine and the Temporal Dimension of War By MIck Ryan
13. Ukraine War Slips Toward Violent Stalemate
14. Analysis | The punishing military doctrine that Israel may be following in Gaza
15. With America’s Ukraine aid, accountability comes with a price
16. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 11, 2023
17. Iran Update, November 11, 2023
18. It's Not Easy to Be Jewish on American Campuses Today
19. Opinion | Another casualty of war: Free speech on campus
 

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korea, U.S., Japan to launch N.K. missile data sharing system next month
2. Top generals of S. Korea, U.S. agree to bolster combined defense posture
3. UN urges member states to end forced repatriation in North
4. Will America Be at War with North Korea in 2025?
5. Did China help build Hamas tunnels?
6.  Why California and South Korea Need to Build Joint Soft Power Plus
7. Yoon urged to raise N. Korea rights issues in talks with UK, Dutch leaders
8. Why North Korean defectors issue could derail Seoul-Beijing bridge building
9. The K2 Black Panther: How South Korea Engineered A World-Class War Machine
10. South Korea’s Lessons for Ukraine’s Reconstruction
11. Yoon to attend IPEF summit in San Francisco this week
12. N. Korea chides US over relations with Russia
13. Cornerstone of Korea's independence
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Proclamation 3071—Veteran's Day, 1954
2. A Proclamation on Veterans Day, 2023 | The White House
3. “You’re Telling Me That Thing Is Forged?”: The Inside Story of How Trump’s “Body Guy” Tried and Failed to Order a Massive Military Withdrawal
4. I’m a veteran of the special operations community. Here’s how Hollywood glamorized us–and deprived most troops of lifesaving donations | Fortune
5. The Fulbright Paradox: How the "Relic of the Second Zulu War" Continues to Undermine National Security, Part I
6. Green Berets bring annual tribute to JFK’s Arlington gravesite
7. The ‘Forever Wars’ Hidden Costs
8. Mapped: The U.S. states with the highest and lowest shares of veterans
9. China’s Misunderstood Nuclear Expansion
10. Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past.
11. Can a Soldier Ever Go Home From War?
12. Are We About To Experience 1914 Deja Vu?
13. Deals in Works to Free Hostages Held in Gaza: Reports
14. Elite universities get tougher on antisemitism
15. Russians rue war failures after maps "differ from tactical reality": ISW
16. Russia terminates agreement with Japan on dismantling nuclear weapons
17. Japan Grants Security Assistance to the Philippines, Looks to Enhance Military Cooperation
18. Isolationism Makes a Perilous Moment More So
19. Ordinary Russians Feel Wrath of Putin’s Repression
20. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, November 10, 2023
21. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 10, 2023
22. Iran Update, November 10, 2023
 

Korean News Content:

1. Deterrence is crumbling in Korea: How we can fix it2.
2. A Nuclear North Korea Presents Opportunity for Global Leadership in a Complicated World
3. US and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visit
4. Pyongyang reconfirms stronger ties with Russia despite warning
5. South Korea to help Ukraine produce drones - Lviv mayor
6. N. Korea pulls out of Nepal in series of diplomatic mission closures
7. Korea to provide $300,000 worth of humanitarian aid to quake-hit Nepal
8. NIS to beef up cybersecurity cooperation with US CISA
9. Peace Corps couple recalls service at Korean mixed-race orphanage
10. Korean ethnocentrism and Ihn
11. South Korean lawmakers join global human rights alliance against China
12. S. Korean lawmaker, US Congress members meet over China’s forced return of North Korean defectors
13. President’s War Against ‘Fake News’ Raises Alarms in South Korea

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National Security News Content:

1. Whistling in the Dark: Why the Pentagon’s Joint Concept for Competing is Not Enough
2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 9, 2023
3.  How scary is China? America must understand China’s weaknesses as well as its strengths
4. What Will Xi Jinping's 'Great Purge' Mean for China's Military?
5. U.S. needs containment, not engagement, to win the new Cold War with China
6. Taiwan Follows Ukraine’s Naval Strategy; Developing Kamikaze Boats To Keep China’s PLA-Navy At Bay
7. The Evolution of Intelligence Operations in Support of Irregular Warfare
8. Bill Hunt: Missing in action; never forgotten
9. How Green Berets Became the US Army's Elite Special Forces
10. Philippines, US start defense drill joined by Japan, S.Korea, UK
11. Mobile and resilient, the US military is placing a new emphasis on ground troops for Pacific defense
12. FBI Accuses Biden Appointee of Bias in Selection of Headquarters Site
13. These are 3 popular misconceptions about the Navy SEALs
14. The US media’s moral blindness over Hamas is showing, and it isn’t pretty
15. The Washington Post Really Wants You to Trust Hamas - Algemeiner.com
16. Iran Update, November 9, 2023
17. China has a sweeping vision to reshape the world — and countries are listening
18. Kennan: The Fallible Prophet We Need
19. What’s really at the root of anti-Jewish hate on college campuses
20. Israel agrees to humanitarian pauses, but gulf with U.S. remains
21. Waugh We Fight
 

Korean News Content:

1. US, S Korea vow to bolster alliance to confront global challenges
2. S. Korea to honor fallen U.N. Korean War veterans in annual ceremony in Busan |
3. North Korea-Iran Relations Post-JCPOA
4. N. Korea calls U.S. 'war merchant' over support for Israel in war with Hamas
5. N. Korea's revision of election law does not mean guarantee of suffrage: Seoul
6  Seoul warns N. Korea over anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaign criticism
7. N. Korea’s national police agency hands down 4th quarter production quotas to reeducation camps
8. S. Korea joins int'l community for promoting crypto-asset reporting framework
9. North Korea operates 60 to 80 new military factories
10. Three and a half years left for President Yoon
11. Young Korean men try their luck in KATUSA lottery
12. Nat'l security advisers of Korea, US agree to push for meeting with Japanese counterpart
13. As Wars Rivet Attention to Israel and Ukraine, Don't Forget the North Koreans
14. Blinken, at Seoul Near the End of His Asian Swing, Agrees To Disagree With Korea on the Rights and Wrongs of War in Gaza
15. Korea hosts ASEAN-Plus cybersecurity training
16. Hamas Attack Gives South Korea ‘Wake-Up Call’ on Border Security
17. North Korea is "preparing" for war with nuclear weapons buildup

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Special Operations Forces Reference Manual, Fifth Edition

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Published on 11/1/2023

The fifth edition of the Special Operations Forces Reference Manual provides general information on U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and NATO Special Operations Forces (SOF). It provides an introduction to SOF command structure and also contains text, charts, and graphics detailing SOF unit organization, equipment, and areas of responsibility.

AORs

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National Security News Content:

1. U.S. officials pick Greenbelt, Md., for new FBI national headquarters

2. Israel says it will maintain 'overall security responsibility' for Gaza. What might that look like?

3. US launches airstrike on Syria site linked to Iranian-backed militants

4. Taiwan’s Most Pressing Challenge Is Strangulation, Not Invasion

5. What Does the U.S. Space Force Actually Do?

6. Israel Must Destroy Hamas’s Tunnels

7. How the World Lost Faith in the UN

8. Military officers used prostitution ring that checked IDs, credit cards, employers

9. Three Arrested for Operating High-End Brothel Network (DOJ Press Release)

10. Five Scenarios for How Israel-Hamas War Could End — Or Get Even Worse

11. Most young vets think it’s time to retire ‘Thank you for your service’

12. Israeli troops fight Hamas in north Gaza, hospitals in firing line

13. Wars in Ukraine and Mideast Show Why the US Needs to Dominate the Drone Industrial Base

14. Rare Earths in the South China Sea: Adding Fuel to the Geopolitical Fire

15. China’s State Security Departments and Nationwide System

16. An Irregular Use of Military Force: Stability Policing Operations

17. Philippines drops China's Belt and Road as tensions flare

18. Republican senator calls for TikTok ban, cites influence on Israel-Hamas war opinions

19. US plans to build a $553 million terminal at Sri Lanka's Colombo port in rivalry with China

20. The Devil Went Down to Georgia: Executing Cyberspace Resistance to Counter Russia

21. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 8, 2023

22. Iran Update, November 8, 2023

Korean News Content:

1. Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S. to hold talks amid tightening N.K.-Russia military ties

2. U.S. envoy calls for human rights dialogue with N. Korea after regime's criticism of her activities

3. ‘China hacked S. Korean foreign ministry emails last year’

4. U.N. committee unveils draft resolution on N. Korea's human rights violations

5. For the first time since 1948, North Koreans given a choice in an election

6. A Closer Look at Kim Jong-un's Limited Public Appearances in October: Is a Satellite Launch on the Horizon?

7. Kim Family Spends Billions on Luxury Imports Amidst North Korean Starvation Crisis

8.China Bends to Seoul’s Demands on Tracking Fishing Boats

9. Japan-South Korea Cooperation Amid Israel-Hamas Conflict Proves Benefits of Trilateral With US

10. N. Koreans maimed or killed by landmines during defection attempts

11. Seoul Eyes Hiking Trails for Tourists in the Demilitarized Zone Dividing Korea, Even as Peace Prospects Look Dimmer Than Ever

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The Fourth Age: The Future of Special Operations

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Edited by:

August Cole, PW Singer

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Edited Volumes

Published on 10/2/2023

This anthology of fictional stories helps us visualize a future era of special operations. Through their creative talents and subject matter knowledge, the authors realistically portray what is within the realm of possible. They draw upon lessons of the past while imagining the future.

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National Security News Content:

1.  Should I Stay or Should I Go? Stay-Behind Force Decision-Making
2. Austin Will Underscore U.S. Partnerships, Progress on Indo-Pacific Trip
3. Developing countries owe China at least $1.1 trillion – and the debts are due
4. American Geopolitical Strategy and the Israel-Hamas War
5. Gaza Hostage Crisis Led To "Unprecedented" Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 Deployment
6. Post retirement - Army (Soldier for Life)
7. Reoccupying Gaza ‘Not the Right Thing to Do,’ White House Tells Israel
8. China and Russia Claim Moral High Ground Over Palestinian Deaths
9. Biden’s AI Order Is Government’s Bid for Dominance
10. As war frustrations rise, stalemate tests Zelensky and top general Zaluzhny
11.  The Politics of Looking Strong
12. The Right Way to Deter China From Attacking Taiwan
13. Senior Leaders Must Own the Lack of Warfighting Focus
14. Five Eyes Warning is Clear: Government and Businesses Must Wake Up to China Threat
15. The Fourteen Facts about US Aid to Ukraine
16. Kishida Philippines trip's focus was Japan defense
17. A Knife Fight in a Phone Booth
18. Russia’s Second Front in Europe
19. Civilian deaths and proportionality in the Israel–Hamas war
20. Disinformation and the limits of yelling 'Liar' in a Crowded Theater
21. The New American Anarchists
22. AC-130J Ghostriders Could Lose Their Big 105mm Guns
23. ‘If Not Me, Who?’: As Ukraine Seeks Troops, Women Prepare for the Call
24. 'Influencers in uniform' are boosting recruiting, Pentagon says
25. Military Growing More Distant from Most Americans, Hicks Says
26. Opinion: I’m an expert in urban warfare. Israel is upholding the laws of war
27. There is strong public support for holding the Pentagon and its contractors accountable
28. Expanding multinational exercises key to countering China, says US Army Pacific commander
29. Peraton wins $2.8B Special Operations IT recompete

Korean News Content:

1. Austin Will Underscore U.S. Partnerships, Progress on Indo-Pacific Trip
2. Putin bringing Kim dangerously out of the cold
3. Austin Heads to Indo-Pacific as Space Race Heats Up on Korean Peninsula
4. ‘Day may come’ when North Korea will attack US to help Palestine: Hamas official
5. N. Korea warns of 'shower of shells,' military clashes over anti-Pyongyang leaflet campaign
6.  S. Korea, IAEA discuss N.K. nuclear program in high-level policy talks
7. N. Korea slams upcoming S. Korea visit by Blinken, Austin
8. N. Korea to field multiple candidates to pick deputies for local assemblies
9. 32 pct of S. Koreans say unification with N. Korea unnecessary: poll
10. Blinken arrives in S. Korea for talks on N. Korea, alliance
11. Yoon to meet Kishida in U.S. next week on APEC sidelines: Kyodo
12. South Korea and the Neo-Cold War
13. Major South Korean Political Parties Signed Agreements with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
14. Polish ambassador highlights strong Korea-Poland ties, global responsibilities
15. N. Korea poised to have 'eye in the sky' to observe S. Korea
16. 'In North Korea, nobody knows Harvard, but almost everyone knows Oxford'
17. US Treasury removes Korea from currency manipulation watchlist

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National Security News Content:

1. C.I.A. Director Visits Israel and the Middle East Amid Israel-Hamas War
2. Iran Might Have Miscalculated in Gaza
3. Israel's military operations will deal a huge blow to Hamas. But is it even possible to completely destroy them?
4. Inside the Top-Secret Military Concert Series You've Never Heard Of
5. The People’s Liberation Army is not yet as formidable as the West fears
6. Hamas and the New Lessons of Irregular Warfare
7. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 6, 2023
8. Iran Update, November 6, 2023
9. The US is quietly arming Taiwan to the teeth
10. China’s Gray-Zone Tactics Show the U.S.-Philippine Alliance Is Working
11. Special Operations News - November 6, 2023 | SOF News
12. Defense Department Report Shows Decline in Armed Forces Population While Percentage of Military Women Rises Slightly
13. China has acquired a global network of strategically vital ports
14. China Resists Efforts to Free ‘Wrongfully Detained’ Americans
15. Soldiers' winning idea hides friendly radio calls in a sea of noise
16. Troops’ data is for sale. That puts national security at risk: report
17.  Israelis overwhelmingly are confident in the justice of the Gaza war, even as world sentiment sours

Korean News Content:

1. Is the US-ROK Alliance Prepared for a Multipolar World?
2. S. Korea, US, Japan to launch high-level cyber consultation group
3. U.S.' increased deployment of strategic assets aimed at reassuring security commitment: Seoul official
4. U.S. envoy vows to make clear 'inextricable' link between N. Korea's human rights abuses, threats
5. S. Korea to continue to support suspended inter-Korean dictionary project: minister
6. Unification minister calls on China to enable N. Korean defectors to decide country of choice
7. U.S. expert voices concern over N.K.'s cooperation with Russia, abandonment of decadeslong effort to normalize ties with U.S.
8. South Korea to open 10 new embassies across the globe
9. Expert says North likely to ramp up production of munitions after Russia shipments
10. Korea to establish new diplomatic missions in 12 countries in 2024
11. NK's new holiday meant to enhance image of Kim's daughter: expert
12. UN's advice (to ROK)
13. The enduring strength of Korean culture By John Alderman Linton (Ihn Yo-han)
14. Race issue enters Korean politics