Small Wars Journal

10/1/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 10/01/2023 - 10:55am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 30, 2023
2. Ukraine’s jet ski raiders strike at the heart of Crimea
3. In U.S. Fights Over Ukraine Aid, Allies Fear Deeper Global Harm
4. Opinion: To the Last Ukrainian — What We’ve Learned from Kyiv’s Counter-Offensive
5. China says US is the true 'empire of lies'
6. Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China
7. US warns of Chinese disinformation. China says that's disinformation
8. Four Seconds to Impact: On the Front Line With Ukraine’s Snipers
9. Japan’s plans have Taiwan focus
10. Why Can’t We Stop Unauthorized Immigration? Because It Works.
11. How to Hamstring U.S. Intelligence on Section 702
12. 9/11 suspect ‘admitted White House was fourth target’
13. Why Consumers Are Mad About Inflation Even Though It Has Fallen
14. A U.S. Army hospital has quietly started admitting troops wounded in Ukraine.
15. Introduction of New China Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China and Taiwan Mark Lambert
16. Privacy watchdog recommends court approval for FBI searches of spy data
17. Soldiers worry that ROTC admin error could upend retirement plans

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea says relations with Russia are 'powerful fortress' for preserving peace
2. S. Korea says N. Korea will never be recognized as nuclear-weapon state
3. The Untold Truth Of 'The Most Dangerous Woman In The World'
4. [INTERVIEW] ROK-US alliance is win-win partnership: KUSAF chief
5. [INTERVIEW] South Korean veterans minister hails ROK-US alliance as pivotal pillar in nation's history
6. NK leader sends congratulatory message to Xi on Chinese founding anniversary
7. [Lee Kyong-hee] Kishida’s summit overture to Pyongyang
8. [Kim Seong-kon] “The Big Country” and “A City upon a Hill”
9. North Korea blames US for 'grave terrorist' act against Cuban embassy
10. Ask a North Korean: What is it like to serve in North Korea’s army reserves?
11. S. Korea, US, Japan Urge N. Korea's Denuclearization at IAEA Conference
 

9/30/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 09/30/2023 - 4:30pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 29, 2023
2. Ukrainian resistance fighters say Russian officers who hadn't been paid by Moscow sold them key intel on the Black Sea Fleet. Missiles then tore through the headquarters.
3. U.S. Constitution at Center of Military Transfer of Responsibility Ceremony
4. Gen. Mark Milley Warns of Fealty to Dictators, in Exit Speech Aimed at Trump
5. Hollyanne Milley’s Career Presses On as Her Husband’s Wraps Up
6. Gen. Mark Milley to step aside as new Joint Chiefs chair takes command
7. Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy and swipes at Trump in farewell address
8. As Milley exits, ‘toothaches’ and challenges facing Brown’s first days as Joint Chiefs chair
9. In Poland’s ‘J-Town,’ Soldiers Move Arms to Ukraine as Russian Spies Try to Stop Them
10. The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special warfare troops for steroids
11. Beijing’s Increasingly Desperate Attempts to Squelch UN Criticism
12. The Sorry State of America’s Submarine Fleet
13. General Milley and the ‘Wannabe Dictator’ (WSJ OpEd)
14. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, September 29, 2023
15. Announcing 12th Annual SOF & Irregular Warfare Symposium
16. Lessons from Ukraine: U.S. Army using conflict in Europe to prepare soldiers for the next war
17. Ukraine Situation Report: Russia Has Gained The Most Ground This Year
18. Russia’s Gray Zone Threat after Ukraine
19. Swamped with cybersecurity data, NGA hopes ChatGPT-like tools can help
20. Why Orwell Lives On (Book Review)
21. Marine Raiders complete U.S. Army Reconnaissance course
22. Army taps DRS, Intelsat for pioneering SATCOM service pilot
23. Philosophy of War: 3 Influential Theorists

Korean News Content:

1. Analysis: North Korea is Aiding the Russia-Ukraine War via Arms Trade
2. Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the 8th Annual CSIS Republic of Korea-United States Strategic Forum
3. S. Korea, U.S. hold joint anti-terrorism exercise
4. North Korea Has a Problem: Monster Missile Revealed to 'Take Out' Kim Jong Un’s Bunker
5. Unification ministry uses metaverse to recreate hometowns of elderly S. Koreans hailing from North
6. N. Korean FM slams UNSC meeting over Pyongyang's force-building policy in constitution
7. What to know and what's next for Travis King, the American soldier who ran into North Korea
8. Poll shows 79% of young Koreans agree on need to improve ties with Japan
9. Korea sees record-low births in July
10.  S. Korea to extend $5 mil worth of fertilizer aid to Ukraine via U.S. agency
11. N.Korea could use nuclear weapons at any stage of conflict: Pentagon
12. ‘Absurd how Korea treats its people’: English signage fad alienates older Koreans
13. The Worrying Democratic Erosions in South Korea
14. Does Kim’s Visit to Russia Signal an End to North Korea’s Strategic Solitude?

9/29/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 9:09am

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National Security News Content:

1. GEC Special Report: How the People’s Republic of China Seeks to Reshape the Global Information Environment
2. China Uses ‘Deceptive’ Methods to Sow Disinformation, U.S. Says
3. Crafting Strategy for Irregular Warfare: A Framework for Analysis and Action (2nd Edition)
4. The Dysfunctional Superpower – Can a Divided America Deter China and Russia? By Robert M. Gates
5. Iran’s Influence Operation Pays Off
6. Moshchun and the Ukrainian Way of War by Mick Ryan
7. Analysis | Can the U.N. really regulate the power — and danger — of AI?
8. Chinese Hackers Suspected of Stealing Tens of Thousands of State Department Emails
9. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 28, 2023
10. How a Tiny Crew Struck a Blow Against China With a Wooden Boat and a Knife
11. American Tactics vs. Chinese Strategy
12. Tanks and troops out in the open in Ukraine can't go 10 minutes without being spotted and fired upon, Ukrainian official says
13. China Presents Its Foreign Policy Blueprint – Analysis
14. The Scrambled Spectrum of U.S. Foreign-Policy Thinking
15. Attention-Seekers and Autocrats Are a Combustible Mix
16. 'Hunt Forward' cyber teams have deployed to 24 countries, including Ukraine
17. Dark ‘N’ Stormy
18. Fields of Battle and Fields of Friendly Strife: The Link between Competitive Sports and Performance in War
19. DOD Announces Release of 2023 Strategy for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction
20. Ending Ukraine Aid Would Be 'Devastating' to Its War Effort, Nominee for Top Pentagon Post Warns
21. NATO's secretary-general meets with Zelenskyy to discuss 'ending Russia’s aggression'
22. Lawmakers, Army headed for a fight over cuts to special operations forces
23. How AI can put mistakes into overdrive
24. Chinese Leaders Are Scared of Their Country’s History
25. Ukraine’s naval victories show a winning strategy is underway
26. How the Pentagon can better deploy the data it collects as a weapon

Korean News Content:

1. Pentagon's CWMD strategy document calls N. Korea 'persistent threat'
2. Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N. Korea's stipulation of nuclear policy
3. To purge, or not to purge: Why Kim Jong Un forgives some North Korean officials
4. Ruling on leaflets to North Korea welcomed
5. Travis King, American G.I. Who Bolted to North Korea, Is Back in U.S. Custody After Getting a Rare Reprieve From the Communist Regime
6. North Korea Human Rights Forum Urges Trilateral Support by U.S., Japan, and ROK for a Free and United Korea
7. Yoon hosts Chuseok luncheon for Korean atomic bomb victims in Hiroshima
8. Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N. Korea's stipulation of nuclear policy
9. Finalization of the Korean Peninsula's peace process
10. Mystery Russian Plane in Pyongyang Stirs Arms Deals Concerns
11. North Korea's Special Forces Are Trained Killers
12. No mooncakes allowed: North Korea seizes treats from trade officials
13. <Inside N. Korea> Unusual changes in the Army (2) Starvation spreads even in the military…Why now?

9/28/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 8:27am

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National Security News Content:

1. China's Military Decision-making in Times of Crisis and Conflict
2. Time for an Asian NATO: Meet the Indo-Pacific Treaty Organization
3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 27, 2023
4. Drones Everywhere: How the Technological Revolution on Ukraine Battlefields Is Reshaping Modern Warfare
5. Ukraine Getting ATACMS Cluster Variant Would Be A Big Problem For Russia
6. Influenced by Disinformation: What the U.S. Can Do to Counter Disinformation Operations
7. DOL Foundation - Helping Those Who Have Served | SOF News
8. AI and the Nature of Literary Creativity
9. Milley leaves Joint Chiefs with a legacy of controversy, consequence
10. What will it take to fix so many lousy barracks? lawmakers ask
11. Experts and Military Leaders Fear Ukraine Could Become the Next 'Afghanistan'
12. Who’s Gaining Ground in Ukraine? This Year, No One.
13. Five Lessons on Advising from the First Five Years of NATO Mission Iraq
14. 5th Special Forces Group wins 2023 Best Combat Diver Competition
15. Rep. Ken Calvert: A hedge strategy for US military superiority
16. The Future of Cyberwar is being Shaped in Ukraine
17. Washington’s Bet on AI Warfare
18. Philippines hosts 'warfighting' drills with US as China maritime dispute flares
19. America Needs a Strategy in Somalia
20. America Finally Finds Some Success in the War on Terror
21. Nuclear Brinkmanship in AI-Enabled Warfare: A Dangerous Algorithmic Game of Chicken
 

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea amends constitution on nuclear policy, cites US provocations
2. Ninth Session of 14th SPA of DPRK held
3. Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un makes speech at Ninth Session of 14th SPA
4. KCNA Report on Final Findings of Investigation into American Soldier
5. North Korea and China Aren't the Allies You Think They Are
6. North Korea's Chemical and Biological Weapons Are the Stuff of Nightmares
7. North Korea May Have Seen Little Benefit in Keeping U.S. Soldier
8. Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan condemn N. Korea's stipulation of nuclear policy
9. (Asiad) 1st gold in Hangzhou leaves N. Korean shooters in tears
10. Civic group to celebrate 70th anniversary of S. Korea-U.S. alliance
11. Court finds ban on leafleting into NK unconstitutional, ban on praise for NK constitutional
12. American soldier who crossed into North Korea arrives back in the US, video appears to show
13. Concerns about Korea's national image amid K-pop craze
14. Asia Society Policy Institute Welcomes New Expert on Political-Security Affairs

9/27/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 09/27/2023 - 8:31pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 26, 2023
2. Exploring the Ukrainian Way of War by Mick Ryan
3. The War in Ukraine Is Also a Giant Arms Fair
4. CIA builds its own ChatGPT-style AI tool to rival Chinese intelligence
5. China says drills near Taiwan target 'arrogance' of separatists
6. Air Force shakes up military education in bid to build better leaders
7. U.S. General Met Notorious Libyan Warlord
8. The U.S. Government Should Stockpile More Critical Minerals
9. America Needs a National Maritime Strategy
10. Pentagon Mum on Biden Appointee's Alleged Membership in Iranian Influence Network
11. Nepal Refuses To Join China’s Security Alliance – Analysis
12. Nato is weakening America
13. Iraq as It Is
14. Landmines in Ukraine: Lessons for China and Taiwan
15. House adopts MTG amendment to slash Lloyd Austin salary in ‘dead on arrival’ defense bill
16. Palantir wins $250 million US Army AI research contract
17. China unveils its vision for a new world order
18. Military Educators Converge on New Workshop Series to Discuss Resilience in Evolving Climate
19. How is the falling confidence in America’s military creating a real crisis?
20. How the U.S. Created Its Own Reality
21. US ‘strategic ambiguity’ invites war over Taiwan

Korean News Content:

1. Soldier Returned to U.S. Custody After Crossing Into North Korea
2. American Soldier Travis King in U.S. Custody After Release From North Korea
3. “Kim Jong-un-Putin meeting is a new threat... “Strengthening practical extended deterrence”
4. At UN, North Korea says the US made 2023 more dangerous and accuses it of fomenting an Asian NATO
5. North Korea tells UN: No choice but to accelerate building its self-defense
6. N. Korean envoy vows stronger 'self-defense' capabilities, mentions 'imminent danger' of nuclear war
7. N. Korea's state media keeps mum on key parliamentary meeting
8. Defense minister nominee vows to 'firmly punish' N. Korea in event of provocation
9. Ex-USFK commanders hail S. Korea-U.S. alliance ahead of 70th anniversary
10. Unification minister 'strongly' urges N. Korea to respond to dialogue offer over separated families
11. Travis King's release an opportunity for rapprochement in U.S.-N. Korea ties?
12. North Korea orders diplomatic staff to donate $100 each for new subs
13.  U.S. Special Operations Command Korea selected for Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
14. North Korean shooters snub South Koreans on podium
15. North trumps South when it comes to martial pomp, circumstance

9/26/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 09/26/2023 - 10:39am

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 25, 2023
2. U.S. Abrams Tanks Reach Ukraine. Is It a Case of Too Little, Too Late?
3. Russia appears ready to accept Crimea as Ukraine's—on one condition
4. Opinion | The United States is morally obliged to secure the release of hostages
5. Tensions With China Cross a New Line in the South China Sea
6. Inside Iran’s influence operation | Semafor
7. India and US army chiefs call for free and stable Indo-Pacific as Chinese influence grows
8. The Rules-Based International Order Is Quietly Disintegrating
9. Justice Department Fights to Reinstate Bowe Bergdahl's Court-Martial Conviction
10. Opinion | A memorial to the war on terror is coming. Here is why you should care.
11. Opinion: Ukraine’s bumpy road ahead just got rockier
12. Pentagon Plan to Buy Thousands of Drones Faces Looming Snags
13. The Frontline States: Conversations and Observations About Russia's Other War in Europe
14. To Coup or Not to Coup: The Cold War Hangover of US Security Assistance
15. Phasing Out GPS Reliance in U.S. Military Operations: An Imperative in the Face of Emerging Threats
16. Russia, Ukraine, and the Future Use of Strategic Intelligence
17. Carter County in Tennessee part of warfare exercise ‘Robin Sage’ run by Fort Liberty as test for U.S. Special Forces
18. Biting Off What It Can Chew: Ukraine Understands Its Attritional Context
19. The Billionaire Keeping TikTok on Phones in the U.S.

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korea stages military parade in downtown Seoul for 1st time in decade
2. Yoon says S. Korea-U.S. alliance will end N.K. regime in event of nuclear weapons use
3. N. Korea's criticism of Yoon reflects sense of isolation, crisis: unification ministry
4. N. Korea scheduled to hold key parliamentary meeting following Kim-Putin summit
5. N. Korea opens border to foreigners for first time since COVID-19: report
6. Two rescued after armored vehicle submerges during test run
7. North Korea says cooperation with Russia 'natural' for neighbours
8. 'Glad I finished Thaad, Gsomia before going to prison' – Former President Park Geun-hye
9. N. Korean fuel vendors face heavy crackdown by police
10. Seoul warns of N Korean regime termination, if nuclear weapons used
11. No dating at historic sites, North Korea warns young couples
12. South Korea Presidents clash over North Korea policy
13. <Inside N. Korea>Unusual changes in the Army (1) In a rare move, police are tasked with cracking down on breaches of military discipline as crimes by soldiers and desertions increase
14. Biden will try to ‘manage’ NK nukes, not resolve it: US expert
15. Kim Jong-un's lifeline
16. Unification minister to visit Britain, Germany

9/25/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:30pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 24, 2023
2. Special Operations News - September 25, 2023 | SOF News
3. France to Withdraw Troops From Niger After Military Coup
4. Blasting Bullhorns and Water Cannons, Chinese Ships Wall Off the Sea
5. Philippines to remove barrier placed by China in South China Sea - national security advisor
6. Poland’s spat with Ukraine angered many in Europe, and was a gift for Putin
7. U.S. Shared Intelligence With Canada After Alleged Assassination of Sikh Separatist
8. Finland Raced to Join NATO. What Happens Next Is Complicated.
9.  Analysis | ‘This is not just Putin’s war’: How Finland’s top diplomat sees Ukraine
10. Welcome to Cyber Realism: Parsing the 2023 Department of Defense Cyber Strategy
11. One Team, One Fight? Integration versus Assimilation and the Problem of Othering
12. China’s Economic Turmoil Was Inevitable
13. It’s Time for the West to Embrace Ukraine’s Way of War, Not Doubt It
14.  ‘I am willing to wait for months’: Chinese Tiananmen critic ready for long haul in Taiwan transit lounge
15.  Do We Stand At a 'Tipping Point' in Global Security?
16. Putin Has a Problem: Ukraine Wants Every 'Square Inch' of Territory Back from Russia
17. The Rise and Fall of China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy
18. World War III: Could China 'Annihilate' U.S. Military Bases in a War?

Korean News Content:

1. N.K. slams Yoon's warning against Pyongyang-Moscow military cooperation as 'hysterical remarks'
2. [EXCLUSIVE] Lawmakers to submit resolution urging China to free N. Korean escapees
3. S. Korea, U.S. stage joint naval drills in East Sea amid N.K. threats
4. Defense minister nominee calls for scrapping inter-Korean military accord
5. Seoul prepares for first major military parade in ten years
6. Five lessons from the Kim-Putin summit
7. Over half of Koreans want continuous strengthening of alliance with US: poll
8. Trilateral talks open on Korea-Japan-China meeting
9. South Korea’s maverick president isn’t the only political threat to Northeast Asian trilateralism
10. North Korea calls Yoon an idiot as S Korea deepens ties with US
11. N. Korea’s national police agency orders intensified surveillance over returnees from abroad
12. The Dear Leader and the gnome

9/24/23 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 09/24/2023 - 6:18pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 23, 2023
2. Strategy to Counter China in Pacific at Risk in Congress Budget Fight
3. Russia’s Army Learns From Its Mistakes in Ukraine
4. U.S. Economy Could Withstand One Shock, but Four at Once?
5. Listen to stunning 911 tape after F-35 pilot parachuted into backyard: ‘We had a military jet crash’
6. Gen. Mark Milley, polarizing Joint Chiefs chairman, exits center stage
7. Zelensky’s Blunt Talk Wins Support but Also Irks Friends
8. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, September 23, 2023
9. Freedom Fighter Maria Ressa on How Disinformation Degrades Democracy
10. North Korea is slave state
11. Ukraine war: How Zelensky is grappling with Western war fatigue
12. Taiwan raises concerns about situation 'getting out of hand' with China drills
13. "Crab trap": Special Operations Forces strike Black Sea Fleet HQ during commanders' meeting
14. Fact: Russia Is Losing the Ukraine War—Badly
15. Two Words That Ukraine Should Fear More Than Anything Else
16. Putin Gets Bad News: Ukraine Carries Out Powerful Strike on Crimean Airfield
17. The government is colluding with social media platforms to censor Americans
18. Is America uniquely vulnerable to tyranny?
19. Chinese Spies Are Targeting Access, Not Race
 

Korean News Content:

1. In letter to Xi, N. Korean leader highlights close bilateral ties with Beijing
2. Russian FM to visit Pyongyang next month as follow-up to Kim-Putin summit
3. Presidential office to discuss with China on Xi's possible visit to S. Korea
4. Seoul to restrict traffic during biggest-ever military parade
5. It Won’t Be Easy for Russia or North Korea To Fulfill Their Bargain
6. Russia's desperate need for weapons in Ukraine could be a big win for the North Korean military
7. North Korean opera stars are giving concerts to encourage farmers to finish this year’s harvest
8. North Korea is slave state
9. Brexit Britain will boom if it learns five crucial lessons from South Korea
10. Activist launches anti-regime leaflets toward North Korea to mark Freedom Week

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

Sat, 09/23/2023 - 7:12pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment September 22, 2023
2. China Keeps Trying to Crush Them. Their Movement Keeps Growing.
3. The Art of Partisan Warfare Is Not Dead: How old Russian military theories can give new insight into resistance to occupation in Ukraine
4. Why Our Generals Can't Think
5. Half of DOD civilians would get furloughed in a shutdown, plans show
6. Gen. Randy George sworn in as 41st Army Chief of Staff
7. Ransomware gang targeting defense firms, FBI warns
8. Taiwan is using generative AI to fight Chinese disinfo
9. How small drones changed modern warfare
10. US, Japan and Philippines call out China over disputed sea tensions at UN meet
11. First Tomb Badge Awarded to Female Infantry Soldier
12. Special Ops MH-60 Seen Absolutely Crammed With Modifications
13.  Do China's recent military purges spell trouble for Xi Jinping?
14. US Ups 155mm Artillery Output to Be ‘Arsenal of Democracy’
15. Who's tracking the weapons and money the U.S. is sending to Ukraine? "60 Minutes" went to find out.
16. Exclusive Interview With Ukraine's Spy Boss From His DC Hotel Room
17. Japan’s Plan for Taiwan Contingency – Analysis

Korean News Content:

1.  Xi says he will seriously consider visit to South Korea: official
2. Allies vow stern measures against Russia-N. Korea arms deal
3. N. Korea returns to int'l sporting stage after 5-yr absence amid chilled geopolitical relations
4. PM willing to meet N. Korean delegation during Asian Games in event of encounter: senior official
5. Yoon returns home from trip to New York
6. Dancing with the Devil: Why The Ghost Of Stalin Watches Over Kim-Putin Bromance
7. 'Very concerning': Russia, North Korea likely spoke 'in detail about weapons transfers,' DIA says
8. Analysis-South Korea's Yoon Rails Against Critics as ‘Communists’
9. Exhibition for soldiers highlights North Korea's human rights abuses
10. Kim Jong Un's pursuit of military goals in the face of food shortages