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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 6, 2023
2. Americans grow tired of sending money to Ukraine
3. Putin’s Forever War
4. U.S. companies are buying less from China as relations remain tense
5. Former British Special Forces Instructor Now Training Ex-Soldiers How to Fight in Ukraine
6. Opinion: Giving the US Credit Where Credit Is Due
7. A key U.S. ally wants to walk back its 'atrocious' embrace of China
8. Why the Populist Right Hates Universities
9. Why Ukrainian Soldiers Have to Learn to Fight on YouTube and How to Change That
10. Delivering the Army of 2030
11. An Enduring Coalition to Protect Ukraine
12.  Election Interference Demands a Collective Defense
13. Alabama readies for battle over Space Command HQ
14. Senate forces Biden into personnel standstill ahead of 2024
15. As climate change worsens, military eyes base of the future on Gulf Coast
16. We Have Enough Old Colonels Running Around
17. Russia and China Sent Large Naval Patrol Near Alaska
18. Woman detained in connection to plot to assassinate Zelensky, Ukraine security service says
19. China TV Documentary Showcases Army's Ability to Attack Taiwan
20. The world's most powerful navies in 2023, ranked
21. Rapid Dragon: the US military game-changer that could affect conventional and nuclear strategy and arms control negotiations
22. Ukraine Wants to Be European. Russia Wants to Be North Korean
 

Korean News Content:

1. Russia ally Kim Jong-un demands more North Korean weapons output
2. [Interview] “If North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is not stupid, he will not fight a strong man”
3. Why Some Koreans Want Nuclear Weapons
4. North Korea's Kim Jong Un Vows to Boost War Readiness Amid Tensions
5. Permanent Mission of North Korea to U.N. Defends Pyongyang's Nuclear Weapons as Sovereign Right
6. Yoon's approval inches up for 2nd consecutive week
7. Police search Jeju Int'l Airport after online bomb threat
8. Kimchi exports up 20 percent in H1 on robust demand from US, EU
9. Why are over 70% of North Korean defectors female?
10. Frustration and Questions Swirl for Family of Soldier Who Ran into North Korea
11. North Korea calls itself a ‘responsible nuclear power’
12. S. Korea's top general visits key Air Force, Navy, Marine units to check readiness
13. In a Taiwan war Seoul’s problem won’t be Pyongyang
14. N. Korean leader's visits to arms factories apparently had 'multiple' purposes: Seoul
15. 350 Korean language schools to be set up overseas by 2027
16. North Korea's arms exports to Russia likely to increase: analysts
17. Rare Russian VIP Jet in North Korea Spurs Arms Deal Concern

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 5, 2023
2. A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a U.S. Tech Mogul
3. Analysis: China’s Military Influence in Africa Grows as Russia’s Diminishes
4. Beijing airs documentary showing China army's prep for Taiwan attack: Report
5. What a counter-drone system says about US aid to Ukraine
6. As War Grinds On, It Expands Beyond Old Battlefields
7. U.S. Support for the Philippines in the South China Sea
8. What to make of a surprise shake-up in China’s nuclear force
9. USAF Will Retire the U-2 in 2026. Until Then, Expect ‘Unique, Innovative’ Uses
10. Sweden is now much more capitalist than US
11. Western Diplomats Need to Stop Whining About Ukraine
12. Ukraine’s elite forces rely on technology to strike behind enemy lines
13. How the Strong Commandant System Caught Up with the Marine Corps
14. Putin's other battle… for influence in Africa: How Kremlin's shady meddling is bearing fruit
15. The cloud, fiber optics and hiding in basements: Army races to adapt to new command post threats
16. Will China Embrace Nuclear Brinkmanship as It Reaches Nuclear Parity?
17. Tomb Guard Braves Storm
 

Korean News Content:

1. Imitation Is the Sincerest Form: North Korea Unveils Two Types of Copycat UAVs
2. SOF Pic of the Day: 1st Special Forces Group Conducting Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Training in Korea
3. The Demise of Diplomatic Ambiguity: Parsing South Korea’s Estrangement From China
4. N. Korean leader inspects major weapons factories: state media
5. U.S. contingent at jamboree in S. Korea departs for American military base in Pyeongtaek
6. Gov't scrambles to keep World Scout Jamboree going
7. What North Korea's counterpunches can't hide
8. Time to seek peace through diplomacy and dialogue
9. Five Korean War 'Firsts' Had Lasting Impacts
10. ‘A Tour Guide’ Examines The Fate Of One North Korean Defector

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National Security News Content:

1. China to attend talks on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia that exclude Russia
2. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 4, 2023
3. U.S. moves to put Marines on commercial ships to stop Iranian seizures
4. Marine Raiders (MSOC) Complete Exercise Raven | SOF News 
5. Oppenheimer: The Bomb, Morality and Strategy
6. Review | ‘A Compassionate Spy’: Footnote to ‘Oppenheimer’
7. Army's New Enlisted Leader: The Bet a Green Beret Can Lead the Rank and File
8. Opinion: Ukraine Endgame: Policymakers Cite Korea and WWI
9. Poland and Lithuania, on NATO’s eastern flank, warn against ‘provocations’ from Wagner forces in Belarus.
10. This Disinformation Is Just for You
11. Microsoft Exposes Russian Hackers' Sneaky Phishing Tactics via Microsoft Teams Chats
12. The west must match Russia and China in the dark arts of the grey zone
13. Two US Navy sailors arrested on charges of sharing secrets with China
14. Navy Sailors Charged With Allegedly Spying for China
15. Taiwan may get military funds from US, report says
16. Military Justice Reform and Sexual Assault: Now What?
17. The Unpredictable Dictators
18. More Than a Security Pact, the Deal Aims to Transform the Indo-Pacific Order
19. For More Effective Irregular Warfare, Bring Back the MAVNI Recruitment Program
20. War Books: How to Win a Land War in Asia
21. Insurgency Warfare: A Global History to the Present
22. How the U.S. Fumbled Niger’s Coup and Gave Russia an Opening
23. Outlaw Alliance: How China and Chinese Mafias Overseas Protect Each Other’s Interests
24. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August
 

Korean News Content:

1. Crypto Heists Funneling Billions to North Korea’s Nuclear Program Attract Senate Scrutiny
2. Russia Is Again Turning to North Korea to Replenish Ammunition Supplies
3. China executes S. Korean drug offender for 1st time in 9 years
4. N. Korea criticizes U.S. weapons package for Taiwan
5. N. Korea considering providing military support to Russia: NSC
6. South Korea Is Sidestepping the Hub
7. The Curious Case of Pvt Travis King – U.S. Serviceman Flees to North Korea
8. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Daycares and preschools stop providing meals due to financial troubles…Parents facing demands for rice and money protest by turning their backs on the schools, sending their kids to neighbors instead
9. US Submarine Provokes Renewed Tensions In Korean Peninsula – OpEd
10. U.S. working to bring Travis King home but N. Korea remains unresponsive: Blinken
11. Ex-U.N. panel coordinator says UNSC 'completely deadlocked' in imposing sanctions against N. Korea
12. US declines to invoke prisoner of war status for Travis King
13.  ‘He told me that if I ran away he would report me to the Chinese police’
14.  The bumpy road toward unification
15. South-North Korea and ARF
16. English proficiency of South Koreans
17. South Korea sets nationwide civil defense drill, citing North's 'provocations'
18. Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August - KOREA
19. Miracle on Han River, no success without sacrifice
 

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August 2, 2023 | FDD Tracker: June 30-August 2, 2023

Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: August

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National Security News Content:

1. Ukrainian Troops Trained by the West Stumble in Battle

2. Taiwan Arrests Special Forces Colonel Over Alleged China Spy Ring

3. Women face disparities, gender discrimination, sexual harassment in Special Operations Forces, according to Government Accountability Office

4. Russ ians Are Being Tricked Into Setting Fire to Enlistment Offices

5. The West Attacked Russia’s Economy. The Result Is Another Stalemate.

6. China is not as powerful as the West might think

7. Top Medical Journals Publish Unprecedented Joint Call for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

8. Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Changes Counteroffensive Tactics

9. U.S. raises concerns over China's counter-espionage push

10. Why China Has a Giant Pile of Debt

11. A corporate takeover of the UN must be stopped

12. How the Ukraine Counteroffensive Can Still Succeed

13. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 2, 2023

14. Davis-Monthan selected as the preferred location to host special operations command

15. China's Strategy of Political Warfare

16. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, August 3, 2023

Korean News Content:

1. What Are North Korea’s Nuclear-Weapon Capabilities and Is the Threat Expanding?

2. Yoon gov't will 'never' pursue end-of-war declaration: unification minister

3. No progress made on U.S. soldier in N. Korea: state dept.

4. Alliance between Korea and Japan may prove difficult

5. Clarify roles of the Unification Ministry and NIS

6. Park Jin likely to retain FM post amid Cabinet reshuffle

7. ＜Investigation＞100 soldiers surround farming community of 500 farmer to prevent stealing of crops…Military-Farmer relations improved

8. Travis King's sister says US soldier who crossed into North Korea is 'not the type to just disappear'

9. Korea considers joining Saudi-hosted talks about Ukraine: source

10. China Holds the Key to Halting North Korea’s 7th Nuke Test

11. Ordinary N. Koreans forced to provide food to construction teams in Yanggang Province

12. Kunming steps up efforts to prevent defectors from heading to S. Korea

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 1, 2023
2. Historian Tim Snyder: ‘Our misreading of Russia is deep. Very deep’
3. Jamming Unrelated Provisions in the NDAA Is Bad for the Military
4. Democracy and the AI Revolution
5. Fitch Downgrades U.S. Credit Rating
6. If Ukraine is Any Barometer of Expenditure Rates in Modern War, America Is Gonna Lose Taiwan
7. China replaces elite nuclear leadership in surprise military shake-up
8. Inflection Point: How to Reverse the Erosion of U.S. and Allied Military Power and Influence
9. China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army
10. US says formally invites new Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Washington
11.Biden Made the Final Call on Space Command Basing. Was the Air Force Out of the Loop?
12. Tuberville’s protest is putting stress on units, Pentagon says
13. Getting Smart About Dividing America’s Adversaries
14. Ukraine is ‘extraordinary laboratory' for military AI, senior DOD official says
15. Pentagon’s strategy planner wants China crisis channels
16. The End of China’s Economic Miracle
17. US military targets deepfakes, misinformation with AI-powered tool

Korean News Content:

1. Don’t sacrifice progress in the name of peace (Korea)
2. North Korea calls US human rights envoy a 'political housemaid' in protest of criticisms
3. Press Statement by Spokesman for Korea Association for Human Rights Studies
4. Rallies and Demos Launched in Region of South Korean Puppets
5. Biden sees Korea-US-Japan ties as special: envoy
6. Upcoming Summit With Japan, Korea Is Latest Signal of U.S. Scramble To Deter China, as New Analysis Warns America’s Military ‘Superiority Is Gone’
7. Unification minister to meet civic group chiefs over abductees, detainees in N. Korea
8. Groups urge discussion on issue of abductees, detainees in N. Korea at Camp David summit
9. S. Korea closely monitoring impact of U.S. credit downgrade: finance ministry
10. Possible weapons trade between Russia, N. Korea shows difficulties facing Moscow: Pentagon
11. Thorough probe needed into suspicions of deliberate delay of THAAD normalization: presidential office
12. N. Korea slams France for staging joint air drills with S. Korea
13. Defense Dept. confirms North Korea responded to outreach about Travis King
14. Japan’s Counterstrike: Learn from South Korea
15. Seventy years ago, the Korean War didn’t quite end

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 31, 2023
2. Putin is looking for a bigger war, not an off-ramp, in Ukraine
3. China using families as 'hostages' to quash Uyghur dissent abroad
4. Whatever Happened to Al Qaeda?
5. The Ukraine war is about to get worse
6. The Dangers of Detachment: Why Economic Independence Could Make the World More Dangerous
7. FBI Ordered to Find Out Which Agency Disobeyed White House in Secret Deal, Finds Out It Was Itself
8. What’s Missing from the Quad’s ISR Partnership
9. Ukrainian special operations unit shows assault on enemy positions
10. Inside the Wagner Group’s Armed Uprising
11. Space Command to stay in Colorado after Biden rejects move to Alabama
12. Lawmakers urge defense leaders to send Bowe Bergdahl to trial again
13. Sayings and lessons from the outgoing sergeant major of the Army
14. Army Futures Command drafting next operating concept
15. Opinion | Ukraine maps show the price of allies’ hesitation

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. will impose sanctions on N. Korea, Russia when necessary: state dept.
2. Trilateral summit at Camp David to serve as opportunity to build friendship: officials
3. N. Korea frequently releases water from dam near inter-Korean border in July: Seoul
4. Disney and Steinem Respond on Korean Peace
5. NGO releases paper solidifying links between NK's Kim family and crimes against humanity
6. Biden sees Korea-US-Japan ties as special: envoy
7. US must show that Seoul, Manila made right choices
8. ＜Inside N.Korea＞ Spring wheat harvest is finished and delivered to the army・・・Farmers rebel without their share
9. Plan to overhaul Unification Ministry criticized as “step backward” for inter-Korean exchange, dialogue