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National Security News Content:

1. US special ops teams must cut 5,000 troops over next 5 years amid push to recruit technical experts
2. Evaluating the Strategic Expansion of Pentagon Special Ops Training for Allies Amid Global Tensions
3.  The power of relationships and partnerships forged by special ops by Michael K. Nagata
4. US Commander Suggests UK Special Forces Are Active in Ukraine
5. The US is still falling behind on electronic warfare, special operators warn
6. UN Admits Hamas Lied on Casualty Numbers; But the Damage Is Done
7. Army Officer Resigns in Protest of ‘Unqualified’ U.S. Support to Israel
8. The arsenal of democracy is running low on gunpowder
9. How Cobra Gold Helps the US Strengthen Its Indo-Pacific Partnerships
10. Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops
11. Putin begins defense ministry purge amid nuclear secrets leak rumor
12. Biden's Latest Policy Failure: West Africa
13. An Army drone branch? Idea advances in House subcommittee
14. GA-ASI and USSOCOM collaborate on ABAD Pod for MQ-9A resilience
15. Putin to meet Xi in Beijing as world convulses from global conflicts
16. America needs to lead in drone warfare
17. Should Taiwan Attempt to Replicate the Zelensky Playbook?
18. Why Iran and Israel Stepped Back From the Brink
19. A UN Trusteeship for Palestine
20. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 14, 2024
21. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 14, 2024

Korean News Content:

1. Ex-Pentagon official downplays concerns over possible USFK pullout in case of Trump's election
2. US partnerships with S. Korea, Japan key to making prosperous, secure Indo-Pacific: Campbell
3. North Korea Might Ignore Donald Trump If He Takes Back the White House
4. N. Korea's Kim, daughter attend ceremony for new street in Pyongyang
5. S. Korea, NATO hold 2nd military staff dialogue in Belgium
6. HD Korea Shipbuilding to establish production base in Philippines
7. S. Korea-U.S. alliance will 'incessantly' strengthen regardless of who wins U.S. election: Seoul envoy
8. North Korea warns US allies over surveillance
9. US has no choice but to ‘double down’ on North Korea deterrence: official
10. U.S. Air Force in S. Korea assesses Chinese missile threats
11. Reviving The Six-Party Talks: Why Indonesia Is The Key
12. North's Kim calls for 'epochal change' in war preparations during arms factory visit
13. Seoul dismisses Tokyo's protests over Cho Kuk's Dokdo visit
14. N. Korea slaps temporary ban on sales of rice in some areas of the country
15.  North Korea's nuclear threat: why we must stay the course
16. Destroying South Korea’s HUMINT Capability:  The Framing of Colonel Cheong Kyu-phil; Benefits North Korea, China

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National Security News Content:

1. Pentagon seeks to expand special ops authorities for friendly nations
2. American Special Operations Forces Are At A Crossroads
3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 13, 2024
4.Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 13, 2024
5. Philippines Probes Alleged Chinese Disinformation Campaign Over South China Sea
6. AI And Global Security Landscape: Opportunities, Challenges, And Urgent Need For Collaboration
7. Is China Grabbing The South China Sea?
8. Blinken Arrives in Ukraine to Boost Spirits, Funnel U.S. Military Aid
9. The Misfits Russia Is Recruiting to Spy on the West
10. The Biden Administration’s Commitment to Self-Sabotage
11.  Facing Russian Advance, a Top Ukrainian General Paints a Bleak Picture
12. U.S. threats led to rupture of vital military ties, Nigerien leader says
13. File Not Found: Russia Is Hacking Evidence of Its War Crimes
14. Every Arsenal Needs Its Fans: The Missing Piece in the National Defense Industrial Strategy Is Voters
15. Understanding the Counterdrone Fight: Insights from Combat in Iraq and Syria
16. Harnessing GRAT for Irregular Warfare in Great Power Competition
17. Missing in Action: Western Minds
18. Why the Biden Administration's Iran Sanctions Waivers Are Futile

Korean News Content:

1. Ex-Marine who raided DPRK Embassy makes case against extradition to US public
2. A Marine veteran says he tried to help North Koreans in Spain defect. Now he faces the threat of assassination
3. Exclusive: US expert says N. Korea’s rocket factory is Pyeonghwa Motors, visited by ex-S. Korea President Roh
4. Exclusive: South Korean and U.S. special forces commanders set for first meeting in late May
5. Rifle in hand, Kim Jong Un calls for more powerful North Korean weapons
6. Young North Korean recruits tell parents they are fed meager rations
7. Unification minister reiterates need for new unification blueprint
8. S. Korea to stage drills against large-scale aerial attack
9. New Japanese ambassador to S. Korea to take up post this week: sources
10. S. Korea, China agree to work for successful trilateral summit with Japan: Seoul ministry
11. Passenger rail service linking Russia to N. Korea set to resume: official
12. N. Korean municipal delegation heads for Russia's Far East
13. N. Korean science, technology delegation leaves for Russia
14. As relations between China and N. Korea improve, defectors in China worry about repatriations
15. Growing number of defectors in China shelve plans to head to S. Korea

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 12, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 12, 2024
3. Russia’s defense minister replacement suggests Kremlin preparing for protracted war in Ukraine - ISW
4. Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies. The Whole World Is Alarmed.
5. Fighting Flares Anew in Gaza as Hamas Reconstitutes
6. U.S.-China talks on AI risks set to begin in Geneva
7. Russia’s Bombardment of Ukraine Is More Lethal Than Ever
8. New strategic military sites in Philippines exercised in Balikatan
9. Mighty dollar pushes Asian governments to boost currency protection
10. The New Propaganda War
11. The US Army says it wants to recruit more psychological warfare 'nerds'
12. Inside Israel, It’s a Very Different War
13. German Automakers VW, Traton Help to Supply Myanmar Junta With Trucks: Report
14. Assessing the Integration of Artificial Intelligence into National Security Assessments
15. The sights of SOF Week 2024 [Photos]
16. American Aid Ship Heads to Gaza, but the System for Unloading It Still Isn’t in Place
17. Why Israel’s ‘clear and leave’ strategy against Hamas isn’t working by Max Boot
18. Key Takeaways from Biden Administration Report on Israeli Use of US Weapons
19. ‘Civil War’ sends a message that’s more dangerous than the violence it depicts onscreen
20. NATO Cannot Survive Without America
21. America, China, and the Trap of Fatalism

Korean News Content:

1. Exclusive: North Korean nuclear experts lead oppressive lives as “slaves to the bomb”
2. N.K. leader calls for increased artillery capabilities during visit to arms factories
3. Top diplomats of S. Korea, China set to hold talks on bilateral ties, N. Korea
4. N.K. hacking group stole massive amount of personal info from S. Korean court computer network
5. Cuban diplomat visits Seoul for talks on opening embassy
6. Unification minister discusses N.K. threats, bilateral ties with Slovak FM
7. N. Korean defectors send balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets to North
8. N. Korean support-the-troops program gets a failing grade due to "unethical behavior"
9. ＜Inside N. Korea＞Hungry elderly people flock to government office to demand rice, leading police to mobilize to put down unrest…Hyesan city
10. Warning Shot: America’s strike on China’s embassy 25 years ago sent a strong signal to North Korea
11. Navy conducts live-fire drills in East Sea with Army, Air Force
12. Samsung doubles down on Vietnam
13. Veteran of spy war fights for justice
14. South Korea's increasing need for self-defense
15. Gwangju and the echoes of democracy
16. Despite sanctions, N. Korea continues imports of parts for electronics
17. N. Korean laborers work nights to finish Hwasong residential development project
18. Controversy over 'North Korea praising video' during anti-war demonstrations at U.S. universities

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National Security News Content:

1. US special operations leaders are having to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine
2. There’s Not Enough Power for America’s High-Tech Ambitions
3. Moscow hiring gangsters to sabotage Western factories helping Ukraine?
4. Ukraine's pilots are flying high-risk 'wild weasel' missions first developed in the Vietnam War by the USAF, says defense analyst
5. The U.S. Felon Succeeding Putin’s Notorious ‘Chef’
6. THE MONTH IN GREAT POWER COMPETITION ECONOMICS EDITION – A Monthly Report on Great Power Activities and Strategic Intent
7. Henry Huiyao Wang: China Can Play a Greater role in Mediating Major International Conflicts
8. US General: 'Russia will not stop with Ukraine unless they're stopped in Ukraine'
9. Special Forces told about the operation on the left bank of the Kherson region
10. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 11, 2024
11. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 11, 2024
12. She Was at the Top of the State Department. Now She’s Ready to Talk.
13. Biden 'is offering Israel top secret intelligence detailing exact locations of Hamas leaders and their hidden tunnels in bid to stave off full-scale invasion of Rafah'
14. The Secret to Talking to an AI Chatbot
15. Yahya Sinwar Helped Start the Gaza War. Now He’s Key to Its Endgame.
16. Fooled by AI? These firms sell deepfake detection that’s ‘REAL 100%.’
17. US Army Chief of Staff reflects on the need for “difficult choices”
18. On a D.C. sidewalk, a race to save a Marine general’s life
19. US Marine officer claims 40% of drones the IDF has shot down were their own, report says

Korean News Content:

1. Senior Official for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Pak’s Meeting with People’s Republic of China (PRC) Special Representative on Korean Peninsula Affairs Liu
2. N. Korea expresses full support for Palestinian U.N. membership
3. Spy agency seeks to block access to propaganda song praising NK leader
4. NIS looking into N. Korea's suspected provision of weapons to Russia
5. Seoul remains low-key on China's forced repatriation of NK defectors in hopes for fence-mending, 3-way summit
6. F-4 fighter jets hold farewell flight after over five decades of service
7. North Korea: Thousands held in prison camps while authorities maintain control over speech and clothing
8. FOLLOW-UP: Japan and South Korea are itching to sign up to Aukus. But trust is an issue
9. Korean businesses look self-conscious in front of Washington
10. A provocative sculpture by South Korean artist becomes a highlight of Washington
11. Editorial: South Korea needs urgent action to protect consumers from hazardous Chinese imports
 

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National Security News Content:

1. Retired Special Warfare Commander Lauds Value of Strong Allied Relationships

2. CAMPAIGNING IN THE AGE OF 5 AGAINST 1 – Making a Case For a Global Asymmetric Competition Campaign

3. What Does the Xi-Ma Meeting Mean for Cross-Strait Relations?

4. A Plan for Victory in Ukraine

5. China's Military Is Slowly Becoming a Superpower Before Our Eyes

6. Are Campus Protesters Heroes or Hypocrites?

7. Japan and South Korea are itching to sign up to Aukus. But trust is an issue

8. US committee targets Georgia Tech's alleged ties to Chinese military linked research

9. US to announce new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine

10. Pentagon deals Russia a blow over Starlink

11. Ukraine Enhances Military Reach Using US ATACMS in Strikes Against Russian Forces

12.  'Swarm pilots' will need new tactics—and entirely new training methods: Air Force special-ops chief

13. 'ChatGPT, plan my top-secret mission'

14. Restoring Landpower’s Wings: The Case for Army Fixed-Wing Airlift

15. Germany to buy US HIMARS launchers for Ukraine

16. Fraternities Are a Cure for What Ails Higher Education

17. Civilian casualties rise in Myanmar's civil war as resistance forces tighten noose around military

18. Does America Have the Means to Fight Again?

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year

2. U.S. 'deliberately' excluded Moon from 2018 Trump-Kim summit under 'America first' policy: ex-official

3. N.K. hacking group stole massive amount of personal info from S. Korean court computer network

4. S. Korea considering deployment of commandos for DMZ security operations

5. Japan and South Korea are itching to sign up to Aukus. But trust is an issue

6. N.K. appoints new ambassador to U.N. office in Geneva

7. Breaking Bad: South Korea's Nuclear Option

8. 'ChatGPT, plan my top-secret mission'

9. The US Needs to Issue an Atrocity Determination for North Korea

10. Biden calls Kim Jong Un the president of SOUTH Korea

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National Security News Content:

1. Brown, Top Special Warfare Official Underscore Power of Partnerships, Collaboration
2. Senior Leaders Discuss Future of Special Warfare at Annual Convention
3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 9, 2024
4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 9, 2024
5. What Does America Want in Ukraine?
6. Taiwan Wants Suicide Drones to Deter China
7. Can Russia Successfully Occupy Ukraine?
8. Army special mission aviators will field V-280: SOCOM
9. Listen to What They’re Chanting
10. Inside the Bunker With a Ukrainian Vampire Drone Squad
11. Blinken report expected to criticize Israel, but say it isn't breaking weapons terms
12.  Report: State Department set to confirm Israel not breaking international law in Gaza
13. 40 years and counting: Special Forces warrant officers celebrate 4 decades of history, service
14. The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?
15. Russia's jamming of American weapons in Ukraine is showing the US what it needs to be ready for in a future fight
16. Optimizing the Civil Affairs Task Force for the Army’s Global Missions
17. Trump-affiliated group releases new national security book outlining possible second-term approach
18. A Plan to Revitalize the Arsenal of Democracy
19. What Hamas Wants in Postwar Gaza
20. Russian Sabotage, Spying and Intimidation Is Spreading in Europe
 

Korean News Content:

1. Ex-Trump official’s blunt statements on alliance rattle South Korea
2. [INTERVIEW] International community should keep condemning North Korea's provocations
3. US official raises alarm over forcible repatriation of North Koreans from China
4. Pentagon refuses to comment on whether Korea should offer lethal arms support to Ukraine
5.  Nuclear envoys of S. Korea, U.S., Japan underline 'resolve' against N. Korea's threats, ties with Russia
6. Top S. Korean, Canadian military officials discuss cooperation in Indo-Pacific
7. New Axis and liberal international order
8. FM Cho to visit China next week for talks with Wang Yi
9. [News Analysis] Yoon's first 2 years marked by intense confrontations, lack of leadership
10. Don’t ignore the proposal from down under
11. ＜Inside N. Korea＞April rations at the largest iron mine was just 3 kilograms of corn per worker…Anxiety-ridden workers voluntarily mobilize to farming work
12. US discusses North Korea with China, raises repatriation concerns
13. N. Korean lectures emphasize necessity of nuclear weapons for happiness of future generations
14. N. Korea's new campus for elite party school is nearing completion
15. Editorial: Semiconductor factories leaving Korea for the US to weaken Korea’s backbone industry
 

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National Security News Content:

1. 'Battle of the Bay' underway in Tampa as part of military showcase

2. Masters of irregular warfare: U.S. Special Forces eye complex mission in ‘decisive decade’

3. Uncrewed systems are 'changing the character of war': top USSOCOM officials

4. USSOCOM seeks to expand industry ecosystem, wants more prototyping submissions

5. Spectrum dominance and counter-UAS at SOF Week

6. SEALs want loitering munitions aboard insert/extract patrol boats

7. Submarine delays push SEALs to find new underwater approaches

8. Budget strain pauses MC-130J amphibious project for special forces

9. Little Bird helicopter replacement in question after Army cancels FARA

10. Special operators set to pick light machine gun in new caliber

11. “Will to Fight” – Twenty-First-Century Insights from the Russo-Ukrainian War

12.  An Overlooked War – In Myanmar, poets, doctors and lawyers have traded life in the cities for jungle warfare.

13. NGA director pushes back at criticisms of agency, touts 'wetware,' tradecraft (EXCLUSIVE)

14. How disinformation works—and how to counter it

15. Information Advantage – A Combined Arms Approach

16. War Games Risk Stirring Up Troubled Waters as Philippines - Emboldened by US - Squares Up to Beijing at Sea

17. Israeli forces mass on Rafah's outskirts as US warns a major assault could halt arms

18. US Drone Warfare Faces Questions of Legitimacy, Study of Military Chaplains Shows

19. Defending Taiwan By Defending Ukraine

20. Russia’s Pro-Putin Elites

21. The East and South China Seas: One Sea, Near Seas, Whose Seas?

22. In Brief: The U.S.-Chinese Relationship

23. Marine Special Operations Paragliding Capabilities Emerge At Demonstration In Tampa

24. How the Kremlin's Information Warfare Influence U.S. Policymakers

25. CONCLUDING CONFLICT: WHY ENDING WAR IS NEVER AN EASY STRATEGY

26. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 8, 2024

27. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 8, 2024

28. 490. Future Dynamics of Warfare: Everyone is a Player, Everything is a Target

29. Top Army general in Pacific says Asian nations moving toward NATO-like cooperation to counter China

30. A Unit Syllabi to Professional Discourse

Korean News Content:

1. The Original Mastermind Behind North Korea’s Cult-of-Personality Propaganda Dies

2. Report to Congress on North Korea-Russia Relations 

3. Kim Jong Un demolishes his North Korean winter palace in ‘unusual’ move: report

4. Letter: Origins of the east Asia miracle relied heavily on protectionism

5. Kim Jong Un elevates provocations amid self-idolization efforts

6. Sinpho South Shipyard: Indications of New Submarine Construction

7. Increased Attention on Japanese Citizens Abducted by North Korea

8. N. Korean leader voices 'firm support' in his message to Putin over Victory Day

9. Unification ministry to install artwork symbolizing N.K. abductees at Seoul festival

10. Yoon apologizes for wife's 'unwise conduct'

11. Ruling party praises Yoon's 'frank' press conference; opposition criticizes lack of 'self-reflection'

12. Washington’s willingness to engage Pyongyang exposes rare rift with Seoul

13. Hundreds of North Koreans enter Russia in first quarter amid burgeoning ties

14. Canada to deploy aircraft to monitor illegal North Korean ship-to-ship transfers

15. Seoul to pursue amicable ties with Moscow despite North Korean arms trade: Yoon

16. [INTERVIEW] 'Trump's possible return will be mixed bag for South Korea'

17. Rapport between Kim Jong-un and Trump

18. N. Korea's monitoring of political tendencies won't work

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National Security News Content:

1. SOCOM chief sees 'renaissance' for special forces amid great power competition, evolving warfare
2. How Shannon Kent Became a Trailblazer Among US Special Operations Forces
3. Military technology on display at Tampa trade show
4. SNC: Engineering the Future of Special Operations
5. 'Power of Partnerships' Is Focus of Special Operations Forces Convention
6. US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says
7. TikTok Sues to Block U.S. Ban
8. US military finishes Gaza pier, but plans to move it into place paused
9. Chinese warplane fired flares, put Australian Navy helicopter in danger, Canberra says
10. Rifle-Armed Robot Dogs Now Being Tested By Marine Special Operators
11. Explainer: how 'AI killer robots' are threatening global security
12. The US Has Never Pivoted to the Indo-Pacific
13. Israeli and Hamas Negotiators Are in Cairo Under Pressure for Cease Fire
14. Israel hasn't crossed "red line" with current Rafah operation, U.S. officials say
15. Decline of Senior Officer Integrity and Civilian Control of the Military
16. Ukraine’s Strained Military Tries a New Style of Recruitment
17. The Original Sin of Biden’s Foreign Policy
18. No, This Is Not a Cold War—Yet
19. East Asia’s Coming Population Collapse
20. Why Ukraine Should Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries
 

Korean News Content:

1. Ex-Pentagon official stresses need for war plan rethink, swift OPCON transfer, USFK overhaul
2. North Korea and Iran — a new anti-Western alliance?
3. Exclusive: Ukraine examines N.Korean missile debris amid fears of Moscow-Pyongyang axis
4. Chinese warplane fired flares, put Australian Navy helicopter in danger, Canberra says
5. N. Korean leader congratulates Putin on inauguration
6. N. Korea's ex-propaganda chief Kim Ki-nam dies at 94: KCNA
7.  Ex-President Moon's memoir to be out later this month
8. Young N. Koreans question why the state demands absolute loyalty
9. After 7 infants die in North Korean orphanage, workers arrested for stealing food
10. ＜Inside N. Korea＞ Recruitment for the world's longest military service (3)　Poor supplies, uniforms are late in coming, and thieves...Regime forces people to donate supplies to military
11. N. Korea is mysteriously delaying its constitutional amendment
12. Former North Korean diplomat named president of unification institute
13. What comes after UN Panel of Experts?
14. South Korea Plans $7 Billion Push to Pivot EV Battery Industry Away From China
15. South Korea holds live-fire drills to defend islands on North Korea’s doorstep
16. A Surprise South Korean Boom Is Going Unnoticed
17. Slaves to the Bomb: The Role and Fate of North Korea's Nuclear Scientists