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11/27/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 11/27/2022 - 3:34pm

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National Security News Content:

1.  Why Ukraine Won’t Quit
2. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 26 (Putin's War)
3. The West needs to boost its industrial capacity fast
4. Congress should end the war in Ukraine by withdrawing from NATO
5. We can gain a critical edge in the great power competition
6. ‘PRC’s political warfare is total war without fighting major kinetic wars’
7. The US Can Contain China, But It Can’t Do It Alone
8. China Is Starting to Really Regret Its Friendship With Russia
9. Ukraine’s Victories May Become a Problem for the US
10. Alex Joske on China's Influence Operations Abroad
11. Manila’s Tricky US-China Balancing Act
12. Indian-American-led company gets USD5 million to develop 'zero-pressure' tires for US Army
13. Khamenei's niece arrested after calling for foreign governments to cut ties with Iranian regime
14. Iranian drone advisers who were helping Russia bombard Ukraine were killed in Crimea, Kyiv official says

Korean News Content:

1. The family grip on power in North Korea and the Philippines
2.  N. Korean leader makes second public appearance with daughter
3. To celebrate ICBM, North pins a medal on a launch platform
4. Kim’s ‘beloved’ daughter unlikely to be successor, experts say
5. Korea's Arms Exports to Exceed $20 Billion This Year
6. North Korea orders broadcasters to boycott World Cup matches involving three 'political enemies'
7. Japan seeks cooperation with US for counterstrike capability amid regional tension: Report
8. Koreans in Japan pay the price for Pyongyang's belligerence
9. Kim Jong Un says North Korea aims to have the world's strongest nuclear force
10. To boost hygiene, North Korea bans outhouses, orders public toilet construction

11/26/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 11/26/2022 - 11:34am

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National Security News Content:

1. Ukraine works to restore water, power after Russian strikes
2. Taiwan votes in local elections billed as message for China and the world
3. Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party likely to face defeat at local elections: Observers
4. U.S. Expands Bans of Chinese Security Cameras, Network Equipment
5. Is there a difference between TikTok in the U.S. and China? A social media analyst compares it to opium and spinach
6.  Ex-US Marine General Among Russia's Wagner Mercenaries: Founder
7. 9DASHLINE — The US-Japan Alliance and Europe: Furthering the existing web of trilaterals and minilaterals
8. China intensifies disinformation, cyberattacks on Taiwan: report
9. To fight West’s ‘hybrid warfare’, Russia to ban ‘LGBT propaganda’
10. Russia Creates Disinformation Militia on Social Media - Diálogo Américas
11. Artillery Is Breaking in Ukraine. It’s Becoming a Problem for the Pentagon.
12. The Future of American Warfare Is Unfolding in Ukraine
13. Top Polish general: No need for Ukrainian forces to change tactics near border
14. IPhone city clashes reviving ‘zero-Covid’ fears
15. The CIA is looking for Russians who are 'disgusted' with the Ukraine war to recruit as spies
16. Andor: Star Wars Recreates the Battle of Algiers (And It Works)
17.  US to supply Thailand, Philippines with modular nuclear reactors
18. Riots serve an unexpected lesson in the Pacific
19. ‘The Peacemaker’ Review: Ronald Reagan’s Cold War
20. Thailand’s Navy Chief Says Country Could Cancel Chinese Sub Contract

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea’s U.N. Protectors
2. Blame North Korea and China if South Korea Builds Nuclear Weapons
3. Xi says he attaches great importance to China-N. Korea ties in letter to Kim: KCNA
4. USFK to host regional U.S. Space Force command amid rising N. Korean ICBM threats
5. South Korea contemplates joining the Quad
6. North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong Slams Sanctions Measures
7. Rude threat (Kim Yo Jong - North Korea)
8. Would North Korea accept a female successor?
9. Miracle On The Han River: How South Korea Turned From A Backward Country Into An Economic Giant Of Asia
10. South Korea clings to North’s denuclearization, despite dwindling chances
11. Review | ‘Devotion’: Korean War aviator drama is slow to take off
12.  Speeding tanks, booming howitzers, shaking bones: This is how South Korea sells weapons
13. South Korea in demographic crisis as many stop having babies

11/25/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Fri, 11/25/2022 - 11:10am

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National Security News Content:

1. In light of great power competition, DOD reevaluating irregular warfare and info ops
2. Hundreds of Chinese drones flying over DC restricted airspace
3. Who said it, when, and why? Part I (Historical Quotations)
4. Bombed, not beaten: Ukraine's capital flips to survival mode
5. Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense
6. Army tests blood delivery drones, applying lesson from war in Afghanistan
7. Ukrainian Hospital Stymied Russians With Defiant Doctors and a Fake Covid Outbreak
8. The Russia-Ukraine War ends when Russia quits
9. UN rights body deplores Iran crackdown, establishes probe
10. Opinion  Why artificial intelligence is now a primary concern for Henry Kissinger
11. Growing discontent towards Taiwan’s ruling party over escalating tensions, sluggish economy
12. Commentary: China seeks return to traditional engagement but wolf warrior diplomacy isn’t going away
13. The Changing Role of Special Operations Forces
14. Diplomats frustrated by the DEA's dark side
15. Retired U.S.general predicts how new phase of Ukraine war will unfold
16. Nobel laureate Maria Ressa launches book ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator’ in London
17. US aid to Ukraine puts pressure on Pentagon's arms stockpile

Korean News Content:

1. N. Korea only instigates confusion among S. Koreans fruitlessly
2. Inside the privileged life of Ju Ae, Kim Jong Un’s 9-year-old daughter
3. ‘Gangnam Style’ Brought K-Pop to the World, but Haunted Its Creator
4. Two S. Korean sailors kidnapped by pirates in West Africa released unharmed: ministry
5. Korea and China to begin 1.5-track dialogue in next spring
6. S. Korea to cremate body of presumed N. Korean found near border amid Pyongyang's silence
7. North holding 5-day security and counterintelligence conference
8. Halifax International Security Forum, glimpse of United States’ determination for leadership
9.  [Lee Kyong-hee] Muffled voices haunt the ‘Alley of Wailing’
10. Korea aims to become world's No. 4 arms exporter
11. As Trump Looms, South Koreans Mull Their Own Nukes
12. North Korea's crypto-heists show vulnerabilities in Western security: experts
13. “We played this vodka game” — Dennis Rodman on his wild drinking games with Kim Jong-un
14. Why is South Korea called Korea Republic at the World Cup?

11/24/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Thu, 11/24/2022 - 12:20pm

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National Security News Content:

1. Stories of Ukrainian resistance revealed after Kherson pullout 
2. Defense Primer: Special Operations Forces (CRS)

3. The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes

4. Kyiv Post Morning Memo – Everything You Need to Know on Thursday, Nov. 24 - Kyiv Post - Ukraine's Global Voice

5. Behind enemy lines, Ukrainian partisans played a key role in the battle for Kherson

6. Ukraine Has a Secret Resistance Operating Behind Russian Lines

7. Ukraine is attempting to retake a crucial spit of land that could disrupt Russia's missile barrages

8. Meta claims US military link to online propaganda campaign

9. Leonid Gozman: How Exactly Could the Putin Regime Collapse?

10. Learning to Forget Lessons from Counterinsurgency

11. There is no panacea, competition with China occurs in peace and war

12. UN Counterterrorism and Technology: What Role for Human Rights in Security?

13. Ukraine war: after recapture of Kherson the conflict is poised at the gates of Crimea

14. China’s gold stockpiling is dollar warning sign

15. U.S. Needs to Demonstrate Ability to Assist Taiwan, Congressman Says

16. Older than the pyramids: probe launched after mainland official claims Chinese civilisation is older than ancient Egypt

17. The US should help Iran’s opposition topple the regime -opinion

18. Anti-hijab protests in Iran: Symptom of a deeper restlessness among the youth

19. How a single ship made Thanksgiving happen in Europe at the height of WWII

20. A MACV-SOG THANKSGIVING: WHEN 6 COMMANDOS TOOK ON 30,000 ENEMY TROOPS

21. Increased Devotion  THE 1776 SERIES

Korean News Content:

1. Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK
2. North Korea’s Next Nuclear Test Is A Matter of ‘When,’ Not ‘If’

3. Kim Jong-un’s Daughter and the ICBM

4. N. Korean leader's sister lambasts Yoon Suk-yeol gov't over talk of sanctions on Pyongyang

5. S. Korea's unification ministry expresses strong regret over 'deplorable' statement by N. Korean leader's sister

6.  (Yonhap Interview) Ukraine vice speaker says N. Korean role in war with Russia can't be ruled out

7. Yongsan Locals Complain About Constant Protests

8. Drills aren't driving North's missile tests, says defense minister

9. Pyongyang cuts Jungkook's song at World Cup opening

10. North Korea tries to sow seeds of doubt on US extended deterrence

11. Symbolism or succession clues? Debut of Kim Jong-un’s daughter sparks speculation over North Korea’s future

12.  North Korea are streaming the World Cup - despite 'not buying rights'

13. N. Korea may be producing munitions for export to Russia

14. North Korea imports Russian food and petroleum products by train

15. Human Rights Watch publishes analysis on N. Korea’s border blockade

16. The US wants China to curb North Korea. But can it? And would Beijing even want to?

17.  North Korea: a female heir to Kim’s throne?

18, Legitimizing North Korean Hereditary Succession Harms the Korean People

11/23/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Wed, 11/23/2022 - 10:38am

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National Security News Content:

1. Time To 'Stop' Zelensky! Indian Army General Decodes NATO's Strategy & Draws Conclusion To Russia-Ukraine War
2. The Freedom Academy
3. It’s been said… (PSYOP/Public Diplomacy/Influence Quote Test)
4. Our military insiders’ views of the new National Defense Strategy (Atlantic Council)
5. China Reportedly Paid Taiwan Officer to Surrender If War Started
6. Russia’s New Cyberwarfare in Ukraine Is Fast, Dirty, and Relentless
7. Confronting Iran Protests, Regime Uses Brute Force but Secretly Appeals to Moderates
8. After Pushing Conspiracies, Tulsi Gabbard Lectures Special Ops Students on Avoiding Disinformation
9. Rubio, Roy release 'Woke Military' investigative report
10.  RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 22 (Putin's War)
11. Tech war: US, Taiwan, Japan gallop ahead in advanced semiconductors while China remains stuck at mature-node chips
12. Red line over Taiwan question reiterated in talks between Chinese, US defense chiefs
13.  Fake Facebook and Instagram accounts promoting US interests had ties to US military, Meta says
14.  America Ignores The Pacific Islands At Its Peril
15. Jihadis issue vague threats against World Cup
16. Iran Aids Russia’s Imperialist War Against Ukraine
17. No Room for Half-Measures in Aviation Cybersecurity
18. Canada Intensifies Sanctions on Iran, But Further Action Needed
19. Officer sets out to rid the Army of label deterrents in upcoming book
20. What’s the Harm in Talking to Russia? A Lot, Actually.
21.  The Greatest Risk in Mobile Nuclear Power? Failing to Take Advantage of the Decisive Edge it Offers the US Military
22. Why Defense Budgets Will Stay High After the Ukraine War
23. Poland Is Building a Military Machine to Fight Russia (If It Has To)
24. Formidable But Not Invincible – Why the United States Should Not Overreact to China and Russia

Korean News Content:

 1. The Hard Road Out of North Korea
2. N. Korea operates 414 official markets amid economic challenges: experts
3. Stop siding with North Korea
4. Yoon asks Tesla chief to build 'gigafactory' in South Korea
5. Why Joe Biden Won't Embrace Arms Control with North Korea
6. 'Upped the ante': North Korean ICBM launch prompts fears of escalation
7. Analysis: In male-dominated North Korea, leadership prospects of Kim Jong Un's daughter are uncertain
8. China not putting necessary pressure on N. Korea to stop provocations: NSC coordinator
9. Korea to reduce dependence on China for exports, eyes Middle East, America and EU
10. Japan and South Korea Are Still Haunted by the Past
11. 1905 treaty and historical task
12. Marine Corps commemorates 2 soldiers killed in 2010 N.K. artillery attack on Yeonpyeong Island
13. China says it has 'open attitude' to developing cultural exchanges with S. Korea

11/22/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 11/22/2022 - 9:50am

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National Security News Content:

1. Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With People's Republic of China (PRC) Minister of National Defense General Wei Fenghe
2. Ukraine, Irregular-War Changes Are Reshaping Pentagon’s Info-Ops Strategy
3. The Army piece of a growing U.S. footprint in Philippines, Indonesia
4. 'It's the reflex': Veteran helped disarm gunman at gay club
5. Army Veteran Went Into ‘Combat Mode’ to Disarm the Club Q Gunman
6. How Ukraine can win a war of attrition against Russia
7. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 21 (Putin's War)
8. Here’s the Air Force’s plan to train armed overwatch pilots
9. Opinion | Biden just won a significant diplomatic victory with China
10. Iran Caught Again Trying to Kill Israeli Civilians Abroad
11. The Afghan National Resistance Front Outlines Its Strategy: Implications For US Foreign Policy – Analysis
12. Security Assistance Group - Ukraine (SAG-U) | SOF News
13. “Reunification” with Taiwan through Force Would Be a Pyrrhic Victory for China
14. Ukrainians brace for bleak winter as Russian strikes cripple power capacity
15. Could the Ukraine War Turn Russia Into North Korea?
16. Indonesia quake kills at least 268 people, many of them children at school
17. CIA, Spec Ops roles in Kabul’s collapse belie official versions
18. The U.S. and China Are Now In An Economic War
19. How China Spies
20. Taiwan Party That Wants Stronger Ties With China Has a New Star
21. Taiwan officials have rare run-in with Xi Jinping at Asia talks
22.  A New Theory of American Power
23. Ukraine and the Future of Offensive Maneuver
24. Ukraine confronts tougher fight in push to extend battlefield wins
25. Xi Jinping and the Paradox of Power
26.  Fighting While Female (Ukraine)

Korean News Content:

1. Joint Statement on the November 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Launch
2. Kim Yo Jong likens US to ‘scared dog’ for pushing criticism of ICBM test at UN
3. Why South Korea Could Build a Small Nuclear Weapons Arsenal
4. North Korea's Kim has revealed he has a daughter. Why now?
5. N. Korean leader's sister denounces UNSC's 'double standards' over council meeting on recent ICBM launch
6. S. Korea willing to discuss N.K. demands in return for denuclearization: official
7. Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Australia discuss bilateral security cooperation
8. US, Canada say they will modernize missile responses as N. Korea launches ICBM
9. 97% of economic experts say the Korean economy is in crisis
10. Seoul, Washington discuss anti-submarine drills for next year
11. N. Korea recruits more workers to send to eastern Ukraine
12. N. Korea’s government is still earning foreign currency through overseas workforce
13. [ANALYSIS] China unlikely to deter North Korea's nuclear ambitions
14. US to launch new Space Force command in Indo-Pacific amid NK provocations
15. Presidential office takes credit for 'partial lifting' of China's hallyu ban

11/21/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Mon, 11/21/2022 - 10:22am

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National Security News Content:

1. How Can We Do What We Do Better?
2. The missile attack that wasn’t
3. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 20 (Putin's War)
4. Ukraine Is Getting Nervous About Elon Musk
5. ‘Tyranny and turmoil’ in Russian invasion, US defense secretary says
6. House GOP vs. the Pentagon: Get ready for the ‘woke’ wars
7. Ukraine: CDS Daily brief (20.10.22) CDS comments on key events
8. Will the new US Congress still pay for its Pacific promises?
9. Thoughts on Xi Jinping’s Third Term
10. The Sneaky Way China Could Win a War Against America
11. Army Secretary lays out plan to overcome the Army's negative image and win over Generation Z
12. RAID AT SON TAY: U.S. SPECIAL OPERATIONS’ ATTEMPTED RESCUE OF POWS IN 1970
13. Readout of Secretary of Defense Travel to Indonesia
14. Notes from Central Taiwan: The unbearable lightness of being the ‘strategic ambiguity’ debate
15. Scrap the Iran nuclear deal once and for all
16. China Trying to ‘Air Brush’ Over Wolf Warrior Damage, US Ambassador Emanuel Says
17. The World Cup Spotlights Qatar’s Abuses
18. IAEA Board Votes to Censure Iran, but Accountability Requires a Snapback of UN Sanctions
19. Four ways to begin fixing the Army recruiting crisis
20. Meet Xi and Putin’s Hired Gun Inside the UN
21. Israel must reclaim its Arab citizens - opinion
22. The Strategic Backdrop of Qatar ’22: Unpacking the Geopolitical, Security, and Other Issues Surrounding the World Cup
23. Special Operations News Update - Nov 21, 2022 | SOF News
 

Korean News Content:

1. UN Security Council: What's In Blue – DPRK: Open Briefing
2. North Korea slams UN response to suspected ICBM launch
3. North Korea Keeps Testing ICBMs (And We Can't Stop Them)
4. S. Korea releases booklet with details on Yoon's 'audacious plan'
5. S. Korean military says no info on N. Korea's Hwasong-17 ICBM deployment
6. Kim Jong Un doomed to leave isolation, poverty to future generations
7. North's foreign minister calls UN's Guterres 'puppet of the U.S.'
8. Drill called off after fighter jet crashes
9. Communication with reporters must continue
10. Unconvincing rallies for Yoon’s resignation
11. [ANALYSIS] North Korea ratchets up pressure on US
12. Seoul unveils details of 'Audacious Initiative'
13. Tanchon sees rise in homeless children begging for food
14.  G7 demands tougher sanctions on NK after latest salvo
15. [Herald Interview] Ex-deputy chief of US mission urges fresh approach to N. Korea

11/20/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sun, 11/20/2022 - 10:51am

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National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, NOVEMBER 19 (Putin's War)
2. Ukraine: CDS Daily brief (19.11.22) CDS comments on key events
3. Nothing resolved in Biden-Xi talks
4. Stealthy Kherson resistance fighters undermined Russian occupying forces
5. China Tosses Out the Developed Nation Playbook
6. China, Russia Seek 'Might Makes Right' World, Says US Official
7. It’s Costing Peanuts for the US to Defeat Russia
8. Opinion | The U.S. seeks to support Ukraine, but contain the war
9. The End of the Beginning in Ukraine
10. Britain to provide Ukraine with new air defense package - Sunak
11. Russia trying to exhaust Ukraine's air defenses, Pentagon official says
12. Iran's Rogue Regime Is Collapsing: Time for a Provisional Government
13. El Salvador takes risks for Chinese investments
14. I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It.
15. China’s rise risks being thwarted by outdated plans and a shifting world
16.  Why the US seeks closer security cooperation with the Philippines
17. US approves arms sales to Switzerland, Lithuania and Belgium
 

Korean News Content:

1. Kim Jong Un’s daughter seen for first time — at a missile launch site
2. Kim's daughter reveal shows dynastic dream for N. Korea
3. NK leader inspects ICBM launch with his daughter
4. S. Korea to attend U.N. Security Council meeting on N. Korea's ICBM launch: source
5.  S. Korean KF-16 jet crashes, pilot safely escapes: Air Force
6. N.K. media raps S. Korea's push to create military division to counter nuclear, WMD threats
7. N. Korea fund 30% of missile programs through illicit cyber activities
8. Korea turns out to be no.1 in political conflicts
9. 2.0 magnitude natural quake hits near NK nuclear test site: weather agency
10. [ANALYSIS] Why did North Korean leader reveal daughter during ICBM launch?
11. Diplomacy emerges as double-edged sword for S. Korean president
12. Mounting nuclear threats
13. Kim Jong-un revealing daughter for first time shows his confidence, experts say
14. North Korean censors destroy more than half of soldiers’ Mother’s Day letters
15. Samsung Electronics world's No. 1 in brand recognition ahead of Google: YouGov
 

11/19/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Sat, 11/19/2022 - 12:04pm

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National Security News Content:

1. JUST IN: Special Operations Forces at ‘Inflection Point’ as Global Threats Evolve

2.  Special Operators Lack ‘Seat at the Table’ in Post-Counterterror Pentagon, SOF Leaders Say

3. U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION  2022 Annual Report to Congress

4. China’s Cyber Capabilities ‘Pose a Serious Threat’ to US, Advisory Panel Warns

5. Seizing the memes of advantage in the Ukraine war and beyond

6. Opinion | In the global meme wars, it’s time to side with the elves against the trolls

7. Why America Loses Wars

8. There is a lot to like in the 2022 National Defense Strategy

9. Rapid Dragon: The Air Force Wants the C-130 to Launch Missiles

10. Managing the PLA’s Military Diplomacy: Key Institutions and Personnel

11. Ukraine war: Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv

12. Shifting the Role of Leader and Led: Using Year Group Cohorts to Accelerate Marine Corps Force Design

13. Are We on the Road to Another Pearl Harbor?

14. Russian spy defects, calls Putin's Ukraine war "worst scenario" imaginable

15. High-profile attacks behind Russian lines hint at how Ukrainian special forces may be using their US training

16. Former Russian mercenary: the truth about the Wagner Group

17. Sweden’s Feminist Foreign Policy Can’t Be Undone

18. OPTAC-X Enters Deal to Provide U.S. Special Operations Medics With Battlefield Telehealth

Korean News Content:

1. North Korea's Kim boasts new ICBM as US flies bombers

2. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Puts Daughter on View at ICBM Launch

3. Reveal of Kim Jong Un’s daughter sets her up as successor: Ex-DPRK officials

4. North Korea rebuked as allied countries hold emergency meeting over missile launch

5. Congress —Don’t Forget The North Korean People In Their Time Of Need

6. N.K. leader inspects Hwasong-17 ICBM test launch, declares resolute nuclear response to threats

7. Allies conduct joint air drill involving B-1B bomber after N. Korea's ICBM launch

8. Allies conduct joint air drill involving B-1B bomber after N. Korea's ICBM launch

9. U.S. has these options to stop a missile coming from North Korea

10. After North Korea's missile launch, Russia says US & allies 'testing' Pyongyang's patience

11. The F-35 Is the Fighter North Korea Fears Most