Small Wars Journal

5/11/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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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

Dave Maxwell Sat, 05/11/2024 - 12:19pm
5/10/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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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
 

Dave Maxwell Fri, 05/10/2024 - 7:34am
5/9/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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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

Dave Maxwell Thu, 05/09/2024 - 9:47am
5/8/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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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

Dave Maxwell Wed, 05/08/2024 - 9:51am
5/7/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Ghosts in the Machine: Irregular recruitment for an irregular force
2. Special Ops a Steady Presence in Chaotic World
3. Air Force Special Operators Developing Drone-Launched Swarms
4. GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE: Pathfinding, Transforming to Deter, Defeat Special Ops’ Evolving Enemies
5. Main Street on a Flattop aka Operation Flattop
6. HOPE, DELUSION, AND REALITY Joint Force Campaigning
7. Divisions in the Dirt: The Army’s plan for the next big war
8. US Troop Levels in Pacific Take Center Stage as Defense Secretary Huddles with Allied Defense Leaders
9. American troops return to strategic islands near Taiwan for air-assault practice
10. Will DOD need to start producing some medicines to protect troops?
11. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 6, 2024
12. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 6, 2024
13. U.S. Soldier Detained in Russia
14. Secure at Home, Putin Builds on the Alliances He Needs to Prevail in Ukraine
15. How DC became obsessed with a potential 2027 Chinese invasion of Taiwan
16. One defense strategy, two drastically different budgets
17. Soldier Shot During Special Forces Training Event After Live Ammo Mixed in with Blanks
18. Demonstration will bring simulated gunfire, helicopters to Florida during Special Operations Forces Week
19. The Drone Dilemma and the U.S. Air Force
20. America’s China Strategy Has a Credibility Problem
21. The Secret to Japanese and South Korean Innovation

Korean News Content:

1. A harsh fate for a North Korean defector
2. North Korea tests liquid propellant rocket engine: research group
3. N. Korean minister says Pyongyang ready to cooperate with Iranian carmaker Saipa
4. N. Korea promotes maternity protection policy amid low birthrate
5. FM's China visit to offer chance for improved relations
6. N. Korea's premier calls for enhancing irrigation amid food shortages
7. U.S. Soldier Detained in Russia (was serving in South Korea)
8. Secure at Home, Putin Builds on the Alliances He Needs to Prevail in Ukraine
9. Top S. Korean envoy to Russia attends Putin's inauguration ceremony: Seoul official
10. N. Korean military creates new department to boost use of AI technology
11. N. Korean police crack down on non-socialist behavior on trains
12. Outlines of China-North Korea agreement on defector repatriation shared with N. Korean public
13. Remains of N. Korean workers who died in Russia returned to families
14. The Secret to Japanese and South Korean Innovation
 

Dave Maxwell Tue, 05/07/2024 - 8:33am
5/6/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Too few planners understand what special operators can do today
2. US AC-130J Ghostrider Destroys Chinese ‘Fishing Boat’ In Rare Military Drills Targeting Notorious Vessels
3. USSOCOM to deploy next-generation communications for sUAS in contested scenarios
4. The V-22 Osprey Is the U.S. Military's Problem Child Helicopter
5. The Pentagon is investigating whether special operators have committed war crimes, and if their commanders have even been checking
6. The dizzying pace of Ukrainian drone innovation
7. US command rites take on sharp tone over China’s ‘troubling actions’
8. China’s Chilling Cognitive Warfare Plans
9. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 5, 2024
10. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 5, 2024
11. How to Use and Misuse History in Cold War II With China
12. How TikTok Is Wiring Gen Z’s Money Brain
13. US about to build a whole lot more ATACMS
14. Foreign intelligence services are contracting out killings to gangs
15. In China, Ruled by Men, Women Quietly Find a Powerful Voice

Korean News Content:

1. INTERVIEW: Former North Korean diplomat on the drawbacks of being elite
2. Why North Korea's New M2020 Main Battle Tank Is Flashy Garbage
3. N.K. leader calls on public security officials to 'firmly defend' state unity
4. S. Korea, China in final stage of talks on FM Cho's visit to Beijing
5. Indonesia proposes cutting payment for joint fighter jet project with S. Korea to one-third
6. US election will 'never undermine bilateral business foundations' with Korea: KCCI chief
7. South Korea’s population to shrink to 39 million by 2065
8. Korean labor force to shrink by 10 million by 2044: report
9. Should we be laughing at dictators?
10. Visiting the North? Try the bibimbap, regime tells would-be tourists
11. One Of Kim Jong Un's Favorite Foods Is Simply Cheese
12. New Era In North Korea? Kim Jong Un Got Citizens To Pledge Loyalty Oath To Him For 40th Birthday

Dave Maxwell Mon, 05/06/2024 - 5:55am
5/5/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. 'Violent' leader of Columbia University's anti-Israel protest is unmasked as son of millionaire ad execs who is married to a model and lives in $3.4M Brooklyn brownstone
2. The Marine Corps That Should Have Been
3. Typically, that General is Removed By Stuart Scheller
4. Taiwan’s everywhere war
5. The Adults Are Still in Charge at the University of Florida
6. Confident of victory over Ukraine, Russia exhibits Western war trophies
7. America’s Ammunition Production May Soon Be Controlled by a Foreign Buyer
8. China's territorial claims illegal, deceptive: U.S. Indo-Pacific chief
9. Taiwan chief of general staff attends US INDOPACOM handover in Hawaii
10. US officials fear miscalculation in Niger with Russian fighters
11. Drones Changed This Civil War, and Linked Rebels to the World
12. Campus Protests Give Russia, China and Iran Fuel to Exploit U.S. Divide
13. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 4, 2024
14. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 4, 2024
15. The anti-Israel agitators were actually outsiders – and the schools could not have handled it worse
16. This Is the Biggest Waste of Money in U.S. Military History (F-35?)
17. RUSSIA AND OTHER DISASTERS – Gaza, Ukraine, and NATO Strategy Central
18. College protests. A Trump trial. Raging wars. Is everything ‘on fire’?
19. North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger

Korean News Content:

1. U.S. will do 'all' it can to back S. Korea in case of China's economic coercion: official
2. Bracing for security risks ignited by Trump
3. 'Lockheed Martin' Of Asia! Despite Aussie Snub, Hanwha Emerges 'Big Player' In Global Defense Market
4. S. Korea to participate in U.S.-led cyber exercise this week
5. N. Korea slams U.S., other countries for seeking alternative to U.N. sanctions monitoring panel
6. Exploitation and Desperation: Human Rights Violations and Labor Conditions of North Korean Workers Dispatched Overseas
7. South Korea brings hypersonic tech to the Aukus table in a sign Seoul is moving closer to the US and its other allies
8. Fed Up With Jerome Powell? South Korea Is Getting There
9. North Korean weapons are killing Ukrainians. The implications are far bigger

Dave Maxwell Sun, 05/05/2024 - 9:46am
5/4/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 3, 2024
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, May 3, 2024
3. United States-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers' Meeting (TDMM) 2024 Joint Statement, May 2, 2024
4. Opinion The dangerous new call for regime change in Beijing
5. The Death of a Treaty Could Be a Lifesaver for Taiwan
6. China increases aggressive moves against Taiwan as island prepares to inaugurate new president
7. Taiwan issued dire warning about Russia-China dual threat
8. China-Taiwan Weekly Update, May 3, 2024
9. China publicizes for the first time what it claims is a 2016 agreement with Philippines
10. Mark Helprin Asks: Are Americans Ready for War?
11. Activist Groups Trained Students for Months Before Campus Protests
12. America’s War Machine Runs on Rare-Earth Magnets. China Owns That Market.
13. Special operations veterans ask Army to not cut tuition, certification benefits
14. Larry Summers Says Campus Uproar Buoys US Adversaries
15. Is Vietnam warming to Nato-style weaponry? A rugged South Korean howitzer holds clues
16. Disaffection and Despair: Behind the Military’s Recruitment Woes
17. Former national security advisor gives chilling warning about World War Three
18. With Chinese warships anchoring in Cambodia, the US needs to respond
19. the information tool – are we wielding it correctly?
20. China trying to develop world ‘built on censorship and surveillance’
21. No, College Curriculums Aren’t Too Focused on Decolonization
22. Is ‘the Media’ Really Under Attack?
 

Korean News Content:

1. Why North Korea's latest propaganda bop is a huge TikTok hit
2. South Dakota Gov. Noem admits error of describing meeting North Korea's Kim Jong Un in new book
3. S. Korea, China, Japan to hold trilateral summit May 26-27: report
4. Trump's possible return reignites South Korea nuclear debate
5. United States-Japan-Australia Trilateral Defense Ministers' Meeting (TDMM) 2024 Joint Statement, May 2, 2024
6. Defense chiefs of U.S., Australia, Japan decry N.K.-Russia military cooperation
7. War in Ukraine Turns Out To Be the ‘Best Thing That Could Ever Happen to Kim Jong-Un’
8. NSA warns of North Korean hackers exploiting weak DMARC email policies
9. Is Vietnam warming to Nato-style weaponry? A rugged South Korean howitzer holds clues
10. N Korea plotting attacks on embassies, Seoul says
11. A North Korean refugee offers a different view of his home country from the other side of the DMZ

Dave Maxwell Sat, 05/04/2024 - 1:01pm