Small Wars Journal

12/27/22 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Tue, 12/27/2022 - 9:31am

Access National Security News HERE.

Access Korean News HERE.

National Security News Content:

1. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, DECEMBER 26
2. Ukraine war: Five ways conflict could go in 2023
3. The whistleblower who could blow open the Covid lab leak theory in 2023
4. Juan Williams: Ukraine unites Americans like little else
5. Taiwan to extend conscription to one year, citing rising China threat
6. Taiwan extends mandatory military service to prepare soldiers for cross-strait conflict
7. Revisiting Japan’s comprehensive security strategy
8. Lavrov: Ukraine must demilitarize or Russia will do it
9. As the United States walks away, Asia can’t give up on the rules based economic order
10. The indispensable but always irksome nation
11. TikTok Security Dilemma Revives Push for U.S. Control
12. Facebook, Twitter stocked with ex-FBI, CIA officials in key posts
13. Psychological Capabilities for Resilience
14.  Ukraine Converts $21.9 Billion In U.S. Military Surplus Into Fearsome Force
15. China’s Approach to Taiwan: Rhetoric vs. Reality
16. Pentagon, intelligence community eye cloud collaboration
17. Physical attacks on power grid surge to new peak
18. Should the Pentagon invest in microreactors?
19. Kissinger Sees a Global Leadership Vacuum

Korean News Content:

1. S. Korean military apologizes over failure to shoot down N. Korean drones
2. U.S. reaffirms commitment to defense of S. Korea after infiltration by N. Korean drones
3. N. Korea convenes key party meeting with leader Kim in attendance: state media
4. N. Korea commemorates adoption of its constitution in event joined by leader Kim
5. US earmarks $40M for radio broadcasts into North Korea in honor of Otto Warmbier
6. N.Korea Has 1,000 Military Drones
7. S.Korea Mustn't Fall into N.Korea's Provocation Trap
8. Kim Jong Un claims North Korean success as key party meeting begins
9. North Korea's record year of missile testing is putting the world on edge
10. Russia's Brutal War in Ukraine Casts a Shadow over Korea
11. Drones penetrate Korean DMZ in both directions
12. South Korea's Leader Calls for Stealth Drones to Monitor North
13. Increasing number of N. Koreans flee across border with China
14. Elderly man beaten to death for 10 kilograms of corn in N. Hamgyong Province