11/10/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Sun, 10 Nov 2024 16:52:44 +0000

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National Security News Content:

1. How the Gray Zone Challenges Western Norms of Conventional Warfare: A Paradigm Shift in Military Strategy11/10/24 Korean News and Commentary
2. Biden administration to allow American military contractors to deploy to Ukraine for first time since Russia’s invasion
3. Qatar Tells Hamas Leaders to Leave
4. Grading Goldwater-Nichols at Forty Years; Has it Worked?
5. Deals and Deterrence: Trump’s Foreign Policy in a Dangerous World
6. A Recommendation for the Incoming Administration
7. The end of Pax Americana by Ivo Daalder
8. China Courts U.S. Allies as Defense Against Trump’s Protectionism
9. Western leader blurts out what was once taboo on Ukraine
10. The Meaning of an Election Night U.S. Missile Test
11. Russian Ammo Depot Hit by Ukrainian Forces in Bryansk Region
12. Taiwan Sees a Higher Price for U.S. Support as Trump Returns to Power
13. With Trump’s win, Australia worries AUKUS may come under new scrutiny
14. ‘America First’ and Threading the Needle on Tech Sovereignty
15. Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish
16. A guide to key figures in Donald Trump's orbit
17. 50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says

Korean News Content:

1. Why North Korean Soldiers Are Prepared to Die in Russia
2. North Korean elite Storm Corps reduced to cannon fodder at Russian ‘meat grinder’ front line: sources
3. South Korea weighs arming Ukraine after North Korean deployment
4. South Korea’s Position On North Korea’s Troop Deployment To Russia: A Global Security Response
5. Yoon orders launch of economic consultative bodies to prepare for 2nd Trump administration
6. N. Korea blamed for 331 GPS disruptions this month: science ministry
7. US Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Urges 'Immediate Response' to First Battle between North Korea and Ukraine
8. Expect the Worst From Russia and North Korea
9. South Korean arms to Ukraine as a three-course meal
10. Let 'America First' benefit Seoul
11. President-elect Trump: “I look forward to continuing the good cooperative relationship between Korea and the US”
12. 50,000 Russian and North Korean Troops Mass Ahead of Attack, U.S. Says

Dave Maxwell Sun, 11/10/2024 - 11:52am

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11/9/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 20:12:59 +0000

11/9/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. The Chinese Approach to Gray Zone & Irregular Competition: An Integrated Strategy Not Matched By The U.S.
2. Beyond Binaries: Cyber Force Generation and the SOCOM-like Model
3. The Shifting Priorities in the Hunt for Osama bin Laden
4. Donald Trump Has a Big Choice to Make for Secretary of State
5. Peggy Noonan: On Loving America
6. Stop Pretending Trump Is Not Who We Are
7. Legos, Cocoa, and Coloring Books for Georgetown Students
8. Trump’s Promises and Threats: A Guide to What’s Possible
9. A Xi Enforcer Is Revving Up China’s Spy Machine—and Alarming the West
10. I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning.
11. Why America Stopped Winning Wars
12. A New Strategic Service for a New Cold War
13. Pentagon officials discussing how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders
14. Mastering Human-Machine Warfighting Teams
15. NATO allies ready sea drones for the task of repelling enemy warships
16. The US needs to get real about maneuver warfare in space
17. SMDC team launches Black Dagger Zombie during test
18. The National Security Imperative for a Trump Presidency
19. Democracy Without America?
20. Houthis’ lesson for the US Army: how a land force can fight a maritime war
21. Army’s new Pacific commander has decades-deep roots in Hawaii
22. Russia, China, Iran and North Korea threaten the world order (please read).

Korean News Content:

1. Russia, China, Iran and North Korea threaten the world order
2. A Plan for Donald Trump on North Korea
3. N. Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, civilian aircraft: JCS
4. North Korea jams GPS signals, affecting ships, aircraft in South
5. Confronting the North Korean Question in a Post-Unipolar World
6. Editorial: Trump's call for 'K-shipbuilding' signals new opportunities in his second term
7. North Korea's nuclear issue may take a backseat in Trump's second term
8. Yoon, Trump focus on shipbuilding amid China's warship buildup
9. Over 3,700 N. Koreans visited Russia in Q3 for 'studies': RFA
10. The Limits of Soft Power: South Korea Joins the Great Power Game
11. North Korea finds many critics, and a few friends, at UN human rights review
12. South Korea holds live-fire ballistic missile drills after North's missile launches
13. US presidential election and Korea
14. APEC, passing the baton to Korea
15. North Korean troops suffered combat losses in Kursk, Zelensky says
16. Different beds, different dreams: Analyzing Trump and Kim's political romance 2.0
17. Analysis: Trump claims Kim Jong Un ‘misses’ him. But he faces a very different North Korean leader this time around
18. Is North Korea’s Military Involvement in Ukraine a Game-Changer?

Dave Maxwell Sat, 11/09/2024 - 3:12pm

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11/8/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:46:47 +0000

11/8/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. How Trump may shake up DOD: an insider’s view
2. 5 Ukraine stories you might've missed because of US election
3. ‘We have won’: Russians envision new global system with Trump victory
4. Mark Rutte: North Korean troops in Europe marks turning point
5. Trump’s Chance to Shape History with a Lasting Peace in Ukraine
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 7, 2024
7. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, November 7, 2024
8. US Army Rangers have been training for a different kind of fight: neutralizing enemy underground nuclear facilities
9. Trump to Renew ‘Maximum Pressure’ Campaign Against Iran
10. US chip restrictions hinder AI ambitions of China’s top chip foundry, CEO says
11. What a second Trump presidency could mean for the defense budget
12. Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind and others
13. Trump’s Win Cemented It: New Media Is Leaving the Old Guard Behind
14. Pentagon chief directs military to conduct smooth transition to Trump
15. Trump’s Pentagon overhaul: 8 policy changes he’s expected to make
16. How the Osprey Changed Air Force Special Operations
17. Philippine Forces Rehearse Island Seizure in South China Sea
18. The Army in the Pacific: Lessons from My Time as a Ghost
20. Pentagon anticipates major upheaval with Trump’s return to White House
21. China’s Gray-Zone Offensive Against Taiwan Is Backfiring
22. North Korean Residents: “I Envy the US Elections Where the President is Chosen by Voting”

Korean News Content:

1. An Open Letter to President Donald Trump (north Korean Human Rights)
2. Why North Korean denuclearization will likely take backseat in second Trump term
3. North Korea defends crackdown on foreign media, admits to public executions
4. S. Korea conducts defense drills on western border islands
5. Can US Donald Trump woo North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to hold denuclearisation talks again?
6. 'Blood money': Defectors liken N. Korean soldiers in Russia to wartime slaves
7. Russia refuses to say if North Korean troops fighting against Ukraine.
8. Yoon says S. Korea-U.S. alliance will immediately strike N. Korea if it attempts nuclear attack: Newsweek
9. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's biggest problem isn't the North (full Newsweek Interview)
10. S. Korea, U.S. to hold 1st table-top exercise against space threats next year
11. Yoon to convene emergency security, economic meeting to discuss Trump's return
12. Presidential office says hacking attacks increased following N. Korea's troop deployment to Russia
13. S. Korea, IAEA discuss cooperation in verifying N. Korea's nuclear programs
14. S. Korea, Japan agree to closely cooperate to halt N.K.-Russia military cooperation
15. North Korean officials in China saw Trump win election via South Korean media
16. North Korean Residents: “I Envy the US Elections Where the President is Chosen by Voting”
17. Unification advisory body, Yonhap News Agency to host global forum on unification next week

Dave Maxwell Fri, 11/08/2024 - 9:46am

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Trump’s Chance to Shape History with a Lasting Peace in Ukraine

Dave Maxwell — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 00:58:59 +0000

Trump’s Chance to Shape History with a Lasting Peace in Ukraine Dave Maxwell Thu, 11/07/2024 - 7:58pm

President-elect Trump has inherited one of the most complex and devastating conflicts of our time, a war that has scarred Ukraine, challenged NATO, and shaken European security. Now, with his recent victory, Trump stands poised to seize a historic opportunity: to end a brutal conflict, honor America’s longstanding commitments, and demonstrate global leadership on the scale of President Eisenhower and President Reagan.

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11/7/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:42:57 +0000

11/7/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Why Americans Voted for Trump Konstantin Kisin, X
2. Railroading Russia Through Unconventional Warfare | Opinion
3. Voters to Elites: Do You See Me Now?
4. China says it respects America's choice, congratulates Trump
5. Trump is Eyeing Iran Hawk Brian Hook as First Foreign Policy Pick
6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, November 6, 2024
7. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 6, 2024
8. Trump admin will bring 'uncertainty,' opportunities for defense industry: Analysts
9. The Low Fertility Fallacy
10. Russian Drone Jockeys Hunt Front-Line Shop Clerks and Repairmen in Ukraine
11. Trump’s Win Signals More Confrontation With Beijing
12. Allies Fret Over Trump Presidency as Authoritarian Axis Challenges U.S.-Led Order
13. Next-Generation Decoys for the Marine Corps
14. Ukrainian drones strike Russian fleet's Caspian hideout
15. What the Army learned from its first all-digital ground vehicle design
16. What does Trump's win mean for the world? by Sir Lawrence Freedman
17. No, the Problem Isn’t the Voters
18. Pace of war shortens EU-based training for Ukrainian troops
19. What Trump’s win means for the federal workforce
20. China backing off when Philippine forces patrol with allies, says Navy official
21. What Trump’s Win Means for U.S. Foreign Policy
22. The Chinese Military Is Weaponizing Facebook's Open Source AI
23. Trump and the Future of American Power
24. How Ukraine Became a World War

Korean News Content:

1. NORTH KOREA: RUMORS OF WAR-FIGHTING: (interview with John Batchrlor and Gordon Chang)
2. S. Korea sends its top envoy to U.S. to Trump's Mar-a-Lago home
3. N. Korea silent on Trump's presidential victory
4. 'America First' Trumponomics feared to dent S. Korean exports, heighten market uncertainties
5. N Korea-Russia in suspected missile tech for troops quid pro quo
6. Allies Fret Over Trump Presidency as Authoritarian Axis Challenges U.S.-Led Order
7. Ex-USFK commanders visit Hanwha
8. S. Korea eyes Yoon, Trump's meeting before Trump's inauguration: official
9. Taekwondo body chief says Trump promised to address Congress in taekwondo uniform
10.Unification ministry pledges efforts to improve N.K. human rights under 2nd Trump term
11. FM Cho vows close communication with Trump's side for deeper ties with U.S.
12. Seoul shares close tad higher amid Trump policy uncertainties
13. What does Trump's win mean for the world? by Sir Lawrence Freedman
14. What Donald Trump's victory means for North Korea
15. Trump voices concern about North Korean ‘provocations’ in phone call with Yoon
16. Editorial: What Trump's return means for South Korea
17. Criticism of Kim's sister leads to arrests, disappearances in Haeju
18. N. Korea's anti-socialist watchdog faces internal probe over currency control failures
19. What Trump’s Win Means for U.S. Foreign Policy
20. South Korean facilities attacked by Russian hackers over plan to track North’s troops
21. How Ukraine Became a World War

Dave Maxwell Thu, 11/07/2024 - 7:42am

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11/6/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:16:39 +0000

11/6/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. China Hack Enabled Vast Spying on U.S. Officials, Likely Ensnaring Thousands of Contacts
2. Politicians Aren’t What Make America Great
3. Netanyahu ousts defense minister, a political rival and fierce war critic
4. Whether Harris or Trump wins, Americans must unite to confront the enemies abroad
5. Many Ways to Fail: The Costs to China of an Unsuccessful Taiwan Invasion
6. Everyone in Congress Is Obsessed with This Book About the Post-Civil War Era
7. FBI reports new hoax videos, after warnings that Russia is trying to undermine election
8. As Middle East crisis grinds on, Pentagon shows signs of strain
9. After 20 years, memories of Fallujah linger for veterans still coming to terms with Iraq War
10. Inside China’s cognitive warfare strategy
11. America’s Friends and Foes Brace for a New World Under Trump
12. US Airborne Rangers parachute in to seize a Pacific airbase, preparing for war with China
13. Pictures: How Ukraine’s New Tank Armor is Changing Drone Warfare
14. Anti-Strategy in Ukraine: Loose Threads, Critical Asymmetry, and Gaping Holes
15. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, November 5, 2024
16. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 5, 2024
17. Collaboration in Conflict: Interagency Cooperation Lessons from Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq
18. Necropolitics in Modern Warfare: Understanding Paramilitary Violence in Ukraine
19. How Trump Will Change the World
20. America’s Era of Violent Populism
21. Why She Lost
22. Trump Wins the Election and a Second Chance

Korean News Content:

1. North Korean Troops in Ukraine: The Final Blow to Korean Reunification?
2. Comparing Trust, Respect, and Communication Between the North Korea–Russia and South Korea–U.S. Alliances32. DoD can't confirm whether North Korean troops in Russia are 'gorging on pornography'
3. US approves sale of four E-7 early-warning planes to South Korea
4. HISTORICAL FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO THE RAMPANT CORRUPTION IN NORTH KOREA
5. Analysis: South Korea's public distrust of U.S. grows amid spying allegations
6. Umerov confirms first battles between Ukrainian and North Korean soldiers in Kursk Oblast
7. Ukraine Attacking North Korean Troops in Kursk – What We Know
8. Presidential office says N. Korean troops in Russia have not yet engaged in full-fledged combat against Ukraine
9. S. Korea stages live-fire missile interception drills after N.K. missile launches
10. Websites of defense, environment ministries hit by cyberattack
11. Trump wins U.S. presidential election, foreshadows policy shift
12. N.K. leader may seek another summit with Trump, but chances for deal seen as slimmer
13. Trump likely to reshape U.S. policy on alliance, N. Korea under 'America First' credo: experts
14. Andy Kim wins Senate race, becomes 1st Korean American senator
15. North Korean miners defy order for mutual criticism sessions
16. News of North Korean military's Russia deployment spreads from border to interior
17. North Korea launches military-wide ideological campaign
18. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 5, 2024

Dave Maxwell Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:16am

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

Dave Maxwell — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:27:24 +0000

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

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National Security News Content:

1. Russia Suspected of Plotting to Send Incendiary Devices on U.S.-Bound Planes
2. In Next President’s Inbox: 10 Global Nightmares
3. Drones Are Not Artillery Yet
4. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, November 4, 2024
5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 4, 2024
6. The Defense Reformation (by Shyam Sankar Palantir CTO)
7. Russia suspected of sending incendiary devices on US- and Canada-bound planes, Wall Street Journal reports
8. DOD Announces New Director for Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
9. This Retired General Settled the 9/11 Case. Then the Defense Secretary Took Charge.
10. Meta Permits Its A.I. Models to Be Used for U.S. Military Purposes
11. Ukraine needs 500,000 more troops amid slowing mobilization, senior lawmaker says
12. The Next World War Starts Here (Northeast Asia)
13. The Self-Defense of American Democracy
14. How the War in Ukraine Could Go Nuclear—by Accident
15. Is Turkey’s Military the World’s Latest Paper Tiger?
16. Australian Explosives Giant Sees Dynamite Opportunity in North America
17. Harris and Trump are ignoring the US defense crisis
18. Cartels, Corruption, and Fentanyl: How Can US-Mexico Cooperation Address Shared Security Concerns?
19. How and why Russia is conducting sabotage and hybrid-war offensive
20. The Age of Incremental War
21. CIA Has Secret "Nonviolent" Way To Disable Large Ships: Report
22. The Theoretical Edge: Why Junior Officers Should Study Military Classics

Korean News Content:

1. Kim Jong Un’s Risky Embrace of Russia Is About His Regime’s Survival
2. PacNet #77 – Trump or Harris: The ROK-US alliance must meet challenges together
3. The Next World War Starts Here (Northeast Asia)
4. Ukraine says it has attacked North Korean troops in Kursk
5. Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: the North Korean troops heading to Ukraine
6. North Korea succession speculation swirls as Kim Ju-ae steps into the spotlight
7. From the bookshelf: ‘Engaging North Korea’
8. South Korea and EU worry about Russia's technology transfer in return for North Korea troops
9. North Korean soldiers reportedly face Ukrainian fire for first time since training in Russia
10. North Korea receiving cash, food, space technology from Russia in return for soldiers, South Korean lawmaker says
11. North Korea issues ominous "nuclear war" warning
12. N. Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles just ahead of U.S. election
13. Seoul-Washington nuclear MOU to help boost ties, avoid future conflict: industry official
14. S. Korea vows continued close cooperation with new U.S. administration
15. ROK, U.S. top officials meeting marks shift from 'unification dismissiveness'
16. A Psychological Operations Strategy for the Korean Peninsula from Lessons Learned in Ukraine

Dave Maxwell Tue, 11/05/2024 - 12:27pm

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Drones Are Not Artillery Yet

Dave Maxwell — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 02:39:49 +0000

Drones Are Not Artillery Yet Dave Maxwell Mon, 11/04/2024 - 9:39pm

“Mushroom clouds are rising above the ground; doors in Staraia Toropa are shaking. Part of the military personnel fled during the night, abandoning the vehicles they arrived in. Everything is burning,” an unidentified villager tells Russian Telegram channel VChK-OGPU. These things happen when munitions are left laying out in the open in a depot and stacked-up on not-so-secret railway platforms. Welcome to war. A drone pack set in motion by Ukrainian special forces claims another arsenal deep in Russian territory.

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11/4/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 14:13:13 +0000

11/4/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. The Iranian Hostage Crisis
2. Biden’s Biggest Foreign Policy Legacy Will Be in Economic Warfare
3. Putin's Nightmare: Russian Soldiers and Civilians are Turning on the Ukraine War
4. Opinion North Korean troops fighting Ukraine marks a dangerous new escalation
5. Trump vs. Harris: Ukraine’s Future Could Depend on America’s 2024 Election by Ben Hodges and Peter Zwack
6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, November 3, 2024
7. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 3, 2024
8. The Nerdy Gamers Who Became Ukraine’s Deadliest Drone Pilots
9. Professors Are Uniquely Powerful. That May Be Changing.
10. Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza as Netanyahu visits northern border
11. As America votes for new president, what are the 3 Cs and 3 Ts that will define Sino-US ties?
12. How Donald Trump winning would impact China, Russia, Iran and North Korea
13. Chinese Logistics Operators Are Getting Into U.S. Warehousing
14. Israel says it carried out ground raid into Syria, seizing a Syrian citizen connected to Iran
15. An Indonesian Tribe’s Language Gets an Alphabet: Korea’s
16. Disinformation remains major campaign concern as US election nears
17. Adapting for Agility: How Flexible Funding in Defense Addresses Emerging Threats
18. ‘Every single American’ a target of election interference, former DHS official says
19. Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds
20. Staff Jobs and Officer Education: An Army Ghost Story
21. Fighters and bombers are what America needs to win — not quadcopters
22. “I Want to Live”: Psychological Warfare for the Modern Era
23. The Perfect Has Become the Enemy of the Good in Ukraine
24. The Best NATO Is a Dormant NATO
25. The Voyage of the Meishan and Xiushan: China’s Template for a Blue-Water Coast Guard

Korean News Content:

1. North Korean Special Forces in Russia’s War on Ukraine: A Game-Changer?
2. Thinking the unthinkable: the collapse of the South Korea-U.S. alliance
3. Opinion North Korean troops fighting Ukraine marks a dangerous new escalation
4. Harris, in Demarche in South Korean Press, Aims To Put Trump on the Spot Over His ‘Love’ of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
5. Ahead of election, America's N. Korea policy direction comes into focus
6. How Donald Trump winning would impact China, Russia, Iran and North Korea
7. Russian tanks left North Korean soldiers behind, unable to keep up with the situation
8. Yoon calls for thorough countermeasures against 'illegal' N. Korea-Russia military cooperation
9. S. Korea, U.N. host joint disarmament conference for foreign diplomats
10. N. Korea presumed to change name of think tank dealing with affairs with S. Korea
11. S. Korea, U.S. sign defense cost-sharing deal ahead of U.S. elections
12. 1st N. Korean troops come under Ukrainian attack in Kursk: Ukraine official
13. Yoon says N. Korea's troop deployment to Russia 'dangerous and unprecedented'
14. S. Korean delegation to Ukraine to return home as early as Monday
15. An Indonesian Tribe’s Language Gets an Alphabet: Korea’s
16. Two-thirds of Koreans oppose sending weapons to Ukraine, poll suggests
17. Experts discuss how to financially prepare for unified Korea
18. N. Korea raises earthen mounds to block severed inter-Korean roads: S. Korean military
19. North Korean white paper says South Korea's president has raised risk of nuclear war
20. Coffee with a view of… North Korea? Starbucks eyes border observatory opening.

Dave Maxwell Mon, 11/04/2024 - 9:13am

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11/3/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:43:23 +0000

11/3/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Things Worth Remembering: Whoever Loses, They Should Lose Like Nixon
2. Opinion: Why Trump Deserves a Second term (A Ukrainian- American view)
3. Why the U.S. Must Strengthen Its Commitment to Protect Allies in the South China Sea Against Chinese Aggression
4. On Eve of US Election, ‘High Alert’ and Cautious Optimism on Foreign Interference
5. Is the United States on the Verge of Civil War?
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 2, 2024
7. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, November 2, 2024
8. Russia’s Elite Spetsnaz Special Forces 'Devastated' in Ukraine War
9. Ukraine Is Getting Another 200 Stryker Vehicles Just In Time To Meet A North Korean Onslaught
10. The U.S. is in the Midst of a Perfect ‘Cognitive Warfare’ Storm
11. SOCOM adds new ‘collaborative autonomy’ capabilities to tech wish list
12. Does a ‘Warning from Kursk’ Show Reality of North Korea’s Russian Misadventure?
13. American industry must rise again: The US has squandered its Cold War victory
14. How Japan Can Strengthen the U.S. Steel Industry
15. To save our democracy, we must get rid of online anonymity
16. Seeing Rising Election Misinformation, Americans Say Social Media Platforms May Bear Responsibility for Political Violence
17. Fighting the Houthis Is a Waste. That’s the Point.
18. Americans’ top sources of political news ahead of the 2024 election
19. Why Electoral Violence Starts—and How It Can End

Korean News Content:

1. Special contribution by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
2. Harris hails alliance with S. Korea; stresses 'ironclad' U.S. commitment, Seoul's 'sizable' USFK contributions
3.Ukraine doubles down on psychological campaign against North Korean troops
4. Ukraine conducts information and psychological campaign against DPRK soldiers - media
5. S. Korea, U.S., Japan stage joint air drills with B-1B bomber after N.K. ICBM launch
6..EU's Borrell vows to advance security, defense ties with S. Korea
7. Russia’s Elite Spetsnaz Special Forces 'Devastated' in Ukraine War
8. Putin Isn't Bluffing: North Korean Troops are in Occupied Ukraine
9. Over 7,000 N. Korean troops deployed near border with Ukraine, armed with rifles, mortars
10. Ukraine Is Getting Another 200 Stryker Vehicles Just In Time To Meet A North Korean Onslaught
11. Does a ‘Warning from Kursk’ Show Reality of North Korea’s Russian Misadventure?
12. Underestimating North Korean troops is a mistake, experienced military officials warn
13. North Korea is hoping bigger is better with its new intercontinental ballistic missile. Experts are skeptical.
14. North Korean Balloons and Kim Jong Un’s New Psychological Warfare
15. Kim Jong Un is China's ally - but has become the 'comrade from hell'
16. China Faces a Dilemma With North Korean Troops Pouring Into Russia
17. Getting to Grips with All Things Korean as Pyongyang Enters Ukraine’s War

Dave Maxwell Sun, 11/03/2024 - 10:43am

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11/2/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 16:31:14 +0000

11/2/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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National Security News Content:

1. Irregular Warfare (Video from Army University Press)
2. Reframing the Term “Irregular Warfare” in Times of Peace into the Contemporary Idea of “Defense Support to Strategic Competition”
3. North Korean troops thrown into Russia-Ukraine War will be 'strangers in a strange land'
4. Lethal Minds Volume 28: Letter from the Editor
5. The Putin Dilemma: Why Peace in Ukraine Requires Russia’s Defeat
6. Israel Inflicted Severe Damage on Iran’s Missile Program and Air Defenses
7. Allies and Adversaries Brace for U.S. Policy Shifts Whether Harris or Trump Wins
8. Army criminal investigators scrutinize key U.S. general
9. Trump Had an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy. But It Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking.
10. Trump Had an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy. But It Was a Breakdown in American Policymaking.
11. Opinion: While the Biden Administration Dithers, Ukraine Burns
12. As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase
13. How Gender Ideology Captured the State Department
14. The V-22 Osprey Is a Life Saver
15. How Eisenhower Reshaped the Joint Chiefs and U.S. Military Strategy
16. The Army is planning for a new robotics technician MOS
17. America’s Strategy of Renewal: How Did Secretary Blinken Do?

Korean News Content:

1. North Korean troops thrown into Russia-Ukraine War will be 'strangers in a strange land'
2. U.S. Has Few Options in Response to North Korean Troops Fighting for Russia
3. North Korea says missile test shows ‘irreversible’ means to deliver nuclear bombs
4. North Korea sends military to inspect homes for working propaganda speakers
5. Kim Jong Un has sent North Korean troops to Russia. What’s in it for him?
6. How North Korea's elite soldiers could change Ukraine war
7. N. Korean FM: strategic value of ties with Russia gains greater importance in severe int'l landscape
8. Editorial: 'DPRK denuclearization' omission in SCM statement raises S. Korea's security risks
9. North Korea Says It Will Back Russia Until 'Victory' In Ukraine
10. President Yoon's approval rating drops to 10% range
11. Kim Jong-un's powerful sister condemns UN's criticism of N. Korean ICBM launch
12. N. Korea, Russia blame US and its allies for tensions amid NK troop dispatch
13. S. Korea, US pledge coordinated response against NK troops in Russia
14. Ukraine has ALREADY wiped out 40 ‘elite’ N.Korean soldiers in invaded Kursk

Dave Maxwell Sat, 11/02/2024 - 12:31pm

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Irregular Warfare (Video from Army University Press)

Dave Maxwell — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:13:51 +0000

Irregular Warfare (Video from Army University Press)

Irregular Warfare (Video from Army University Press)

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Led by Rich Creed (US Army TRADOC), including Rich Tilley (DOD), BG Beaupere (SF), LTC Stephen Bolton (SF), John Nagl (US Army War College). Martijn Kitzen (Netherlands).

An important 25 minute video everyone should watch this weekend and then discuss.

This provides the best discussion between the Army and Joint definitions of Irregular Warfare.

This covers a lot of ground. I am pleased to see the recognition that IW takes place before, during and after LSCO and on the periphery as well.

They really seem to be making the case that the Gray Zone, and strategic competition is IW and that IW contributes to strategic deterrence. Although they are making the argument about shaping for decisive operations they (and specifically BG Beaupere) recognize that a successful IW campaign does not have to lead to and can actually prevent war or be successful (achieve strategic effects) without going to war (LSCO).

Rich Tilley - range of options.

All emphasize campaigning in IW (although PME and training is discussed no one describes how to develop IW proficient campaign HQ. - but this is only a 25 minute video so they cannot cover everything).

My one criticism is that we are using IW in paces of the Joint Concept for Competing (ACCESS HERE at Small Wars Journal) which is really an excellent joint document to describe what the joint force does in strategic competition but unfortunately has never caught on

Rich Creed - the most likely form of conflict the Army is going to be asked to do.

(Lastly I would add that here is the buried lede - there is no national concept for strategic competition - they all emphasize that IW cannot be conducted alone and that it has to be part of a larger interagency effort. That is why I argue that strategic competition is political warfare and that IW is the military contribution to political warfare. While the military has been working hard on developing concepts to support strategic competition the rest of the US government has not).

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Irregular Warfare

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1. The Evolution of Psychological Warfare: Reconceptualizing the Warfare to Operations Distinction in Military Doctrine

2. ‘Dark Quad’ threat demands urgent action

3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 31, 2024

4. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, October 31, 2024

5. Who tells satellites where to take pictures? Increasingly, it’ll be robots, Maxar says

6. US-made jam-resistant drones helped Ukrainians cut through Russia EW

7. U.S. Officials in Israel Working on Proposal to End Lebanon War

8. Has US Really Only Sent Ukraine 10 Percent of Arms Promised This Year?

9. Xi Jinping’s Axis of Losers By Stephen Hadley

10. U.S. Drugmakers Are Breaking Up With Their Chinese Supply-Chain Partners

11. Why the U.S. Military Has to Hitch a Ride on Commercial Ships

12. Why China Won’t Give Up on a Failing Economic Model

13. Israel Brings Its Gaza Strategy to Lebanon

14. A Woman in the White House By Linda Robinson

15. Americans helping Ukraine's war efforts say the US hasn't done enough

16. America’s Containment Foreign Policy No Longer Works

17. AI’s Not to Reason Why (Because We Don’t Know If It Can)

18. AP sources: White House altered record of Biden's 'garbage' remarks despite stenographer concerns

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1. Joint Statement on the DPRK Launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

2. Secretary Antony J. Blinken Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul, and Republic of Korea Minister of Defense Kim Yong-hyun at a Joint Press Availability

3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 31, 2024

4. Russia could transfer missile tech to North Korea, ‘escalating’ threats, South Korea warns

5. South Korea eyes pathway for AUKUS Pillar II with new defense tech agreement

6. North Korea ICBM Test Seeks to Grab U.S. Attention on Eve of Vote

7. 'It's a slaughter': Video claiming to show North Korean soldier captured in Kursk emerges

8. North Korea's Long-Range Missile Test Signals Its Improved, Potential Capability to Attack US

9. ROK, US hold first-ever live-fire drone drill after North Korea’s ICBM test

10. ROK trains to strike North Korean missile launcher, hours after ICBM test

11. North Korean Troops in Ukraine: Are We on the Path to World War III?

12. S. Korea not considering troop dispatch to Ukraine: nat'l security adviser

13. Pyongyang to bolster readiness against nuclear retaliation: Choe

14. 8,000 North Korean troops likely to join Ukraine war in ‘coming days’

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10/31/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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1. Winning Modern Wars through Adaptation by Mick Ryan
2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, October 30, 2024
3. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 30, 2024
4. Prosecutor tells jury of 9/11-style plot thwarted in the Philippines
5. Philly Shipyard’s Transformation: How Hanwha’s Investment Is Driving U.S. Navy Readiness
6. American Diplomacy for a New Era
7. How the U.S. military lost a $250 million war game in minutes
8. Men under "downward pressure" (Army SOF and Green Berets)
9. Russia asks at UN meeting: If the West aids Ukraine, why can’t North Korea help us?
10. The Rise of Soldier-Influencers: Army Eyes Policy for Troops with Millions of Online Followers
11. Lebanon’s Military Can Barely Fight—Even After $3 Billion From the U.S.
12. Study Estimates North Korea’s $5.5 Billion Military Supply Deal with Russia in Ukraine War
13. Can the United Kingdom and France Team Up in the Third Nuclear Age?
14. Why I Hate Sun Tzu
15. Penetrate, Disintegrate, and Exploit: The Israeli Counteroffensive at the Suez Canal, 1973
16. Global military threats to U.S. are increasingly linked, Adm. Sam Paparo says

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1. 56th Security Consultative Meeting Joint Communique (Korea-US)
2. North Korea’s Lawfare Strategy
3. North Korea ICBM Test Seeks to Grab U.S. Attention on Eve of Vote
4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 30, 2024
5. North Korea’s fanatical regime just got scarier
6. North Korea's Best Soldiers Are Fighting in Ukraine | Opinion
7. What do North Korean troop deployments to Russia mean for geopolitics?
8. Philly Shipyard's Transformation: How Hanwha’s Investment Is Driving U.S. Navy Readiness
9. Analysis: Increased sabotage risk in South Korea’s defense-industrial sector
10. Russia could transfer missile tech to North Korea, ‘escalating’ threats, South Korea warns
11. North Korean troops in Russian uniforms are heading toward Ukraine, US says
12. Russia asks at UN meeting: If the West aids Ukraine, why can’t North Korea help us?
13. White House ‘strongly condemns’ North Korean missile test
14. Study Estimates North Korea’s $5.5 Billion Military Supply Deal with Russia in Ukraine War

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1. Two new jobs, but too few people (and robots) (Green Berets)
2. 12 Questions for a Writer: Frank Sobchak (author of "Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Missions from El Salvador to Afghanistan")
3. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, October 29, 2024
4. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 29, 2024
5. Special Forces trains for the next big war in the Mojave Desert
6. Special mission aircraft for covert insertion
7. X Algorithm Feeds Users Political Content—Whether They Want It or Not
8. Why our Presidential Candidates Must Choose Ukraine
9. What Election Integrity Really Means
10. ICSPOTS Event: A Pivotal Step Toward Modernizing USSOCOM Resourcing and Readiness
11. Russia test-fires missiles to simulate 'massive' response to nuclear first strike
12. New Vehicles, Face Paint and a 1,200-Foot Fall: The U.S. Army Prepares for War With China
13. How Russia, China and Iran Are Interfering in the Presidential Election
14. Pentagon unveils new plan to energize America’s defense sector
15. Conventional Arms Control and Ending the Russo-Ukrainian War
16. How America Can Succeed in a Multialigned World
17. The Least Bad Option for Lebanon
18. Harris vs. Trump: If Asia Could Vote in the US Election
19. Post-Truth and National Security: Background and Options for a New Administration
20. Air Force Chief: Small Drones Are Both 'Threat and Opportunity'
21. Political leaders need to stop standing in the way of defense innovation

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1. Advice for the incoming commander of US Forces Korea
2. The west underestimates North Korea at its peril
3. GOP rep says US must focus on North Korea abuses ahead of UN council
4. Ex-Ukraine Defense Minister: Russia ‘Trying to Grow the War’ with North Korean Troops
5. “Attack! Get down!” North Korea-Russia communication booklet released
6. North Korean troops possibly heading to front lines, language barrier causing problems, says South Korea
7. Zelensky: North Korea's troop support pushing Ukraine war beyond borders
8. North Korea’s elite troops are in Russia to fight Ukraine: What we know
9. How Russia is transporting North Korean troops to the front lines of Ukraine war
10. Kim Jong Un appears to fear possible assassination, South Korean spy agency says
11. U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting and 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue Fact Sheet
12. North Korea and Russia send political shockwaves with Ukraine war moves
13. The West did nothing to stop North Korea’s alliance with Russia, and there will be consequences
14. Russian troops’ frustrations at North Korean fighters caught on intercepted communications
15. Peaceful reunification is no longer North Korea’s goal
16. Ukraine's surrender hotline is tempting North Koreans to desert, promising they'll be well fed

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10/29/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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1. Israel’s Strike on Iran Also Hit Russian Arms Industry’s Once-Strong Image
2. Sitting Bull’s Strategy of Resilience: Lessons from Lakota Resistance to Modern Asymmetric Warfare
3. Frictionless Government and the National Security Constitution
4. Behind the Curtain: The big media era is over
5. No new limits on Ukraine's use of US arms if North Korea joins Russia's fight, Pentagon says
6. Israel approves two bills that could halt UNRWA's aid delivery to Gaza. What does that mean?
7. Ukraine: What Next? by Lawrence Freedman
8. Forget Gaza and Ukraine, East Asia's brewing war will matter more
9. The Curious Case of Ariane Tabatabai (at ASD SO/LIC)
10. Marines continue to make female infantry officers, with little fanfare
11. Leading the Free World: Reasserting U.S. Leadership on Democracy and Human Rights
12. Russia blurring lines between physical and cyber war on the West
13. Opinion: Americans are not each other's enemies. Citizens must reject polarizing rhetoric
14. Pentagon Runs Low on Air-Defense Missiles as Demand Surges
15. Misinformation About the Military and Climate Change
16. Restoring Our Maritime Strength
17. Laser, microwave, and other directed-energy weapons ready for the battlefield
18. Poor Quality Control and Outdated Equipment at Steel Company Behind Failed Gears on Ill-Fated CV-22 Osprey
19. How Would the U.S. Handle a Nuclear Iran?
20. The Covert War for American Minds
21. CIA director floated 28-day Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal in Doha
22. To focus on China, US needs to wean off Europe and Middle East missions
23. Attrition’s Apostle? Reading Vegetius in an Age of Protracted Warfare
24. Rutte's statement on DPRK soldiers in Ukraine demand a NATO response
25. General George on the From The Green Notebook Podcast

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1. Open Letter to the President of Ukraine Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy (from a north Korean escapee)
2. North Korean Defectors Offer to Support Ukrainian Psyops Against Former Comrades
3. North Korea has sent about 10,000 troops to Russia to likely fight against Ukraine, Pentagon says
4. [Exclusive] “North Korea’s dispatch of troops to Russia has led to the departure of pro-China economic forces, the base of Kim Jong-un’s support”… “Kim Jong-un’s regime does not have much time left”
5. A War Tomorrow in Seoul: The Possibility of a War on The Korean Peninsula
6. N. Korea beefing up security for Kim Jong-un due to assassination possibility: spy agency
7. Rutte's statement on DPRK soldiers in Ukraine demand a NATO response
8. Some N. Korean generals, troops in Russia might move to front line: spy agency
9. N. Korean advance unit possibly moving to war front line in Russia: S. Korean spy agency
10. Yoon, Zelenskyy strongly condemn N.K.-Russia military cooperation in phone talks
11. N. Korean foreign minister departs for Russia amid troop dispatch
12. Zelenskyy expects 12,000 NK soldiers in Russia 'soon'
13. N. Korea threatens to attack Baengnyeongdo, claiming drone flew from the island
14. North Korean troops to Ukraine: cannon fodder or combat training?
15. Defense stocks on rally as North Korea enters Russia's war
16. Father-son defection attempt ends in arrest at Yalu River
17. Open Letter to the President of Ukraine Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy (from a former north Korean soldier)
18. How Ukraine can stop North Korean soldiers without firing a single shot
19. Why Americans dismiss Korean unification and why they must not

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Open Letter to the President of Ukraine Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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Open Letter to the President of Ukraine Mr. Volodymyr Zelenskyy Dave Maxwell Mon, 10/28/2024 - 9:52am

A recommendation for Ukrainian Psychological Operations against north Korean forces in Ukraine and Russia.

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10/28/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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10/28/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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1. Israeli Strikes on Iran Expose Gap in Prowess Between Two Arch Foes
2. The Middle East Drug Fueling War, Crime and All-Night Parties
3. Bullied by China at Sea, With the Broken Bones to Prove It (Vietnam)
4. As ties with the U.S. worsen, China asks: Who’s the new Kissinger?
5. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, October 27, 2024
6. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 27, 2024
7. Special Report: Possible Russian Gains in Georgia and Moldova
8. The trajectory of Ukraine's fight against Russia hangs on the outcome of the US election
9. Resistance forces push military regime close to brink in Myanmar
10. US voters concerned about post-election violence and efforts to overturn the results: AP-NORC poll
11. US military scales back missile defense plans for Guam
12. 'Not Enough': US Coast Guard's new ops posture statement raises alarm on need for more money
13. The new front against Iran and its proxies: Underwater
14. America’s Overlooked Armed Force: Why the Coast Guard Deserves Better Oversight and Support
15. Japan’s Voters Punish Leadership of U.S. Security Ally
16. Opinion Israel is trying to uproot Iran’s influence. Iraq shows how hard that is.
17. Ill-advised retorts: The danger of defending one’s honor often outweighs the benefit
18. The Kims Are Coming – OpEd
19. Israel’s espionage machine – cyber intelligence, moles and money
20. Advisers Propose That Trump Give Security Clearances Without F.B.I. Vetting
21. Persuade, Change, and Influence with AI: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in the Information Environment
22. Proof that immigrants fuel U.S. economy can be seen in the billions they send back home
23. The Emerging Age of AI Diplomacy
24. How to End the Democratic Recession
25. These days, we’re mostly Confederates: Antebellum strategy/policy ethos in 21st century America

Korean News Content:

1. Opinion North Korean troops in Russia bring a ‘World-Island’ conflict a step closer
2. On GPS: Kim Jong Un to Putin’s rescue? (video Interview with Dr. Jung Pak)
3. North Korea coup speculation is back!
4. How is the Russian deployment viewed inside N.Korea? (1) Parents of soldiers gradually discovering deployments and information spreading: "They might get to eat plenty of cheese and milk," "No one thinks they're going to war"
5. The price for sending the North's Storm Corps to Russia is a strategic nuclear submarine?
6. Open questions | Why North Korea is starting to become a ‘forgotten’ space for China and the US
7. S. Korea, US to hold '2+2' talks among foreign, defense chiefs amid NK deployment to Russia
8. North Korea And Russia’s ‘Far-Reaching’ Strategic Relationship – Analysis
9. The Lens: South Korea debates conscripting women amid declining birth rate
10. South Korea's birth rate sees glimmer of hope
11. The Kims Are Coming – OpEd
12. Lousy Deterrence Options on the Korean Peninsula
13. NATO confirms N. Korea's troop deployment to Russia's Kursk region
14. Putin the Desperate: North Korea Is Going to War in Ukraine
15. North Korean Missiles Are Attacking Ukraine: What If One Hit a NATO Member?
16. Yoon calls for thorough preparedness against geopolitical risks in Ukraine, Middle East
17. N. Korea claims S. Korean drone took off from western border island in Oct. for incursion into Pyongyang
18. Fatal affair exposes food-for-favors system in N. Korean military
19. Sariwon holds constitutional lectures defining South Korea as "hostile state"

Dave Maxwell Mon, 10/28/2024 - 9:14am

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These days, we’re mostly Confederates: Antebellum strategy/policy ethos in 21st century America

Dave Maxwell — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 02:16:48 +0000

These days, we’re mostly Confederates: Antebellum strategy/policy ethos in 21st century America Dave Maxwell Sun, 10/27/2024 - 10:16pm

Despite the recent Orwellian attempts to “unperson” him, Robert E. Lee remains an iconic figure in American military history. He was a great field commander who probably got more out of his outnumbered and ill-supplied tatterdemalion army than any other general of his time could have by sheer professional acumen and force of personality. However, with him (and every other senior Southern commander) that’s as far as it goes. He failed utterly in his responsibility to convince his political superiors of their folly in the strategic prosecution of the war. He also dissipated combat power he could not afford to lose in two futile invasions of the North. Worst of all, he allowed Jefferson Davis to tie the Army of Northern Virginia to the defense of Richmond and Petersburg like a staked goat for the implacable Grant to ultimately devour. By June 1864 he could see the writing on the wall. If he stayed in Grant’s gory embrace the Army of Northern Virginia would perish and with it the Confederacy. But he could not bring himself to forcefully challenge his civilian leadership who were willfully blind to the facts – or walk away from them. Instead, he soldiered on as nemesis approached.

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10/27/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

Dave Maxwell — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 16:20:12 +0000

10/27/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

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1. How Biden Pushed Israel to Limit Its Iran Attack and Still Inflict a Heavy Blow
2. How Israel Pulled Off Its Largest-Ever Strike on Iran
3. A Million People Play This Video Wargame. So Does the Pentagon.
4. Israel strike on Iran actually de-escalates Mideast tensions, for now
5. What to Know About the Chinese Hackers Who Targeted the 2024 Campaigns
6. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, October 26, 2024
7. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 26, 2024
8. The Big Five - 27 October edition by Mick Ryan
9. U.S. Military Makes First Confirmed OpenAI Purchase for War-fighting Forces
10. US needs more AI investment, not just guardrails, defense experts say
11. Putin's 'hybrid warfare' pressures neighbors at a crossroads to turn away from the West
12. Taiwan reports Chinese 'combat patrol' after Beijing slams US arms deal
13. This Eras Great Power Competition: America With No Understanding of Red Lines and Rivals That Do
14. Patriotism: A Vital National Security Interest – The Link Between Democratic Values and Patriotism
15. Special Report: Pro-Russia Georgian Dream Party Likely Wins Parliamentary Elections
16. MAJ Badger Gives Life and Earns Soldier's Medal (27 OCT 1995)
17. The State-Owned Company at the Center of Taliban Plans for Self-Sufficiency
18. 'Backbone of Iran's missile industry' destroyed by IAF strikes on Islamic Republic
19. A Short History of the U.S. Army's Dictionary
20. Niall Ferguson: Israel’s Iran Strike—and America’s Strategic Weakness
21. Gad Saad Survived War in Lebanon. He’s Warning About One in the West
22. Pentagon Watchdog Questions Navy SEAL Training Program's Use of Sleep Deprivation

Korean News Content:

1. North Korean Soldiers Arrive on Russia’s Front Line. How Ready Are They to Fight?

2. S. Korean delegation to brief NATO this week on N. Korean troops in Russia

3. S. Korea boosts cooperation with NATO, US in response to NK troops aiding Russia

4. Opinion | South Korea’s arms exports are reshaping the global defence landscape

5. How NK's deployment of troops to Russia could impact peace on Korean Peninsula

6. Behind North Korea’s closed curtains: the Kim regime’s ongoing struggle against collapse

7. Seoul-Kyiv cooperation in cognitive operation

8. Escalating conflict (Korea)

9. Signs point to N. Korean troops in Russia-Ukraine combat zone

10. North Korea's military personnel in Russia expected to hit 5,000

11. ‘Ready to fight tonight’: Strykers take their turn as Army’s rotational force in South Korea

12. Poland declined Ukraine’s request for South Korean weapons transfer

13. North Korean Defectors from the North Korean Military: “Comrades, Don’t Be Bullets for No Reason”

14. Commentary: Why North Korean troops in Russia are raising concerns in South Korea

15. South Korea lawmaker’s leaked messages on targeting North’s forces in Ukraine draw outrage

Dave Maxwell Sun, 10/27/2024 - 12:20pm

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