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[l] at 11/10/24 9:52am
11/10/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Sun, 11/10/2024 - 11:52am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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
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[l] at 11/9/24 4:45pm
ICRC engagement with armed groups in 2024 ZFTWARNING Sat, 11/09/2024 - 6:45pm
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[l] at 11/9/24 4:18pm
Beyond Compliance Symposium – The Harm Mitigation Holarchy: Human Security, Protection of Civilians, and Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response ZFTWARNING Sat, 11/09/2024 - 6:18pm
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[l] at 11/9/24 4:15pm
The Virginia-Georgetown Manual Concerning the Use of Force Under International Law: Rules and Commentaries on Jus Ad Bellum ZFTWARNING Sat, 11/09/2024 - 6:15pm
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[l] at 11/9/24 1:12pm
11/9/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Sat, 11/09/2024 - 3:12pm Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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?  
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[l] at 11/8/24 7:46am
11/8/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Fri, 11/08/2024 - 9:46am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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
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[l] at 11/7/24 8:36pm
Causes and electoral consequences of political assassinations: The role of organized crime in Mexico ZFTWARNING Thu, 11/07/2024 - 10:36pm
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[l] at 11/7/24 5:42am
11/7/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Thu, 11/07/2024 - 7:42am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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
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[l] at 11/6/24 8:16am
11/6/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Wed, 11/06/2024 - 10:16am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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  
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[l] at 11/5/24 10:27am
11/5/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Tue, 11/05/2024 - 12:27pm Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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  
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[l] at 11/4/24 7:13am
11/4/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Mon, 11/04/2024 - 9:13am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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.
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[l] at 11/3/24 8:43am
11/3/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Sun, 11/03/2024 - 10:43am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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  
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[l] at 11/2/24 10:31am
11/2/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Sat, 11/02/2024 - 12:31pm Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. 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  
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[l] at 11/2/24 8:13am
Irregular Warfare (Video from Army University Press) Dave Maxwell Sat, 11/02/2024 - 10:13am Irregular Warfare (Video from Army University Press)     Access HERE.   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).       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vfPOPVaHvM&list=WL&index=22&t=1126s Irregular Warfare Army University Press     1,684 views Premiered 23 hours ago
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[l] at 11/1/24 6:37am
11/1/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Fri, 11/01/2024 - 8:37am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 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 Korean News Content: 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 Dave Maxwell Thu, 10/31/2024 - 7:47am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 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 Korean News Content: 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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10/30/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Wed, 10/30/2024 - 9:13am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 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   Korean News Content: 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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‘This is effectively a civil war’: despair in Haiti as armed gangs step up assault on capital ZFTWARNING Wed, 10/30/2024 - 3:03am
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After the war on drugs: The impacts of cocaine and cannabis regulation in Rio de Janeiro ZFTWARNING Tue, 10/29/2024 - 5:30pm
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10/29/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Tue, 10/29/2024 - 9:39am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 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   Korean News Content: 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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10/28/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Dave Maxwell Mon, 10/28/2024 - 9:14am Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 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"

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