4/22/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. PLA SSF scrapped, it’s now the PLA ISF: What does it mean? 2. US weighs sending additional military advisers to Ukraine as Russia gains momentum 3. China's scenarios for invading Taiwan could be altered following Iran's failed attack on Israel, report says 4. Information Warfare is Integrated Warfare 5. Global military spending surges amid war, rising tensions and insecurity 6. Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2023 7. Israel beefs up arm ..read more

4/21/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Niger’s Eviction of U.S. Commandos, Drones Derails America’s Counterterror Strategy 2.  Army SOF use video game skills to launch drones strikes and more in new course 3. USSOCOM inducts 18 new members into Commando Hall of Honor 4. Great power competition is back. What does that mean for US special operations forces? 5. The True Story Behind “Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare ”and“ ”History's First Special Forces Mission 6. The US Debt C ..read more

4/20/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Political warfare: the obvious choice against our Maginot Line 2. Call for Papers Irregular Warfare 3. Xi Jinping tightens grip on China’s military with new information warfare unit 4. US troops set to withdraw from Niger, State Department official says 5. Congress Must Support Ukraine And Israel—Our Interests Depend On It 6. G-7 Warns China Against Aiding Russia in Its War Against Ukraine 7. Opinion | The unspoken story of why Israel didn’t ..read more

Political warfare: the obvious choice against our Maginot Line by Matt Armstrong Access the entire essay by Matt Armstrong HERE. This is just another great essay from one of our nation's true experts on all things related public diplomacy, information and influence, psychological operations ,and political warfare, Matt Armstrong.    Hopefully this will make the light bulb go on in the minds of some: Even if you’re not interested in political warfare, political warfare may be interested in you. I wrote “maybe” because a neat trick of political warfare is the a ..read more

4/19/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Israel Strikes Iran in Narrow Attack Amid Escalation Fears 2. What We Know About Israel’s Strike in Iran 3. Israel carries out strike in Iran, Israeli official says; no damage to nuclear sites, IAEA says 4. Calling On Congress to Pass Ukraine Aid Package 5. Longstreet and How Much Work Remains to Be Done 6. Russia ramps up weapons production, using mass quantity to outgun Ukraine 7. Opinion  Here are the U.S. congressional districts bene ..read more

4/18/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Israel considered striking Iran on Monday but decided to wait, officials say 2. Russia is sure to lose in Ukraine, reckons a Chinese expert on Russia 3. Select Committee Unveils Findings into CCP's Role in American Fentanyl Epidemic - REPORT & HEARING 4. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, April 17, 2024 5. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 17, 2024 6. Why Iran’s attack on Israel failed by Sir Lawrence Freedman 7. 'Mind-boggling ..read more

4/17/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. There is only one war going on and it is global 2. Looking for a Fight 3. Cyberattacks Surge 325% in Philippines Amid South China Sea Standoff 4. Drone-and-Missile Warfare Tests Supply-Strapped Defense Systems 5. Emboldened Iran Makes Dangerous Gamble on Open Confrontation 6. Ukraine’s Chances of Pushing Russia Out Look Increasingly Grim 7. Iran's Attack on Israel: Four Important Lessons for Ukraine and World 8. The Liberator’s Dilemma: The P ..read more

The Liberator’s Dilemma: The Paradox Of American Leadership by Joseph Long Be forwarewarned.  There is some math in this essay. But this is a serious essay for SOF and other practitioners and covers a lot of ground, e.g., irregular warfare, PME, the moral hazard of liberation, population centric military operations and a liberator's dilemma model (see the math). Access the full essay HERE. The Liberator’s Dilemma: The Paradox Of American Leadership By Joseph Long As the special operations profession enters a new era of Special Operations Forces (SOF) involv ..read more

4/16/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1.  The Lessons of Israeli Missile Defense 2. The U.S. Has Received a Rare Invitation From China. There Is Only One Right Answer. 3. House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes towards a vote on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan 4. In a decisive moment like this, Israel has to reaffirm its strength by striking back - editorial 5. Review says Abbey Gate bombing wasn’t preventable 6. Victory and Failure in the Great American-Israeli Eastern Mediterran ..read more

4/15/24 National Security and Korean News and Commentary Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 14, 2024 2. Israel–Hamas War (Iran) Update, April 14, 2024 3. The New Civil War Movie Is Eerily Right About How the Country Could Split Apart 4. What Are the Stakes of ‘Civil War,’ Really? 5.  75th Rangers sweep Best Ranger, Best Mortar, and International Sniper competitions 6. How the U.S. Forged a Fragile Middle Eastern Alliance to Repel Iran’s Israel Attack 7. Analysis: Israel Repelled Iran ..read more