4/5/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary
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National Security News Content:
1. Trump Could Hand China a ‘Strategic Victory’ by Silencing Voice of America
2. Czechia pledges support to Radio Free Europe after Trump’s funding cuts
3. China Will Launch an Invasion of Taiwan In Next Few Months: Intel Sources
4. US far-right activist raises loyalty test that could deepen purge of security agencies
5. How Right Wing Influencer Laura Loomer Targeted Top Security Officials
6. Inside Elon Musk’s Shock-and-Awe Months in the White House
7. U.S. Peace Corps says Musk’s DOGE has arrived at its HQ
8. Air Force Academy superintendent proposes cutting civilian staff
9. U.S. Tariffs Make Xi Jinping’s Day
10. RFA radio transmissions to China, Tibet halted
11. Feinberg initiates Pentagon’s implementation of DOGE-influenced regulatory review
12. Why the UN Human Rights Council Keeps Failing on Israel
13. Philippines alarmed over China arrest of alleged Filipino spies
14. Golden Dome: who and what should it defend?
15. Reading the tree leaves: Why a no-show by China’s No.2 general has speculation running wild
16. Poland Prepares for Direct War With Russia
17. How Trump’s Tariffs Are Reshaping Global Trade
18. Myanmar and the Gutting of USAID
19. First OA-1K Skyraider II Handed Over To Air Force Special Operations Command
20. Actions create consequences: questions, questions, questions – elected officials serve their voters, not necessarily ours
21. U.S. Special Ops Conduct Combined Training With Panama, Formalize Commitment
22. The Godfather of the Campus Intifada
Korean News Content:
1. North Korea Reaps Military Secrets From South Korean Mayhem
2. Public Perceptions About What the US Would Do if North Korea Invaded South Korea
3. North Korea reports on Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment, highlights turmoil in South
4. South Korea’s President Yoon ousted: Who are the top presidential contenders?
5. South Koreans are still puzzling over why their leader declared martial law
6. Yoon supporters hold rallies in protest of court ruling on his dismissal
7. RFA radio transmissions to China, Tibet halted
8. Minister hails US, Japan, S Korea’s stance on Strait
9. Yoon remains at presidential residence day after dismissal, likely to move to private home next week at earliest
10. A Win for Democracy in South Korea
11. South Korea survived this democratic challenge. What’s next?
12. South Korea Removes Its Impeached President and Regains Direction
13. Even if my salary increases 10 times, I can’t even buy two pairs of sneakers.
14. The Quiet Crisis in the U.S.-Korea Alliance
15. Hyundai Motor to freeze vehicle prices in U.S. through early June despite auto tariffs
16. N. Korean leader inspects special operation units’ training on day of Yoon’s ouster
17. U.N. chief voices ‘full’ confidence in S. Korea’s commitment to democratic principles after Yoon’s ouster
18. U.S. ‘America First’ policy report stresses ‘significant scope’ to improve existing U.S. trade pacts
19. Next president should build personal diplomacy with Trump immediately: experts
20. Seoul’s pivot after Yoon’s removal could prove a win for China
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