5/7/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary

1. The Deal With the Iranian Regime

2. Iran, U.S. Working on Talks to End Fighting

3. China has played key role in Iran war and will continue to do so

4. The Tragic Decline of the American Navy by Robert D. Kaplan

5. Hormuz crisis heats up Asia’s Arctic scramble

6. U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy 2026

7. The cold, hard realism of Saudi hedging

8. Army Asks Missile Makers to Hack Their Own Weapons

9. Cyber Partisans and Digital Sabotage

10. Mapping Resistance Networks: The Power of Social Network Analysis

11. Testing “On An Equal Basis” or a Three-Way Arms Control Agreement.

12. U.S. and China Pursue Guardrails to Stop AI Rivalry From Spiraling Into Crisis

13. What did China tell a close Trump ally ahead of the US leader’s Beijing trip?4.

14. 2 former Chinese defence ministers handed suspended death sentences

15. The Lessons of the Long Confucian Peace

16. Deterring the Dragon: The US Army and Sea Denial in Maritime Warfare

17. This Is Not the World Russia Wants: A Belligerent America Is Foiling Putin’s Strategy

18. The Army Needs to Build Better Command Posts

19. The Strategic Importance of Critical Maritime Infrastructure

20. Rethinking the Theory of Victory for the “Next War”: Beyond Lanchester’s Laws and the Modern System (Japan)

21. What 300 Emails Say About Americans and the Army’s Direct Commission Program

1. North Korea’s amended constitution redefines borders, but remains vague: source

2. Seoul says North Korea constitution revision won’t change peace policy

3. N. Korea dials down hostility toward Seoul in revised constitution: NIS

4.  S. Korea, U.S. to hold high-level defense talks in Washington next week

5. North Korea says it is not bound by nuclear arms treaty

6. Seoul FM discusses deeper ASEAN cooperation with envoys from region

7. Gov’t takes low-key approach as NK football team’s visit tests inter-Korean relations

8. Russia secretly awarded North Korean generals in charge of Kursk fighting

9. US ‘laptop farmers’ get jail time for aiding DPRK IT workers scam local firms

10. Samsung Pulling TVs, Home Appliances From China

11. The Most Coveted Cosmetic Enhancement in Asia Right Now: Elf Ears

12. North Korea expands minerals-for-investment deals with Chinese partners