🗞🇺🇸 Here is the Saturday, December 27, 2025 Edition of the National Security and Korean News Expert Commentary by our Editor-at-Large, Col. David Maxwell, Ret. (
@DavidMaxwell161)! 🗞
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12/27/25
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Note from Col. Maxwell: I will be on overseas travel the next 5 days so my message timing will be erratic.
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1. U.S. Strikes on Nigeria Targeted
#IslamicState Camps With Missile Barrage
2. Trump’s Claims About
#Nigeria Strike Belie a Complex Situation on the Ground
3.
#Zelensky to Meet Trump on Closing Gaps in Draft
#PeaceDeal
4. Here’s What Is in the 20-Point Peace Plan for Ukraine
5.
#SaudiArabia Strikes
#Yemeni Militia Backed by Rival Gulf Power U.A.E.
6. Opinion |
#Ukraine’s New Concessions for Peace
7.
#Chinese military simulated battles near
#Mexico,
#Cuba and Taiwan, CCTV report shows
8.
#Taiwan Opposition Starts Long-Shot Bid to Impeach President
9.
#AirForce abandons sweeping reoptimization as #
#Army, Marines push forward with transformation efforts
10. Crisis Response as
#Deterrence: Strategizing the Use of Elite Capabilities to Deter Adversary Aggression
11.
#Frogmen and Fast Boats: The Future of
#IrregularWarfare in the
#MaritimeDomain
12. A Deeply Flawed Military Strategy (Book Review)
13. Forging the Framework: Evolving Law, Policy, and Doctrine for the U.S. Military’s Domestic Response
14. Keeping the
#MarineCorps Amphibious
15. China: An Ally Waiting for
#Russia’s Defeat?
16. Why
#Russians haven’t risen up to stop the
#UkraineWar
17. Archive Lawsuit Opens
#VladimirPutin Memcons/Telcons
18.
#Thailand,
#Cambodia Agree Immediate Cease-Fire in Border Clashes
19. A Tiny Pacific Paradise Is Gaming the U.S.-China Rivalry Over Minerals
📰Korean News:
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1. N.K. leader Kim sends New Year’s message to
#Putin, calls bilateral ties ‘precious common asset’
2. Resettlement centers for N. Korean defectors to be integrated next year
3. U.S. lawmakers submit resolution decrying China’s actions against
#Japan, reaffirming U.S. commitment to allies
4. Poll finds majority backs ‘peaceful two-state’ approach to
#unification
5. Defense ministry dismisses general-level officer over
#MartialLaw involvement
6.
#KimJongUn highlights military agenda
7.
#Philippines buys two
#SouthKorean frigates in $600 million deal
8.
#SouthKorea-U.S. nuclear submarine deal may progress
9. Lee to seek Beijing’s support on N. Korea, economic cooperation during January trip
10. Finding a
#Trump–Kim Jong-un opening around an April U.S.–#
#China summit will be key
11. Progressives also call
#disinformation law
#unconstitutional
12.
#Korea moves to end overseas adoptions by 2029
13. [Wang Son-taek] New missions for
#Koreans in 2026