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Since the COVID-19 border closures sealed North Korea off from the world, and as the China-Russia-North Korea axis has deepened, the North Korean people have become more isolated and vulnerable than at any point in recent memory. In this grim period, one piece of encouraging news stands out: last month, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) introduced the bipartisan North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act (NKHRA). Growing up in North Korea, America was my enemy – alongside South Korea, the U.S. is one of the two principal adversaries the state taught us to despise. I was taught…

Bradley Bowman, Logan Rolleigh & Cameron McMillan, RealClearDefense The United States now confronts one of the most dangerous geostrategic environments since 1945, in no small part because… Source link

On July 21, President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa awarded Shen Minjuan, China’s ambassador to the country since 2023, Mongolia’s Order of the Polar Star (Altan Gerege), the country’s highest state honor for foreign nationals. Barely a week later, on July 29, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) updated its official organizational roster: Shen had taken office as director-general of the Department of Asian Affairs, succeeding Liu Jinsong.  The speed of the promotion was striking. So was its symbolism. For Mongolian policymakers and analysts who observed Shen’s nearly three-year tenure up close, her elevation to one of the most influential operational posts in…

Theodore L. Leonhardt, RealClearDefense One hundred seventy years ago, a Western alliance confronted Russia to prevent its domination of a neighboring nation from its strategic base in… Source link

the interpreter The Philippines has learned that internationalising its dispute with China pays – and that may not stop. Source link

Mansoor Laghari, RealClearDefense . . . extremists rarely reveal their final destination. Source link

WASHINGTON — General Dynamics Information Technology announced today it was awarded a $1.3 billion contract to provide enterprise IT and cybersecurity capabilities for the Army National Guard and other federal partners. “The Army National Guard depends on resilient, modern networks to support communities and government partners and safeguard the nation,” Brian Sheridan, GDIT senior vice president for Defense, said in a release. “We look forward to bringing the full strength of GDIT’s digital modernization, AI and cyber capabilities to enhance the mission readiness of the Guard and its partners. Though announced today, the contract — dubbed the Enterprise Network Operations…

Zach Walker & Shawn Kotoske, RCDefense The requirement to protect defense information isn’t going away, because the theft isn’t going away. The task force must determine how to verify… Source link

Live Webinar:Date: August 26, 2026Time: 2p ET / 11am PT TITLE: Zero Trust leaders to level set status and discuss new initiativesParticipants can earn 1 CPE credit AGENDA: We’ll discuss the following: The current state of Zero Trust across the DoD and defense industrial base. The expansion of Zero Trust principles to not only users and devices, but to data, operational technology, and weapon systems. Zero Trust coordination across the services. Quantifying Zero Trust success. Enterprise Zero Trust and Zero Trust at the tactical edge. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: An understanding of the specific pain points that the various services are experiencing in securing users, devices,…

Thailand has affirmed its intention to bring Myanmar back into the ASEAN fold, following a meeting between Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the country’s military-appointed president, Min Aung Hlaing, in Bangkok yesterday. The summit was the highlight of the former general’s two-day visit to Thailand, his first official visit to the country since he led a military coup in 2021. After arriving in Bangkok, Min Aung Hlaing was given a red-carpet welcome by Anutin, who then hosted him for talks at Government House in Bangkok. During the visit, Min Aung Hlaing also attended an official dinner, met the leaders of…