Small Wars Journal Roundup: SOF 2040, Ukraine Drone Warfare, Taiwan Defense, and Korean Peninsula Developments

National Security News Roundup

Arizona State University's Small Wars Journal has released its latest national security and Korean Peninsula news commentary roundup, covering the following key topics:

Military & Special Operations

1. Assessing the Special Operations Forces (SOF) 2040 Vision (Part I): The Operator as a Platform — Examines the future of human-machine teaming in special operations.
2. The Road to the Decline of Armor — Analyzes the diminishing role of traditional armored warfare on the modern battlefield.
3. Citizen Sensors: Crowdsourcing Small UAS (sUAS) Intelligence via Smartphone Apps — A New Tool for Special Operations — Explores how civilian smartphones can be leveraged to collect small drone intelligence in support of special operations.
4. Robotic Armies Are Reshaping Ukraine's Ground War — Analyzes how unmanned systems are transforming front-line tactics in Ukraine.

Ukraine–Russia Conflict

5. Lindsey Graham's Last Mission: Saving Ukraine — An in-depth report on the U.S. senator's behind-the-scenes efforts to broker support for Ukraine.
6. How Ukraine Is Destroying Russian Oil Refineries — A breakdown of Ukraine's precision strikes against Russian energy infrastructure.
7. Trump 'Impressed' by Drone Strikes, Shifts Toward Supporting Ukraine — Reports that President Trump adjusted his stance on Ukraine after witnessing the operational effectiveness of drone warfare.

U.S. Energy & Finance

8. Frequent Draws on the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve Are Breaking an Old System — Examines the management pressures facing the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
9. Storm Clouds Over American Financial Dominance — Explores the challenges to the U.S. dollar's global reserve currency status.

Middle East & Iran

10. U.S.–Iran Airstrike Tensions Escalate; Tehran Says Deal Is in 'Crisis Phase' — Latest reporting on the military standoff between the United States and Iran.
11. An Unusual Window of Opportunity Between the U.S. and Iran — Analyzes the potential diplomatic space in the bilateral relationship.
12. Inside Israel's Secret Operation to Cultivate Ahmadinejad — Reveals classified details of Israeli intelligence operations.

Indo-Pacific & Taiwan

13. Taiwan Plus Ten: Policy Recommendations to Deter CCP Aggression — Puts forward ten concrete recommendations to strengthen defense commitments to Taiwan.
14. Japan Builds New Intelligence Agency with Western Assistance — Reports on Japan's latest moves to enhance its intelligence capabilities.
15. Reading the U.S.–China Competition: How Low-Profile Literary Exchanges Shape Perceptions of China — A cultural perspective on Sino-American strategic competition.
16. The Tanker Problem U.S. Military War Games in the Pacific Keep Identifying — Examines critical logistics and supply chain challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

U.S. Policy

17. Inconceivable: The Dismal Track Record of Regime Change in the Middle East — Reviews the historical lessons of U.S. regime-change policy in the Middle East.
18. A Propagandized Voice of America Hands Adversaries a Gift — Critiques the crisis facing U.S. public diplomacy media.
19. Pete Hegseth's Great Purge: An Existential Crisis for the U.S. Army — Reports on the controversy surrounding the Defense Secretary's personnel reforms.

Korean Peninsula News

1. The 'Pershing Rule' Myth — What History Tells Us About Alliance Command and Operational Control (Implications for South Korea) — Re-examines the historical context of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command structure.
2. North Korea Dismantles Gray Markets, Replacing Them with '20×10' Facilities — Analyzes the latest moves in North Korea's economic control policy.
3. Lee Jae-myung Says He Will Establish a 'Future Response Fund' with Surplus Tax Revenue — Latest developments in South Korean President Lee's fiscal policy.
4. North Korean Defector Arrivals Tick Up Slightly but Remain at Historic Lows — Analysis of the latest defector statistics.
5. Lee Jae-myung's Approval Rating Rises for a Second Consecutive Week — Latest polling data shows the South Korean president's popularity rebounding.
6. North Korean Premier Returns from China Visit, Vows to Expand Ties with Beijing — Latest developments in DPRK-China diplomatic relations.
7. Long Lines of Trucks at the China–North Korea Border Signal Rapid Trade Growth — Fresh signs of warming trade activity between China and North Korea.
8. Chip Factories and AI Data Centers Put South Korea's Nuclear Energy Policy Back in the Spotlight — Growing energy demand prompts South Korea to reassess its nuclear power policy.
9. South Korea, the U.S., and Japan Deepen Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Cooperation to Address Surging Power Demand and Geopolitical Competition — Latest trilateral energy technology cooperation developments.
10. Gwangju Airport Semiconductor Park Plan Could Spark New ROK–U.S. Friction — Analyzes the alliance implications of South Korea's semiconductor policy.
11. Canada's Submarine Procurement Contract: The Battle Is Not Over — Latest developments in Canadian defense procurement.
12. The Democratic Party: From Censoring Dissent to Championing It? — Commentary on the South Korean ruling party's shifting stance on media policy.
13. The History of the ROK–U.S. Alliance Is Inscribed at the Korea Military Academy — A look back at the historical legacy of the South Korea–U.S. security alliance.

This roundup was published by the Small Wars Journal at Arizona State University.

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