Having been recently certified as an official instructor, I am playing catch up after almost a month away from the keys. While I was in class, I was still driving to work everyday so that made time for podcasts but not much else. With that in mind, today’s post will be very podcast heavy. I was able to take in quite a few and there are definitely some must listens over the last couple weeks. While the list is a bit overwhelming, I suggest that you look back to find a way forward with: What Have We Learned from Twenty Years of War? from the Irregular Warfare Project. This is really good and if you are interested in UW even slightly, you should give it a listen. I purchased the book, Guerilla Diplomacy because of it. Sticking with the UW theme, The Modern War Institute has, On Resistance which provides a unique perspective on preparing for resistance prior to occupation. It makes sense, but it has to be a tough pill to swallow for a country to think of themselves in the position of planning FOR occupation. On a more depressing note, Ep. 57 — The Emperor Was Nude All Along from Generation Jihad dissects what went wrong in Aghanistan. If you are into reading this weekend, look no further than The Modern War Institute’s, Teaching Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition at Stanford, Part 2: Semiconductors and Strategy. There is so much here that I don’t know where to begin. Hopefully, I will be able to resume regular posting next week.
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OCT/NOV, 2021
Podcast: Special Operations Forces and Great Power Competition – Irregular Warfare Project
Podcast: What Have We Learned from Twenty Years of War? – Irregular Warfare Project
Podcast: On the Road to Jihad: The Role of Foreign Fighters in Irregular Warfare – Irregular Warfare Project
Podcast: The US Army’s First Urban Warfare Planners Course – Urban Warfare Project
Podcast: The Man in The Tank Wins: IDF Armor, Part 2 – Urban Warfare Project
Podcast: Mosul Gets Hot, Part 1 – The Spear
Podcast: A Horse Soldier Reflects – The Spear
Podcast: On Resistance – MWI Podcast
Podcast: Global Order in the Age of the Drone – MWI Podcast
Podcast: LEADERSHIP 2040: A PATHWAY TO THE FUTURE EP 1 – A Better Peace
Podcast: LEADERSHIP 2040: A PATHWAY TO THE FUTURE EP 2 – A Better Peace
Watch: Episode 16: The 21st Century Urban Battlespace – Adversarial Studies Videos
Podcast: Episode 70: Kafia Omar: A Deadly Decade for Children – The Western Way of War
Podcast: Ep. 57 — The Emperor Was Nude All Along – Generation Jihad
Podcast: The Malacca Dilemma: Growing Chinese Military Power – Horns of Dilemma
Podcast: Guns, Guerillas, and the Great Leader – Horns of Dilemma
Podcast: A Strategy of Denial – Horns of Dilemma
Podcast: Should Biden Be Pro-Democracy or Anti-Autocracy? – Net Assessment
Podcast: Richard Haass Is Unhappy – Net Assessment
Disaggregate to Win: Living with the Imbalance Between Fires and Protection – Modern War Institute
The Lessons of Two Decades of War: A Review of IWI’s Inaugural Conference – Modern War Institute
The Law of Armed—and Unmanned—Conflict – Modern War Institute
Teaching Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition at Stanford, Part 2: Semiconductors and Strategy – Modern War Institute
Your Laptop Does More Than PowerPoint: Computational Thinking and Changing the Military’s Mindset – Modern War Institute
Requiem for the Afghan “Fabergé Egg” Army: Why Did It Crack So Quickly? – Modern War Institute
Women: Terrorism’s Secret Weapon – Georgetown Security Studies Review
Boko Haram: Terrorist Endemic – Georgetown Security Studies Review
THE ARCTIC COLD WAR: COMPETITION AND DETERRENCE AT OUR NORTHERN DOORSTEP – War Room
DISTANCE LEARNING EQUIVALENCY – MYTH OR REALITY? – War Room
The Roots of Stalemate: A Case Study on the Conflict in Western Sahara – The Strategy Bridge
A Gnawing Hunger: Food Policy and Great Power Conflict, A U.S.-China Case Study – The Strategy Bridge
Science Fiction and the Strategist 3.0 – The Strategy Bridge
#Reviewing The Afghanistan Papers – The Strategy Bridge
Bully at the Border: The Looming Chinese Threat to India – Royal United Services Institute
Russia–NATO Relations: Crisis or Opportunity? – Royal United Services Institute
Hamas Acknowledges Members of Specialized Unit Killed by Israel – Long War Journal
Al Qaeda field commander reported killed in Mali – Long War Journal
Analysis: Islamic State confirms Sahelian leader’s death, criticizes Al Qaeda – Long War Journal
Prospects for Sino-Russian Coordination in Afghanistan – War on the Rocks
Humans and Hardware: How Special Operations Can Pioneer Wearable Technology – War on the Rocks
The Fractious Future of the Islamic State in West Africa – War on the Rocks
Turning Ghosts into Humans: Surveillance as an Instrument of Social Engineering in Xinjiang – War on the Rocks
The Once and Future Defeat in Afghanistan – War on the Rocks
Evolving European Indo-Pacific Policies – Good for Australia – The Forge
The South African Border War (1966-1989) and its Callwellian influence – Small Wars Journal
Rules of Engagement: Pro Bono ex Militari – Small Wars Journal
The CIA in Tibet, 1957 -1969 – Small Wars Journal
Why shouldn’t the Taliban win? – Small Wars Journal
Influence and Escalation: Implications of Russian and Chinese Influence Operations for Crisis Management – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Event: U.S. Economic Statecraft: Tools of Coercion and Inducement – Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Case for U.S.-Japan-ROK Cooperation on Democracy Support in the Indo-Pacific Region – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Subsidies – Center for Strategic and International Studies
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