As part of the Cognitive Raider Initiative we at The Cognitive Warrior Project would like to put together a daily list of diverse articles that can easily be chosen from to play a part in developing a more mentally agile warfighter that embraces the adaptation required for tomorrow’s battlefield. Our intent is to create a space where you can choose one or two articles a day (about 10 minutes) instead of mindlessly scrolling social media.
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July 12, 2021
Podcast: Urban Breaching – Urban Warfare Project
A Tantalizing Success: The 1999 Kosovo War – The Strategy Bridge
#Reviewing Twenty Years of Service – The Strategy Bridge
Speaker Series: The United States, China, and Russia: An Innovation Net Assessment – NSI
The Power and Limits of Threat: The Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act at One Year – RAND
Four Strategies to Reduce Disaster Risk in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts – RAND
Taliban advances as U.S. completes withdrawal – Long War Journal
Taliban squeezes Afghan government by seizing key border towns – Long War Journal
Podcast: Cyber Economic Espionage – Horns of Dilemma
Podcast: Solving the Russia Riddle – Net Assessment
An Urgent NATO Priority: Preparing to Protect Civilians – War on the Rocks
The 2021 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List – War on the Rocks
Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations – Small Wars Journal
07/09/2021 News & Commentary – National Security – Small Wars Journal
07/09/2021 News & Commentary – Korea – Small Wars Journal
The U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: Past, Present, and Future – Center For Strategic and International Studies
Kaseya Ransomware Attack Demands Action to Match Rhetoric – Center For Strategic and International Studies
Afghan special forces moved in on Taliban, only to find they had melted away – Reuters
Cuba sees biggest protests for decades as pandemic adds to woes – Reuters
For democracy, it’s a time of swimming against the tide – AP
Haiti: Key suspect arrested over assassination of President Moise – DW
South China Sea: US warns China against attack on Philippine forces – DW
Underage ‘martyrs’: Recruiting child soldiers in Yemen – DW
Confrontation between US, pro-Iranian groups in Syria and Iraq poses challenges for Russia – Al Monitor
Egypt to Security Council: Ethiopian dam an ‘existential threat’ – Al Monitor
Islamic State uses hit-and-run tactics in Iraq – Al Monitor
US-China tensions take an ominous legal turn – Asia Times
Decades of Afghan progress could be blown away – Asia Times
Live Updates: Haitian Officials Say American Held in President’s Killing Was Seeking Power – The New York Times
Overwhelmed by Chinese Fleets, Filipino Fishermen ‘Protest and Adapt’ – The New York Times
How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia’s Powerful Army – The New York Times
South Africa deploys military to quell unrest in Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal – Africa News
‘It Will Not Be Just a Civil War’ – Afghanistan’s foreign minister on what may await his country after the U.S. withdrawal. – Foreign Policy
Ethiopia’s Problems Aren’t Postcolonial – Foreign Policy
Becoming Strong: The New Chinese Foreign Policy – Foreign Affairs
South Sudan’s Dismal Tenth Birthday: The World’s Youngest Country Needs an Overhaul – Foreign Affairs
Team of Marines deployed to protect US Embassy in Eswatini amid massive unrest – Task and Purpose
Challenges in Combating Terrorism and Extremism Online – Lawfare
The Centre of Gravity: A bridge between maritime and air environments – Wavell Room
Assessing Agile Gaming: War is Hard, Wargames Don’t Have to Be – Divergent Options
An Appeal to President Biden: Change Course on Haiti Now – Just Security
Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers – The Drive
Meet the First Helo on Mars: A Deep Dive Into What Makes Ingenuity So…Ingenious – Popular Mechanics
How much shipping can we get through a warming Arctic? – Ars Technica
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