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Medical

A Vaccination Series: Typhoid Fever

ByRon P. SchweryAugust 24, 2020

Typhoid Mary, image obtained from: https://canadianfoodsafetytraining.com/2018/04/11/11075/ One week turns into two or even a month so quick…family visits, kids back to school, lacrosse tournaments, a very busy wife, my real job, oh and a small electrical fire. No kidding,

Guest Posts

Contributor: Introduction to Strategic Analysis

ByRyan NyeJuly 17, 2020

Ryan Nye is back with another great article on Strategic Analysis. Today he tackles the how and where to begin in the process. A quick recap: Ryan is a Green Beret officer who is currently pursuing an advanced degree in Political Science. He has several overseas deployments,

Medical

A Vaccination Series: Yellow Fever

ByRon P. SchweryJuly 14, 2020

Everyone generally knows why we get vaccines but how much do we really know about the diseases / viruses that we are getting them for? The roots for this series of posts goes back to all of those shots we received in basic training and I think can provide perspective and

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Positive Polly: A Case Study in Resiliency and Do as I Say, Not as I do

ByRon P. SchweryJuly 10, 2020

This past week the family and I took a trip to the mountains of North Carolina. This, and the events that followed upon our return, are the reasons for my prolonged absence here. Thankfully, Ryan Nye provided some reading material in last week’s post: Guest Post /

Terrorism

I Need a New Map, Trouble in Iraq, Collateral Damage in Kashmir and Other Updates

ByRon P. SchweryJuly 9, 2020

It has been quite a while since I have put together a Terror Update so I may not cover as many details as I normally would instead focusing on trends and generalities. It is my hope that this will get us all caught up on the goings on in the world of Terrorism.

Speaker Series

Today’s Featured Podcast: Generation Jihad: The CIA in Libya

ByRon P. SchweryJuly 8, 2020

I know that it has been a while since I posted, I will hopefully get a post out later today summarizing what I have been up too. In the meantime, as a prelude to a terror update that I hope to get out tomorrow, I wanted to get a podcast in front of you […]

Guest Posts

Guest Post / Contributor: Great Power Competition: A Primer

ByRyan NyeJune 29, 2020

Since the concept for this project first started to develop, I have always wanted to feature ‘guest posts.” Posts from people other than myself that I feel can provide added value to what we are trying to accomplish here at The Cognitive Warrior Project. Today will be the

Terrorism

Terror Update: A Must Listen Generation Jihad Podcast, an Apparent Polar Shift of Terror activities and Other Weekly Updates

ByRon P. SchweryJune 17, 2020

The interactive Terror Story Map presented by ESRI has been updated with the latest attacks as the polar shift of terror related events appears to be turning from the Middle East toward Africa and a must listen Generation Jihad podcast that covers the interconnections of the

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Today’s Featured Podcast: The Security Studies Podcast: Episode 41 – Bruce Hoffman on ISIS and al Qaeda in 2019 and Beyond

ByRon P. SchweryJune 15, 2020

The featured podcast for this evening is from The Security Studies Podcast at the Center for Security Studies at Georgetown University. Even though this podcast was released on Dec. 16, 2019 it is very good at detailing the current conditions of both al Qaeda and ISIS. The

Speaker Series

Today’s Featured Podcast: The John Batchelor Show: Brave Genius: A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize

ByRon P. SchweryJune 13, 2020

Some of my favorite things to listen too are the interviews with authors on The John Batchelor Show. I probably will never have a chance to read all of these books so this provides a way to quickly get an idea about a broad variety of topics. This is a true story about