China, The Cognitive Warrior Project

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China’s Navy Conducted a Live-Fire Exercise off the Coast of Australia?

ByRon P. SchweryFebruary 22, 2025

It’s been a minute since I have posted. I, not unlike some others I suspect, have been getting caught up in the news cycle more than normal and have let this side project of writing slide a little. But this stops today! In my obsessive doom scrolling of X, formerly

ByRon P. SchweryJanuary 31, 2025

I have been thinking about the China, Great Power Competition and the South China Sea for quite some time and, honestly, have written quite a bit about this topic since I started this project. You can search China and see the many examples, but for easy reference you can go

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Visualizing the Fortifications in the South China Sea

ByRon P. SchweryJanuary 24, 2025

For quite some time, I have intended to write an article that clearly lays out who, how many, and where the island buildup in the South China Sea is occurring. This, and I really needed to clear some tabs on the computer…some of which have been open since November. So today

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Daily X Threads and Links 1-19-25

ByRon P. SchweryJanuary 19, 2025

Some of the links are a bit dated as I have been traveling but I think the are worthy of your attention… Still testing the look of a new article or feature where I just link to several interesting X threads or article links that I think are interesting. This post is

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Daily X Threads and Links 1-16-25

ByRon P. SchweryJanuary 16, 2025

Still testing the look of a new article or feature where I just link to several interesting X threads or article links that I think are interesting. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any defense issues

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A Boiling South China Sea and The Secretary of State

ByRon P. SchweryJanuary 16, 2025

I’ve been kicking around a new article on the Chinese buildup in the South China Sea since November but have never gotten around to completing it. Hopefully that will come later today as I have been able to clear the deck, so to speak, on a bunch of other projects.

ByRon P. SchweryJanuary 15, 2025

I’m testing the look of a new article or feature where I just link to several interesting X threads or article links that I think are interesting. This post is also an open thread. I welcome my readers to post any comments or additional links relating to any defense

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An Economic Strategy for China

ByRon P. SchweryNovember 14, 2024

One of our primary missions at The Cognitive Warrior Project is “to promote discussions that will better prepare entry-level Special Operations Forces for the challenges they face while ‘growing up SOF.’” In support of that mission, we feel that special operations forces

ByRon P. SchwerySeptember 25, 2024

My morning routine typically consists of getting the kids up, packing lunches, getting them off to school and trying to wind down with a podcast on my way to work. The podcasts vary, but I usually start my day with The President’s Daily Brief. It is a very good daily

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Why Can’t We All Just Get Along? China Vs…Everyone Else, A 9000ft Level View

ByRon P. SchwerySeptember 7, 2024

I don’t know about you, but my X-feed has been absolutely blown up the last few days with Chinese provocations in The East Sea, The West Philippine Sea, The North Natuna Sea… or, how about The Indochina Sea? I know that a relatively small segment of the world refers to the