{"id":1076,"date":"2022-01-05T15:15:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T20:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2022-01-05T15:37:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T20:37:25","slug":"daily-dump-a-porcupine-strategy-for-taiwan-the-terrorists-marketplace-the-western-way-of-war-and-more-january-5-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=1076","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dump: A Porcupine Strategy for Taiwan, The Two Side of COIN, The Terrorists\u2019 Marketplace, the Western Way of War and More \u2013 January 5, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Between the wife being extraordinarily busy and trying to get ready for the Holiday Season, I have almost completely unplugged for the last month or so and am trying to get caught back up. Today\u2019s reading list focuses primarily on what you and I (mostly me) may have missed from what I believe are some of the most important online sources in critical thinking and professional military development in the National Security Realm. No theme today, just catching up.<\/p>\n

For a deeeep dive on a Taiwan defense strategy I suggest A Large Number of Small Things: A Porcupine Strategy for Taiwan<\/a><\/em> from the Texas National Security Review. This article goes in depth not only on the large number of small things but the small number of large things Taiwan has been buying\/building up for their defense. From the article:<\/p>\n

As China\u2019s rhetoric about \u201creunification\u201d with Taiwan and the military\u2019s gray-zone activities intensify, Taiwan should adopt a strategy that includes a large number of small things in order to leverage Taiwan\u2019s geographic and technological advantages, exploit the People\u2019s Liberation Army\u2019s vulnerabilities, and help to deter an attempt to take the island by force.<\/em><\/p>\n

Taiwan has not always followed this strategy in practice but there are political reasons for them not too as the author describes. Overall, it\u2019s a good read if you want to get in the weeds on what a whole of government approach to defense could look like. One aspect that was only briefly touched on that I hope<\/em> is happening behind the scenes is a focus on the civilian component of resistance which is better described in this MWI Podcast: On Resistance<\/a>. Given the proximity of Taiwan to China and the prospect of a quick western response\u2026I think this will be an important aspect of their defense.<\/p>\n

If you are looking to get caught up on your podcasts\u2026I suggest starting with Two Sides of the COIN: Good Governance vs. Compellence<\/a><\/em> from the Irregular Warfare Project. Hosts  Abigail Gage<\/a> and Kyle Atwell<\/a> interview Jacqueline L. Hazelton<\/a>, an associate professor at the US Naval War College and Anne-Marie Slaughter<\/a>, the CEO of New America and the Bert G. Kerstetter \u201966 university professor emerita of politics and international affairs at Princeton University. In the podcast they, \u201cdiscuss success in counterinsurgency warfare\u2014more broadly, whether great powers can suppress destabilizing insurgencies and reform corrupt or repressive governments into legitimate ones.\u201d<\/em> Overall, this was a very good podcast that definitely worth the 40 or so minutes but the money quote for me was: \u201cThe United States does not sufficiently recognize the agency of local actors,\u201d <\/em>and continues with the theme that our idealism, values and interest rarely matches others and and offers the warning: beware of ambitious political objectives.<\/p>\n

Changing directions a bit to terrorism, The Modern War Institute\u2019s The Terrorists\u2019 Marketplace: Do More Terrorist Groups Always Mean More Violence?<\/a><\/em> is and interesting for read the question the article poses itself. I had never really thought of a Terrorists\u2019 Marketplace<\/em> but the concept makes sense as does their conclusion – not always.<\/p>\n

To round things out for today, how about the final podcast from the Western Way of War Episode 77: So What Did We Learn, if Anything?<\/a><\/em> If this podcast was intended, as the host states, as more of a conversation starter than answering questions then I think they achieved their goal. The podcast is a retrospective on the project and asks, if there is one, what is the Western way of war<\/em>? The answer to that question seems to be a bit elusive and is best defined by our adversaries\u2019 perception. They see us as a centralized force that is highly reliant on big ticket items like signals, data, technology, orders and currently defined by the U.S. doctrine of war. The show host was not very optimistic about the current prospects for change given the agreed upon most important aspects of war will remain human centric defined by their adaptability in the face of battle.<\/p>\n

These are just a few of the articles\/podcasts that I found to be interesting. Anyway, there is plenty more to choose from in Today\u2019s Daily Dump.<\/p>\n

Inspired by the Cognitive Raider Initiative, The Cognitive Warrior Project has 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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

As a reminder: The Cognitive Warrior Project is a private media site, and it is not affiliated in any way with Special Operation Forces, the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. None of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, DoD or Space Force have endorsed, supported, directed, or participated in the creation of the content at this site, or in the creation of the site itself. It\u2019s just a media site that happens to cover the U.S Military, DoD and other National Intelligence Assets.<\/em><\/p>\n

January 5, 2022<\/p>\n

Podcast: Two Sides of the COIN: Good Governance vs. Compellence<\/a> \u2013 Irregular Warfare Podcast<\/p>\n

Podcast: Strength in Numbers: The Future of Coalition Building and Irregular Warfare<\/a> – Irregular Warfare Podcast<\/p>\n

Podcast: When Security Force Assistance Works\u2014and When it Doesn\u2019t<\/a> \u2013 MWI Podcast<\/p>\n

Podcast: Modern War Year in Review<\/a> \u2013 MWI Podcast<\/p>\n

Podcast: The Urban Warfare Project\u2019s Christmas Wish List, 2021 Edition<\/a> \u2013 The Urban Warfare Podcast<\/p>\n

Podcast: The Mothers\u2019 Bus Attack and the Yamam<\/a> \u2013 The Urban Warfare Podcast<\/p>\n

Podcast: Fire in the Skies Over Baghdad<\/a> \u2013 The Spear<\/p>\n

Podcast: Incoming!<\/a> \u2013 The Spear<\/p>\n

The Terrorists\u2019 Marketplace: Do More Terrorist Groups Always Mean More Violence?<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

The MWI Top Ten: Our Most Read Articles of 2021<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

Static Inertia: The Legal Challenges to Making Progress on an Effective Military Information Strategy<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

War Books, Special Edition: Building Your 2022 Reading List<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

Bring Back the Sightseeing Sixth: The Case for an Arctic Division<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

Swarm Talk: Understanding Drone Typology<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

Up In Smoke: DoD, Ineffectiveness, and the Distracting Persistence of Counternarcotics<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

Risky Business: Why America Should Stay Out of the Regime Change Business<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

An Assessment of Taliban Rule at Three Months<\/a> \u2013 Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point<\/p>\n

An Unlikely Pair: The Link Between the Uyghur Genocide and 9\/11<\/a> \u2013 Georgetown Security Studies Review<\/p>\n

Turkey at the Crossroads: Shaping Strategic Balance in an Era of Complex Interdependence<\/a> \u2013 Georgetown Security Studies Review<\/p>\n

TWO THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE U.S.-CHINA COMPETITION<\/a> \u2013 War Room<\/p>\n

ON GOOD PENMANSHIP: QUARTERED SAFE OUT HERE (DUSTY SHELVES)<\/a> \u2013 War Room<\/p>\n

ANCHORED AT THE TOP: WOMEN IN PEACE AND SECURITY<\/a> \u2013 A Better Peace<\/p>\n

#Reviewing Hoarding Memory<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n

#Reviewing Dodgebomb: Outside the Wire in the Second Iraq War<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n

#Reviewing Speed: The Life of a Test Pilot and Birth of an American Icon<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n

The Taliban\u2019s Homemade Counterinsurgency<\/a> \u2013 Royal United Service Institute<\/p>\n

How Russia\u2019s Black Sea Fleet Could Change the Equation in Ukraine<\/a> \u2013 Royal United Service Institute<\/p>\n

The Afghan Debacle Should Prompt China to Revise its South Asia Policy<\/a> \u2013 Royal United Service Institute<\/p>\n

North Korea\u2019s Oil Terminals Come Back to Life as Imports Breach UNSC Cap<\/a> \u2013 Royal United Service Institute<\/p>\n

Podcast: Episode 77: So What Did We Learn, if Anything?<\/a> \u2013 Western Way of War<\/p>\n

Podcast: Episode 3: It’s Not About Star Wars, It’s About Integration<\/a> \u2013 War in Space<\/p>\n

Speaker Series: Russian Grand Strategy: Reality and Rhetoric<\/a> – NSI<\/p>\n

Speaker Series: How to Make Alliances Succeed Across Multiple Dimensions of Power: Atlantic, Indo-Pacific, and Historical Lessons<\/a> \u2013 NSI<\/p>\n

If Russia Invaded Ukraine<\/a> \u2013 RAND<\/p>\n

Pakistani Taliban emir says his group \u201cis a branch of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\u201d <\/a>\u2013 Long War Journal<\/p>\n

Ansaru congratulates the Taliban in Afghanistan, promotes Al Qaeda ties <\/a> \u2013 Long War Journal<\/p>\n

Palestinian Factions Launch Military Maneuvers in Gaza <\/a> \u2013 Long War Journal<\/p>\n

Ansaru reaffirms its allegiance to al Qaeda <\/a> \u2013 Long War Journal<\/p>\n

Gaza Militant Group Raises Funds via Cryptocurrency for Jihad Against Israel <\/a> – Long War Journal<\/p>\n

Podcast: The Inverse Midas Touch: Why America\u2019s Interventions So Often Go Wrong<\/a> \u2013 Horns of Dilemma<\/p>\n

Podcast: A Slavish Devotion to Presence?<\/a>\u2013 Net Assessment<\/p>\n

Podcast: Gen. David H. Berger on the Marine Corps of the Future<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Podcast: A Novel Approach to Intelligence<\/a> \u2013 Horns of a Dilemma<\/p>\n

Podcast: Talent Management for a Modern Military<\/a> \u2013 Net Assessment<\/p>\n

France\u2019s Shifting Relations with China<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s Taiwan Conundrum<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Are New and Emerging Technologies Game-Changers for Smaller Powers?<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Strategic Ambiguity and the Risk of War with Russia over Ukraine<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Behind the Arms Buildup in the Balkans<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

A Large Number of Small Things: A Porcupine Strategy for Taiwan<\/a> \u2013 Texas National Security Review<\/p>\n

From Ankara With Implications: Turkish Drones and Alliance Entrapment<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Stop Undermining Partners with \u2018Gifts\u2019<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Left of Beep: The United States Needs an Algorithmic Warfare Group<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Embrace the Arms Race in Asia<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s Military Strategic Challenges \u2013 Close to Home<\/a> \u2013 The Forge<\/p>\n

Three words that conjure dangerous oversimplification<\/a> \u2013 The Forge<\/p>\n

Taking Down the Caliphate:  The story of an ad-hoc SOF task force that helped turn the tide against the Islamic state<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

Modern Russian Statecraft: Neither New nor Hybrid, Part One<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

Changing Hearts and Brains: SOF Must Prepare Now for Neurowarfare<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

A Vision for Integrated Civil Affairs in the US Marine Corps<\/a> – The Civil Affairs Association<\/p>\n

Two holes in the Rafiqah Wall: Examining the effects of combat on a heritage site through the prisms<\/a> \u2013 The Civil Affairs Association<\/p>\n

The Iranian and Houthi War against Saudi Arabia<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

The Kremlin Playbook 3<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Is China Building a New String of Pearls in the Atlantic Ocean?<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

China Is Ramping Up Its Electronic Warfare and Communications Capabilities near the South China Sea<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Analysis of the FY 2022 Defense Budget<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Navigating U.S. Foreign Assistance<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Preventing violent extremism in south-eastern Senegal<\/a> \u2013 Institute for Security Studies<\/p>\n

Mercenaries and private military security: Africa\u2019s thin grey line<\/a> \u2013 Institute for Security Studies<\/p>\n

Sweet deals for Kenya\u2019s sugar smugglers<\/a> \u2013 Institute for Security Studies<\/p>\n

The Growing Danger of U.S. Ambiguity on Taiwan<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Why the Stalemate in Eastern Ukraine Will Likely Hold<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Washington Is Preparing for the Wrong War With China<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Arms Control and Strategic Stability with Russia: The View from Europe<\/a> \u2013 CNAS<\/p>\n

Is South Korea close to officially ending the Korean War?<\/a> – FRONTLINE<\/p>\n

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