{"id":1175,"date":"2022-02-01T09:42:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T14:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=1175"},"modified":"2022-02-01T09:42:56","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T14:42:56","slug":"daily-dump-resistance-vultures-and-more-february-1-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=1175","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dump: Resistance, Vultures and More \u2013 February 1, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Resistance is the unifying theme of the day as it takes all forms in stories from around the world. We could consult the bible of Resistance<\/a> from ARIS Studies but we will stick to the headlines. Did you know there was a breakaway province in Moldova? I didn\u2019t but does it matter? Maybe, The Moscow Times Reports Russia Stages Drills in Moldova\u2019s Breakaway Transnistria<\/a> which puts Russian troops on 3-sides of Ukraine. From the article:<\/p>\n

Russia has staged military drills in Transnistria, the pro-Moscow separatist region of Moldova, amid Western fears of military actions in neighboring Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry said<\/a> Tuesday\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Transnistria, whose population of 500,000 is one-third ethnically Russian and one-third Moldovan, has sought to join Russia since breaking away from Moldova in 1990.<\/em><\/p>\n

A small contingent of around 400 Russian peacekeepers is deployed in a demilitarized zone as part of a 1992 Moldovan-Transnistrian-Russian monitoring commission.<\/em><\/p>\n

But what about resistance from within Russia? Resistance there is taking two forms: \u2018No war pls\u2019 \u2014 Gen Z is spamming Putin\u2019s Instagram asking him not to start World War III<\/a> \u2013 Task and Purpose <\/em>and Thousands Of Russian Intellectuals, Activists Urge Kremlin To Avoid ‘Immoral’ War With Ukraine<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe. <\/em>Maybe not quite a popular uprising but at least an Instagram presence. From Task and Purpose:<\/p>\n

As tensions rise in Europe and the United States prepares to send troops to support Ukraine against Russia, Generation Z has taken on another approach \u2014 simply asking Russian President Vladimir Putin to \u201cplease consider to just not start the war.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Admittedly, this could be our own disinformation campaign, but what about the Russian Intellectuals? From Radio Free Europe:<\/p>\n

More than 2,000 Russian intellectuals, including prominent rights activists, have urged<\/a><\/strong> the Kremlin to avoid starting an “immoral, irresponsible, and criminal” war against Ukraine amid global concerns that Moscow may be on the verge of launching a wide-scale invasion of its western neighbor.<\/em><\/p>\n

A statement<\/a><\/strong> from the Congress of Russian Intellectuals was made public over the weekend as Russia continued its buildup of troops — now estimated at well over 100,000 — near the Ukrainian border.<\/em><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think anyone really knows if this will have an effect, if it is, someone will probably end up in jail. For a reportedly effective resistance campaign we go to, How Irish Fishermen Took on the Russian Fleet and Won<\/a> \u2013 Defense One, <\/em>where the \u2018private sector\u2019<\/em> demonstrated resistance to \u2018Russian gray-zone aggression.\u2019 <\/em>From the article:<\/p>\n

When Russia announced its intention to conduct a naval exercise off the coast of Ireland, Irish fishermen came up with a deterrent so surprising and so powerful that the Russian navy moved the exercise\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Murphy said the fishermen would be making a coordinated effort to head off the Russian fleet. \u201cOur boats will be going out to that area on the first of February to go fishing,\u201d he told<\/a> Politico on Jan. 25. \u201cWhen one boat needs to return to port, another will head out so there is a continuous presence on the water. If that is in proximity to where the [military] exercise is going, we are expecting that the Russian naval services abide by the anti-collision regulations.\u201d By constantly having their boats in the exercise waters, the fishermen would\u2014peacefully\u2014prevent the Russians from conducting the exercise.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ukraine is building their resistance also. The AP reports in Bomb shelters, guerrilla war: Building Ukraine\u2019s resistance<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

If Russia invades,<\/a> some of Kharkiv\u2019s 1 million plus people say they stand ready to abandon their civilian lives and wage a guerrilla campaign against one of the world\u2019s greatest military powers<\/a>. They expect many Ukrainians will do the same.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThis city has to be protected,\u201d said Viktoria Balesina, who teaches table tennis to teenagers and dyes her cropped hair deep purple at the crown. \u201cWe need to do something, not to panic and fall on our knees. We do not want this.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Speaking of defending the city, Irregular Learning for Irregular Warfare: Radical Urban Planning and its Applications<\/a> \u2013 The Civil Affairs Association <\/em>notes the importance of planned resistance:<\/p>\n

As special operations forces (SOF), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the entire US Government (USG) continue to shift focus to irregular warfare as one of the primary means to deter Chinese and Russian aggression, it has become clear that such strategies will require intimate involvement with the human environment. This human-focused deterrence has been shown to take many forms, from support-to-resistance campaigns currently seen in the Baltics to the capability to conduct unconventional warfare and disrupt competitors\u2019 objectives across the spectrum of conflict.[i]<\/a>[ii]<\/a>\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

But if irregular warfare experts are to truly understand the nuances of resistance and develop innovative approaches to these types of challenges, then we must broaden our sources of information to include those that some may see as unconventional. Radical planning, born from the field of urban planning, serves as an example of a field of study with notable overlap with network development and engagement aspects of IW.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you are a practitioner of Irregular Warfare or a Military Professional, this is your must read of the day.<\/p>\n

And with that, our focus turns to Taiwan where Foreign Affairs argues: Taiwan Can\u2019t Wait: What America Must Do To Prevent a Successful Chinese Invasion<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

In March 2021, Admiral Philip S. Davidson, then the commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, informed Congress that China could invade Taiwan within the next six years. In October, Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng gave an even shorter timeline, asserting that China would be capable of a \u201cfull-scale invasion\u201d by 2025. And in Foreign Affairs last summer, Oriana Skylar Mastro, an expert on the People\u2019s Liberation Army (PLA), warned<\/a> that \u201cthere have been disturbing signals that Beijing is reconsidering its peaceful approach and contemplating armed unification.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Other examples of resistance today are: General strike in Myanmar on 1 year anniversary of coup<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/em> and historical perspectives from: #Reviewing War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/em> and 50 Years On, It is Time for the British Army to Learn from Bloody Sunday<\/a> \u2013 RUSI.<\/em><\/p>\n

If resistance is not your thing, how about Nepal’s vultures get a boost at their own restaurants<\/a><\/em> \u2013 DW for something different. All of this and more 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

February 1, 2022<\/p>\n

Resistance<\/a> \u2013 ARIS Studies<\/p>\n

Much Ado About Competition: The Logic and Utility of Competitive Strategy<\/a> \u2013 The Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

Podcast: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: THE TRANSATLANTIC ALLIANCE (RE-RELEASE)<\/a> \u2013 A Better Peace<\/p>\n

#Reviewing War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n

Watch: Episode 9: Ship Me Somewhere East of Suez<\/a> \u2013 A Call To Arms<\/p>\n

50 Years On, It is Time for the British Army to Learn from Bloody Sunday<\/a> – RUSI<\/p>\n

The Escalatory Attraction of Limited Nuclear Employment For Great Power Competitors of the United States<\/a> \u2013 NSI<\/p>\n

Russia’s Growing Presence in Africa: A Geostrategic Assessment<\/a> \u2013 RAND<\/p>\n

U.S. Strategic Competition with Russia<\/a> \u2013 RAND<\/p>\n

Podcast: People At the Center: Talent, Education, and Modernization<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Keeping Pace in the Gray Zone: Recommendations for the U.S. Intelligence Community<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Are European Navies Ready for High-Intensity Warfare?<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

NEOCONIC RUSSOPHOBIA<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

The End of Illusions? Lessons from Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

The Dominance of Prevention in Israeli Strategic Culture<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

SWJ Book Review: Exercise of Power by Robert  M. Gates<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

Irregular Learning for Irregular Warfare: Radical Urban Planning and its Applications<\/a> \u2013 The Civil Affairs Association<\/p>\n

Book Review: Culture Hacks: Deciphering Differences in American, Chinese, and Japanese Thinking<\/a>  \u2013 The Civil Affairs Association<\/p>\n

Crisis Crossroads: Ukraine<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Strategic Triage vs. Strategic Overstretch<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Running Faster and Tripping China<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Keeping the humanitarian sector in Africa safe from digital threats<\/a> \u2013 Institute for Security Studies<\/p>\n

Taiwan Can\u2019t Wait: What America Must Do To Prevent a Successful Chinese Invasion<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Haiti\u2019s Fight for Democracy: Why the Country Must Rebuild Before It Votes<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

Ukraine announces plan to boost army as foreign leaders rally<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Ukraine to get bigger army but it doesn’t mean war imminent- president<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

North Korea documentary shows limping Kim as he tackles ‘worst-ever hardships’<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Bomb shelters, guerrilla war: Building Ukraine\u2019s resistance<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Russia denies responding to US proposal on Ukraine crisis<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Taliban raised on war bring a heavy hand to security role<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

US military fired missiles during Yemen Houthi attack on UAE<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

A Uyghur gets death sentence, as China bans once OK\u2019d books<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Watch: Ukraine\u2019s Weekend Warriors<\/a> \u2013 DW\/YouTube<\/p>\n

Hungary’s Viktor Orban eyes favors from Vladimir Putin amid Ukraine crisis<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Nepal’s vultures get a boost at their own restaurants<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

General strike in Myanmar on 1 year anniversary of coup<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Next phase of China-Iran ties depends on nuclear talks<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Biden eyes Qatar as major non-NATO ally<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Sadr committed to forming Iraq’s first majority government<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Top US, Russia diplomats to hold talks on Ukraine: Live news<\/a> \u2013 Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Mali and France, a timeline of mounting tensions<\/a> \u2013 Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Why did the Houthis attack the UAE? Everything you need to know<\/a> \u2013 Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

Burkina Faso restores constitution, names coup leader president<\/a> \u2013 Al Jazeera<\/p>\n

China selling armed drones to stealthy strategic effect<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

US out to neutralize Russia\u2019s energy hold on Europe<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Germany faces new realities in Russia-Ukraine crisis<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

US battling to swing Thailand away from China<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Russia Stages Drills in Moldova\u2019s Breakaway Transnistria<\/a> \u2013 The Moscow Times<\/p>\n

Russia Boosts Gas Supplies Through Ukraine as Tensions Mount<\/a> \u2013 The Moscow Times<\/p>\n

Opinion: What Would a War With Ukraine Mean for Ordinary Russians?<\/a> \u2013 The Moscow Times<\/p>\n

With Low-Tech, Trench Warfare, Ukraine\u2019s Army Isn\u2019t NATO Caliber<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

As the U.S. Pulls Back From the Mideast, China Leans In<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

For Some of Ukraine\u2019s Neighbors, \u2018Defend Europe\u2019 Has Another Meaning<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

OSCE Envoy: Russian Proposals Are Slippery Slope To A World Where ‘Might Makes Right’<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Podcast: The View From Kyiv<\/a> \u2013 The Week Ahead in Russia<\/p>\n

Thousands Of Russian Intellectuals, Activists Urge Kremlin To Avoid ‘Immoral’ War With Ukraine<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Russian Naval Assault Could Mean ‘Total Disaster’ For Ukraine’s Economy<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

A Little Mud Won\u2019t Stop Putin<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

\u2018No war pls\u2019 \u2014 Gen Z is spamming Putin\u2019s Instagram asking him not to start World War III<\/a> \u2013 Task and Purpose<\/p>\n

How big is Russia\u2019s military build-up around Ukraine?<\/a> \u2013 The Economist<\/p>\n

The United States must put the Navy first<\/a> \u2013 Defense News<\/p>\n

A Maritime Strategy to Deal with China<\/a> \u2013 U.S. Naval Institute<\/p>\n

War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944<\/a> \u2013 Real Clear Defense<\/p>\n

How Irish Fishermen Took on the Russian Fleet and Won<\/a> \u2013 Defense One<\/p>\n

Senate Hearing on Sudan: Is the US Ready for a Needed Reset?<\/a> \u2013 Just Security<\/p>\n

The Jeep Is Dead, Long Live the HMMWV<\/a> \u2013 Popular Mechanics<\/p>\n

Here Come the Underdogs of the Robot Olympics<\/a> \u2013 Wired<\/p>\n

Podcast: S2E10 Lt. Col. Onnie Retkofsky – Resilience through spirit!<\/a> – SOFCAST<\/p>\n

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