{"id":747,"date":"2021-07-12T08:14:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T12:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=747"},"modified":"2021-07-12T08:37:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T12:37:45","slug":"daily-dump-urban-breaching-the-war-in-kosovo-continued-taliban-advance-hatti-and-more-in-todays-reading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=747","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dump: Urban Breaching, The War In Kosovo, Continued Taliban Advance, Hatti and More in Today&#8217;s Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\">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&nbsp; 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<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>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<p class=\"\">July 12, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/mwi.usma.edu\/urban-breaching\/\">Urban Breaching<\/a> \u2013 Urban Warfare Project<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thestrategybridge.org\/the-bridge\/2021\/7\/9\/a-tantalizing-success-the-1999-kosovo-war\">A Tantalizing Success: The 1999 Kosovo War<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thestrategybridge.org\/the-bridge\/2021\/7\/12\/reviewing-twenty-years-of-service\">#Reviewing Twenty Years of Service<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Speaker Series: <a href=\"https:\/\/nsiteam.com\/the-united-states-china-and-russia-an-innovation-net-assessment\/\">The United States, China, and Russia: An Innovation Net Assessment<\/a> &#8211; NSI<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/the-power-and-limits-of-threat-the-caesar-syrian-civilian.html\">The Power and Limits of Threat: The Caesar Syrian Civilian Protection Act at One Year<\/a> \u2013 RAND<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/blog\/2021\/07\/four-strategies-to-reduce-disaster-risk-in-fragile.html\">Four Strategies to Reduce Disaster Risk in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts<\/a> \u2013 RAND<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2021\/07\/taliban-advances-as-u-s-completes-withdrawal.php\">Taliban advances as U.S. completes withdrawal <\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Long War Journal<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2021\/07\/taliban-squeezes-afghan-government-by-seizing-key-border-towns.php\">Taliban squeezes Afghan government by seizing key border towns<\/a> \u2013 Long War Journal<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2021\/07\/cyber-economic-espionage\/\">Cyber Economic Espionage<\/a> \u2013 Horns of Dilemma<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2021\/07\/solving-the-russia-riddle\/\">Solving the Russia Riddle<\/a> \u2013 Net Assessment<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2021\/07\/an-urgent-nato-priority-preparing-to-protect-civilians\/\">An Urgent NATO Priority: Preparing to Protect Civilians<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2021\/07\/the-2021-war-on-the-rocks-summer-fiction-reading-list\/\">The 2021 War on the Rocks Summer Fiction Reading List<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallwarsjournal.com\/index.php\/blog\/routledge-handbook-us-counterterrorism-and-irregular-warfare-operations\">Routledge Handbook of U.S. Counterterrorism and Irregular Warfare Operations<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallwarsjournal.com\/index.php\/blog\/07092021-news-commentary-national-security\">07\/09\/2021 News &amp; Commentary \u2013 National Security <\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallwarsjournal.com\/index.php\/blog\/07092021-news-commentary-korea-0\">07\/09\/2021 News &amp; Commentary \u2013 Korea<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/us-legacy-afghanistan-past-present-and-future\">The U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: Past, Present, and Future<\/a> \u2013 Center For Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/kaseya-ransomware-attack-demands-action-match-rhetoric\">Kaseya Ransomware Attack Demands Action to Match Rhetoric<\/a> \u2013 Center For Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/afghan-special-forces-moved-taliban-only-find-they-had-melted-away-2021-07-12\/\">Afghan special forces moved in on Taliban, only to find they had melted away<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/street-protests-break-out-cuba-2021-07-11\/\">Cuba sees biggest protests for decades as pandemic adds to woes<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-middle-east-africa-europe-government-and-politics-fea9b7509bb99a836edd62f32bb45ac3\">For democracy, it\u2019s a time of swimming against the tide<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/haiti-key-suspect-arrested-over-assassination-of-president-moise\/a-58234972\">Haiti: Key suspect arrested over assassination of President Moise<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/south-china-sea-us-warns-china-against-attack-on-philippine-forces\/a-58235253\">South China Sea: US warns China against attack on Philippine forces<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/underage-martyrs-recruiting-child-soldiers-in-yemen\/a-58203651\">Underage &#8216;martyrs&#8217;: Recruiting child soldiers in Yemen<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2021\/07\/confrontation-between-us-pro-iranian-groups-syria-and-iraq-poses-challenges\">Confrontation between US, pro-Iranian groups in Syria and Iraq poses challenges for Russia<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2021\/07\/egypt-security-council-ethiopian-dam-existential-threat\">Egypt to Security Council: Ethiopian dam an \u2018existential threat\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2021\/07\/islamic-state-uses-hit-and-run-tactics-iraq\">Islamic State uses hit-and-run tactics in Iraq<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2021\/07\/us-china-tensions-take-an-ominous-legal-twist\/\">US-China tensions take an ominous legal turn<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2021\/07\/decades-of-afghan-progress-could-be-blown-away\/\">Decades of Afghan progress could be blown away<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2021\/07\/12\/world\/jovenel-moise-assassinated\">Live Updates: Haitian Officials Say American Held in President\u2019s Killing Was Seeking Power<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/11\/world\/asia\/philippines-south-china-sea-fishermen.html\">Overwhelmed by Chinese Fleets, Filipino Fishermen \u2018Protest and Adapt\u2019<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/11\/world\/africa\/tigray-guerrilla-fighers-ethiopia-army.html\">How Local Guerrilla Fighters Routed Ethiopia\u2019s Powerful Army<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/07\/12\/south-africa-deploys-military-to-quell-unrest-in-gauteng-kwazulu-natal\/\">South Africa deploys military to quell unrest in Gauteng, KwaZulu Natal <\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Africa News<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/07\/09\/afghanistan-war-withdrawal-taliban-mohammad-hanif-atmar-foreign-minister-interview\/\">\u2018It Will Not Be Just a Civil War\u2019 &#8211; Afghanistan\u2019s foreign minister on what may await his country after the U.S. withdrawal.<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2021\/07\/09\/ethiopias-problems-arent-postcolonial\/\">Ethiopia\u2019s Problems Aren\u2019t Postcolonial<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/united-states\/2021-06-22\/becoming-strong\">Becoming Strong: The New Chinese Foreign Policy<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/africa\/2021-07-09\/south-sudans-dismal-tenth-birthday\">South Sudan\u2019s Dismal Tenth Birthday: The World\u2019s Youngest Country Needs an Overhaul<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/marine-corps-embassy-africa-eswatini\/\">Team of Marines deployed to protect US Embassy in Eswatini amid massive unrest<\/a> \u2013 Task and Purpose<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfareblog.com\/challenges-combating-terrorism-and-extremism-online\">Challenges in Combating Terrorism and Extremism Online<\/a> \u2013 Lawfare<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wavellroom.com\/2021\/07\/09\/centre-of-gravity-a-bridge-between-maritime-and-air-environments\/\">The Centre of Gravity: A bridge between maritime and air environments<\/a> \u2013 Wavell Room<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/divergentoptions.org\/2021\/07\/12\/assessing-agile-gaming-war-is-hard-wargames-dont-have-to-be\/\">Assessing Agile Gaming: War is Hard, Wargames Don\u2019t Have to Be<\/a> \u2013 Divergent Options<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/77374\/an-appeal-to-president-biden-change-course-on-haiti-now\/\">An Appeal to President Biden: Change Course on Haiti Now<\/a> \u2013 Just Security<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/41479\/marines-train-with-handheld-swarming-drones-that-can-be-fired-from-40mm-grenade-launchers\">Marines Train With Handheld Swarming Drones That Can Also Be Fired From 40mm Grenade Launchers<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/space\/moon-mars\/a35353442\/ingenuity-mars-helicopter\/\">Meet the First Helo on Mars: A Deep Dive Into What Makes Ingenuity So\u2026Ingenious<\/a> \u2013 Popular Mechanics<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/07\/how-much-shipping-can-we-get-through-a-warming-arctic\/\">How much shipping can we get through a warming Arctic?<\/a> \u2013 Ars Technica<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Don\u2019t forget to drop a comment below indicating which article you read and why you chose it or thought it was interesting. As always if you have an additional source for information or another article that you think we should be discussing please let us know below so we can link to it to further the discussion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&nbsp; that embraces the adaptation required for tomorrow\u2019s battlefield. 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