{"id":752,"date":"2021-07-13T07:56:58","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=752"},"modified":"2021-07-13T07:56:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:56:58","slug":"daily-dump-the-age-of-napoleon-sun-tzu-a-black-female-wwii-unit-trouble-in-africa-and-much-more-july-13-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=752","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dump: The Age of Napoleon, Sun Tzu, A Black Female WWII Unit, Trouble in Africa and Much More &#8211; July 13, 2021"},"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 13, 2021<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carnegieendowment.org\/2021\/06\/28\/measuring-effects-of-influence-operations-key-findings-and-gaps-from-empirical-research-pub-84824\">Measuring the Effects of Influence Operations: Key Findings and Gaps From Empirical Research<\/a> \u2013 Carnage Endowment for International Peace<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/45606527?utm_medium=widget&amp;utm_term=episode_title&amp;utm_source=user%3A12926561\">23. Matt Stevens and Michael \u201cHalty\u201d Halterman &#8211; Making your military transition a ramp instead of a cliff!<\/a> \u2013 SOFCAST<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/angryplanet.substack.com\/p\/the-view-from-kabul\">The View From Kabul<\/a> \u2013 Angry Planet<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/ageofnapoleon.com\/\">The Age of Napoleon<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwi.usma.edu\/operationalizing-the-arctic\/\">Operationalizing the Arctic<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mwi.usma.edu\/breaking-out-of-our-silos-how-to-strengthen-relationships-between-service-specific-information-operations-communities-and-why-we-need-to\/\">Breaking Out of Our Silos: How to Strengthen Relationships Between Service-Specific Information Operations Communities, and Why We Need To<\/a> \u2013 Modern War Institute<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thestrategybridge.org\/the-bridge\/2021\/7\/13\/interpreting-sun-tzu-the-art-of-failure\">Interpreting Sun Tzu: The Art of Failure?<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Speaker Series: <a href=\"https:\/\/nsiteam.com\/slow-anti-americanism-evidence-from-central-asia\/\">Slow Anti-Americanism: Evidence from Central Asia<\/a> \u2013 NSI<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2021\/07\/how-british-imperial-history-does-and-doesnt-shape-the-sino-indian-border-dispute\/\">How British Imperial History Does (and Doesn\u2019t) Shape the Sino-Indian Border Dispute<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/warontherocks.com\/2021\/07\/overcoming-the-diego-garcia-stalemate\/\">Overcoming the Diego Garcia Stalemate<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallwarsjournal.com\/blog\/special-operations-news-update-monday-july-12-2021\">Special Operations News Update \u2013 Monday, July 12, 2021<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallwarsjournal.com\/blog\/7112021-korean-and-national-security-news-and-commentary\">7\/11\/2021 Korean and National Security News and Commentary<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smallwarsjournal.com\/blog\/mad-scientist-laboratory-blog-post-339-young-minds-competition-and-conflict\">Mad Scientist Laboratory Blog Post 339. Young Minds on Competition and Conflict<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csis.org\/analysis\/un-vote-aid-syria\">The UN Vote on Aid in Syria<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Study<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foreignaffairs.com\/articles\/world\/2021-06-22\/antimonopoly-power\">Antimonopoly Power: The Global Fight Against Corporate Concentration<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/japan-warns-crisis-over-taiwan-growing-risks-us-china-rivalry-2021-07-13\/\">Japan warns of crisis over Taiwan, growing risks from U.S.-China rivalry<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/looting-violence-grips-south-africa-after-zuma-court-hearing-2021-07-13\/\">Violence spreads in South Africa as grievances boil over<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/china-says-it-opposes-us-interference-internal-affairs-related-hong-kong-2021-07-13\/\">China says it opposes U.S. interference in internal affairs related to Hong Kong<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-middle-east-lifestyle-afghanistan-race-and-ethnicity-1ed5303beb691ccef61402c3f07918ca\">Taliban surge in north Afghanistan sends thousands fleeing<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/business-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-0f59eba34c40098c3c0814c51cfeb7fd\">Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/africa-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-b1a97f2569592f499565bfb6e673dc3d\">\u2018Purely ethnic profiling\u2019: New wave of Tigrayans detained<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/joe-biden-caribbean-united-nations-haiti-72c1f105550e1031212c30da17170fe9\">Mystery grows with key suspect in Haiti president killing<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iraq-fire-at-coronavirus-hospital-kills-dozens\/a-58246107\">Iraq: Fire at coronavirus hospital kills dozens<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/can-europe-escape-gazproms-energy-stranglehold\/a-58222974\">Can Europe escape Gazprom&#8217;s energy stranglehold?<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/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 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/originals\/2021\/07\/turkey-likely-use-syrian-mercenaries-kabul\">Will Turkey use Syrian mercenaries in Kabul?<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2021\/07\/kim-bans-dry-good-imports-while-his-people-starve\/\">Kim bans dry cargo imports while people starve<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/asiatimes.com\/2021\/07\/talibans-peace-plan-forged-in-blitzkrieg-war\/\">Taliban\u2019s peace plan forged in blitzkrieg war<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/12\/world\/americas\/biden-cuba-protests.html\">\u2018Everyone Has a Tipping Point\u2019: Hunger Fuels Cuba\u2019s Protests<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/13\/world\/americas\/haiti-biden-intervention.html\">Weighing Haiti Intervention, U.S. Again Faces a Torturous Dilemma<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/07\/12\/eu-to-train-mozambique-army-against-is-linked-jihadists\/\">EU to train Mozambique army against IS-linked jihadists<\/a> \u2013 Africa News<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanews.com\/2021\/07\/12\/49-killed-in-niger-armed-attack\/\">49 killed in Niger armed attack<\/a> \u2013 Africa News<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/podcasts\/2021\/07\/12\/queues-outside-grocery-stores-are-endless-for-the-few-things-that-are-in-them-cubas-rare-protests\">\u201cQueues outside grocery stores are endless\u2014for the few things that are in them\u201d\u2014Cuba\u2019s rare protests<\/a> \u2013 The Intelligence from The Economist<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/leaders\/2021\/07\/10\/americas-longest-war-is-ending-in-crushing-defeat\">America\u2019s war in Afghanistan is ending in crushing defeat<\/a> \u2013 The Economist<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2021\/07\/new-way-prevent-great-white-shark-attacks\/619405\/\">Cape Cod\u2019s Waters Are Getting Very, Very Sharky<\/a> \u2013 The Atlantic<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfareblog.com\/empty-threats-and-warnings-cyber\">Empty Threats and Warnings on Cyber<\/a> \u2013 Lawfare<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/77354\/artificial-intelligence-in-the-intelligence-community-money-is-not-enough\/\">Artificial Intelligence in the Intelligence Community: Money is Not Enough<\/a> \u2013 Just Security<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/41497\/the-navys-experimental-m80-stiletto-demonstrated-the-ability-to-defeat-drone-swarms-at-sea\">The Navy&#8217;s Exotic M80 Stiletto Test Ship Defeated Drone Swarms At Sea During Trials<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.popularmechanics.com\/military\/aviation\/a36983255\/how-much-does-f-35-cost\/\">How Much More Expensive Can the F-35 Actually Get?<\/a> \u2013 Popular Mechanics<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2021\/07\/heres-why-richard-bransons-flight-matters-and-yes-it-really-matters\/\">Here\u2019s why Richard Branson\u2019s flight matters\u2014and, yes, it <em>really<\/em> matters<\/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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