{"id":796,"date":"2021-08-08T09:38:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T13:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=796"},"modified":"2021-08-08T09:38:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-08T13:38:51","slug":"daily-dump-vacation-catch-up-irans-role-in-gulf-tanker-attack-defining-central-asian-fighters-in-afghanistan-how-pakistan-could-become-bidens-worst-enemy-and-so-much-more-august-8-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=796","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dump (Vacation Catch-up): Iran’s Role in Gulf Tanker Attack, Defining Central Asian Fighters in Afghanistan, How Pakistan Could Become Biden’s Worst Enemy and So Much More – August 8, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today\u2019s post is our vacation catch-up where we will focus on news and other interesting reading from the past week. We should be back to our normal schedule tomorrow.<\/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

August 8, 2021<\/p>\n

Taliban seize government buildings in Afghan cities Kunduz, Sar-e Pul<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Prehistoric cave paintings in Spain show Neanderthals were artists<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Top U.S. diplomat: Nicaragua’s Ortega clinging to power ‘at all costs’<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Rival South Sudanese factions clash, two sides report dozens of soldiers killed<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Belarus sees a year of fierce repression after disputed vote<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Refugees find more bodies in river separating Tigray, Sudan<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Top Asian News 11:27 a.m. GMT<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Afghans in India anxious about Taliban advance back home<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Raisi ready to support \u2018any diplomatic plan\u2019 that lifts sanctions on Iran<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Pentagon reveals evidence of Iran’s role in Gulf tanker attack<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

How Syrian jihadi group is laundering money in Idlib<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Sinai militants launch sporadic attacks against Egyptian army<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Myanmar\u2019s junta on a path of no return<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Nuclear clock speeding up with new era in Iran<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

China seeks opportunity in crisis in Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Germany wades warily into South China Sea fray<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Behind the Haiti Assassination, Colombia\u2019s Growing Mercenary Industry<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

Watch: What\u2019s Going On With Extreme Weather?<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

Majlis Podcast: Who Are The Central Asian Fighters In North Afghanistan?<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Zelenskiy Says Peace ‘Depends On Putin,’ Suggests Ukrainians Who Feel Russian ‘Seek A Place In Russia’<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Watch: Belarus Sent Hit Squads To Kill Lukashenka Critics, Says Man Who Found Activist’s Body In Kyiv <\/a> – Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Russia Flexes Its Regional Muscle As Arctic Ice Melts<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Depletion of fishing resources deepen row among locals in Cameroon, Chad<\/a> \u2013 Africa News<\/p>\n

Nigerian authorities warn of increased gang, terror activities<\/a> \u2013 Africa News<\/p>\n

How Pakistan Could Become Biden\u2019s Worst Enemy<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

U.N. Afghanistan Envoy Issues Desperate Plea to Avert Catastrophe<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Ideological Competition With China Is Inevitable<\/a>\u2014Like It or Not \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

China Is Using Tibetans as Agents of Empire in the Himalayas<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Why the next major war is likely to start in Taiwan<\/a> \u2013 Task and Purpose<\/p>\n

Open-source intelligence challenges state monopolies on information<\/a> \u2013 The Economist<\/p>\n

China\u2019s efforts to lift Xinjiang\u2019s economy may smother it<\/a> \u2013 The Economist<\/p>\n

Making the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Work<\/a> \u2013 Lawfare<\/p>\n

Israel, Africa and Libya: Morocco\u2019s Foreign Policy Trump Cards<\/a> \u2013 Lawfare<\/p>\n

The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post<\/a> \u2013 Lawfare<\/p>\n

Unhelpful Semantics \u2013 The Leadership\/Management Divide<\/a> \u2013 Wavell Room<\/p>\n

India and the Foreign Fighters Conundrum<\/a> \u2013 Just Security<\/p>\n

Running Out of Time \u2013 Do Not Leave Afghan Allies Behind<\/a> \u2013 Just Security<\/p>\n

Is there a Negotiated Path to Democratic Coexistence in Venezuela?<\/a> \u2013 United States Institute of Peace<\/p>\n

Austal’s Light Amphibious Warship Design Is A Throwback To WWII’s Tank Landing Ships<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n

Puzzling Hijacking Of Commercial Vessel In Gulf Of Oman Comes To An End<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n

India\u2019s Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Has Gone To Sea For The First Time<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n

What Machinery Is the Space Force Using?<\/a> \u2013 Popular Mechanics<\/p>\n

Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic ups ticket prices, Starship surge in Texas<\/a> \u2013 Ars Technica<\/p>\n

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 so we can link to it to further the discussion. And don\u2019t forget to subscribe! It\u2019s free and our articles can be emailed directly to you so you don\u2019t miss a thing!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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