{"id":871,"date":"2021-08-31T23:57:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-01T03:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=871"},"modified":"2021-09-01T00:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T04:05:40","slug":"daily-dump-unforced-errors-exclusive-stories-afghanistan-aftershocks-last-troops-leaving-and-more-august-31-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=871","title":{"rendered":"Daily Dump: Unforced Errors, Exclusive Stories, Afghanistan Aftershocks, Last Troops Leaving and More \u2013 August 31, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u2018Unforced Errors\u2019 could be applied to many circumstances in relation to the war in Afghanistan (or life in general really) and today The Modern War Institute details one of those in: An Unforced Error: How US Attempts to Suppress the Opium Trade Strengthened the Taliban \u2013<\/a> I hope our reverence<\/a> for the poppy doesn\u2019t change due to its significance in this war. It played a very different role here and will definitely be in the back of my mind on 11\/11. As the Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America\u2019s longest war<\/a> (AP), I will remember the great ones lost. The Center for Strategic and International Studies keeps up the excellent work covering the evacuation in Afghanistan Aftershocks<\/a>. Reuters has a shocking Exclusive: Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to \u2018change perception\u2019<\/a> that is revealing but I am not sure what it reveals. Regardless of how you interpret it, intelligence was at least partly to blame. All of this and more in Today\u2019s Daily Dump.<\/p>\n

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August 31, 2021<\/p>\n

An Unforced Error: How US Attempts to Suppress the Opium Trade Strengthened the Taliban \u2013<\/a> Modern War Institute<\/p>\n

FIX JPME? LOOK TO THE CARLISLE SCHOLARS METHOD<\/a> – WAR ROOM<\/p>\n

CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP AND THE RISK FOR MILITARY CULTISM<\/a> \u2013 WAR ROOM<\/p>\n

Swiftly Changing Tides: Reorienting U.S. Foreign Policy Around the Threat of Climate Change<\/a> \u2013 The Strategy Bridge<\/p>\n

Now for the Hard Part: The Taliban Face Financial Headwinds<\/a> \u2013 RUSI<\/p>\n

Podcast: Episode 8: Russia\u2019s Red Sea Strategy<\/a> \u2013 Global Security Briefing<\/p>\n

Speaker Series: The Uses and Limits of US Leverage in Fragile States<\/a> \u2013 NSI<\/p>\n

Afghanistan Was Lost Long Ago<\/a> \u2013 RAND<\/p>\n

Osama bin Laden\u2019s security chief triumphantly returns to hometown in Afghanistan <\/a>\u2013 Long War Journal<\/p>\n

Al Qaeda praises Taliban\u2019s \u2018historic victory\u2019 in Afghanistan <\/a> – Long War Journal<\/p>\n

After Withdrawal: How China, Turkey, and Russia Will Respond to the Taliban<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Iran\u2019s Nuclear Deal?<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Ten Things the United States Should Do to Combat Terrorism in the Sahel<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s Bet on Autonomous Weapons<\/a> \u2013 War on the Rocks<\/p>\n

8\/31\/2021 National Security and Korean News and Commentary<\/a> \u2013 Small Wars Journal<\/p>\n

Afghanistan Aftershocks<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Blended Finance, and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/a> \u2013 Center for Strategic and International Studies<\/p>\n

The Case for Complacency: Does Washington Worry Too Much About Threats?<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

The Divestment Delusion: Why Banning Fossil Fuel Investments Would Crush Africa<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

The Cuban Crackdown: How the Military Bolsters Authoritarian Rule<\/a> \u2013 Foreign Policy<\/p>\n

Shores of Tripoli Review<\/a> \u2013 The Landing<\/p>\n

Exclusive: Before Afghan collapse, Biden pressed Ghani to \u2018change perception\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Biden says Afghanistan exit marks the end of U.S nation-building<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

U.S. agency says Tigrayan forces looted aid warehouses in Ethiopia’s Amhara region<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Pakistan frets over security threats from neighbouring Afghanistan<\/a> \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n

Afghanistan’s arc from 9\/11 to today: Once hopeful, now sad<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Libya\u2019s neighbors meet, urge foreign fighters to leave<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Last troops exit Afghanistan, ending America\u2019s longest war<\/a> \u2013 AP<\/p>\n

Afghanistan pullout chills US-German relations<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Taliban seize control of Kabul airport after US withdrawal \u2014 as it happened<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Global calls for mediation grow over Ethiopia’s conflict<\/a> \u2013 DW<\/p>\n

Iraqi Kurdish leader helps ease Turkey-UAE tensions<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

Taliban victory inspires pro-Iran militias in Iraq<\/a> \u2013 Al Monitor<\/p>\n

China on the cusp of a \u2018profound transformation\u2019<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

UK gunboat diplomacy fires blanks at China<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

Pakistan military brooks no dissent on the Taliban<\/a> \u2013 Asia Times<\/p>\n

The Taliban Celebrate Victory, With a Crisis Looming<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s Leader, Meeting Biden, Seeks Security Assurances After Afghan Pullout<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

Stranded in Kabul: A U.S. Resident Runs Out of Options<\/a> \u2013 The New York Times<\/p>\n

Watch: In The Shadow Of Chinese Mines, A Serbian Village Cries For Help \u2013<\/a> Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

U.S. Announces Fresh Military Aid To Ukraine As Zelenskiy Visits Washington<\/a> \u2013 Radio Free Europe<\/p>\n

Kenya praises fight against poaching after animal census shows improvement<\/a> \u2013 Africa News<\/p>\n

The New Puritans<\/a> \u2013 The Atlantic<\/p>\n

Water Wars: A Time for Choosing? Not for Southeast Asia, Say VP and SECDEF<\/a> \u2013 Lawfare<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s Victory Doctrine Achieves its First Indeterminate Outcome<\/a> \u2013 Wavell Room<\/p>\n

An Assessment of Capability Gaps that Contribute to Fighting Below the Threshold of War<\/a> \u2013 Divergent Options<\/p>\n

The Politics of Repatriation and Power of Community Reintegration in Peacebuilding<\/a> \u2013 Just Security<\/p>\n

Secret Gate Used By Special Operators To Sneak Evacuees Into Kabul’s Airport<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n

Al Qaeda Kingpin Resurfaces In Afghanistan Surrounded By Taliban Security<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n

The Story Of The Mysterious White 727 That Appeared In Kabul After The Bombing Of Abbey Gate<\/a> \u2013 The Drive<\/p>\n

The Pentagon Wants to Launch a Nuclear Thermal Rocket in 4 Years<\/a> \u2013 Popular Mechanics<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s big rocket misses another deadline, now won\u2019t fly until 2022<\/a> \u2013 Ars Technica<\/p>\n

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