As part of 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’s 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.
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July 14, 2021
The Battle of Shusha City and the Missed Lessons of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War – Modern War Institute
#Reviewing The Compleat Victory – The Strategy Bridge
Podcast: Ep. 53 — The Taliban and al Qaeda advance as U.S. completes withdrawal – Generation Jihad
Speaker Series: What Deters and Why in Taiwan, Korea, and the Gray Zone – NSI
Sailors, Sailors Everywhere and not a Berth to Sleep: The Illusion of Forward Posture in the Western Pacific – War on the Rocks
The Call of the Sinbagi – The Forge
Iran’s Future – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Cyber Dialogues with Russia: Lessons from France – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Podcast: Sensors Unchained by Quantum Tarantino – Tech Unmanned
Hong Kong and the Limits of Decoupling – Foreign Affairs
South African crowds rampage, hospital operations disrupted – Reuters
U.S. rejects China maritime claims, calls for ASEAN action on Myanmar – Reuters
Retired Ukraine police attempt to storm parliament – Reuters
‘I came here to fight:’ Rare footage of Ethiopia’s Tigray – AP
Iran’s president warns weapons-grade enrichment possible – AP
Official: Afghan delegation, Taliban to talk peace in Qatar – AP
George W. Bush: Afghanistan troop drawdown ‘a mistake’ – DW
Taliban capture key Afghan border point — reports – DW
Pakistan: Bus explosion kills Chinese nationals – DW
SADC upset by Rwanda’s military aid to appease Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province – DW
Arab Spring Redux? Middle East Most Exposed to Food Prices – Bloomberg
Turkish airstrikes ignite Assyrian lands, villagers organize firefighting response – Al Monitor
Iran says US prisoner swap negotiations underway – Al Monitor
China’s Belt and Road won’t readily reach Afghanistan – Asia Times
For Russia, the Taliban a necessary evil – Asia Times
New Great Game gets back to basics – Asia Times
US farmers need to diversify away from China – Asia Times
Fear and Misery in an Afghan City Where Taliban Stalk the Streets – The New York Times
‘There’s No Turning Back:’ Cuban Dissidents Feel Emboldened Despite Crackdown – The New York Times
Prices of sheep soar in Senegal ahead of Eid al-Adha – Africa News
Ethiopia: TDF rebels again parade captured Ethiopian soldiers, vow to restore region’s borders – Africa News
Nigerian kidnappers free abducted emir, hold 13 relatives as search continues – Africa News
Biden’s Afghan Withdrawal Will Spark the Next Refugee Crisis – Foreign Policy
Lawfare Live: Benjamin Wittes and Scott Anderson on the Afghanistan Withdrawal – Lawfare
The Power of an Uncluttered Mind – Grounded Curiosity
Feeling Lucky? Make your own luck. – Wavell Room
With No Choice but to Continue, Women’s Entrepreneurship Presses Ahead in Afghanistan – Just Security
The Army Is Flirting Hard With Electric Vehicles, But Isn’t Quite Ready to Commit – Popular Mechanics
SolarWinds 0-day gave Chinese hackers privileged access to customer servers – Ars Technica
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