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July 21, 2021
Watch: Amid the U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan, 14 Documentaries Explore the Two-Decade War and Its Impact – FRONTLINE
Enter and Clear a Room: The History of Battle Drill 6, and Why the Army Needs More Tactical Training like It—not Less – Modern War Institute
#Reviewing Unforgotten in the Gulf of Tonkin – The Strategy Bridge
Podcast: Strategy Before Clausewitz with Beatrice Heuser – The Strategy Bridge
Speaker Series: The Three-Body Problem: The US, China, and Russia – NSI
Countering Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the U.S. Military – RAND
Combating Foreign Disinformation on Social Media – RAND
U.S. transfers Guantánamo detainee who allegedly led forces at Tora Bora – Long War Journal
Belarus and the Ukraine Trap – War on the Rocks
A Peacetime Army Goes to War – War on the Rocks
Machiavelli and our Wars in the Middle East – Small Wars Journal
Tweets and the Streets: Social Media and Contemporary Activism – Small Wars Journal
Learning from the War: “Who Lost Afghanistan?” versus Learning “Why We Lost” – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Podcast: Unpacking the China-Hong Kong Relationship: A Conversation with Kurt Tong – China Power
A Taliban Victory Is Not Inevitable – Foreign Affairs
China’s Looming Succession Crisis – Foreign Affairs
At least 16 dead as China province deluged by heaviest rains in 1,000 years – Reuters
Police in Nigeria secure release of 100 kidnapping victims – Reuters
Iran says police officer killed in unrest amid water protest – AP
Hong Kong police arrest former Apple Daily senior editor – AP
Ethiopia: Fear Tigray conflict could trigger all-out war – DW
China: Heavy rains cause deadly floods in Henan province – DW
Iran spokesman says powerful body rejects nuclear deal with US – Al Monitor
Erdogan, Tatar announce controversial plan to further reopen Cypriot ghost town – Al Monitor
US moves to repair its ties with ASEAN – Asia Times
US blocking more Chinese students from its universities – Asia Times
Haiti Arrests 3 Police Officers as Part of Investigation Into President’s Killing – The New York Times
China Breached Dozens of Pipeline Companies in Past Decade, U.S. Says – The New York Times
U.S. Military Conducts a Drone Strike Against Shabab Fighters in Somalia – The New York Times
Can Pegasus Be Tamed? – Foreign Policy
Is South Africa’s Unrest an Insurrection? – Foreign Policy
US military to shelter 2,500 Afghans at Army base in Virginia – Task and Purpose
The US proxy war with Iran grows murkier after the military denies a recent drone strike in Syria – Task and Purpose
Henry Kissinger: how Biden should handle China – The Economist
The Nastiest Feud in Science – The Atlantic
The U.S. Is Continuing Its Campaign Against Huawei – Lawfare
A Giant Step Forward for War Powers Reform – Just Security
Climate change risks new violent conflict. How to respond? – United States Institute of Peace
Central Asia Prepares for Taliban Takeover – United States Institute of Peace
The Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable Sails – The Drive
Russia’s Checkmate Light Tactical Fighter Is Officially Unveiled (Updated) – The Drive
I Watched Jeff Bezos Launch Into Space. Here’s What It Was Like. – Popular Mechanics
Hungry Wild Pigs Are Worsening Climate Change – Wired
Two-for-Tuesday vulnerabilities send Windows and Linux users scrambling – Ars Technica
Watch: Leaving Afghanistan – FRONTLINE
Watch/Read: ‘People Will Defend Themselves to Their Last Drop of Blood’: Is the U.S. Leaving Afghanistan on the Brink of Civil War? – FRONTLINE
What Is the Fatemiyoun Brigade and Why Does It Make the Taliban Nervous? – FRONTLINE
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