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’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 27, 2021
Podcast: The Battle the Decided the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War – Modern War Institute
Podcast: INFLECTION POINT: ARMY LEADER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY – WAR ROOM
Oxytocin Beats Testosterone? #Reviewing Why We Fight – The Strategy Bridge
What U.S. Policy for North Korea Fails to Understand – The Strategy Bridge
Speaker Series: Key Elements of the 2021 Nuclear Posture Review – NSI
Strategic Outpost’s Sixth Annual Summer Vacation Reading List – War on the Rocks
The Problem with Biden’s Democracy Agenda War on the Rocks
7/26/2021 Korean and National Security News and Commentary – Small Wars Journal
Four Talking Points for Biden’s Address to the Intelligence Community – Center for Strategic and International Study
The Search for a Syria Strategy: What Biden Can Learn From Trump’s Successes and Failures – Foreign Affairs
As US troops leave Afghanistan, what will future policy look like? – The Guardian
Analysis: U.S., China positions ossify at entrenched Tianjin talks – Reuters
WIDER IMAGE Grim aftermath of Ethiopian battle offers rare clues about brutal war – Reuters
South, North Korea reopen hotlines as leaders seek to rebuild ties – Reuters
Biden, Kadhimi seal agreement to end U.S. combat mission in Iraq – Reuters
EXPLAINER: US pays $4B to Afghan forces; Who is watching? – AP
Guilty verdict in first trial under Hong Kong security law – AP
Botswana sends troops to help Mozambique fight insurgency – AP
Haiti arrests top security official in slain president probe – AP
Iran: Drought, water shortages spark protests – DW
Lebanon: Severe fuel shortage deepens economic crisis – DW
Tunisians decry coup, while president’s supporters claim ‘second revolution’ – Al Monitor
Amid Iranian gas shortage, Iraq searches for alternatives – Al Monitor
Pakistan’s support for Taliban now in open view – Asia Times
BRI vs New Quad for Afghanistan’s coming boom – Asia Times
‘They Have My Sister’: As Uyghurs Speak Out, China Targets Their Families – The New York Times
Scores Die in India as Monsoon Rains Swamp Towns and Send Boulders Tumbling – The New York Times
Protests Spread In Iran As Anger Rises Over Water And Electricity Shortages, Virus Response – Radio Free Europe
Oil firm confirmed request to fund coup in Madagascar – Africa News
Massacres, war fuel ethnic fervour in Ethiopia’s Amhara – Africa News
How the Red Sea Became a Trap – Foreign Policy
U.S. Officials Make Last-Minute Push to Get Afghan Spies Out Before Withdrawal – Foreign Policy
An Afghan interpreter who became an American soldier has one final mission: Saving his family – Task and Purpose
The Taliban grab more of Afghanistan as America slips out – The Economist
Nord Stream 2 Is Far From a Done Deal – The Moscow Times
Russia Blocks 49 Navalny-Linked Websites, Allies Say – The Moscow Times
Questioning the “Domestic” and “International” in Biden’s Counterterrorism Strategy – Just Security
Famine in Tigray, Humanitarian Access, and the War Crime of Starvation – Just Security
This Kamikaze Impact Mark On A British Cruiser Is A Testament To The Brutality Of The Pacific War – The Drive
MC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise Missiles – The Drive
MS Flight Simulator on consoles: Finally, a next-gen game for Xbox Series X/S – Ars Technica
Spiral shark intestines work like Nikola Tesla’s water valve, study finds – Ars Technica
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