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Independent Report Slams U.K. Leadership Over Migrant Crisis  (Kylie Bielby, HSToday)
In 2021, 28,526 people arrived on the south coast of England in small boats, according to Home Office statistics – a significant increase from 236 in 2018.

TSA Issues New Cyber Directive for Pipeline Operators  (MeriTalk)
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued a new Security Directive, developed with input from industry, for pipeline owners and operators to implement cybersecurity measures.

Biden Goes Silent After SCOTUS Gives Him Power to Nix Trump Immigration Policy  (Sabrina Rodriguez, Politico)
Advocates are increasing pressure on the administration to start unwinding the “Remain in Mexico” policy.

Camille Stewart Gloster Latest Appointment to Office of the National Cyber Director  (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)
The former Google alum joins the White House as multiple federal agencies look to recruit top-tier talent for enterprise technology positions.

The Future of China’s Cognitive Warfare: Lessons from the War in Ukraine  (Koichiro Takagi, War on the Rocks)
With the development of AI, neuroscience, and digital applications like social media, senior officers and strategists in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) claim that, in the future, it will be possible to influence the enemy’s brain to affect human cognition directly. Doing so creates the possibility of subduing the enemy without a fight, either by technical or informational means. Will the lessons of the war in Ukraine change their thinking on this subject — and thus alter their plans for possible future invasions of Taiwan?
Russia’s war on Ukraine is not merely kinetic: It involves a fierce struggle over the leaders’ will and public opinion among the people of Ukraine, Russia, and the international community. In this cognitive battle, the dissemination of information through digital means has become a significant factor shaping the war’s likely outcome. However, the war in Ukraine shows the limits of cognitive warfare in providing an independent strategic advantage. If Chinese strategists believe the human brain to be the next battlefield — and there is some evidence they do — Russia’s experience in Ukraine suggests caution in investing too heavily in that theory. Cognitive warfare alone cannot win wars. Western analysts should similarly be careful not to assume China will rely on cognitive or other non-physical measures to subdue Taiwan. Though influencing enemy cognition has long been a prominent subject of discussion among Chinese military theorists, they may not be drawing the same lessons from Ukraine’s resistance that Western commentators think they are.