<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Converse English ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Converse English is a small language and educational services company based in Lublin, Poland.]]></description><link>https://www.stanagbattleplan.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:21:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.stanagbattleplan.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ The Five Lives of the Human Brain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people grow up believing that our brains become “adult” sometime around the late teens or early twenties. School ends, university begins, careers start—and the assumption is that the brain is already fully developed by then. 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Today, it’s something far broader — a blend of political access-building, cyber penetration, strategic business deals, and online influence campaigns that often look harmless until you zoom out. What makes it so effective is precisely what makes it so difficult to counter: each piece appears ordinary, even deniable, yet together they form a strategic effort to shape how Western...]]></description><link>https://www.stanagbattleplan.com/post/invisible-front-how-china-targets-the-west-through-political-military-and-economic-espionage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69204cc90682e79f9c07ddaa</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:33:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/859681_f794bb8040fc4c6ba33cdccddbc04629~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jeremy Walters</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teaching English on the Front Lines: A Conversation with Olena Chekryzhova]]></title><description><![CDATA[A New Episode of the Battleplan Podcast For many STANAG students and teachers, “Military English” can feel like something that takes place in classrooms, textbooks, and training centers. 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