Key Developments

The Iranian War Can Come Home: The F-35 as America’s Monitor

03/16/2026
By Edward Timperlake

Preamble The operation in Iran is not simply an external action. It raises directly concerns about…

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The Reshaping of Brazil’s Trade Geometry: A Signal of Broader Structural Change

03/15/2026
By Robbin Laird and Kenneth Maxwell

A news report published on March 10, 2026 by Poder360 offers a compact but revealing snapshot…

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From Decisive Victory to Narrative Victory: War in the Age of Permanent Competition

03/12/2026
By Pasquale Preziosa

For more than two centuries, Western strategic thought rested on a relatively stable grammar: wars began,…

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Australia’s Drone Wake-Up Call: The Lessons Are Already Written

03/11/2026
By Robbin Laird

Iran’s drone and missile campaign against the U.S. and U.S. allies has once again focused attention…

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Lessons from the Drone Wars: Maritime Autonomous Systems and Maritime Operations

03/10/2026
By Robbin Laird

The battlefield has been transformed. Not gradually, not theoretically, but demonstrably, operationally, and at a pace…

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From Red Sea Defense to Epic Fury: How the U.S. Flipped the Drone Cost Equation

03/09/2026
By Robbin Laird

When U.S. destroyers first found themselves in the high-tempo contest with Houthi missiles and drones in…

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Special Reports
Book Review
02/25/2026
On February 24, 2026, an interview by Leonídio Paulo Ferreira was published in Diário de Noticias entitled: "Kenneth Maxwell: “Esta é sempre a minha recomendação: nunca subestimem os portugueses” which highlighted his recent books. This is our translation of the...
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