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The Summit of the Americas 2022: An Assessment

06/12/2022
By Kenneth Maxwell

In Los Angeles last week the “Summit of the Americas” met Christopher Sabatini’s gloomy prediction.  He…

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Commemorating Peter the Great: 2017 and 2022 or in Different Historical Epochs

06/10/2022
By Robbin Laird

In 2017, President Macron hosted President Putin in Versailles. During that visit, they inaugurated an exhibition…

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China in the Pacific: Meeting the Challenge to the Pacific Nations

06/08/2022
By Anne-Marie Brady

In the Xi Jinping era, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (commonly known…

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40th Anniversary of Spain’s Accession to NATO

06/07/2022
By NATO

“On Monday (30 May 2022) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg took part in the solemn ceremony…

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South Korea and the THAAD Dilemma

06/07/2022
By Debalina Ghoshal

Time and again South Korea is faced with the challenge of deploying sophisticated missile defence systems…

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The Russia-Ukraine War Will Change Central Asia’s Trade and Transit

06/03/2022
By James Durso

The Russia-Ukraine war is upending global supply chains. In the case of Central Asia (the five…

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The Defence24Day Conference: An Update on Poland and Defense in a Time of the War in Ukraine

05/31/2022
By Robert Czulda

Another edition of the Defence24Day took place in Warsaw. This is the largest, annual event involving…

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Visiting MAWTS-1: April 2021

05/27/2022
By Robbin Laird

In this report, an April 2022 visit to MAWTS-1 highlights aspects of USMC training. The report…

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NATO’s Nordic Expansion is a Major Boost to Central-Eastern Europe

05/26/2022
By Robert Czulda

Very often wars bring unexpected consequences. In the case of the current war between Russia and…

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Shaping a Concept of Archipelagic Warfare for the Australian Defence Force

05/25/2022
By Bob Moyse

The electioneering in Australia over the security agreement between China and Solomon Islands has obscured important…

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10/12/2026
By Robbin Laird

Taiwan’s Coast Guard Puts Its Unmanned Mesh on Parade

National Day parades are usually about display. This year, Taiwan’s Coast Guard Administration used the October 10 parade in Taipei to show something more consequential: the early shape of an…

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10/09/2026
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Iran After Seven Months of War: A Balance Sheet

Asking whether Iran has been “defeated” leads nowhere. If defeat means removing the regime, the answer is plainly no. The Islamic Republic is still standing. Its supreme leader, however, was…

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The Age of Urgency: Rear Adm. McCoy on Rebuilding the Navy’s Aviator Pipeline

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Before the Pivot: John Blaxland’s The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard and the Long Road to Today’s Force

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A Bridge Between History and Transformation: Reviewing The United States Marines: A History (Fifth Edition)

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The Age of Chaos: Kill Web Warfare, Authoritarian Coercion, and the Democratic Advantage

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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Microsoft’s Investment Positions Australia as Regional Digital Node: If Policy Keeps Pace

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Deterring Whom? Michael Pezzullo and Australia’s Missing National Defence Strategy

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Rory Medcalf’s presentation to the Williams Foundation seminar on air combat mass and depth described a population that senses danger but cannot say what it is afraid of. The National Security College survey he drew on found widespread unease about Australia’s strategic circumstances. That

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