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A Trillion-Dollar Defense Budget May be a Bad Investment

06/29/2022
By James Durso

The American people are getting a bad return on their defense budget, and it may get…

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An Australian Assessment on the Way Ahead for the Role of the Military in Space Policy

06/27/2022
By Ulas Yildirim and Malcolm Davis

The establishment of defence space organisations among space-faring nations means they must explain their purpose and…

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Drones, the War in Ukraine and Ground Maneuver Forces

06/24/2022
By Brendan Nicholson

The destruction of hundreds of Russian tanks in Ukraine does not signal the end of the…

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Looking Back at Spain Joining NATO: And Looking Forward to Sweden and Finland Doing So

06/22/2022
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“The coming of Sweden and Finland will not look like the Eastern expansion, but more akin…

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President Putin’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Speech, June 17, 2022

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The featured photo shows Putin’s Chinese ally speaking by video link at the St. Petersburg. His…

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Germany and Spain: Germany’s Impact on Spanish Transitions

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Recently, Spain marked its 40th year anniversary of joining NATO. Both Ken Maxwell and I have…

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China’s Messaging on the Ukraine Conflict

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Recently published a research note on Chinese messaging on the Ukraine conflict. The note was published…

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Meeting the Challenge of Maritime Operations in the Evolving Combat Space

06/12/2022
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The maritime battlespace is not what it used to be. This has never been clearer than…

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The Summit of the Americas 2022: An Assessment

06/12/2022
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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
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In 2017, President Macron hosted President Putin in Versailles. During that visit, they inaugurated an exhibition…

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From Lead Nation to Contributing Node: If the Report Is Accurate, Europe’s Admirals Are Planning a North Atlantic With Less Royal Navy

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What Ukraine’s Organizational Innovation Teaches the Impact Force

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

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Telling the Adversary Just Enough: Ghost Shark and Deterrence by Disclosure

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