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Platforms, Concepts of Operations and Defense Decisions: The Australian ARH Decision

11/07/2020
By Robbin Laird

As the Australian Defence Force shapes its future, one focused significantly on its neighborhood, and expeditionary…

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The Challenge of Missile Defence

11/07/2020
By Robert Vine

Advanced missile threats (AMT), characterised by payloads that achieve manoeuvrable flight profiles and speeds above Mach…

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The Australian ARH Replacement Program: Conclusions

11/07/2020
By Robbin Laird

The Australian Department of Defence has indicated several times over the past few years, both in…

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The Return of Direct Defense in Europe: Meeting the 21st Century Authoritarian Challenge

11/07/2020
By Robbin Laird and Murielle Delaporte

We have just published our latest book which is entitled, The Return of Direct Defense in…

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Australian Army Strategic Assessment: Fall 2020

11/06/2020
By Australian Army Research Centre

There is a widespread lack of confidence in data concerning the impact of COVID-19, warranting ‘warlike’ government…

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SMX 31 E Submarine Concept

11/06/2020
By Naval Group

French naval shipbuilding Naval Group has unveiled its newest submarine concept, named SMX 31 E, at…

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The Australian Tiger Replacement Decision: What About an Unmanned Capability?

11/06/2020
By Marcus Hellyer

It’s commonplace in commentary about the Australian Defence Force to say that its force structure looks…

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China’s European Strategy

11/05/2020
By John Varano

Established in 2012, the 17+1 initiative was Beijing’s flagship effort to promote China’s economic relations with…

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The Australian ARH Replacement Program: The Viper Option

11/05/2020
By Robbin Laird

BAE Systems is leading “Team Zulu Viper” in the Australian ARH competition. Here is their presentation…

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The Australian ARH Replacement Program: Putting the Viper Option Into Strategic Context

11/04/2020
By Robbin Laird

Unlike Andrew Mathewson, Managing Director, Airbus Australia Pacific, I do not think all three options —…

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05/12/2026

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05/15/2026
By George Galdorisi

Building the Navy-After-Next

The U.S. Navy is at an inflection point. Two curves are moving in the wrong direction: the U.S. Navy’s growing worldwide commitments and the number of commissioned Navy ships (280…

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05/12/2026
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Britain After the Local Elections: Reform’s Surge, Nationalist Strength, and a Transitional Party System

The recent local and devolved elections point less to a settled new order than to a transitional phase in British politics, marked by fragmentation, territorial divergence, and growing strain on…

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05/02/2026
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Lessons in Military Transformation: From the RMA to the Drone Wars

The book Lessons in Military Transformation: From the RMA to the Drone Wars analyzes military transformation as it is actually experienced by operational forces rather than as it is described…

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05/12/2026
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Contested Ground: New Questions for Australia and the West – Defence Connect Podcast with Robbin Laird

In this week’s interview, I join the team at Defence Connect to discuss how Australia and its partners in the West must rethink deterrence, mobilisation, and the use of national…

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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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Kenneth Maxwell: “This is always my recommendation: never underestimate the Portuguese.”

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

Microsoft’s A$25 billion investment in Australian AI and cloud infrastructure positions the country as a significant node in the Indo-Pacific’s trusted digital architecture. That creates a strategic opportunity – one…

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Australia’s Strategic Advantages and How to Exploit Them: Rounding Up the Williams Foundation Seminar Insights

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The “Fight Tonight: Exploiting Australia’s Strategic Advantage” seminar produced a remarkably coherent and candid body of analysis across all its presentations. Rather than a checklist of capabilities, what emerged was a serious examination of genuine advantages — geographic, human, technical, alliance-based, and industrial —

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