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Author: Robbin Laird
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Shaping Policy Frameworks for Crisis Preparation: The Case of the Australian Health Care System

12/18/2020
By Robbin Laird

The COVID-19 crisis along with the problems of over-reliance on an authoritarian power like China have…

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Nigeria Adds to its Mi-17 Fleet

12/18/2020
By Guy Martin

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has taken delivery of a second Mi-171E helicopter, with the aircraft…

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International Fighter Conference 2020

12/18/2020
By Robbin Laird

This report highlights recent reporting on two of the most recent Defence iQ conferences. I start…

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The Indian Prime Minister Weighs in on Deterrence of China and Pakistan

12/18/2020
By India Strategic

New Delhi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned India’s neighbours of a “fierce answer” if the…

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The Sovereignty Conundrum

12/17/2020
By Ed Conway

Editor’s Note: In a recent op ed by Ed Conway published in The Times of London…

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America Should Stand with France Against Radical Islam

12/17/2020
By James Durso

In September and October, France suffered three terror attacks that left two wounded and four dead.…

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The International Fighter Conference 2020: Enablers and the Evolution of Airpower

12/16/2020
By Robbin Laird

The former head of Airbus, Tom Enders, had a clear approach to restructuring the defense sector…

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Future Amphibious Forces, 2020: What War Are You Preparing For?

12/15/2020
By Robbin Laird

Recently, DefenceIQ held its Future Amphibious Forces conference. It had been postponed earlier this year and…

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Maritime Security and the Cabo Delgado Insurgency

12/15/2020
By Justin Cronje

When Mozambican insurgents known as Al-Sunna captured the port of Mocimboa da Praia in early September…

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China Lodges a War Against Australian Sovereignty

12/13/2020
By Ross Babbage

Current tensions between Australia and the Chinese regime are often described as a trade war. It is…

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08/14/2026

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10/18/2026
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France Goes It Alone on a Sixth-Generation Fighter

Four months after the collapse of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) it had pursued for years with Germany and Spain, France has set out its own path to a…

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Highlight of the Week
10/18/2026
By Robbin Laird

An Odyssey, Not a Career: Navigating the Age of Chaos

There is a moment early in my conversation with Stephen Kuper on Defence Connect’s Contested Ground podcast when he asks me a routine question, the kind any interviewer asks a…

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08/14/2026
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O Brasil, a Austrália e a China no Mundo em Evolução: Video

O que significa ser uma potência média democrática na era da ascensão da China? E por que duas nações que compartilham tanto — territórios vastos, economias baseadas em recursos naturais,…

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Interview of the Week
09/11/2026
By Robbin Laird

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

Originally published in Breaking Defense, September 4, 2026 Rear Adm. Max “Pepper” McCoy, the Chief of Naval Air Training, describes the system he runs as a factory conveyor belt: the…

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Book Reviews

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

Review by Robbin Laird

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

Review by Robbin Laird

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

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Op Eds: Danny’s Corner
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Fight’s On: A Magic Eight Ball Takes On the SI Doomsayers

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Two Judges Riding Circuit in Rappahannock County Virginia Just Make a Huge Public Mistake

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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Partner's Corner
05/03/2026
By Jason Van der Schyff and James Corera

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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Williams Foundation

Combat Depth, Not Just Mass: Collaborative Combat Aircraft and the Australian Industrial Base

By Robbin Laird

The most useful argument at the Sir Richard Williams Foundation’s seminar on air combat mass and depth in Canberra on 1 October was not about aircraft. It was about what kind of enterprise Australia needs behind its aircraft if collaborative combat platforms are to

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