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Shaping a Way Ahead in European Crisis Management: Leveraging the COVID-19 Crisis

05/04/2020
By Robbin Laird

When I was last in Denmark, I had a chance to talk with Hans Tino Hansen,…

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Expanding Regional Defense Relations for Pacific Defense: The Case of Australia and Japan

05/04/2020
By Peter Hunter

As Australia confronts an increasingly unstable Indo-Pacific security environment, it is time for Canberra to carefully cultivate security relationships with a range…

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The Coming of the CMV-22B to the Fleet: Impacts and Opportunities

05/03/2020
By Robbin Laird

On February 7, 2020, the US Navy officially received its first CMV-22B Osprey, the replacement for…

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Germany and its Tornado Replacement: Raising Key German Defense Questions

05/03/2020
By Robbin Laird

Recently, the defense press has asserted that the German government has approved a mixed buy of…

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Vice Air Marshal (Retired) John Blackburn on the Resilience Challenge

05/03/2020
By Defense.Info Media Team

Vice Air Marshal (Retired) John Blackburn interviewed on Channel 7 (Australia) Sunrise show 3 May 20.…

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The USMC Commandant’s China Bet: Reactions and Key Questions

05/01/2020
By Robbin Laird

The new commandant of the US Marine Corps has announced that he would like to redesign…

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Modern Leadership and the “All Corps Officer”

05/01/2020
By Scott Graham Lovell

As more and more Australian Army Field Ranked Officers are being employed in-theatre as out-of-category command…

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Helix Surveillance Aircraft in Mozambique Operations?

04/30/2020
By defenceWeb

An Ultimate Air/CADG Helix ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) aircraft has spent several days in Mozambique,…

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New Build Australian Submarines: The Cost Issue

04/30/2020
By Marcus Hellyer

There have been claims in the media and by various commentators that the cost of Australia’s…

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The Defense Production Act: Impact on Manufacturers

04/30/2020
By Matt Medley

The Defense Production Act (DPA) has played a front-line role for many years. As the United…

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Defense Decisions
01/29/2026
By Robbin Laird

Imperatives for Australian Combat Readiness and National Resilience in a Contested Indo-Pacific

The comfortable certainties of the post-Cold War era have dissolved. They have been replaced by a period of “perpetual competition” and “unprecedented uncertainty”, a reactive scramble that defines our era…

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01/19/2026
By Robbin Laird

The Evolving Character of Warfare and Its Implications for Australia

The comfortable certainties of the post-Cold War era are dissolving, giving way to a new and urgent strategic reality. As articulated by ACM (Retd) Mark Binskin, the global rules-based order…

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01/19/2026
By Defense Analysis Media Team

FIGHT TONIGHT FORCE: Combat Readiness at the Speed of Relevance

Robbin F. Laird’s Fight Tonight Force explores the urgent necessity for democratic nations, particularly Australia, to transition from long-term planning to immediate combat readiness. The book emphasizes that modern conflicts are won through rapid…

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Interview of the Week
01/19/2026
By Robert Czulda

Ukraine is a Global War: The Strategic Transformation of Power and Order

An Interview with Dr. Robbin F. Laird Defence24.pl Published January 13, 2026 The war in Ukraine represents a defining global conflict that is fundamentally transforming the balance of power in…

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Meeting the Australian Defence Challenge: Combat Readiness at the Speed of Relevance

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A Masterclass in Strategic Thinking: The Work of Harald Malmgren

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Strategic Shock Therapy: Why Defense XXIV Is the Essential Guide to a Multi Polar Authoritarian World

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07/08/2025

Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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06/02/2025

The High Cost of Appeasement: How Two Decades of Failed Deterrence Led to Ukraine and What It Means for Future Conflicts

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The Policy-Making Crisis: Can We Shape Realistic Strategies?

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01/19/2026
By Shyam Bhatia

Venezuela, Deterrence And Why India Was Right

London, January 4. The United States’ military action against Venezuela and the forcible removal of President Nicolás Maduro mark a decisive moment in the steady erosion of the post–Cold War…

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Australia’s Air Power: Ready for Tonight, Preparing for Tomorrow

By Robbin Laird

The strategic landscape facing Australia has fundamentally shifted. For the first time since World War II, the Australian Defence Force is genuinely preparing to defend the homeland rather than simply contributing to distant coalitions. This stark reality was laid bare in a recent presentation

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