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Author: Robbin Laird
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Training for the Great Power Competition: Lessons Learned at NAWDC and MAWTS-1

09/21/2020
By Robbin Laird

During my visit to NAWDC in July 2020, I was able to talk with Rear Admiral…

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RAN Offshore Patrol Vessel: Implications for Canada

09/18/2020
By Robbin Laird

Australia’s Defence Force is in the throes of an extensive transformation process, and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)…

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“Colectivos” Learning From the Fate of Cuba and Venezuela

09/17/2020
By Edward Timperlake

As America votes for President and Commander-and Chief, who has the Constitutional responsibility to safe guard…

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Black Widow Exercise: Shaping a Way Ahead in Anti-Submarine Warfare

09/17/2020
By Defend.info Media Team

Anti-submarine warfare is a key element of the overall control of the seas and the defense…

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Biological Threat Agents Interacting in the Open Air: Assessing the Dynamics

09/17/2020
By Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Technologies Department

A biological threat agent explodes out of a metal tube and travels toward a formation of…

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Sovereign Security Conference 2020

09/16/2020
By defenceWeb

The program for this South African security conference can be seen below: According to the organizers:…

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Prime Minister Modi on the Impact of Indian Defense Self-Reliance

09/16/2020
By India Strategic

New Delhi. Asserting that the concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) was not inward looking but would promote…

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How to View the UK and Brexit?: Using the Lens of John Le Carré

09/16/2020
By Pierre Tran

Paris – Britain sees no problem in breaking international law and reneging on a withdrawal agreement…

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An Update on the US Navy’s Approach to Maritime Remotes

09/15/2020
By Robbin Laird

Recent presentations by senior US Navy officials at the annual conference of the Association for Unmanned…

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The 21st Century Authoritarians and EU Leverage: The Case of the MEPs

09/15/2020
By Defense.info

A recent study by the Budapest-baed Political Capital think tank looked at authoritarian influence in the…

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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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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

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

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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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