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Author: Robbin Laird
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Strategic and Operational Changes: Australia Facing an Evolving APR

11/04/2019
By Robbin Laird

The past two years of Williams Seminars have taken up the question of how Australia could…

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Thor’s Hammer Exercise: Australia Works With Its Allies to Attenuate the IED Threat

11/04/2019
By Australian Department of Defence

Military personnel from 12 NATO and partner nations are testing their Force Protection Electronic Counter Measure…

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BIDEC 2019: A Window into Bahraini Perspectives on Defense and Security

11/02/2019
By Robbin Laird

Last week, I had the chance to participate in the second annual Bahraini sponsored defense exhibition…

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Australian Defense Strategy in Transition: The Perspective of Paul Dibb

11/02/2019
By Robbin Laird

During my past three years, I have seen significant change within the Australian strategic community in…

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Communication Disruption Attacks in a Nuclear Context

10/25/2019
By Paul Bracken

The spread of nuclear weapons to second-tier countries (North Korea, Pakistan, Israel), and the modernization of…

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The Challenge of Shaping the Intellectual Capital for National Resilience: Building a Collaborative Generational Knowledge Focus Based Effort

10/24/2019
By Robbin Laird

During my visit earlier this year to Australia, the Williams Foundation seminar focused upon the sustainability…

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Maritime Trade Off-Shoring in Australia: How to Recover Sufficient Sovereignty for Crisis Management?

10/24/2019
By Robbin Laird

In the competition between the liberal democracies and the rising tide of 21st century authoritarians, the…

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Saudis and the Drone Oil Strikes

10/21/2019
By Arie Egoz

TEL AVIV: Saudi Arabia suffered “a total and embarrassing (intelligence) failure” and had no idea Iran was…

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The Challenge of Maritime Trade and Security in Australia

10/21/2019
By ADBR TV

In this interview by John Conway of ADBR of John Blackburn, the significance of broadening the…

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The Rebuild of Conventional Capabilities for Full-Spectrum Crisis Management

10/18/2019
By Robbin Laird

I will be presenting later this month in Bahrain at their BIDEC 2019 conference. My presentation…

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10/23/2025
By Robbin Laird

Building Fighter Pilots for the Software Age: Inside IFTS’s Training Approach

Traditional flight training has created a dangerous gap. A pilot can earn their wings, demonstrate proficiency in basic flight operations, and still be utterly unprepared for the cognitive demands of…

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09/11/2025
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The Complex Nexus: Narco-Trafficking Networks Between Latin America and Africa and China’s Growing Regional Influence

This article examines the evolving relationship between transnational narcotics trafficking networks connecting Latin America and Africa and China’s expanding economic and infrastructure presence in these regions. Drawing on current research…

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10/07/2025
By Robbin Laird

Fight Tonight: Combat Readiness at the Speed of Relevance

This video discusses the fndings from the September 18, 2025 seminar which addressed the question of how to enable an effective fight tonight force. The report from the Sir Richard…

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09/04/2025
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VADM Cheever on the Evolving Carrier Air Wing

In a recent USNI Proceedings Article, in an interview at Hook 25 and in discussion/presentation recently at CSIS, Vice Admiral Daniel “Undra” Cheever provided his perspective on the evolving carrier…

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On Ernst Pijning’s Controlling Contraband Assessment of 18th Century Brazil

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On Correcting the Historical Record: Ernst Pijning’s Assessment of the Role of Contraband Trade in 18th Century Brazil

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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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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As President Donald Trump’s tariffs and demands for higher defense spending roil America’s Pacific allies, there is a growing chorus of foreign policy experts in Australia who are beginning to…

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

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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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