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Warlords Series 14: The Warlords in Canberra, 2014

05/03/2019
By Robbin Laird

I have attended the Williams Foundation seminars in Canberra, Australia since 2014. The RAAF and the…

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Warlords Series 13: The CO of the Warlords as the XO of the Green Knights, 2014

05/03/2019
By Robbin Laird

During our visit to VMF-121 in Yuma as the Green Knights were preparing to work towards…

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Warlords Series 12: The Coming of the “Newbies” to MCAS Beaufort

05/02/2019
By Robbin Laird

In a 2015 piece, we highlighted the coming of the first F-35B student pilot or “newbie”…

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Warlords Series 11: The B as a Strategic Asset

05/02/2019
By Robbin Laird

Following our visit to MCAS Beaufort and to the USS Wasp, it was time to reflect…

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Warlords Series 10: The UK Working with the Marines at VFMAT-501, 2015

05/02/2019
By Robbin Laird and Murielle Delaporte

During our visit to MCAS Beaufort, we had a chance to discuss UK engagement and participation…

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Warlords Series 9: Visiting the USS Wasp, 2015

05/01/2019
By Robbin Laird

A week after our visit to the Warlords, we had a chance to fly to the…

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South African Navy Minesweepers Exercise with French Navy

05/01/2019
By defenceWeb

The South African Navy’s minesweeper SAS Umzimkulu carried out exercises with the French frigate La Fayette…

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Sporting Metaphors and Defense Strategic Thinking

05/01/2019
By Trav Hallen

The contest of ideas needed to drive Australian military concepts and capabilities into the future can…

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Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2019

05/01/2019
By Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (RETD)

New Delhi. Over the past decade, the term ‘Indo-Pacific’ — which acknowledges the geopolitical unity of…

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Warlords Series 8: Visiting MCAS Beaufort, 2015

05/01/2019
By Robbin Laird and Murielle Delaporte

The Second Line of Defense team visited the Warlords in 2015 at MCAS Beaufort. The article…

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09/19/2025
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Ending the Ukraine Conflict: Federal Constitutional Reforms as a Way Ahead?

The world is undergoing a profound transition. In such times, it is natural for interconnected crises to emerge as expressions of a broader, overarching process of change. The acceleration of…

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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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09/05/2025
By Robbin Laird and Kenneth Maxwell

Navigating an Age of Change

Next year we are publishing our book entitled, Two 20th Century Men in the 21st Century: The Changing Context of Our Lives. This video provides an overview to that book. This book…

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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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The AUKUS Debate in Australia: The Trump Catalyst

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Facing China, Dealing with Trump, and Shaping Effective Australian Defence: Ross Babbage Goes to the Heart of the Matter

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My friend and colleague, Ross Babbage, has spent a lifetime understanding the strategic threats to Western civilization. While many in Australia would include President Trump in this calculus, Babbage focuses on the systemic challenge to Australia, namely China. Next year I am publishing a

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