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The Brazilian Amazon and Globalization

09/30/2019
By Kenneth Maxwell

The UN climate action summit in New York City was held on Monday 23rd September. Two…

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The Putin Thread and the Phases of Putinism Since 2000

09/30/2019
By Robbin Laird

Steven Lee Myers has written a comprehensive perspective on the rise and reign of Vladimir Putin.…

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The Royal Navy Downselects the Arrowhead 140: Upgradeability, Platforms and the Way Ahead in Shipbuilding

09/29/2019
By Robbin Laird

Recently, the Royal Navy has downselected a variant of a time proven Danish frigate design. As…

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An Update on the B-21 Bomber

09/28/2019
By Colin Clark

AFA 2019: The United States will probably need substantially more B-21 bombers than the 100 it…

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USS WASP in Talisman Sabre 2019

09/27/2019
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An F-35B Lightning II aircraft, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), takes off…

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The Putin Narrative: The Rebirth of the Russian State

09/24/2019
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Putin is part of the generation of Russians which lived through the modern version of the…

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The Putin Legacy: What is Next for Russia?

09/22/2019
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Putin is in his last term as President of Russia after an incredible and even improbable…

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B-2 Refueling over Norwegian Sea

09/20/2019
By 1st Combat Camera Squadron

A B-2 Spirit assigned to Whiteman AFB, MO., received fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to…

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Still the Right Stuff? Air Force Leadership in the 21st Century

09/20/2019
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The eminent soldier-scholar J.F.C. Fuller believed that ‘the fighting power of a defence force lies in…

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Russia and China Now Have a “Prisoner’s Dilemma” with the Maduro Regime.

09/19/2019
By Ed Timperlake

It looks like the Leaders of Peoples Republic of China have just validated the Forrest Gump…

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Airpower and Australian Defence: Making the Case for Sovereign, Allied-Enabled Capability

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