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The Need to Speed Delivery for the Ready Force and Enabling a More Cost-Effective Future Force

06/01/2025
By Robbin Laird

The second panel during the Sir Richard Williams seminar held on May 22, 2025 was composed…

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Economic Headwinds and Global Ambitions: How Xi Jinping’s Domestic Challenges Shape China’s Foreign Policy

05/30/2025
By The Defense.info Analysis Team

As Chinese President Xi Jinping navigates his unprecedented third term in power, his administration faces a…

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Air Power and the Challenge of Shaping an Effective Ready Force Which Can Deliver Deterrence by Denial

05/29/2025
By Robbin Laird

The first of two panels held at the Sir Richard Williams Foundation seminar on May 22,…

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The Way Ahead for Australian Defence Industry

05/28/2025
By Robert Nioa

On February 19, 2025, the defence industrialist Robert Nioa delivered an insightful look at the way…

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Enhancing the Ready Force: Providing the Optimal Mix to Deliver the Desired Combat Effect

05/28/2025
By Robbin Laird

Sustaining and equipping the ready force in dynamically changing operational conditions is a major challenge facing…

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Budgeting for an Enhanced Ready Force

05/27/2025
By Robbin Laird

If the strategic environment is driving an enhanced need to bulk up the capabilities of the…

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The 22 May 2025 Sir Richard Williams Foundation Seminar

05/26/2025
By Robbin Laird

On May 22, 2025, the first seminar of 2025 for the Sir Richard Williams Foundation was…

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Enhancing Non-Kinetic Capabilities in the Ready Force

05/26/2025
By Robbin Laird

At the 22 May 2025 Sir Richard Williams Foundation seminar, GPCAPT Maria Jovanovich, Chief of Staff…

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

05/26/2025
By AD REFLEETANT

On May 23, 2025, Holman Jenskins published an article in The Wall Street Journal, entitlted :…

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Putting the Nature of the Military Capability Threat from the Multi-Polar Authoritarian World in Perspective

05/25/2025
By Robbin Laird

In assessing how the question of how to balance long-term force development versus the need to…

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02/12/2026
By Robbin Laird

Is Australia Missing the Autonomous Systems Revolution in Naval Design?

When considering naval fleet design today and into the future, it is crucial to factor in how autonomous systems are fundamentally transforming naval warfare and how smaller nations are already…

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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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02/18/2026
By Defense Information Media Team

The Global War in Ukraine: 2021-2025

As Lt. General (Retired) Preziosa, the former Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force underscored about the book: “The Global War in Ukraine 2021–2025 is a book about foresight, structure,…

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02/12/2026
By Alexandre Gilbert

Discussing the New Book: Listen to Lead

On January 20, 2026, Alexandre Gilbert disccused Robbin Laird’s new book, Listen to Lead: How Empathy and Better Conversations Transform Your Work and Life.  Gilbert is an analyst who works…

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Kenneth Maxwell: “This is always my recommendation: never underestimate the Portuguese.”

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An Overview to 18th Century Globalization

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

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07/08/2025

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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05/26/2025

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01/19/2026
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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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