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How can Air Force best attract, recruit, train, educate and retain a workforce of the best available talent?

11/11/2018
By Shaun McGill

Editorial Note from Central Blue: There is no doubt that people are our greatest asset and…

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The Future of Nordic Cooperation

11/11/2018
By Tuomas Iso-Markku, Eeva Innola, and Teija Tiilikainen

In a new report produced under the aegis of NORDEFCO, the Nordic cooperation effort is assessed…

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The Danish F-16 Transition: From a Garrison to an Expeditionary Air Force

11/11/2018
By Robbin Laird

During my visit to Denmark in October 2018, I had a chance to visit Fighter Wing…

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The Secrets of Station X: How the Bletchley Park Codebreakers Helped Win the War

11/10/2018
By Robbin Laird

There is by now a growing literature on Bletchley Park, its culture, its approaches, and its…

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Whether The U.S. Scraps The INF Or Stays In, China Must Be Checked

11/10/2018
By Dave Deptula

President Trump recently made it clear that he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the 1987…

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Australia and NG IAMD Battle Command System

11/10/2018
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The Northrop Grumman’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) Battle Command System (IBCS) is demonstrating increasingly…

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Working the Double Transition Within the Danish Air Force: From Garrison to Expeditionary to Extended Deterrence in Northern Europe

11/10/2018
By Robbin Laird

During my recent visit to Denmark, I had the chance to visit the Royal Danish Air…

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The Coming of Hanseatic League 2.0

11/08/2018
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Europe is the throes of fundamental change. We argued earlier that from the Cold War, to…

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The “5Th Generation Information Management Environment” – An Australian Defence Force Enabler or a Roadblock?

11/07/2018
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The phrase “5th Generation” (Gen) is often dismissed as just another fad, whilst totally missing the…

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F-35 Production Process

11/07/2018
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03/13/2026
By John Blaxland

Australia’s Quest for Strategic Resilience in the Indo-Pacific: Reflections on Canadian Proposals

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a stark warning in his address to the Australian parliament. The post-war global order is “breaking down”, he said, and middle powers like Canada…

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03/15/2026
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Exporting the “Ukrainian Way”: Kyiv’s Battle Tested Playbook Against Iranian Drones

The war in Ukraine is not a conflict bounded by the borders of that country. It is a global war. a struggle over the rules, norms, and power arrangements that…

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02/18/2026
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The Global War in Ukraine: 2021-2025

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02/12/2026
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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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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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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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