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The Recent Australian-US Ministerial in Palo Alto: The Challenges in the Trump Era

07/29/2018
By Tony Walker

Behind the staged Australian-Ministerial (AUSMIN) press conference in Palo Alto, California overnight reside more questions than…

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Mali Receives Super Tucanos

07/29/2018
By defenceWeb

Mali’s air force has taken delivery of four Embraer Super Tucano light attack and trainer aircraft…

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Australian Defence Strategy and the Rules-Based Global Order: Missing Links and Absent Debate

07/29/2018
By Angeline Lewis

Recently criticised as ‘overused and increasingly meaningless,’[1] the problem with the rules-based global order as a…

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Deterrence in Depth: The Role of Allied Pacific Exercises and Training

07/29/2018
By defense.info

In this edition of defense.info, we are looking at the role of exercises in training for…

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Strategy and Airpower: Part 2

07/29/2018
By Peter Layton

In the second post of a four-part series on air power and strategy, Peter Layton discusses…

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NATO and Force Mobilization

07/28/2018
By NATO

In the event of a crisis, NATO must quickly assemble and deploy forces to defend its…

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Was the Trump-Juncker Meeting Really a Success?

07/28/2018
By David Wemer

US President Donald J. Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker attempted to tamp down trade…

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Trump Means Australia Needs a ‘Plan B’ for Australian Defense

07/28/2018
By Peter Jennings

As Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defence Minister Marise Payne get ready for week’s annual Ausmin…

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Remembering Mary Ellis: Flying Aircraft to the Front Line RAF in World War II

07/26/2018
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Recently, the RAF celebrated its 100th year. And with the passing of Mary Ellis air pioneer…

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Progress in Neuromorphic Computing

07/25/2018
By Defense.Info

According to an article published by the US Air Force, AFRLand IBM have unveiled the world’s largest…

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Defense Decisions
09/23/2025
By Robbin Laird

The Rhetoric-Reality Gap: Understanding Trump’s Paradoxical Foreign Policy Approach

In the annals of American foreign policy, few presidents have created as stark a disconnect between their public rhetoric and actual policy outcomes as Donald Trump. While his predecessors carefully…

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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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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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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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07/21/2025
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The AUKUS Debate in Australia: The Trump Catalyst

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

By Robbin Laird

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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