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The Role of Airpower and Special Forces in the Afghan Transition

09/04/2018
By Robbin Laird

In an article published on October 12, 2012, an appraoch for a significant transition from the…

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The Future of Afghanistan: The Perspective of Olivier Aziparte in 2010

09/04/2018
By Olivier Azpitarte

In an article published on December 1, 2010, the core questions were posed about the way…

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The Super Tucano Opportunity in Afghanistan and Fundamentally Changing the Afghan Engagement

09/04/2018
By Defense.Info

2016-01-17 It took awhile but finally these planes are showing up. If the Afghans as a…

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Dragging Your Feet: And Ensuring the Endless War Continues

09/04/2018
By Defense.Info

2017-09-04 The Secretary of the Air Force recently loaded up for high visibility on an experiment…

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Leveraging Insertion Forces and Moving On Beyond Stability Operations and the Endless Engagement in Afghanistan

09/04/2018
By Robbin Laird and Edward Timperlake

It is way past time to eliminate stability operations as a core focus for the US…

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General Mattis on Imminent Fury II: How to Alter the Conduct of the Afghan War

09/03/2018
By Defense.Info

Secretary of Defense Mattis faces the challenge of terminating the endless war appraoch to Afghansitan. When…

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Remembering Massoud in the Endless War

09/03/2018
By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake

The endless war goes on in Afghanistan with no clear strategy or policy in place to…

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The “Forever” War in Afghanistan: Time to Make Tough Decisions About War Termination

09/03/2018
By Edward Timperlake

The Trump Administration has focused in its defense strategy upon the urgent necessity to deal with…

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Defining Deterrence

09/02/2018
By Jenna Higgins

On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation held a seminar on joint strike to…

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Australia Shapes a Way Ahead for a New ASW Frigate

09/02/2018
By Max Blenkin

The Commonwealth has chosen to buy British for its next generation of surface combatants, selecting the…

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Defense Decisions
01/19/2026
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The Fight Is Here: 5 Realities of 21st-Century Conflict

The comfortable certainties of the post-Cold War era are dissolving before our eyes. The long-held assumption that major conflicts unfold with ample warning, allowing for gradual mobilization and diplomatic de-escalation,…

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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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01/19/2026
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FIGHT TONIGHT FORCE: Combat Readiness at the Speed of Relevance

Robbin F. Laird’s Fight Tonight Force explores the urgent necessity for democratic nations, particularly Australia, to transition from long-term planning to immediate combat readiness. The book emphasizes that modern conflicts are won through rapid…

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01/19/2026
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Ukraine is a Global War: The Strategic Transformation of Power and Order

An Interview with Dr. Robbin F. Laird Defence24.pl Published January 13, 2026 The war in Ukraine represents a defining global conflict that is fundamentally transforming the balance of power in…

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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

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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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