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Building the Next Generation of Carriers: The USS America, HMS Queen Elizabeth and the USS Gerald Ford

06/04/2018
By Robbin Laird

As published by our partner India Strategic http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3766_A_Tale_of_Three_Carriers.htm Newport News, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Rosyth Scotland. In…

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Reading Military History

06/04/2018
By Alan Stephens

In this post, Alan Stephens argues the case for military professionals to read history – not…

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Navy, Boeing Tout Block III Super Hornet As Partner For F-35

06/04/2018
By Sydney J. Freedberg, Jr.

The Navy is upgrading its Super Hornet fighters with new sensors and networks so they can collaborate in combat with…

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The Coming of the USS Gerald Ford

06/04/2018
By Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird

The coming of the USS Gerald R. Ford sets in motion a very different type of…

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Captain Nick Walker Provides an Update on the New Uk Carriers

06/04/2018
By Robbin Laird

At the Williams Foundation held their latest seminar on 5th generation enabled combat held in August…

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Viking Enablement: The US Navy Selects a Norwegian Missile

06/03/2018
By Robbin Laird

Last week, the Pentagon announced that Raytheon has won a $14.8 million contract to purchase the…

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Remaking the Amphibious Task Force: Marines Onboard the USS America

06/02/2018
By Todd Miller

“We’d always say ‘if its really a bad air to air (A2A) threat, get some additional…

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The US Navy works with French Naval Air Wings

06/02/2018
By Defense.Info Media Team

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Chief of the French navy Adm. Christophe Prazuck…

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UK Defense Transformation: The Impact of HMS Queen Elizabeth

06/01/2018
By Robbin Laird

Recently, I had a chance to visit Portsmouth, UK and talk with senior Royal Navy officers…

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Piracy off West Africa Remains High

06/01/2018
By defenceWeb

Piracy remains at elevated levels in West African waters, with 97 incidents recorded in 2017, including…

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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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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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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

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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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