Standing up the New Carrier Capability at Portsmouth, England
I had the chance to visit HMS Queen Elizabeth in Scotland as the carrier was being…
Read More »Robots, War and the Future of Airpower
In the near future air operations will happen at altitudes as low as the heel of…
Read More »Shaping an Energy Security Policy for Australia
It is clear that as the Russians and Chinese enhance their challenges to the liberal democracies,…
Read More »Germany as Growing Provider of Arms to Egypt
The US administration is changing its attitude towards Egypt as a defence partner and this is…
Read More »Venezuela, Russia and the Varieties of Hybrid War
For Clausewitz war was a chameleon. And what we now call hybrid war is inherently a…
Read More »Rolling Back the Chinese Strategy Against American Power: President Trump Launches a Strategic Opportunity
The strategic shift facing the liberal democracies is not only about preparing for higher intensity operations.…
Read More »President Trump’s Naval Academy Speech, May 25, 2018
President Trump gave a graduation address to the 1,042 graduating midshipmen, along with handing each one…
Read More »Moscow, the US and Missile Defense: Assessing the Russian Perspective
Russia’s national security elite do not perceive U.S. missile defenses as the most serious obstacle to…
Read More »President Trump and the Chinese “16 Character Policy:” Launching a New Policy Approach
While President Trump refused to be drawn into just another Punch and Judy show with North…
Read More »Quick Reaction Aircraft
The latest edition of defense.info (May 29, 2018) focuses on Quick Reaction Aircraft. We led with…
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