The Nordic Defense Reset: A Significant Opportunity for European and American Strategic Innovation
I spent most of this summer in Europe including visits to the Nordic region. In talks…
Read More »Logistics, Mobility and Resilient Infrastructure: Bedrock of an Effective Warfighting and Deterrent Force
Articles by John Coyne of ASPI published this month and by Col. David Beaumont of the…
Read More »RAAF Enhances Interoperability with USAF in Red Flag Alaska
RAAF aviators experienced complex combat missions and deployed operations with the United States Air Force during Exercise…
Read More »Emperor Pedro I’s Heart Returned to Brazil on Loan
You may think Monte Python is no longer relevant to the modern world. But then….. The…
Read More »Acquiring C-130Js for the FAF and the Luftwaffe: Building Out Lift Capabilities for a Forward Deployed Force
The French and the Germans have built a joint C-130J squadron. The decision to acquire the…
Read More »An Update on Force Design 2030
The Marine Corps’ recent update to its Force Design 2030 arrives as the Corps’ intellectual civil war…
Read More »Leveraging an Enhanced Fixed Wing Lift Force Within the German Armed Forces
In this series, I have focused of the shift to forward defense by German armed forces.…
Read More »Allies, Partners and Friends: Hedging Against American “Global” Leadership
America’s allies are hedging against current American approaches to exercise global leadership, mostly in response to…
Read More »The War in Ukraine: Competitive Chaos Management
In a speech to the Reichstag on May 21, 1935, the new Chancellor of Germany in…
Read More »The Australian Defense Review: An Exploding Suitcase of Challenges
The Labor government’s defence strategic review will explore how the Australian military is positioned and enabled to operate…
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