French Defense Policy Under President Macron: 2017-2021
Emmanuel Macron is the youngest leader of France since the emperor Napoleon. He is a man of vaulting ambition and…
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I have had the opportunity to observe three new air systems come into the USMC or…
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The question of risk management is a key aspect of any way ahead for defense or…
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In Australia and Indo-Pacific Defence: Anchoring a Way Ahead, author and editor of over thirty books,…
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There is widespread bi partisan agreement on supporting the Taiwan Relations Act and arming Taiwan to defend…
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The United States faces many global challenges, but the existential threat posed by a “Great Power Competition” is…
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In the summer of 2023, the Taliban implemented the ban on opium poppy decreed by supreme…
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The full benefits of the 21st century approach to building digital air systems will not be…
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By Pierre Tran Paris – Onera, a state-backed research office, will put on display at the…
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