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Maneuver Warfare: Working Manned with Autonomous Systems for the Ground Maneuver Element

09/24/2024
By Robbin Laird

In my second interview with LtGen Heckl (Retired), we focused on a key issue: how does…

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The International Colloquium on Luso-Brazilian Art and Literature at Harvard University, September 18th and September 19th, 2024

09/22/2024
By Kenneth Maxwell

I have just spent two very intellectually stimulating days back at Harvard University attending the international…

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Paging Terrorists: The MOSSAD Calling

09/19/2024
By Michael Shoebridge

3000 pagers exploded simultaneously across Lebanon, injuring hundreds of Hezbollah leaders and others carrying their pagers, and paralysing…

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Nuclear Weapons in a Multi-Polar Authoritarian World: Assessing the Challenges

09/18/2024
By Robbin Laird

The rise of the 21st century authoritarian states and movements has driven change in the global…

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A Look Back at the History of Exeter England

09/17/2024
By Kenneth Maxwell

Margaret Rice, who is my sister, launched her latest book, The Chappell Family: Mayors and Merchants…

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Putting AUKUS in Context

09/15/2024
By John Blaxland

Three years have passed since the United States, Australia and United Kingdom announced on September 15…

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Lieutenant General James F. Glynn: The New MARFORPAC Commander

09/15/2024
By Robbin Laird

Lieutenant General James F. Glynn has become the new MARFORPAC Commander. As Maj. Miraquel Ridenhour noted…

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Lt. Gen. Karsten S. Heckl Transfers Command of MCCDC

09/13/2024
By Cathleen Close

Lieutenant General Eric E. Austin took command of Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Aug 9,…

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NORDIC WARDEN Exercise: Protection of Critical Underwater Infrastructure

09/11/2024
By Joint Expeditionary Force

For the second time in its history, the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) activated a JEF Response…

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The Biden-Harris Administration “Blitzkrieg Withdrawal from Afghanistan”: Looking Back at the Three Year Mark

09/10/2024
By Robbin Laird

The Afghan debacle is a major setback for any notion of U.S. leadership of the world…

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05/07/2026
By Ed Timperlake

In Times of War Accurate Sourcing is Everything

In the Obama Administration there was a distinct turn to highlight the non-kinetic global engagement of U.S. military forces. A USN recruiting slogan captures that focus well.  “A Global Force…

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05/03/2026
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Iran, Europe’s Parallel Societies, and the Transatlantic Challenge

The debate over “parallel societies” in Europe, enclaved urban districts where migrants and their descendants live semi-detached from national norms and institutions, is almost always framed as a domestic governance…

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Lessons in Military Transformation: From the RMA to the Drone Wars

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05/07/2026
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Australia’s Strategic Advantage in Space: Geography, Commerce, and the Next Economy

The Williams Foundation seminar held in Canberra in April 2026 focused on how Australia can best exploit its strategic advantages. Yet one dimension is especially noteworthy, space.. Australia’s geographic position,…

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