On the Ron Maxwell Interview: Personal Reflections
Ed Timberlake and Robbin Laird’s interview with Ronald “Ron” F. Maxwell on the monumental 1993 film…
Read More »The Enterprise Requirements of an Australian Multi-Domain Strike Capability
On 27 September 2023, the second Williams Foundation seminar for the year was held at the…
Read More »Reshaping Australian Defence Infrastructure and Leveraging Australian Territory
Part of the re-working of Australian defence entails enhancing Australian defence infrastructure. It is about enhanced…
Read More »Building Modular Motherships: Denmark and Singapore Lead the Way
The Danes are shaping a second generation of their modular ships. The first-generation flex ships provided…
Read More »The DSR and “Impactful Projection”
The 2023 defence strategic review has as its centrepiece the concept Defence Minister Richard Marles has defined as ‘impactful…
Read More »Deterrence by Denial, Impactful Projection, Proportionate Response and Multi-Domain Strike
When reading through the Australian Government’s 2023 Defence Strategic Review (DSR), three core concepts stand out:…
Read More »The Challenge of Dealing with the 21st Century Authoritarian Powers: Progress and Paths Forward
During my current visit to Australia in support of the 27 September Williams Foundation Conference, I…
Read More »The U.S. Military and Its Future: Size the Force to Match the Nation’s Willingness to Provide Servicemen
Next year, the U.S. military will spend an unprecedented $900 billion dollars of the taxpayers’ money…
Read More »The Strike Enterprise and the Royal Air Force
With the signing of AUKUS, Australia certainly closely aligned its way ahead with regard to weapons…
Read More »Air Combat First for Australia and Indonesia
Set in the tropical jungle of North Sulawesi in Indonesia, Exercise Elang Ausindo kicked off on…
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