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What is the Budget for Australian SSNs?

02/19/2024
By Marcus Hallyer

What do we know about the budget for Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) program? Much commentary has…

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Who will lead the way to diplomatic recognition of the Taliban?

02/18/2024
By James Durso

In January 2024, Chinese president Xi Jinping accepted the credentials of the ambassador of the Islamic…

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The C.R. Boxer Affair: Heroes, Traitors, and the Manchester Guardian

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Heroes come cheap these days. The word is used so promiscuously for well-paid sports stars and…

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The Timeline for the Tiltrotor Enterprise: A Con-Ops Perspective (Part Four)

02/14/2024
By Robbin Laird

The focus on distributed operations – Maritime DO, the USMC EABOs, and the Air Force agile…

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A Vision of Contemporary Brazil

02/14/2024
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The book Kenneth Maxwell on Global Trends – an historian of the 18th century looks at…

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Trap and Blank Check: A Cautionary Note About Bush and Afghanistan Published in 2001

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On. 6 October 2001, Kenneth Maxwell published a piece on Afghanistan on a Brazilian website, which…

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MAWTS-1 and Innovation

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We are publishing our book on MAWTS-1 later this year. This is my introduction to the…

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Recovery of MH-60S Seahawk: The CH-53K Does the Heavy Lifting

02/09/2024
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U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), U.S.…

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The April 2024 Seminar: The Multi-domain Requirements of an Australian Maritime Strategy

02/09/2024
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A maritime strategy considers more than naval operations. It details the ends, ways, and means necessary…

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How to Acquire Submarines for the Royal Australian Navy: Shaping an Effective Path

02/09/2024
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In a recent article for The Strategist I painted a depressing picture of the UK’s submarine capability—a force undercapitalised, with…

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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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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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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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