Australia’s “Fight Tonight” Force: If the ADF Can’t Get More Financial Support They Better Have Credible Procurement Reform
The Albanese government’s apparent lack of focus on immediate military readiness or the so-called “fight tonight”…
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The integration of hypersonic weapons into U.S. military strategy represents both an opportunity and a challenge…
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As hypersonic weapons transition from experimental concepts to operational reality, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence,…
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In the early 1990s, as the Soviet Union collapsed and new nations emerged from its ruins,…
Read More »On Ernst Pijning’s Controlling Contraband Assessment of 18th Century Brazil
One of the great strengths of Pijning’s book is his very skillful and comprehensive integration and…
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We have been increasingly aware of the involvement of certain Asian powers, such as China, North…
Read More »The King Stallion and UMSC Operational Innovation
In July 2025, Col Kate Fleeger, Program Manager, H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program at NAVAIR was…
Read More »The Digital Silk Road Meets the Cocaine Highway: China’s Infrastructure and Brazil’s Criminal Networks
While Brazilian criminal organizations have established themselves as dominant players in the transatlantic cocaine trade, a…
Read More »The Establishment’s Trump Problem: When Results Don’t Match Expectations
Peggy Noonan’s recent Wall Street Journal piece on Trump’s Ukraine diplomacy offers a revealing window into…
Read More »The United States Prepares to Deploy Hypersonic Weapons: What are Key Questions Shaping a Way Ahead?
The United States had a significant lead on hypersonic weapons when I worked for Secretary Wynne…
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