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Author: Robbin Laird
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Australia’s Drone Wake-Up Call: The Lessons Are Already Written

03/11/2026
By Robbin Laird

Iran’s drone and missile campaign against the U.S. and U.S. allies has once again focused attention…

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Lessons from the Drone Wars: Maritime Autonomous Systems and Maritime Operations

03/10/2026
By Robbin Laird

The battlefield has been transformed. Not gradually, not theoretically, but demonstrably, operationally, and at a pace…

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From Red Sea Defense to Epic Fury: How the U.S. Flipped the Drone Cost Equation

03/09/2026
By Robbin Laird

When U.S. destroyers first found themselves in the high-tempo contest with Houthi missiles and drones in…

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The Geopolitics of the Islamic Republic of Iran

03/07/2026
By Pasquale Preziosa

Geography, nuclear threshold, and network warfare in the Middle East of the 21st century. General Pasquale…

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Asymmetric Order or Federal Union? Europe’s Responsibility in the 21st Century

03/05/2026
By Prof. Dario Velo and Gen. Pasquale Preziosa

The international order established after 1945 is undergoing a phase of structural transformation. The multilateral institutions…

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Built in the Foundry: Robotic Maintenance and the Future of a Warfighting Navy

03/03/2026
By Robbin Laird

Adm. Daryl Caudle’s Foundry–Fleet–Fight construct is more than a slogan for a new Chief of Naval…

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Enabling the Marine Corps Transition to Distributed Maritime Operations

03/02/2026
By Robbin Laird

The United States Marine Corps stands at a strategic inflection point. Facing peer competitors with advanced…

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Will Ukraine’s War Effort Be Threatened by Kamikaze Drone Engine Shortage?

03/01/2026
By Bart Marcois

The United States has just crossed a strategic threshold. In the strike against Iran, U.S. Central Command confirmed…

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Marine Corps Aviation Transformation: A Comprehensive Analysis of the 2025-2026 Aviation Plans

02/27/2026
By Robbin Laird

The United States Marine Corps stands at a critical inflection point in its aviation modernization journey.…

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Lessons Learned at Steel Knight 25: Operating Within and as a Kill Web

02/26/2026
By Robbin Laird

I spent two weeks in December with the 3rd Marine Wing working with 1MEF during the…

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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
By Robbin Laird

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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05/02/2026
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Lessons in Military Transformation: From the RMA to the Drone Wars

The book Lessons in Military Transformation: From the RMA to the Drone Wars analyzes military transformation as it is actually experienced by operational forces rather than as it is described…

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05/07/2026
By Robbin Laird

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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A Bridge Between History and Transformation: Reviewing The United States Marines: A History (Fifth Edition)

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The Age of Chaos: Kill Web Warfare, Authoritarian Coercion, and the Democratic Advantage

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Kenneth Maxwell: “This is always my recommendation: never underestimate the Portuguese.”

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04/17/2026

Two Judges Riding Circuit in Rappahannock County Virginia Just Make a Huge Public Mistake

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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05/03/2026
By Jason Van der Schyff and James Corera

Microsoft’s Investment Positions Australia as Regional Digital Node: If Policy Keeps Pace

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Air Combat Group: Building the Fight Tonight Force

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At the Sir Richard Williams Foundation seminar “Fight Tonight: Exploiting Australia’s Strategic Advantage,” AIRCDRE Matthew McCormick, Commander Air Combat Group, delivered what amounted to a practitioner’s manifesto for what it means to build and sustain a credible combat force in a resource-constrained but threat-enriched

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