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Kenneth Maxwell Looks Back at the Portuguese Revolution: The 25 April 2024 São Paulo Lecture

05/03/2024
By Kenneth Maxwell

I was invited by Professor Vera Lucia Amaral Ferlini, who holds the Jaime Cortesão Chair at…

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Logistics and Sustainment for an Evolving Defence of Australia Strategy

04/30/2024
By Robbin Laird

There is no more daunting challenge facing a credible Australian defence strategy in it is region…

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The Inconfidência Revisited

04/30/2024
By Adelto Gonçalves

A practically complete review of the so-called Inconfidência Mineira – not least because, in History, you…

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Multi-Domain Operations in Australia’s Maritime Strategy: The Army, Navy, and Air Force Orient Their Efforts

04/29/2024
By Robbin Laird

The focus of the April 11., 2024 Williams Foundation seminar was on multi-domain operations in support…

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The Australian Government’s Approach to Shaping its Future Strike Enterprise

04/28/2024
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If one is trying to navigate the complexities of what the current Australian government is really…

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An Update on Chinese Shipbuilding

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In 2023, more than half of the world’s commercial shipbuilding came from China. WSJ looks at…

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Looking Back at the Portuguese Revolution on its 50th Anniversary

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Margarida Mota, the foreign affairs reporter of Lisbon’s leading weekly newspaper “Expresso,” interviewed me for her…

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The U.S. “pivots to diplomacy” in Yemen

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The good news is the United States is calling for diplomacy in the Middle East. The…

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Shaping Space for Autonomous Systems in the Operating Force: The Case of the Loyal Wingman

04/23/2024
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In the re-direction of Australian defence underway by the Labor government, a key challenge will be…

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Shaping a Way Ahead for Australian Maritime Strategy

04/20/2024
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The Williams Foundation Seminar held on April 11, 2024 focused on how multi-domain operations could enable…

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German automotive supplier Schaeffler will assemble a new batch of loitering munitions ordered by France from the French drone maker Delair and the Franco-German group KNDS, with the aim of…

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10/23/2026
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AUKUS and the Building of Australian Undersea Power: John Blaxland Makes the Case

In mid-October 2026, Professor John Blaxland of the Australian National University made the case for AUKUS twice in two days, to two very different audiences. On October 16, he and…

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Before the Pivot: John Blaxland’s The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard and the Long Road to Today’s Force

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

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