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Obama and His Administration Reconsidered

08/21/2023
By Robbin Laird

In a piece published today by The London Times. Will Lloyd of The New Statesman argued…

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The Creation of the F-35 Global Enterprise

08/20/2023
By George J. Trautman III

My first experience with Robbin Laird occurred over fifteen years ago when I was assigned as…

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The CMV-22B and Support of the Air Wing of the Future

08/14/2023
By Chris Misner

Robust logistics systems win wars on land and at sea. The importance of moving critical personnel, parts, munitions, medical…

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Australia and Indo-Pacific Defence: Anchoring a Way Ahead

07/27/2023
By John Blaxland

In Australia and Indo-Pacific Defence: Anchoring a Way Ahead, author and editor of over thirty books, Robbin…

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The Coming of the CH-53K to the Force: A New Book-Length Study

07/27/2023
By Robbin Laird

I have followed three new UMSC air platforms which have come into the force and have…

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RAAF and Marines Working F-35 Maintenance “Down Under”

07/27/2023
By 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing,…

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The Next Phase in the NATO-Russian War in Ukraine?

07/27/2023
By Pippa Malmgren

Did Russia really have an attempted coup? Or, did The Wagner Group manage to move thousands…

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Canada to Acquire Airbus A330MRTT Tankers

07/26/2023
By Michael Marrow

Canada’s National Defence Department announced today that it has awarded a contract to Airbus for a total…

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How IRGC Manages Iran’s Strategic Missiles

07/25/2023
By Debalina Ghoshal

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) is crucial to Iran’s conventional and WMD deterrence, as well…

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The Obama Administration Confronts Global Change

07/24/2023
By Kenneth Maxwell

The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United States President Barack Obama for his…

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07/19/2026

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Defense Decisions
08/07/2026
By Robbin Laird

Drop the Littoral, Keep the Argument: What Deptula’s Sharpest Objection Gets Right

David Deptula’s response to my piece on the “air littoral” made one argument I did not adequately answer, and it is the one worth sitting with rather than relitigating. It…

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Highlight of the Week
07/01/2026
By Robbin Laird

Tracking the MISR Effort: From Pilot Program to Kill Web Enabler

The coverage of Maritime ISR (MISR) Weapons and Tactics Instructors across Second Line of Defense and Defense.info spans five years and represents one of the most sustained independent analytical efforts…

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07/19/2026
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The Marines Impact Force and Chaos Management

Building the Impact Force  contends that the United States Marine Corps is in the midst of a decisive shift from a traditional, crisis‑response organization toward an “impact force” designed to…

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Interview of the Week
07/05/2026
By Robbin Laird

From Kill Chain to Kill Web: The MISR WTI and the Navy’s Quiet Revolution

When the history of the Navy’s transition from kill chain to kill web is written, the creation of the Maritime ISR Weapons and Tactics Instructor — the MISR WTI —…

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Book Reviews

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)

Review by Robbin Laird

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

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Op Eds: Danny’s Corner
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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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The High Cost of Appeasement: How Two Decades of Failed Deterrence Led to Ukraine and What It Means for Future Conflicts

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Partner's Corner
05/03/2026
By Jason Van der Schyff and James Corera

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

Microsoft’s A$25 billion investment in Australian AI and cloud infrastructure positions the country as a significant node in the Indo-Pacific’s trusted digital architecture. That creates a strategic opportunity – one…

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Australia’s Strategic Advantages and How to Exploit Them: Rounding Up the Williams Foundation Seminar Insights

By Robbin Laird

The “Fight Tonight: Exploiting Australia’s Strategic Advantage” seminar produced a remarkably coherent and candid body of analysis across all its presentations. Rather than a checklist of capabilities, what emerged was a serious examination of genuine advantages — geographic, human, technical, alliance-based, and industrial —

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