A Trillion-Dollar Defense Budget May be a Bad Investment
The American people are getting a bad return on their defense budget, and it may get…
Read More »An Australian Assessment on the Way Ahead for the Role of the Military in Space Policy
The establishment of defence space organisations among space-faring nations means they must explain their purpose and…
Read More »Drones, the War in Ukraine and Ground Maneuver Forces
The destruction of hundreds of Russian tanks in Ukraine does not signal the end of the…
Read More »Looking Back at Spain Joining NATO: And Looking Forward to Sweden and Finland Doing So
“The coming of Sweden and Finland will not look like the Eastern expansion, but more akin…
Read More »President Putin’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Speech, June 17, 2022
The featured photo shows Putin’s Chinese ally speaking by video link at the St. Petersburg. His…
Read More »Germany and Spain: Germany’s Impact on Spanish Transitions
Recently, Spain marked its 40th year anniversary of joining NATO. Both Ken Maxwell and I have…
Read More »China’s Messaging on the Ukraine Conflict
Recently published a research note on Chinese messaging on the Ukraine conflict. The note was published…
Read More »Meeting the Challenge of Maritime Operations in the Evolving Combat Space
The maritime battlespace is not what it used to be. This has never been clearer than…
Read More »The Summit of the Americas 2022: An Assessment
In Los Angeles last week the “Summit of the Americas” met Christopher Sabatini’s gloomy prediction. He…
Read More »Commemorating Peter the Great: 2017 and 2022 or in Different Historical Epochs
In 2017, President Macron hosted President Putin in Versailles. During that visit, they inaugurated an exhibition…
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