21st Century Naval Operations
I first met Dr. Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake in the summer of 2016 when I…
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According to an Australian Department of Defence press release on May 16, 2022, Exercise Autonomous Warrior…
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Has the Biden administration lost sight of the risks of overheated rhetoric in response to the…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken up friends and foes in the Middle East. They are…
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Aaron Mehta, editor, Breaking Defense: “These are a series of regular columns by Robbin Laird, where he…
Read More »Three Questions About Ending the War in Ukraine
Last August, the Biden Administration led a disastrous exit from Afghanistan, under the justification that the US…
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