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Putin, Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence

05/15/2022
By Malcolm Davis

Last Sunday (March 13, 2022), Russian missiles struck the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security at…

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Australian Tigers in Exercise Griffin Guns

05/15/2022
By ADF

Australian Army personnel from 1st Aviation Regiment ‘bombed’ up their Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters with 30mm…

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Looking Back at Australia’s Pearl Harbor

05/15/2022
By Australian Defence Business Review

The attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 has been re-lived through every medium, from…

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Norway’s Chief of Defense on Finland and Sweden and NATO

05/13/2022
By Aaron Mehta

WASHINGTON: For decades, NATO member Norway’s strategy for defense against Russian aggression was predicated on working…

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Living in Wikipedia Land: Which Version of the Truth do you Want?

05/11/2022
By Kenneth Maxwell

There is a memorable scene in Ghost Busters where Bill Murray tells Sigourney Weaver in explaining…

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Will Washington Learn from China’s Successful Stroke in the Solomon Islands?

05/10/2022
By James Durso

China has no shortage of political sages but, in its recent move on the Solomon Islands,…

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Canada’s F-35 Decision

05/09/2022
By Billie Flynn

Canada’s ‘recommitment’ to the F-35 brought military defense of this nation back from the abyss of…

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Defense XXI: A New Book Looking at Key Defense Trends

05/09/2022
By Michael Wynne

There has been a myriad of discussion, discourse, and symposia about the impact of technology on…

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Williams Foundation Seminar on the Way Ahead for the Integrated Networked Force

05/09/2022
By Robbin Laird

On March 24, 2022, the Williams Foundation held its first of two seminars to be held…

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The Way Ahead for the ADF: Mastering the Art of Warfare

05/09/2022
By Robbin Laird

John Conway was the moderator for the recent Williams Foundation seminar on the integrated networked force.…

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09/19/2025
By Pasquale Preziosa

Ending the Ukraine Conflict: Federal Constitutional Reforms as a Way Ahead?

The world is undergoing a profound transition. In such times, it is natural for interconnected crises to emerge as expressions of a broader, overarching process of change. The acceleration of…

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09/11/2025
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The Complex Nexus: Narco-Trafficking Networks Between Latin America and Africa and China’s Growing Regional Influence

This article examines the evolving relationship between transnational narcotics trafficking networks connecting Latin America and Africa and China’s expanding economic and infrastructure presence in these regions. Drawing on current research…

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09/05/2025
By Robbin Laird and Kenneth Maxwell

Navigating an Age of Change

Next year we are publishing our book entitled, Two 20th Century Men in the 21st Century: The Changing Context of Our Lives. This video provides an overview to that book. This book…

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09/04/2025
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VADM Cheever on the Evolving Carrier Air Wing

In a recent USNI Proceedings Article, in an interview at Hook 25 and in discussion/presentation recently at CSIS, Vice Admiral Daniel “Undra” Cheever provided his perspective on the evolving carrier…

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Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

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07/21/2025
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The AUKUS Debate in Australia: The Trump Catalyst

As President Donald Trump’s tariffs and demands for higher defense spending roil America’s Pacific allies, there is a growing chorus of foreign policy experts in Australia who are beginning to…

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Facing China, Dealing with Trump, and Shaping Effective Australian Defence: Ross Babbage Goes to the Heart of the Matter

By Robbin Laird

My friend and colleague, Ross Babbage, has spent a lifetime understanding the strategic threats to Western civilization. While many in Australia would include President Trump in this calculus, Babbage focuses on the systemic challenge to Australia, namely China. Next year I am publishing a

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