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President Putin’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Speech, June 17, 2022

06/18/2022
By Defense.Info

The featured photo shows Putin’s Chinese ally speaking by video link at the St. Petersburg. His…

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Germany and Spain: Germany’s Impact on Spanish Transitions

06/17/2022
By Robbin Laird

Recently, Spain marked its 40th year anniversary of joining NATO. Both Ken Maxwell and I have…

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China’s Messaging on the Ukraine Conflict

06/16/2022
By Ingram Niblock with Dr Samantha Hoffman and Matthew Knight

Recently published a research note on Chinese messaging on the Ukraine conflict. The note was published…

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Meeting the Challenge of Maritime Operations in the Evolving Combat Space

06/12/2022
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The maritime battlespace is not what it used to be. This has never been clearer than…

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The Summit of the Americas 2022: An Assessment

06/12/2022
By Kenneth Maxwell

In Los Angeles last week the “Summit of the Americas” met Christopher Sabatini’s gloomy prediction.  He…

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Commemorating Peter the Great: 2017 and 2022 or in Different Historical Epochs

06/10/2022
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In 2017, President Macron hosted President Putin in Versailles. During that visit, they inaugurated an exhibition…

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China in the Pacific: Meeting the Challenge to the Pacific Nations

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In the Xi Jinping era, the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (commonly known…

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Time and again South Korea is faced with the challenge of deploying sophisticated missile defence systems…

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06/03/2022
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The Russia-Ukraine war is upending global supply chains. In the case of Central Asia (the five…

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Traditional flight training has created a dangerous gap. A pilot can earn their wings, demonstrate proficiency in basic flight operations, and still be utterly unprepared for the cognitive demands of…

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