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Author: Robbin Laird
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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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10/22/2026

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Defense Decisions
10/29/2026
By Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

NIST’s New AI Incident Guidance Needs a Defense Recovery Drill

Defense organizations adopting AI agents need more than assurances that a system will follow instructions. They need evidence that operators can detect unauthorized activity, contain it across connected services, and…

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Highlight of the Week
10/23/2026
By Robbin Laird

AUKUS and the Building of Australian Undersea Power: John Blaxland Makes the Case

In mid-October 2026, Professor John Blaxland of the Australian National University made the case for AUKUS twice in two days, to two very different audiences. On October 16, he and…

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10/22/2026
By Defense.info

AUKUS: Strategic Imperative or Costly Mistake?

Overview of Professor John Blaxland’s Interview on Devil’s Advocate (Episode 93) Source: Devil’s Advocate (涵瞰世界), “EP 93 Prof John Blaxland on AUKUS: Strategic Imperative or Costly Mistake?” YouTube, October 17,…

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Interview of the Week
09/11/2026
By Robbin Laird

The Age of Urgency: Rear Adm. McCoy on Rebuilding the Navy’s Aviator Pipeline

Originally published in Breaking Defense, September 4, 2026 Rear Adm. Max “Pepper” McCoy, the Chief of Naval Air Training, describes the system he runs as a factory conveyor belt: the…

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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

Review by Robbin Laird

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
10/17/2026

The Safety Valve: Why Local News Matters in an Age of Super-Intelligence

By Ed Timperlake
10/15/2026

Fight’s On: A Magic Eight Ball Takes On the SI Doomsayers

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04/17/2026

Two Judges Riding Circuit in Rappahannock County Virginia Just Make a Huge Public Mistake

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Partner's Corner
10/24/2026
By Robbin Laird

Rebuild or Disperse: What the Gulf Bases Decision Says About Posture

The first postwar choice the Pentagon faces in the Gulf is not which bases to repair. It is whether to restore the old footprint at all. A senior defense official,…

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What the Williams Foundation Seminar Told Us About the Next Generation

By Robbin Laird

The Sir Richard Williams Foundation seminar in Canberra on 1 October, The Requirement for Air Combat Mass and Depth in the Indo-Pacific, was framed around a question that sounds like a platform question: does Australia have enough air combat mass? By the end of

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