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The CMV-22B and Fleet Support

04/03/2023
By Chris Misner

It is axiomatic that robust logistics systems win wars on land and especially at sea. In…

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Deterrence for a Middle Power in the Context of the Evolving Global Shift: The Perspective of Air Marshal Chipman, RAAF

04/01/2023
By Robbin Laird

The recent Sir Richard Williams Foundation Seminar held on March 30, 2023 focused on the next…

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Protecting the U.S. National Security Space Launch System

03/27/2023
By Richard Weitz, Hudson Institute

The U.S. competitive free market is one of the greatest advantages the United States has over…

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Australia and Japan: Strengthening their Defense Cooperation

03/27/2023
By Guy Boekenstein

After decades of gradual military build-up by China, territorial disputes with China and Russia, and increasing…

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Gen Kenneth Wilsbach, Commander, Pacific Air Forces and Air Component Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

03/23/2023
By Mitchell Institute

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to listen to watch and listen to our…

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Iran and Uzbekistan Unveil Central Asia’s Plan B

03/22/2023
By James Durso

March 2023 will be remembered as a good month for the Islamic Republic of Iran. First,…

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War in an Era of Intelligent Machines: What’s the War Medal of the Digital Era?

03/20/2023
By Pippa Malmgren

We just witnessed the first truly digital bank run (SVB), and it’s no exaggeration to say…

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“Global” Tiverton

03/19/2023
By Kenneth Maxwell

On Wednesday this past week (15 March 2023) the officers and crew of the HMS  Enterprise…

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Evolutions in Human Competition (EHC): Rethinking How to Address the Future of Warfare

03/16/2023
By Group Captain David Hood

The term Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) provokes interest and imagination. It implies the possibility of…

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Finland to Join NATO Before Sweden: How to Deal with Erdoğan

03/16/2023
By Aaron Mehta

After almost a year of positioning themselves as a package deal, it appears Sweden and Finland may be splitting up in order…

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08/07/2026
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Drop the Littoral, Keep the Argument: What Deptula’s Sharpest Objection Gets Right

David Deptula’s response to my piece on the “air littoral” made one argument I did not adequately answer, and it is the one worth sitting with rather than relitigating. It…

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