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Re-Thinking Strategy Archive

A Pandemic of the Mind: Safeguarding Reason in the Age of AI

10/04/2025
By Robbin Laird

The debate over artificial intelligence’s impact on society has reached a critical inflection point. While public…

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Rethinking Defence Logistics: The Strategic Imperative for Change

09/30/2025
By Robbin Laird

In an era of shifting geopolitical dynamics and evolving security challenges, traditional approaches to defence logistics…

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Augmented vs. Artificial Intelligence: A Key Challenge for Democratic Societies

09/25/2025
By Robbin Laird

Recently, I talked with John Blackburn, chairman of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research (IIER) – Australia,…

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Redefining Military Readiness in an Age of Perpetual Competition

08/28/2025
By Robbin Laird

The concept of the “fight tonight force” has undergone a fundamental transformation that extends far beyond…

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The United States Prepares to Deploy Hypersonic Weapons: What are Key Questions Shaping a Way Ahead?

08/22/2025
By Robbin Laird

The United States had a significant lead on hypersonic weapons when I worked for Secretary Wynne…

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Putin’s Shadow Boxing with NATO: How Russia Created the Very Threats It Claims to Combat

08/21/2025
By Robbin Laird

In February 2022, as Russian forces massed on Ukraine’s borders, Vladimir Putin delivered a rambling televised…

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The Evolution of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats: The “Do Tank” in Europe

07/17/2025
By Robbin Laird

I visited the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE) in Helsinki in…

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From Development to Deployment: The GBU-57 MOP’s Journey from Eglin AFB to Iran

06/24/2025
By Robbin Laird

In June 2025, when B-2 Spirit bombers dropped 14 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs on Iran’s…

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Strategic Transformation for a New Era: Reworking the Australian’s Army’s Role in Australian Defence

06/16/2025
By Robbin Laird

The Australian Army is undergoing what its leadership describes as the most significant transformation since World…

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Rebuilding Our Arsenal with Allies: A Strategic Imperative for U.S. Security and Prosperity

06/11/2025
By James Durso and Christopher Harvin

As the United States navigates intensifying geopolitical competition with China, Russia, and Iran, the time has…

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Defense Decisions
10/01/2025
By Robbin Laird

Capital Shield: Redefining Crisis Management for the Age of Chaos

Earlier this year, I published an article entitled: The Anarchy of the Moment. In it I argued: “What makes this anarchy particularly disorienting is its ubiquitous character. In previous eras,…

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Highlight of the Week
09/11/2025
By The Defense.info Defense Analysis Team

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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Video of the Week
09/30/2025
By Robbin Laird

Reimagining Maritime Security

Australia faces an extraordinary maritime security challenge that would overwhelm most nations. With 37,000 kilometers of coastline and an exclusive economic zone spanning 8.2 million square kilometers—larger than the continental…

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Interview of the Week
09/04/2025
By Robbin Laird

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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Book Reviews

A Critical Look at Portugal and Its History

Review by Adelto Gonçalves

On Ernst Pijning’s Controlling Contraband Assessment of 18th Century Brazil

Review by Kenneth Maxwell

On Correcting the Historical Record: Ernst Pijning’s Assessment of the Role of Contraband Trade in 18th Century Brazil

Review by Adelto Gonçalves
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Op Eds: Danny’s Corner
07/08/2025

Perspectives on the BRICS Meeting: July 2025

By Kenneth Maxwell
06/02/2025

The High Cost of Appeasement: How Two Decades of Failed Deterrence Led to Ukraine and What It Means for Future Conflicts

By AD REFLEETANT
05/26/2025

The Policy-Making Crisis: Can We Shape Realistic Strategies?

By AD REFLEETANT
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Partner's Corner
07/21/2025
By Colin Clark

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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Beyond Fight Tonight: Building Resilience and Capacity Across Defence and Industry

By By Robbin Laird

The ghost of inadequate preparation haunts modern military planning. Mrs. Marion Chapman’s 1949 letter to the Department of Air, lamenting her son’s death in the Pacific War, carries a haunting accusation that resonates today: “he, with others, was so poorly equipped, directed and eventually

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