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Re-Thinking Strategy Archive

The Warning Signs We Ignored: How 2021 Telegraphed Putin’s Invasion and What It Means for Future Threats

06/01/2025
By Robbin Laird

In December 2021, as President Biden hosted the first Summit for Democracy, declaring America’s commitment to…

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Leveraging the Force We Have with Modified Concepts of Operations

04/17/2025
By Robbin Laird

Recently I talked with my colleague Brian Morra, who served in the USAF and worked in…

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Shaping Enhanced Force Effectiveness Now: “Bristle Up” and “Bulk Up”

04/10/2025
By Robbin Laird

Recently, I talked with Secretary Michael W. Wynne about the core challenge of how to enhance…

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The Trump Administration: Facing the Challenge of Enhancing the Ready Force in the Short to Midterm

04/02/2025
By Robbin Laird

President Trump has announced that there will be a shipbuilding office in the White House and…

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The Core USMC Air Assets: 2025

03/25/2025
By Robbin Laird

The lynchpin of rapid force insertion for the USMC is clearly the Osprey. This aircraft is…

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The Operational Re-Set: Distributed Aviation Operations

03/04/2025
By Robbin Laird

In my interview with MajGen Benedict, shortly before his retirement from the USMC as the Commanding…

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A Look at this Year’s USMC Aviation Plan: Shaping a Way Ahead

03/02/2025
By Robbin Laird

In January 2025, the USMC released its latest Aviation Plan. As was noted in the press…

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How did we get where we find ourselves today?

02/18/2025
By Robbin Laird

We clearly are entering a new phase of global history. It does no good to wring…

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Shaping Distributed Maritime Effects the Marine Corps Way: A Discussion with LtGen (Retired) Heckl

02/03/2025
By Robbin Laird

As the United States faces the challenge of the strategic shift in maritime operations in a…

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The Headless Crisis: A Lame Duck Presidency Escalates the War in Ukraine

11/22/2024
By Robbin Laird

When we had the Cuban missiles crisis, we had President Kennedy and an Administration. When we…

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10/08/2025
By George Galdorisi

The U.S. Navy’s New “Hybrid Fleet” Concept: Implications for Industry

The U.S. Navy has embarked on a sea change in the composition of the future fleet, indicating that the Navy-After-Next will be a “Hybrid Fleet.” This concept was first articulated…

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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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10/07/2025
By Robbin Laird

Fight Tonight: Combat Readiness at the Speed of Relevance

This video discusses the fndings from the September 18, 2025 seminar which addressed the question of how to enable an effective fight tonight force. The report from the Sir Richard…

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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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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

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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

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05/26/2025

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

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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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