The U.S. “pivots to diplomacy” in Yemen
The good news is the United States is calling for diplomacy in the Middle East. The…
Read More »Managing Trade-Offs in Force Structure Development
When a nation is facing a deteriorating threat environment, one key challenge in ramping up defence…
Read More »A 21st Century Defence Strategy for Australia: Shaping a Way Ahead
I am back in Australia for the latest Williams Foundation Seminar. Given the title of this…
Read More »Tactical Success and Strategic Confusion: Lessons Not Learned
Recently, we interviewed David Evans, who has had an unusual career as a Vietnam War Marine,…
Read More »NATO and the Defense of Europe: 1964 versus 2024
How different is the defense situation in Europe today versus 1964? This may seem an odd…
Read More »Trap and Blank Check: A Cautionary Note About Bush and Afghanistan Published in 2001
On. 6 October 2001, Kenneth Maxwell published a piece on Afghanistan on a Brazilian website, which…
Read More »A Look at Defense Competition in the Arctic Region
In the recent years, the Arctic region has not witnessed militarization and weaponization by erstwhile Cold…
Read More »The Relationship between Nuclear Weapons and the New War Machines
The use of nuclear weapons presents a growing risk in the world today, arising from the…
Read More »In The Aftermath of the October 7th Hamas Attacks: French “Swatting” on The Rise
Over the last year, the United States have been experiencing a surge in hoaxes aimed against…
Read More »Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue: An All-Female Tank Corps Takes the Fight to the Terrorists
The headline for this article was said about Marines in the battle for Iwo Jima. Marines…
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