The Headless Crisis: A Lame Duck Presidency Escalates the War in Ukraine
When we had the Cuban missiles crisis, we had President Kennedy and an Administration. When we…
Read More »European Defense and Foreign Policy Entry Points, 2017 versus 2025: Trump 1.0 and Trump 2.0
Dateline: Paris, France This week I returned to Rome to spend time with the Italian Air…
Read More »The Trump Election and Its Impact on European Defense: A Polish View
The U.S. presidential election has worldwide implications, and Central and Eastern Europe is no exception. Donald…
Read More »The War in Ukraine: The Trump Election and Its Impact
Dateline Paris, France In a piece I published on June 30, 2024, I highlighted the Ukrainian…
Read More »U.S. Elections 2024: The Rise of the “9/11 Generation”
Donald Trump just won the Presidential elections by a wide margin over Kamala Harris and there…
Read More »Australian Defence in a Broader Alliance Context
When considering how the ADF is being reworked through the Defence Strategic Review for the long-term…
Read More »Defense XXIV: A Podcast on Military Innovation in a Multi-Polar World
We are publishing our latest yearbook of selected articles from our websites in January 2025. That…
Read More »Autonomous Systems for the Ready Force: It is About the Con-ops
Throughout the day of the Sir Richard Williams seminar on 26 September 2024, speakers highlighted the…
Read More »Reshaping an Arsenal of Democracy: Australia as an Anchor for Allied Defence Production
When one considers ways ahead in terms of allied Pacific defence, the question of supplies, magazine…
Read More »Capabilities, Communication and Credibility: The Deterrence Equation Applied to Australia
Recently, I met with Dr. Andrew Carr of Australian National University to discuss the way ahead…
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