Special Reports

The 21st Century Fighting Navy: Shaping a Way Ahead

02/12/2020

By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake

This Special Report focuses on how the US Navy is reshaping its capabilities for the 21^st century fight.

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The Defense.info team provides high quality publications with regard to key global strategic developments. You can purchase these on a number of booksellers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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Latest Podcast

11/20/2024

China’s Manufacturing Strategy: Meeting the Challenge

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Defense Decisions

10/24/2024

By Joe Keary

Chinese Activity in the South China: Increasingly Contested

Deployments of ships and aircraft to challenge China’s illegal claims in the South China Sea are increasing. European ships are appearing more often, while Asia-Pacific countries are increasingly conducting activities…

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Highlight of the Week

11/20/2024

By The Office of Senator Marco Rubio

Report on Chinese Manufacturing Strategy

The introduction of the report is as follows: In 2019, the Office of Senator Marco Rubio released a report, “Made in China 2025 and the Future of American Industry,”1 which…

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Video of the Week

11/07/2024

By MARTAC

The Launch of the Devil Ray T18 SUSV

At the Euronaval show held in Paris in early November 2024, MARTAC announced the launch of the DevilRay T18 SUSV or smart USV. This is the press release from the…

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Interview of the Week

10/29/2024

By Robbin Laird

Australian Army Chief of Staff on Force Transition

During my September-October 2024 trip to Australia, I had a chance to sit down and talk with Lt General Stuart Simon, Chief of Staff of the Australian Army. He discussed…

The Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Simon Stuart AO DSC at the 25th anniversary of Australian service in East Timor, held in Canberra, Australia. Credit: ADF

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Book Reviews

Contemporary Global Change Series 5: Australian Defence and Deterrence 2024

Review by Robbin Laird

Contemporary Global Change Series 4: Brazil in a Changing World Order

Review by Robbin Laird

Contemporary Global Change Series 3: The Obama Administration Confronts Global Change

Review by Robbin Laird

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Op Eds: Danny’s Corner

08/15/2024

The Lies of Tim Walz

By Scott Hogenson

06/28/2024

Please Do Not Shoot at the Thermonuclear Weapons

By Ed Timperlake

06/09/2024

Veteran Suicide and the Consequences of New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan’s Political Behavior

By Ed Timperlake

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Partner's Corner

10/29/2024

By Michael Shoebridge

Get on With It: Maritime Autonomous Systems and Endless Experimentation

Last week Richard Marles and Pat Conroy trumpeted Exercise Autonomous Warrior 2024 as “AUKUS Pillar II in action’. Mr Marles told us that this year’s “Exercise Autonomous Warrior is an…

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Williams Foundation

A Podcast on the Sir Richard Williams Seminar 26 September 2024

By Robbin Laird

Here is a podcast generated by Google’s NotebookLM system which provides an AI summary of the 26 September 2024 Sir Richard Williams Foundation Report. I find it a useful and interesting take on the report itself.

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