Key Developments

Training as the Key Proving Ground for AI Enablement

06/02/2026
By Murielle Delaporte

Article Summary: The article’s most original contribution is its focus on operational preparation rather than operations…

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Malacca as a Case Study: Alliance Documents, Strategic Games, and the Architecture of Deterrence

06/01/2026
By Robbin Laird

The Malacca Strait is a narrow waterway with outsized strategic significance, where alliance commitments, strategic gaming,…

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IBCS at the Crossroads: From Flight Tests to the Fight That Matters

05/27/2026
By Robbin Laird

The Integrated Battle Command System did not spring from a blank sheet. It emerged from a…

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Two Models, One Logic: What the CH-53K Training Revolution Tells Us About the Navy’s Next Trainer

05/26/2026
By Robbin Laird

In the fall of 2010, I was at Marine Corps Air Station New River talking to…

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From Platform Mastery to Ecosystem Management: The Unfinished Revolution in Military Transformation

05/21/2026
By Robbin Laird

There is a persistent conceit in Washington defense circles — that military transformation is something you…

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Jamie Dimon’s Call to Arms: JPMorganChase and Shaping the Way Ahead

05/20/2026
By Robbin Laird

The JPMorgan CEO’s 2025 annual letter delivers a sweeping strategic vision for military strength, economic primacy,…

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Special Reports
Book Review
04/28/2026
The fifth edition of The United States Marines: A History by Edwin Howard Simmons and Lt. Col. Charles Patrick Neimeyer stands as the definitive single-volume chronicle of America's amphibious force-in-readiness. Spanning from the Continental Marines of 1775 through modern conflicts, this Naval...
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