Key Developments

Italy’s Strategic Leap: Adding a F-35 Training Hub to Their Training Capabilities

02/02/2026
By Robbin Laird

Italy’s recent approval to invest €112.6 million in establishing the Lightning Training Center at Trapani-Birgi Air…

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From Cobra Pilot to Digital Warrior: The Evolution of Marine Corps Digital Interoperability

02/01/2026
By Robbin Laird

Five years ago, the cockpit of a Marine Corps AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter was a very…

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Restoring Strategic Coherence: The 2026 National Defense Strategy as Industrial and Operational Realism

01/30/2026
By Robbin Laird

The 2026 National Defense Strategy has generated considerable controversy for its blunt language about allied burden-sharing…

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The Monroe Doctrine’s Convenient Amnesia: Historical Reality versus Contemporary Rhetoric

01/28/2026
By Kenneth Maxwell

The recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela prompted predictable invocations of the Monroe Doctrine, with policymakers and…

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F-35 Quarterbacks and CCAs: The Behavioral Path to Sixth-Generation Airpower

01/27/2026
By Robbin Laird

The concept of fifth-generation air warfare was clearly articulated by former Secretary of the Air Force…

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Learning from Colonel Spaid: The Osprey’s Indispensable Role Across Two Decades

01/26/2026
By Robbin Laird

Colonel Wes Spaid’s journey with the V-22 Osprey spans nearly two decades, from flying the first…

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Special Reports
Book Review
01/13/2026
No one knows what tomorrow will bring and there are conflicting views on how benign or otherwise the future might look. But it is the responsibility of military practitioners and security officials to weigh up the current state of affairs...
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