Key Developments

Camel Train and the Australian Way of War: Building a Robotic Logistics Fleet for the North

06/08/2026
By Robbin Laird

Wing Commander Keirin Joyce CSC is one of the Royal Australian Air Force’s foremost architects of…

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Three Webs at Malacca: From Architecture to Operational Reality

06/05/2026
By Robbin Laird

The emerging U.S. posture at the Strait of Malacca represents more than incremental security cooperation or…

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Beyond the Nacelle: The V-22’s Broader Modernization Path

06/04/2026
By Robbin Laird

The V-22 Osprey has been central to Marine Corps assault-support thinking for more than two decades.…

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The Pope, AI, and the Surveillance State

06/03/2026
By Ed Timperlake

Thirteen years ago, having been present at the dawn of the “surveillance state,” I asked a…

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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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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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