Key Developments

From Revolution to Reality: Lessons in Military Transformation

06/12/2026
By Robbin Laird

The history of American military power over the past four decades is, in large part, a…

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The Malacca Chessboard: And Shaping a Way Ahead for Deterrence

06/11/2026
By Robbin Laird

When Washington and Jakarta unveiled a new “Major Defense Cooperation Partnership” in mid‑April 2026, the language…

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Balancing Performance and Cognitive Dependence: The AI Learning Challenge

06/10/2026
By Murielle Delaporte

Article Summary: The article is clear-eyed about the risks. Conversational AI creates automation bias (the tendency…

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Canada Joins the Allied Training Revolution: ITPS’s M-346 Selection and the Spread of the IFTS Paradigm

06/09/2026
By Robbin Laird

On May 26, 2026, Leonardo announced that ITPS Canada had contracted for six M-346 T Block…

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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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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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