2017-08-29 By Robbin Laird During my recent visit to Australia, I had a chance to continue my discussion with Major General (Retired) Jim Molan. He is a frequent commentator in the press and on the media generally on defense issues and with the recently announced Trump policy on Afghanistan as…
2017-08-24 By Richard Weitz Although Sino-U.S. military ties have showed surprising residence in the phase of numerous China-U.S. security differences, they lag considerably behind Beijing’s defense relations with Moscow. During the last week of July, the Chinese and Russian navies conducted a week of joint drills in the Baltic Sea,…
2017-08-22 By Danny Lam Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returned from Munich believing that he settled the Czechoslovakian problem, “Peace for our time”. Chamberlain earnestly believed that Hitler was like any other European statesman who is core concern is the survival of the Nazi German regime, and the rapid pace of…
2017-08-21 By Robbin Laird During recent conversations with Ross Babbage in the United States and then Australia, we discussed the dynamics of change in the global environment and the challenges posed to the liberal democracies by the illiberal powers. Ross is a well-known and well regarded Australian strategist with significant…
2017-08-10 As the Pentagon reforms its acquisition approach, the ability to mobilize assets and to support them as was well as to accelerate modernization are clear priorities. But missing from the discussion is the allied dimension in terms of accelerating US combat modernization. The shift from slo mo to preparing…
2017-07-30 By Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake The new Dunkirk movie is one of the best war movies in years. It does what film does best; put one into the shoes of the persons involved rather than providing a platform for lecturing the audience on the moral values of the…
2017-07-31 In a piece published on July 31, 2017 by Ron Maxwell, the writer and director of the Civil War trilogy of movies: Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, Copperhead looks at why the legacy dominates, and why new approaches remain in the wings. How Romney Loyalists Hijacked Trump’s Foreign Policy Those who…
2017-07-18 By Richard Weitz The Western media has recently highlighted the Russian military buildup in Asia, which generally receives less attention than Russian defense activities in Europe and the Middle East. Russia’s Far Eastern armed forces have benefited from the country’s overall military modernization program. During the past decade, the…
