“Always Ready, Persistently Under‑Resourced” examines how the modern U.S. Coast Guard has been transformed since 9/11 into a globally engaged, multi‑mission security force, while remaining chronically misaligned between assigned missions and available resources. The book opens with a first‑person account of 9/11 at the Pentagon, using that experience to frame…
We are not living through a passing disturbance. We are living through the Age of Chaos — a systemic transition from one global order to another whose destination remains fiercely contested. The familiar language of a “rules-based international order” trending toward liberal norms no longer describes the world that democratic…
Lesson from the Drone Wars argues that the “drone wars” mark a wider transformation in warfare, where intelligent mass, mesh networks, and maritime autonomous systems are reshaping force design, deterrence, and operations on land and at sea. It emphasizes that drones do not replace traditional platforms but rewire combined‑arms operations…
Ken Maxwell’s book on 18th Century Globalization argues that the American Revolution did far more than create a new nation; it ignited an eighteenth‑century globalization of political ideas that linked Philadelphia, Paris, Lisbon, and the mining towns of Minas Gerais in Brazil into a single, contested revolutionary space. At the…
Robbin F. Laird’s Fight Tonight Force book to be published January 10, 2026, explores the urgent necessity for democratic nations, notably Australia, to transition from long-term planning to immediate combat readiness. The book emphasizes that modern conflicts are won through rapid adaptation and the integration of current assets rather than…
On February 15, 2026, we are publishing the first of two books on the Global War in Ukraine. The first one is written as an essay which leverages the much larger and more comprehensive one to be published on March 15, 2026. The Global War in Ukraine: An Essay on…
This video discusses our new book in the USMC transformation series. Discover the dramatic transformation at the heart of 21st-century military aviation in “2nd Marine Air Wing: Transitioning the Fight Tonight Force.” This compelling and deeply researched volume unlocks the story of how America’s Second Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW)…
The shift from counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East to major power competition has fundamentally transformed how Western militaries must prepare for combat. This strategic pivot, which I explored in my 2021 book Training for the High-End Fight: The Strategic Shift of the 2020s, demands nothing less than a complete…
