Robbin Laird

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The Silent Service no more? Pacific submarine fleet a key part of Pacific deterrence

The Silent Service no more? Pacific submarine fleet a key part of Pacific deterrence
The Silent Service no more? Pacific submarine fleet a key part of Pacific deterrence

Rear Adm. Jeffrey Jablon, the Submarine Force, US Pacific Fleet (SUBPAC) commander, talks with author Robbin Laird about his view of pacific deterrence.

A controversial idea: Jets for Ukraine in exchange for treaty talks with Moscow

A controversial idea: Jets for Ukraine in exchange for treaty talks with Moscow
A controversial idea: Jets for Ukraine in exchange for treaty talks with Moscow

Giving excess fighter jets to Ukraine now will help ensure its safety in the future – but the NATO nations should have strings attached, write Robbin Laird and Ed Timperlake.

Sweden’s massive opportunity to rethink its role in Nordic defense

Sweden’s massive opportunity to rethink its role in Nordic defense
Sweden’s massive opportunity to rethink its role in Nordic defense

Sweden “has a significant chance for innovation because it can rebuild its defense forces within a wider context and perspective while relying heavily on domestic defense companies that the country has not yet tapped to its full benefit,” writes analyst Robbin Laird.

Norway should be at the center of change in Northern European defense

Norway should be at the center of change in Northern European defense
Norway should be at the center of change in Northern European defense

Being part of the new NATO team of Finland, Sweden and Norway, rather than being the sole Nordic NATO leader in this key region, means changes should come to its defense posture, writes analyst Robbin Laird.

Accelerating capability for the fleet: The case of the CMV-22B

Accelerating capability for the fleet: The case of the CMV-22B
Accelerating capability for the fleet: The case of the CMV-22B

To deal with the logistics challengers of the modern carrier, the Navy should increase its buy of Ospreys, argues analyst Robbin Laird.

Danish ‘motherships’ could help tackle the Nordic range challenge

Danish ‘motherships’ could help tackle the Nordic range challenge
Danish ‘motherships’ could help tackle the Nordic range challenge

New modular capabilities for Danish ships could help the Kingdom of Denmark cover greater territory – a key part of Nordic defense depth, writes analyst Robbin Laird.

NATO expansion should be accompanied by a Nordic defense reset

NATO expansion should be accompanied by a Nordic defense reset
NATO expansion should be accompanied by a Nordic defense reset

Adding Sweden and Finland to the alliance should serve as a turning point in how the Nordic nations plan out their defense strategies, writes analyst Robbin Laird.

Finland, in NATO and with the F-35, forms a powerful challenge to Russia

Finland, in NATO and with the F-35, forms a powerful challenge to Russia
Finland, in NATO and with the F-35, forms a powerful challenge to Russia

“Finland never bought into the idea of East-West peace lasting forever following the collapse of the Soviet Union,” and now seems prescient in its defense investments, writes Robbin Laird.

Echoes of Spain’s NATO membership in Swedish, Finnish bids

Echoes of Spain’s NATO membership in Swedish, Finnish bids
Echoes of Spain’s NATO membership in Swedish, Finnish bids

“The coming of Sweden and Finland will not look like the Eastern expansion, but more akin to the Spanish development, whereby older national traditions are re-defined and new defense approaches shaped,” writes Robbin Laird.

Three questions about ending the war in Ukraine

Three questions about ending the war in Ukraine
Three questions about ending the war in Ukraine

To avoid an Afghanistan situation of open-ended conflict, the US and its partners need to be thinking about how to end the conflict sooner rather than later, writes Robbin Laird.

Learn from 1983, and be careful with the rhetoric about Moscow

Learn from 1983, and be careful with the rhetoric about Moscow
Learn from 1983, and be careful with the rhetoric about Moscow

The White House needs to be careful about what signals it is sending to Moscow with its rhetoric about Russia, writes Robbin Laird in a new column.

Time to relearn nuclear escalation management for the 21st century

Time to relearn nuclear escalation management for the 21st century
Time to relearn nuclear escalation management for the 21st century

“The US has spent the last three decades siloing nuclear capabilities off into their own box, and hence we are behind the ball on thinking of how to deal with an increasingly desperate foe who sees nuclear weapons not as a final instrument, but as part of the broader orchestra,” writes Robbin Laird.

Two pathways to recovering Russia expertise in the US military

Two pathways to recovering Russia expertise in the US military
Two pathways to recovering Russia expertise in the US military

Thanks to the end of the Cold War, the focus on counter-terrorism in the Middle East, and an emphasis on concerns over China, “we simply do not have deep knowledge of Russia,” writes Robbin Laird.

The case of Ukraine, looking back and looking forward

The case of Ukraine, looking back and looking forward
The case of Ukraine, looking back and looking forward

“The Russian threat to Ukrainian sovereignty is simply not about Ukraine,” writes author Robbin Laird. “It is about the stability of the current European order.”

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