2020: A Pivotal Year?: Navigating Strategic Change at a Time of Covid-19 Disruption

Dr. Robbin F. Laird is a long-time analyst of global defense issues who has worked in the U.S. Government and several think tanks, including the Center for Naval Analysis and the Institute for Defense Analysis. Dr. Laird is a member of the Board of Contributors of Breaking Defense and publishes there on a regular basis. He is a regular contributor to FrontLine Defence, as well. He is a Research Fellow at the Williams Foundation, Canberra, Australia and has recently published his book on the evolution of Australian defense strategy. He also is a frequent visitor to Europe and has recently co-authored a book on European defense and the two books together provide an overview on the dynamics of change affecting the defense challenges and policies of the Europeans and Australians and thereby provide an overview of the broader changes impacting on the liberal democracies.