The Return of Direct Defense in Europe: Meeting the 21st Century Authoritarian Challenge

A long-time analyst of global defense issues, Robbin Laird 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 has worked for many elements of the U.S. Government and with think tanks such as The Center for Defense Analysis and the Institute for Defense Analysis. He 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 frequent visitor to Australia where he is a Research Fellow with The Williams Foundation in supporting their seminars on the transformation of the Australian Defence Force. He is also based in Paris, France, where he regularly travels throughout Europe and conducts interviews and talks with leading policymakers in the region. Murielle Delaporte is a defense analyst based in France and the United States. She has worked in the French Government and various think tanks in both France (Institut français des relations internationales in Paris) and the United States (East West Institute for Security Studies in New York). She received three political science and security studies degrees from Sciences Po and Sorbonne in Paris, as well as from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She has published several books and articles in both French and English on defense and strategic issues. After being a correspondent for various publications (TTU in France, Military Logistics International in the UK) and an occasional contributor to others (FrontLine Defence in Canada, Leatherneck in the United States), she is today a regular contributor to New York-based Breaking Defense since 2013 and a guest lecturer at Sciences Po - Bordeaux since 2017. She is currently the editor-in-chief of a French magazine and website specialized on military and security issues - https: //operationnels.com - which she founded in 2009. She has provided global reporting from Europe, North America, Africa, and the Middle East.