Shaping a Way Ahead for the Integrated Distributed Force
05/09/2022On March 24, 2022, the Williams Foundation held its first of two seminars to be held this year. The seminar was the latest in a series of seminars which started in 2014, and have been focused on the evolution of the ADF to deal with the evolving threats and challenges facing Australia, and its core… Download PDF Now »The Defense of Taiwan Seen in a Global Context: A Polish Perspective
08/04/2022By Robert Czulda Since February 2022, the world’s attention has been focused on the Russian aggression against Ukraine. But once again we see a dangerous escalation in the Taiwan Strait.… Read more »
The Challenge of Supply Chain Resilience: The Case of Rare Earth Minerals
08/03/2022By John Coyne Recently, ASPI researcher Albert Zhang shone a spotlight on a sophisticated Chinese Communist Party information campaign targeting rare earths and Australian company Lynas. This research has powerful implications… Read more »
The Chief of the UK General Staff’s Perspective on the European Defense Challenge
08/01/2022By William Leben The British Army’s main effort is now mobilisation to deter Russian aggression, and it must accept ‘ruthless prioritisation’ to this end, General Sir Patrick Sanders has said. Speaking… Read more »
U.S. Space Leadership Mandates Musk’s Heavenly Gaze
07/26/2022By Richard Weitz Whatever benefits Elon Musk might have brought to Twitter as its owner, U.S. space power will undoubtedly benefit from the deal’s collapse. Generous support in Congress, including… Read more »
The HMAS Canberra Works with USMC Aircraft Onboard for RIMPAC 22
07/25/2022By Robbin Laird HMAS Canberra was born in a strategic context for Australia considerably different from today. When the Australian government was considering adding an LHA to the force, the… Read more »
An Update on B-2s Engaged in Training with the RAAF
07/25/2022n an Australian Department of Defence article published on July 11, 2022, the arrival of B-2 aircraft to Amberley airbase was highlighted. B-2 Spirit bomber aircraft from the Pacific Air Forces… Read more »
The Second Line of Defense team provides high quality publications with regard to key global strategic developments. You can purchase these here or on a number of booksellers as well, such as Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
