The Indian Defense Market: Changing Dynamics
08/19/2012
The US, the Russians and the Indian defense market.
Reconciling with Taliban Leaders
01/12/2012
In part IV of our series on Afghanistan, Richard Weitz looks at the possibilities for reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Skeptics of the durability of regional settlements also can point to the problems Pakistani authorities have experienced in attempting to negotiate durable truces with militant leaders in…
Russia Doubles Down on Assad
12/12/2011
The Syrian dynamic is a major fault line for 2012. Russia is a key player on how that fault line is managed. Russian analysts believe that, whereas sanctions against Iran can help avert war, in Syria they would simply be a prelude to foreign military intervention, in the same way…
AFMC Reforms: Ready, Fire, Aim!
11/10/2011
We are looking at massive muscle movements ahead to cost effectively defend the American people and U.S. interests abroad. Meeting the challenge will require significant out-of-the-box thinking, culture change and gathering ideas from all points of view to drive thoughtful decision making. Skipping steps, secrecy and expedited processes pretty much…
The Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and Libya: Shrinking “The Average Commute”
09/13/2011
09/05/2011 - In July 2011, Second Line of Defense sat down with Colonel Mark Desens to discuss the recent deployment of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
Ending Arctic Reluctance
07/07/2011
Photo Credit: www.barentsobserver.com Ending Arctic Reluctance By Rear Admiral Jeffrey M. Garrett 07/07/2011 - Long relegated to the periphery of world affairs—occupying the distorted top edge of a conventional Mercator projection of the world—the Arctic has been rediscovered in the first decade of the new millennium. (...) The Arctic…
Facing the Challenges of the Future in the Middle East
06/28/2011
Credit: www.mideastmonitor.org Facing the Challenges of the Future in the Middle East A Conversation with Amir Oren Member, Editorial Board of Haaretz in Tel Aviv 06/28/2011 - Amir Oren provides an overview and analysis of the current Middle Eastern situation seen from Tel Aviv. « Israel's chief problem is…
Tanker Airlift Control Center (TACC) : Shaping Global Con-Ops
05/11/2011
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12, nearly 70 members of the 615th Contingency Response Wing deployed to the Dominican Republic in support of Operation Unified Response (Photo Credit: Contingency Response Wing, USAF) TACC: Shaping Global Con-Ops The Role of the Global Mobility Enterprise…