Italy Supports Pershmerga

12/04/2015
2015-12-04  According to an article published on the Italian Ministry of Defence website, Italy is supporting the Pershmerga in the common fight against ISIS. Italy will keep  supporting the Kurdish  Regional Government and institutions in their effort to counter ISIS. This is part of Italy’s contribution to the global fight…

The Turkish Shootdown of a Russian Aircraft: Hardly a Surprise

11/27/2015
2015-11-27 Readers of Second Line of Defense were not surprised by the Turkish shootdown of the Russian aircraft. Hardly, an unpredictable event, the shootdown is a function of the evolving situation and Turkish objectives. With regard to context, Professor Amatzia Baram highlighted two important data points going into this phase of developments…