China Coming Into the Arctic: Shaping a Flanking Strategy
01/10/2016
Chinese power projection is making it an Arctic actor, and increasingly a player in Arctic geopolitics.
Italy Supports Pershmerga
12/04/2015
Italy is supporting the Pershmerga in the common fight against ISIS.
The Syrian Civil War: Unleashing Regional Competition
12/02/2015
All of Syria’s neighbors are using the present civil war to pursue their own agendas.
Egyptian Military Modernization: A400Ms Added to the Amphib Buy?
12/02/2015
The next power projection piece for the Egyptian military might well be the A400M airlifter.
Pushing the Global Envelope: Russia Builds on Disputed Islands with Japan
12/02/2015
While Putin was working the Syrian opportunity in September, the Russian Prime Minister was visiting the disputed islands with Japan.
From the Arab Spring to the Paris Fall: Dynamics of Change in the Middle East
12/01/2015
There is an evident European strategic shift away from the agenda set by Washington.
India Steps Up Its Nuclear Capabilities: First Dummy Test Firing from INS Arihant
11/27/2015
India’s first nuclear powered nuclear attack submarine, Arihant, has successfully test fired a dummy missile.
The Turkish Shootdown of a Russian Aircraft: Hardly a Surprise
11/27/2015
Readers of Second Line of Defense were not surprised by the Turkish shootdown of the Russian aircraft.