In this piece, Second Line of Defense looks at the supply of arms to the Kurds. Iraq 2014 is not Iraq 2003. An ironic aspect of the COIN strategy pursued in Iraq is that the US Army has become the unwitting supply master for the Isis.

Although not attending, Putin is a key player in the NATO summit.

In this interview with the COS of the Indian Air Force, the COS focuses on the evolution of the Indian Air Force.

Already, the PRC has driven the two greatest maritime powers of the 20th Century into a closer relationship. And now the PRC is working hard to bring India and Japan into a closer working relationship as well.

In this piece, Second Line of Defense looks at the recent German decision to arm the Kurds. Is this an exceptional action by Germany or part of a broader evolution of German global defense and security policy? The events in Iraq and Syria and Western engagement will provide an answer…

The Secretary General of NATO has called for the rapid formation of a spearhead force. Any failure to form this force rapidly will only be a victory for Putin in his Information War against the Alliance and its credibility.

The Scottish people will decide for themselves whether they wish to end the 307 year union that has bound them to the United Kingdom.

The RAAF has been flying missions to provide humanitarian relief to the human targets of ISIS.