2014-04-18 Perhaps not surprisingly, one of the best sources of good analysis of the impact of the Russian annexation of Crimea on European and global affairs is the Polish Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW). A number of recent analyses are recommended to further understanding of the dynamics of change unleashed…
2014-04-17 We have focused on the Russian intervention in Crimea as part of an overall resurgence strategy crafted by Putin. A key part of that strategy is shaping one's alliance to manage a way ahead and to deflect pressure from the West. Clearly, this is happening in shaping a proactive…
2014-04-06 By Robbin Laird After spending a week in Hawaii with the MARFORPAC staff, and the PACAF staff and the commander, and then two weeks in Australia for visits to airbases and to the Williams Foundation seminar on the evolution of air combat capabilities, I concluded my trip to the region…
2014-04-16 Clearly, the Arctic is a major area of interest for the major Arctic powers as well as global economic powers like Japan and China, who are not one of the five powers with direct claims. The gradual melting of Arctic ice is creating the beginnings of a very different strategic…
2014-04-16 by Ed Timperlake In the United States, the Korean War is sometimes referred to as “The Forgotten War,” sandwiched as it was between World War II and the Vietnam War. In South Korea, however, that conflict remains top-of-mind, as evidenced by the City of Osan’s announcement on Wednesday that…
2014-04-15 In a story published yesterday in the Arizona Republic, staff writer Paulin Giblin looked at the coming of the F-35 to Luke AFB. The title of his piece is appropriately: "Luke's New F-35 Redefines Warfare." Some excerpts follow: The new F-35 pilot-training program at Luke Air Force Base in…
2014-04-15 During the visit to Australia, Second Line of Defense had a chance to interview the CEO of Quickstep. In that interview, Philippe Odouard, the CEO of Quickstep, underscored how he saw the program and the participation of his company in the program. We see the program as the military…
04/15/2014: The Marines and sailors of CLB-7 were instrumental in retrograding more than 302,000 pounds of equipment and supplies and the last of the Marines and sailors of SFAAT 4-215 back to Camp Leatherneck from FOB Delaram II. Delaram II has been a major USMC base on the border of…
