Skip to content
Second Line of Defense
  • What's New
  • In Briefs
  • Issues & Trends
    • The Integrated Distributed Combat Force
    • Con Ops & Operations
    • Policy Dynamics
    • Manufacturability
    • Logs & Sustainment
    • Strategy
    • Video
    • Slideshow
  • About us
    • Who we are
    • Global Partners
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Send us feedback
  • SLD Bookshop
  • Home
  • What’s New
  • In Briefs
  • ISSUES & TRENDS
    • Con Ops
    • Manufacturability
    • Logs & Sustainment
    • Strategy
    • Cybersecurity
    • Slideshow
  • About us
    • Who we are
    • Privacy Policy
    • Global Partners
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Send us feedback
  • SLD Bookshop
Newsletter Signup

In an effort to be in compliance with GDPR we are providing you with the latest documentation about how we collect, use, share and secure your information, we want to make you aware of our updated privacy policy here

Enter your name and email address below to receive our newsletter.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
What’s New

Bold Alligator 2012 and the “New” Middle East

Posted on February 20, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
02/20/2012
A "new" Middle East is emerging. How to shape relevant capabilities for shaping security and defense in the region?
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Arab Spring, Bold Alligator 2012, Middle-East

Kazakhstan and the Proposed Eurasian Union

Posted on February 20, 2012 | by SysAdmin
02/20/2012
The Russians are promoting a "Eurasia Union."
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged "Eurasia Union:, Kazakhstan, Putin, Russia

Perspectives on China’s Evolving Military: Part 2

Posted on February 20, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
02/20/2012
SLD Coverage of Jamestown’s PLA Conference (Part 2)
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged Jamestown Foundation, PLA Conference, PRC, PRC defense, PRC military

The Way Ahead: Rethinking Budget Choices

Posted on February 19, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
02/19/2012
A time of budget constriction is a time for thinking; not shrinking from innovation.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New

A380 Manufacturability: Putting Concurrency in Its Place

Posted on February 18, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
02/18/2012
In part three of our Airbus A380 series, the impact of a new approach to design to build is discussed.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Perspectives on China’s Evolving Military

Posted on February 18, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
02/18/2012
Richard Weitz looks at the evolving Chinese military challenge.
Posted in Con Ops, Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged chinese military, Jamestown Foundation, PRC

Re-thinking the Role of Supply Ships in Maneuver Warfare from the Sea

Posted on February 16, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
02/16/2012
An MV-22 makes an historic landing on a T-AKE ship thus extending the sustainment capabilities of the sea base.
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged MV-22, T-AKE Ship

Promoting Economic Integration within the former Soviet Union

Posted on February 14, 2012 | by SysAdmin
02/14/2012
In the third part of our Kazakhstan series, Richard Weitz discusses the difficulties of uniting the Eurasian states. Russia and Kazakhstan are the key states in the effort to promote economic integration.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged CIS, Kazakhstan
Page 619 of 666« First‹ Previous615616617618619620621622623Next ›Last »
  • Video of the month
  • SLD Bookshop
  • The Integrated Distributed Combat Force
SLD BOOKSHOP
View All »

The Second Line of Defense team provides high quality publications with regard to key global strategic developments. You can purchase these on a number of booksellers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo.

Video of the Month
View All »

The Coming of the MV-75: Envisaging Operational Impacts

07/10/2026 The video explores the strategic significance of the MV-75 Cheyenne tiltrotor as a transformative force in NATO’s northern defense architecture. The strategic concept underpinning the Arctic build-out is deterrence by… Read more »
Our Partners
  • Home
  • Contact
  • Feedback
  • Privacy Policy
  • SLD Forum
  • Defense.info
  • Operationnels.com
"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn’t thinking."
— General George Patton Jr.
© 2026 SLDinfo.com All rights reserved. Terms & Conditions.