By Dr. Richard Weitz 06/27/2011 - In early June 2011, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) released a comprehensive report on European countries’ defense industrial policies. Thus far, European governments have devoted sufficient resources to keep their deployed forces in a state of high readiness. Often this has…
By Franck Znaty 06/27/2011 - "There are currently no doubts about the stability of the regime in Egypt.” It was in these words that the newly-installed Military Intelligence Director of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF), Major General Aviv Kochavi, presented his assessment of the political situation in Egypt to the…
06/26/2011 By Douglas Farah Senior Fellow, Financial Investigations and Transparency International Assessment and Strategy Center Adjunct Fellow, Americas Program, CSIS http://www.ndu.edu/press/emerging-alliances.html Introduction Terrorist-Criminal Pipelines and Criminalized States: Emerging Alliances for the 21st Century 06/21/2011 - On July 1, 2010 the U.S attorney for the Southern District of New York unsealed…
Lieutenant General David A. Deptula (Ret.) is a battle-tested defense innovator. Currently, Deptula is the Dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. A highly decorated military leader, he transitioned from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in 2010 after more than 34 years of distinguished service He is a world-recognized…
Mr. Wynne was a political appointee in the Bush Administration from 2001 to 2008, being confirmed as the 21st Secretary of the Air Force Earlier he held the post of Undersecretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics in the office of the Secretary of Defense. Wynne has an accomplished record and…
06/22/2011 By Robbin Laird What are the strategic potentials of a Eurofighter in India from an industrial point of view? Much depends on what India is able to do and can re-organize itself to do. If properly organized, India could shape a significant aerospace future and Eurofighter could become a…
By Dr. Robbin Laird 06/20/2011 - The U.S. defense debate is being framed as defined by constrained fiscal choices and program cuts. Also, the real need for a strategic review for the post-Afghan military is pressing. But rampant so-called “contingency” operations are sucking up operational money and draining procurement capabilities…
An Interview with Master Gunnery Sergeant McKay and Major Margolis 06/20/2011 - In late April 2011, Second Line of Defense sat down with Master Gunnery Sergeant Thomas McKay and Major Margolis of HQMC Aviation Logistics Support Branch. The focus was upon the strategic opportunities inherent the F-35 program to re-shape…
