How Britain’s Ministry of Defence is Playing for Time (and money) in a Dangerous World
In December 2018, just before policymakers and pundits escaped their besieged bunkers for Christmas, the UK…
Read More »Generational Change in the RAAF
The RAAF has commenced the transition from the F/A-18A Hornet to the F-35A Lightning II The…
Read More »Arrival of F-35As to Williamtown: The RAAF Turns a Page
In an historic day in Australian aviation, the first two F-35A Joint Strike Fighters to be…
Read More »China and Hypersonic Weapons
Byline: Beijing The newly released Missile Defense Review warns that, “Russia and China are developing advanced…
Read More »The Example of Julia Taft: Moving on to Enhance US Border Security
As I watch the Congressional diatribe against President Trump’s effort to make good on his electoral…
Read More »Uncommon Valor: The Stories Never Meant To Be Told
We are all enthralled reading a Tom Clancy novel or watching the latest Mission Impossible. Tales…
Read More »Speaker Pelosi Apparently Forgot That She Also Has a Police Force
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter on January 16, 2019 to President Trump asking him…
Read More »Globalization the Chinese Way: The Case of Huawei Technologies
During an interview last year with Second Line of Defense, Ross Babbage, the well-known Australian strategist…
Read More »Fahrenheit 451: Perspectives on the Challenges Posed by Proliferating Artificial Intelligence
Fahrenheit 451 is the temperature point the paper in books catches fire and burns. Guy Montag…
Read More »Science Fiction, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of War: An Introduction
The incorporation of artificial intelligence and automation into the planning and conduct of military operations is…
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