Tunisia is challenged by a dual insurgency, with affiliates of al-Qaeda and ISIS exploiting grievances within the population and leveraging Islam to mobilise support. In this essay, originally published in the Irregular Warfare Essay Collection, Clarence Hovell offers insights into security sector reform, policy renewal and the role of the population in addressing the challenges of insurgency.

This book presents a collection of essays covering the experiences of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. It is the fourth in a series of books, each covering a year of the war. This volume delivers the same high standards of scholarship as its predecessors and is highly recommended by its reviewer, BRIG Chris Roberts AM, CSC (Retd).

For anyone wishing to know about the engineering feat that defeated the third French invasion of Portugal in 1810-11, BRIG Chris Roberts (Retd.) commends Mark Thompson's recent book, 'Wellington and the Lines of Torres Vedras'.

With the USMC undergoing major reforms in both warfighting doctrine and operational structure, Peter Dean outlines the importance of continued US support to key allies such as Australia.

The Australian Army Research Centre (AARC) invites you to contribute to the 2022 AARC Short Thoughts Competition, ‘Transforming Land Power’. This is your opportunity to help further Australian land power debate and for ADF and APS members to win a trip to the Chief of Army Symposium 2022 (CAS 22), Adelaide Convention Centre, 10-11 August 2022.

The 51st (Highland) Division earned a high and fearsome reputation during the Great War. In his book, 'Friends are Good on the Day of Battle,' author Craig French provides a pragmatic assessment and deeper insights into the training, composition, and character of the 51st (Highland) Division than other histories have done, and along the way he challenges some long held views.

Developing on his analysis in Part 1, Nick Bosio offers five characteristics that the ADF must nurture and build if it is to achieve the tenets of Integrated Campaigning.

Brooke Barling reviews the events of the Mozambique Civil War and Rhodesian Insurgency through a theoretical lens known as the 'Triangle of Rebellion'. In doing so, she considers the conditions that exist in the region that could fuel future conflict and offers some lessons for Australian policy makers.

Dr Al Palazzo recommends this fictional work, '2034: A Novel of the Next War', for inclusion on military reading lists. A timely reminder that nuclear weapons cannot be used without risking the end of human civilisation, the book draws attention to the timeless human values that lie at the heart of all conflict and that remain critical to the understanding and waging of war.

'A Military Transformed?' by Lociceerio et.al. provides valuable insights into the factors that enable or impede adaptation, innovation and reform in military organisations. In the opinion of the book's reviewer, BRIG Chris Roberts (Retd.), these insights are as relevant today as they were in the periods covered by the book's 14 historical studies.

Nick Bosio examines how Integrated Campaigning works at the tactical, operational, and strategic level. He argues that the concept of Integrated Campaigning offers an underlying logic thread that should guide Australian military professionals to think and solve problems.

Building on his earlier post, Kurt Brown makes a case of elevating Antarctica in Australia's strategic discussions and investment decisions, and for reinforcing the Antarctic Treaty System.

Using the Southern Thailand insurgency as a case study, Christopher Webb reviews the historical, social and economic conditions affecting the Southern Thai provinces and explores the military and political responses to the violence.

This book presents a series of battle narratives written by a British military officer who served during both World Wars. Primarily focusing on selected WWI German offensive and defensive actions, the book also outlines British activities at the time. BRIG Chris Roberts (Retd.) assesses the merits of the book and its continued relevance to contemporary military practitioners.

Using the South Sudanese civil war as a case study, Steph Costa reviews literature within two fields of of study - gender and security, and predictors of rebellion - and finds that the crucial role of women in state security is consistently overlooked.

Demanding greater strategic attention from Canberra is the future of Antarctica where Indo-Pacific contestation is rising. In this two part article, Kurt Brown discusses why.

Does useful military history exist only in weighty tomes? Dr Albert Palazzo finds that - despite its brevity - Gwynne Dyer's concise book, 'The Shortest History of War' offers valuable insights into the profession of arms to experienced practitioners and new soldiers alike.

Wayne Shipp reaches deep into history to discover what we can learn from ancient Greece about human performance in the modern Army.

With the aim of reinvigorating Australian strategic thinking, Andrew Maher codifies the lessons from history into a conceptual framework for Irregular Warfare.

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