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The AARC seminar series consisted of presentations on a variety of topics relating to land power. The aim was to encourage intellectual development and thinking. The seminars provided an opportunity for debate and discussion.

Invited speakers were drawn from a range of subject matter experts within the academic, scientific, international security and defence communities as well as military practitioners.

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Every Possible Capability

01 December 2020 During the latter months of 2019 and the new year of 2020, Australia experienced catastrophic and widespread bushfires. As the situation worsened, the federal government unexpectedly called out the Australian Defence Force (ADF) Reserves to bolster…
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Disinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic

05 November 2020 Dr Hunt discussing disinformation in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Counter-Terrorism Operations in Australia

10 September 2020 Director of Terrorism Studies at Charles Sturt University, Levi West, reflects on the current and future state of the terrorist threat landscape, and the successes of 19 years of international counter terrorism.
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No Country for Old Men

13 July 2020 MAJGEN Noble discusses Strategy, Operations and Tactics in the 21st Century, acknowledging the environment we are in and our duty to determine courses of action.
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Quantum Technology - An introduction and the strategic imperative

13 August 2020 CAPT Marcus Doherty explains Quantum Technology, the global and Australian strategic imperatives and discusses a framework for Australian Army technology.
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Living with Giants and Liliputians

30 July 2020 LTCOL Mark O'Neill presents  on the topic of Australia and irregular warfare in the Indo-Pacific century.
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The Economic Impact of COVID for the Military

04 June 2020 On 4 June 2020, Dr Nitin Gupta—Defence Economist at the Australian Army Research Centre and the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Coral Bell School, Australian National University—presented this seminar, foreshadowing many of the…
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Saddam's Iraq: Strangely conceived strategy

01 June 2020
Three Australian Army M113AS4 Armoured Personal Carriers enhanced as Optionally Crewed Combat Vehicles (OCCV) stand ready to demonstrate their potential at Puckapunyal Army Base.

Robotic and Autonomous Systems

21 May 2020 Lieutenant Colonel Robin Smith from the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO), Future Land Warfare Branch of Land Capability Division presents on the technology that the Australian Army is exploring for the…
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Hizbollah Case Study

14 May 2020 Major Andrew Maher presents the Hizbollah Case Study to combine other presentations and writings on the topic.
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Emotional intelligence attributes as capability: the experiences of military advisors in Train-Advise-Assist roles

20 February 2020 Deborah presented research on the attributes of military advisors which lead to success in Train Advise and Assist roles with foreign military forces. While the focus was predominantly on Australians deployed on operations in the Middle East,…
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The Irregulars within Hybrid Warfare

05 March 2020 This Seminar presents an overview of the field of Irregular Warfare and how it integrates into today’s discussion of hybrid warfare. Designed to support the Army implementation of the Decisive Action Threat Environment (DATE), this seminar aims to…
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The British Army's Concept for Future War

07 November 2017 The British Army’s concept for future warfare Conceptual Land Force 2035: The British Army’s concept for future war emerging technologies, force structures and operating concepts required to fight and win from 2035
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Shi’a Crescent: Sectarian Dynamics in Contemporary Middle Eastern Conflict

17 May 2017 Shi’a Crescent: Sectarian Dynamics in Contemporary Middle Eastern Conflict the contemporary ‘Shi’a Crescent’ movement in the Middle East relationships between various Shi’a militia groups Iran’s leverage of the Shi’a Crescent as a proxy force and…
Developing a Plan B for the ADF

Developing a Plan B for the ADF: some implications arising from a Geostrategic SWOT Analysis for Australia

14 November 2019 A spectrum of security challenges ranging from great power contestation, looming environmental catastrophe and a spectrum of governance challenges are leading to a significant security overhaul in Australia with significant implications for.
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Insights from learning on the job: The Wehrmacht in Urban Combat

31 October 2019 At the beginning of the second World War the Wehrmacht was by any measure a capable organisation. Initially it swept larger better equipped armies before it
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Like War: The Rules Behind the Weaponization of Social Media

28 October 2019 Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking co-authored the best selling book, Like War: the weaponization of social media.
Integration and Performance in the Combat Arms: Women and Men in Army Teams

Integration and Performance in the Combat Arms: Women and Men in Army Teams

17 October 2019 There have been substantial changes to ADF organisation, policy and training, as well as major investment in female recruiting in order to fully integrate an increased proportion of women in all defence workplaces
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WARGAME: Recognising and Responding to China's Technology Transfer Efforts - Alex Joske

19 September 2019 This seminar examines the ecosystem that China has developed to foster technology transfer from abroad.
The Lessons of Tragedy

The Lessons of Tragedy: Historical Amnesia & the Return of Great Power Competition - Dr Charles Edel

22 August 2019 The ancient Greek notion of tragedy was that apparently minor inattention or failings could inexorably lead to disaster.
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