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Contemporary military operations and the character of the emerging security environment have shown that full-scale mobilisation for the defence of the nation is much less likely in the early 21st century than it was in the 20th century. Indeed, the trend away from state-on-state, large-scale conflict began in the last century. From the time of the Korean War of 1950–53 through the Vietnam conflict of the 1960s and early 1970s to the current plethora of small-scale conflicts experienced at the beginning of …
Michael Krause is a serving senior officer in the Australian Army. Born in Melbourne, he is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, the Australian Command and Staff College and the Royal College of Defence Studies. He is an Armoured Corps Officer with experience commanding at the troop and squadron level, and 2nd Cavalry Regiment in 2000–01. He has served on operations in Iraq and the Solomon Islands and has served in various staff appointments including as the inaugural Chief Staff Officer …
Thomas X. Hammes, Phd - Colonel, United States Marine Corps (Ret) In his thirty years in the Marine Corps, T. X. Hammes served at all levels in the operating forces to include command an intelligence battalion, an infantry battalion and the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force. He participated in stabilisation operations in Somalia and Iraq as well as training insurgents in various places. Hammes has a Masters in Historical Research and a Doctorate in Modern History from Oxford University. He is …
Mr. Rubin was founder and first director (1991-1999) of the Israel Missile Defense Organization in the Israel Ministry of Defense, which developed, produced and deployed the country’s first national defence shield – the Arrow missile. He subsequently served as Senior Director for Proliferation and Technology in the National Security Council (1999-2001), and directed several defence programs at the Israel Aerospace Industries and in the defence ministry. He was twice awarded the Israel Defense Prize (1996 …
Alex Joske is an analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute's International Cyber Policy Centre. His research focuses on the Chinese Communist Party’s political influence and technology transfer efforts. His report on the Chinese military's research collaboration with foreign universities, 'Picking flowers, making honey', has catalysed legislation in the US Congress. He has written for several newspapers and worked as the researcher for Clive Hamilton’s book Silent Invasion: China’s Influence in …
Lieutenant Colonel Warwick Miller is a Parachute Rigger Officer who has served in a variety of positions within Army and in the Joint environment. He has deployed on Operations both within Australia and overseas. He attended US Army Command and Staff College in 2012, finishing on the Dean’s List with a Military Masters in Art and Science with his thesis focusing on identifying trends in domestic terrorism. He has fulfilled Command appointments in both Special Operations Command and Forces Command, and …
Andrew Harrison was educated in London and completed a degree in Economics prior to joining the Parachute Regiment in 1990. His service through the 1990’s included multiple tours to Northern Ireland, a year with the UN in Iraq, exchanges to 2/1 RNZIR in Christchurch and 3 RAR in Sydney, an instructor’s post at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and as a desk officer with the Directorate of Military Operations. In 2000 Andrew was posted to Sierra Leone as an unarmed UN Military Observer. On the outbreak …
Brigadier Ian Langford, DSC and Bars, assumed the role of Director-General of Future Land Warfare, Army Headquarters, in December 2018. Brigadier Langford is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the School of Advanced Warfighting. He has a PhD from Deakin University. … Ian …
Major-General (retd) Julian Thompson was the commander of 3 Commando Brigade in 1981 and, in that role, was British land commander on the Falkland Islands during the first phase of the conflict ashore. He retired in 1986. In retirement he has written extensively on the Falklands conflict and other aspects of British military history including the Iraq War. He is also a visiting professor at the department of War Studies, King's College, University of London. … Julian …
Captain Malcolm Brailey is a Research Fellow (ARes) at the Land Warfare Studies Centre. He was previously an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, Singapore, where he was part of the Revolution in Military Affairs studies program. Captain Brailey is a former regular infantry officer and is currently a Senior Policy Officer in the Department of Defence. He holds a Master of Arts (International Relations) (ANU), a Graduate Diploma in Defence Studies (Deakin) and a …