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Session 1 of the Chief of Army Land Forces Seminar 2018 (CALFS18) entitled ‘The Indo-Pacific: the region of global connection’ was hosted by Lieutenant General Rick Burr (Chief of Army) and included The Hon Christopher Pyne (Minister for Defence), Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanyake (Commander of the Sri Lanka Army), Mr Michael Shoebridge (Director Defence and Strategy, Australian Strategic Policy Institute), and Mr Tom Hamilton (Acting Deputy Secretary, Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group). The Chief …
Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking co-authored the best selling book, Like War: the weaponization of social media. This presentation will explore the collision of war, politics, and social media, where victory or defeat is now only a click away. Through the weaponization of social media, the internet is changing war and politics, just as war and politics are changing the internet. Terrorists livestream their attacks, “Twitter wars” produce real‑world casualties, and viral misinformation alters not just the …
Since 2014 Colonel Pete Connolly has researched in China, PNG, Timor-Leste and Fiji for a PhD investigating Chinese interests in Melanesia. He has sought to understand the deep complexity of Chinese economic, diplomatic and security interests on the ground, and how these interact with the interests of Pacific Islanders. This presentation will give a brief overview of these Chinese interests, and then focus on the security implications of the Chinese presence in Melanesia, including the potential for …
Based on his own Australian Army Occasional Paper, Transforming Australian Army Logistics to sustain the Joint Land Force , Lieutenant Colonel David Beaumont explains why logistics should be understood by combat forces at a seminar for the AARC. … Transforming Army Logistics: Realising the sustainable joint land …
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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 implications for current conflict in the region relationships between Shi’a militia groups are complex, evolving and poorly understood by most Western observers … Shi’a Crescent: Sectarian Dynamics in Contemporary Middle Eastern …
Closing addresses for the Chief of Army Land Forces Seminar 2018 (CALFS18) were thoughtfully delivered by: Deputy Chief of the Australian Army, Major General Justin 'Jake' Ellwood Chief of the Australian Army, Lieutenant General Rick Burr … CALFS18 Closing …
The various events being held at the Chief of Army's Land Forces Seminar 2018 including the speakers, their transcripts and relevant papers they have contributed to the event. … CALFS18 Seminar events …
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. This is usually explained in terms of superior concepts, doctrine and leadership - and being built on the sound foundations of a learning organisation – the Reichswehr. Yet the Wehrmacht had a blind spot – urban operations. While it had developed technologies and tactics for overcoming fortresses, it simply did not expect extensive fighting in …