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Australian Army Research Centre Spotlight Briefs provide a periodically released curated overview of issues relevant to Australian Landpower. Spotlight Briefs derive solely from available open source material. Inclusion of material in a Spotlight Brief does not imply or reflect Australian Army, Australian Defence Force or Australian Commonwealth Government policy. … Spotlight Brief …
Executive Summary There is a widespread lack of confidence in data concerning the impact of COVID-19, warranting ‘warlike’ government intervention in the economy. Economic problems are creating conditions for nation states to act with ‘hardening’ self-interest. Australia’s forecast economic downturn has now transitioned into recession. Human security costs from the COVID-19 pandemic will influence state fragility and increasingly create the conditions for conflict in our immediate region and across the …
In his latest book , the soldier-scholar David Kilcullen lays out his ideas of how state and non-state actors adapt, including a discussion on the recent evolution of drones in war. The early chapters neatly document recent advances in commercially-derived drone technology, armaments, and tactical employment, presciently predicting many features of the current Nagorno-Karabakh conflict . One of the more troubling conclusions he draws is the increasing ability of these systems to operate without command …
Welcome to the Australian Army’s Land Power Forum and the Australian Army Research Centre (AARC) website . The Forum is a place for writers – and readers – to describe or consider the future of the Australian Army. It has also been a gateway to other research products developed by or for the AARC. These include: the Australian Army Journal, Occasional Papers and Research Reports, and the proceedings of seminars and other events. Most importantly, the Forum has been a way in which authors can engage with …
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. As the threat landscape becomes increasingly diverse, dynamic, and complex, ensuring that we remain appropriately calibrated to respond to threats presented by non-state, proxy, and other irregular actors must remain at the forefront of our strategic thinking. Levi provided an assessment of the …
In times of peace, a nation goes with the Army that it can afford. In times of war, it goes with the Army that it has. The problem arises if it is not ready to scale up as needed. This study examines Australia’s sovereign industrial capability to scale up for war and other critical events such as the Australian bushfires and the COVID-19 global pandemic. Additionally, it determines whether Australia has the potential to leverage its existing capabilities and redirect defence-adjacent capabilities into …
