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Understanding ourselves before we pursue PME ‘ Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel ’ - Socrates There is a necessary drive for junior military leaders to engage in professional military education (PME). However, the current pandemic has emphasised the value that military leaders place in this system of education. Despite this, there has been limited discussion to address the factors that can inhibit the value of PME. In my experience, PME is often conducted by junior leaders …
Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know By Erica Chenoweth New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2021, 256pp. Reviewed by MAJ Andrew Maher During the 2014-2017 war against the Islamic State, everyday citizens in Iraq and Syria non-violently resisted the imposition of strict Sharia law and Islamic State control. Such resistance was most poignantly brought to global attention by the citizen journalism group, Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently , (RBSS) which continues its work today. This group was …
The question is not whether the future of warfare will be filled with autonomous, AI-driven robots, but when and in what form. [1] Robotic and autonomous systems, colloquially known as RAS, offer significant potential in the joint force logistic effort that extends from the national support base along lines of communication to frontline use. Industry has been employing automation and autonomy for some time, yet Australian Defence Force (ADF) adoption of such technologies has been evolutionary and somewhat …
The mid 20th century definition of ‘jointery’ used by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) is increasingly anachronistic. It no longer matches the ADF’s recent operational experience or its anticipated future requirements. Warfare in the 21st century demands that Australia’s defence capabilities—and therefore the joint force—expand to cover two relatively new domains: information and cyber, and space. Much of Australia’s core expertise and capability in these new domains lies outside the ADF. This challenges …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Ansar Al-Sunna Mozambique: Is It the Boko Haram of Southern Africa? Journal of Applied Security Research – Feb 21 Australia’s national security attention rightly often focuses to the north. Increasingly, our use of the ‘Indo-Pacific’ to describe of region of interest requires greater awareness of the Indian Ocean region and security concerns within and around it. This includes awareness of Africa, where Great Power competition is playing …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies in the Israel Defence Forces: blurring traditional boundaries Journal of Strategic Studies – Dec 20 While there are significant differences between Israel and Australia’s geo-strategic situation, some points of comparison exist between the IDF and the ADF. Both focus on technological superiority to make up for a lack of mass, operate in a constantly contested space to shape future conflicts, and …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Using design thinking to cultivate the next generation of female STEAM thinkers International Journal of STEM Education – Mar 21 Women only make up about 17% of all STEM qualified people in Australia. It is even less within engineering and professorial areas. Nor is the Australian Army an exemplar of women in STEM, as of 01 Apr 21 across our three technical Corps and all officers and soldiers, only 6.8% are women. [1] While this is an …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals Supply Chains Center for Strategic & International Studies – Mar 21 Modern society, and militaries, are dependent on rare and critical minerals that make up our electric generation and storage, computers, magnets, lasers and other essential equipment. Unlike the fossil fuels that were vital to the industrial age, the mineral required for the digital and quantum age minerals are much more constrained …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Information Weapons: Russia’s Nonnuclear Strategic Weapons of Choice The Cyber Defense Review – Dec 20 The increased focus on deterrence suggests closer study in how our systems and capabilities can achieve it. Russia offers an unlikely exemplar, especially in the immediate post-Cold War phase. When confronted with an undented NATO and a shambolic internal economy, Russia turned to information warfare as a strategic tool. In the three …
The content in this article is an extract of Spotlight Brief 3/21 . Conflicts to Come: 15 scenarios for 2030 European Union Institute for Security Studies – Dec 20 Force design, while unable to predict exactly, demands practitioners understand likely future scenarios and, despite the complication of the unknown, their consequential needs. What is particularly useful is to consider a range of possible futures, for if a force can do all required roles in many possible scenarios there is a higher likely …