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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 …

Dr David Stahel completed his undergraduate studies at Monash University and Boston College. He has an MA in War Studies from King's College London and a PhD in 2007 from the Humboldt University in Berlin. He joined the University of New South Wales Canberra in 2012. David is a historian, author and senior lecturer in history at the University of New South Wales. He specialises in German military history of the second World War. Stahel has authored several books on the military operations of the first six …

Peter Singer is Strategist and Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation. The author of multiple award winning books, and a professor of practice at Arizona State University. His past work includes serving at the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Harvard University, an editor at Popular Science magazine, and as the founding director of the Centre for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at The Brookings Institution, where he was the youngest person named senior fellow in its 100 year history. Peter’s …

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. In 2016 when restrictions on women joining the combat arms of the ADF were lifted, questions asked went beyond issues of physical performance requirements to raise the issues of the overall effectiveness of mixed gender teams, especially under combat conditions. Anecdotally many of the …

Lieutenant Colonel Geoff Orme PhD is a psychologist in the Australian Army Psychology Corps. He has conducted research within Army over a number of years, as well as deploying on overseas operations. He completed a research PhD in 2015 through the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies and the University of Adelaide. His co researcher, Lieutenant Colonel E James Kehoe is a senior consultant to the Head of the Australian Army Psychology Corps. He completed a PhD at the University of Iowa in 1976 and is …

This seminar examines the ecosystem that China has developed to foster technology transfer from abroad. Analysing the activities in the context of China’s military-civil strategy, the presentation will focus on non-traditional forms of economic activities such as talent recruitment schemes and united front work. An understanding of these technology transfer efforts can help formulate effective responses that protect and support the Australian defence industry, research and technology. … WARGAME: …

The ancient Greek notion of tragedy was that apparently minor inattention or failings could inexorably lead to disaster.  By recognising this constant possibility they sought to spur citizens and leaders to take the difficult actions necessary to avert such a fate. Charles Edel and his colleague argue in their book that seventy-five years of great power peace have caused us to lose our sense of tragedy. This collective amnesia of the ease in which the world descends into violence and war leaves us …

Based on their  ASPI Special Report  of the same name, this seminar examined capability aspects of kinetic hard power and the strategic impact of soft power information operations (IOs), and how they intertwine in the urban environment. The seizure of the city by militants linked to Islamic State (IS) and the response by Philippine authorities from May to October 2017- illustrates a future-relevant ‘seize, defy, discredit’ strategic play by asymmetric actors within a changing threat landscape. The report …