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Abstract British operations leading the Multi-National Division Iraq (South East) (MND (SE)) Iraq were expected by many to be highly successful due to the British Army’s long and distinguished history of successfully prosecuting counterinsurgencies around the globe. However, complacency and hubris, coupled with an inadequate understanding of the mission facing MND (SE) foiled British attempts to achieve success. It was only through a ‘bottom-up’ revision of the British Army’s efforts, led by junior and …
Dr Daniel Marston, FRHistS , is a Research Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. He was previously a Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He is author of the Phoenix from the Ashes: The Indian Army in the Burma Campaign, 1942-45 , winner of the 2003 Field Marshal Templer Medal, and co-editor of the recent Counterinsurgency in Modern Warfare . He has served as a visiting fellow at the Multi-National Forces Iraq …
Abstract This article 1 argues that thinking is more difficult than we might imagine. Explaining the purpose of thinking and examining some of the issues we all face, the author concludes that the Army has problems with thinking. We must address issues with the way we think as individuals, in teams and organisationally if the Army is to become truly adaptive. ... there are no positions in Army or the NAG [non-Army Group] that list critical thinking skills as either a desirable or mandatory requirement. 2 …
Lieutenant Colonel Richard King is an Ordnance Corps officer and is currently the SO1 Thinking Skills Projects in Headquarters Forces Command. He worked in the private sector from 1998 to 2003 and has been researching and teaching ‘thinking skills’ since 1998. He is a graduate of the Royal Thai Army Command and Staff College and holds a Master of Management Studies (in Economics). Lieutenant Colonel King is the desk officer for the ‘Towards a “Smarter” Army’ initiative. … Richard …
Abstract Afghanistan is an increasingly complex environment set to test our traditional approaches to planning and problem solving. With an evolving commitment, an ambitious force development plan up to 2030 and competing demands, there is a need for planners from all services to consider more innovative and adaptive approaches to mission planning. This article offers a few thoughts based on the author’s experience in Afghanistan to aid in stimulating new approaches to both this and future operational …
Lieutenant Colonel Brett Chaloner is a member of Special Operations Command. He served in Afghanistan in 2006 as the Plans Officer for the Special Operations Task Group. He has fulfilled other operations planning roles in Iraq, as an embedded officer in the United States and within the domestic security environment. … Brett …