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The Australian Army currently conducts individual training for soldiers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers and officers in two forms: ‘All Corps Training’ and ‘Corps Specific Training’. As my authorities extend only over the All Corps Soldier and Officer Training Continuums, it is there that I will focus my encapsulation of that aspect of Army’s professional military education. The All Corps Soldier and Officer Training Continuums provide the foundation warfighting knowledge, skills and attitudes …
Abstract ‘Accelerated Warfare’ describes both the operating environment and how the land force must respond. The changing character of war requires a shift in traditional attitudes towards land force operations and an approach that is unhindered by dated frameworks, in particular the belief in the absolutes of ‘war’ and ‘peace’. This is most apparent in the information environment in which the land force is least comfortable yet can most effectively target decision-making and the will of the people. …
Abstract Strategic brinkmanship, the preparedness to take a country to the edge of war without having to ultimately do so, has a powerful historical basis in the United States and China and is on the rise between those nations in the Indo-Pacific. Although their competition is multifaceted, the most significant security risk for Australia appears likely to play out in the race for technologically sophisticated autonomous systems and artificial intelligence (A/AI), where risk-taking could confer a decisive …
Foreword We stand at another inflection point in our Army’s history. In April this year, our government delivered clear direction for our Army in response to the Defence Strategic Review. The review recognised a pressing need for our ADF to adapt more quickly to the changing character of war to ensure we are best positioned to fulfil our purpose of deterring conflict and protecting Australia’s national interests. While we must adapt to war’s changing character, we know that war remains an enduringly human …
This edition of the Australian Army Journal explores force structure, command and control, with particular focus on the relevance of disruptive technology. In doing so, it presents contemporary perspectives as well as those drawn from Army’s archives. Three book reviews focus on the moral, cultural and practical challenges posed by war. The Australian Army Journal is an integral element of the Australian Army Research Centre’s contribution to discourse on the profession of arms and preparation of the ADF …
American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict by Elbridge A. Colby Yale University Press , 2021. pp 384 Hardcover ISBN: 0300256434 Paperback ISBN: 0300268025 Reviewed By : Courtney Stewart Since its 2021 release, Elbridge Colby’s The Strategy of Denial remains a critical contribution to defence strategists grappling with the evolving complexities of China’s growing assertiveness, great power competition in the Indo-Pacific and the role of allies within these dynamics. The Strategy of Denial argues …
Ms Courtney Stewart is Senior Managing Consultant OCRT Consulting. Ms Courtney Stewart has over 20 years of national security experience in government, industry, and think tanks. Courtney is regularly invited to speaker and commentate on deterrence matters in the Indo-Pacific. She previously served as the US Department of Defense (DoD) Policy Exchange Officer to Australian DoD Strategic Policy Division. In the Pentagon she worked in the offices of Nuclear and Missile Defense, East Asia, Nuclear Matters, …
Dr Jack Watling Senior Research Fellow, Land Warfare, Royal United Services Institute Dr Watling provides a powerful assessment on the profession of arms and delves into the human elements of war and contemporary battlefields. He states he will cover four things: Firstly, address what is the relationship between technology and professionalism. Secondly, suggest some aspects of the human face of battle which are changing and which we need to confront and be prepared for. Thirdly, address what that means for …
