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Jun 28
3 min

Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040

Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040 – The Central Blue, The Forge, and Grounded Curiosity

Jun 19
1 min

Williams Foundation Website Upgrade

New website launched

Jun 7
8 min

#BookReview – Essence of Decision – Reviewed by David Hood

Graham Tillett Allison Jr. is an American political scientist and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard. He is...

May 23
4 min

Let’s Make Grand Strategy Great Again – Michael Sleeman

Sleeman discusses the need for military leaders to embrace and support a true grand strategic approach.

May 17
5 min

Swarming it ain’t – Keirin Joyce

We are delighted to welcome Keirin Joyce back. In this piece, Keirin calls for greater clarity and sobriety when discussing swarming.

May 10
3 min

Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040

Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040 – The Central Blue, The Forge, and Grounded Curiosity

May 3
6 min

Cold War Nuclear-Powered Hypersonic Missiles: A Successful Failed Innovation – Peter Layton

Russia’s testing of an SSC-X-9 Skyfall hypersonic weapon has rekindled interest in a largely forgotten Cold War technology: nuclear-power...

Apr 30
3 min

On Target: Australia's First Island Chain: Part 2

Brian Weston - the growing importance of Australia's First Island Chain to Australia's national security. Part 2.

Apr 29
1 min

Williams Paper: The Coming of the Australian Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel: A Case Study

The Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel is the first of the new build platforms. It provides the template with regard to the entire reset o

Apr 26
3 min

In Defence of a Balanced Force – Nathan Thompson

The bushfires, floods, and now COVID-19 will change the discussion of national security in Australia.

Apr 19
7 min

#BookReview – Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace – David Hood

Edward Luttwak is a political scientist known for his works on grand strategy, military history, and international relations. Moving to t...

Apr 12
4 min

Reinterpreting Douhet: Appreciating the Offensive Character of Cyberwarfare – Douglas Holmshaw

Giulio Douhet’s theory of air power continues to be a topic of debate and controversy nearly a century after he wrote Command of the Air.

Apr 5
10 min

#BookReview – Lectures of the Air Corps Tactical School and American Strategic Bombing in World

Phil Haun has compiled the lectures of the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS) as a means of capturing some of the primary sources that led to

Mar 22
6 min

Indian Ocean Air Power: Part Three – Consequences for Australia – Peter Layton

In this final of three posts on Indian Ocean air power, Peter Layton turns his attention to the importance of Australian air power in the re

Mar 15
5 min

Indian Ocean Air Power: Part 2 – Extra-Regional Air Forces – Peter Layton

In this second part of a three-part series exploring Indian Ocean air power, Peter Layton turns his attention to the extra-regional players:

Mar 8
6 min

Indian Ocean Air Power: An Ocean of Air Forces – Peter Layton

The Indian Ocean has become an area of geostrategic competition. As Australia is an Indian Ocean country, it is incumbent our national secur

Mar 2
7 min

Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 2 – Gus McLachlan

MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.

Feb 28
3 min

On Target: Australia's First Island Chain: Part 1

Brian Weston - continuing theme in Chinese strategic thinking is the concept of “island chains” with the First Island Chain stretching from

Feb 23
7 min

Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 1 – Gus McLachlan

MAJGEN Gus McLachlan AO (Retd) shares his thoughts on how to best approach force structure to gain a winning advantage.

Feb 16
16 min

#5thgenmaneouvre: A Historical Perspective on Manoeuvre – Jo Brick

A basic premise was that the new capabilities being introduced into Australian service required an update to Australia’s manouevrist approac

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Book review

Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040

Williams Foundation Website Upgrade

#BookReview – Essence of Decision – Reviewed by David Hood

Let’s Make Grand Strategy Great Again – Michael Sleeman

Swarming it ain’t – Keirin Joyce

Call for Submissions: Robotics and Autonomous Systems 2040

Cold War Nuclear-Powered Hypersonic Missiles: A Successful Failed Innovation – Peter Layton

On Target: Australia's First Island Chain: Part 2

Williams Paper: The Coming of the Australian Arafura Class Offshore Patrol Vessel: A Case Study

In Defence of a Balanced Force – Nathan Thompson

#BookReview – Strategy: The Logic of War and Peace – David Hood

Reinterpreting Douhet: Appreciating the Offensive Character of Cyberwarfare – Douglas Holmshaw

#BookReview – Lectures of the Air Corps Tactical School and American Strategic Bombing in World

Indian Ocean Air Power: Part Three – Consequences for Australia – Peter Layton

Indian Ocean Air Power: Part 2 – Extra-Regional Air Forces – Peter Layton

Indian Ocean Air Power: An Ocean of Air Forces – Peter Layton

Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 2 – Gus McLachlan

On Target: Australia's First Island Chain: Part 1

Planning to Win: Structuring the Force – Part 1 – Gus McLachlan

#5thgenmaneouvre: A Historical Perspective on Manoeuvre – Jo Brick

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