A different take: Staff work and sporting metaphors – Trav Hallen
The contest of ideas needed to drive Australian military concepts and capabilities into the future can take many forms. Unfortunately, most
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- Jan 27, 2019
- 4 min
Talking Joint Professional Military Education – Mick Ryan
The Central Blue interviewed Major General Mick Ryan, Commander Australian Defence College (ADC) about his thoughts on the importance of ...
- Sep 23, 2018
- 6 min
Finding the Cognitive Edge – Chris McInnes
Chris McInnes explores the role of cognition in warfare and asks whether we understand the types of cognition needed in the future, and what
- Aug 19, 2018
- 7 min
#jointstrike Thinking to Deter – Andrew Hoffmann
19 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
- Jul 15, 2018
- 5 min
Routledge Handbook of Air Power: A Review – Peter Layton
Olsen, John Andreas (ed.) 2018, Routledge Handbook of Air Power, 1st edition, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London; New York.
- Apr 29, 2018
- 5 min
Reading military history – Alan Stephens
In this post, Alan Stephens argues the case for military professionals to read history – not for ‘lessons’ or details, but to appreciate the
- Mar 23, 2018
- 11 min
Education for 21st Century Aviators – Randall Wakelam
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
- Dec 17, 2017
- 6 min
The year that’s been and what is to come — The Editors
We started The Central Blue at the end of 2016 with two goals in mind: to provide a forum for the discussion and debate on issues...
- Jun 14, 2017
- 5 min
Is the Air Force building a cadre of Operator-Intellectuals? — Jason Begley
In this post Wing Commander Jason Begley asks whether the Air Force is fostering the Operator-Intellectuals it needs to meet the...
- May 12, 2017
- 4 min
Silos of Intellectual Excellence — Emily Chapman
In this post, Emily Chapman makes the case for increased ‘jointness’ in professional education, outlining a number of proposals to...
- Nov 15, 2016
- 5 min
Strategy: Key Thinkers: A Review – Travis Hallen
The study of strategy is a daunting undertaking. Not only must students wade through the dense tomes of the strategy masters but they...
- Nov 11, 2016
- 7 min
Air Power and the Challenge of Professional Military Education – Ross Mahoney
The Royal Australian Air Force is experiencing a renewed focus on Professional Military Education and Training (PMET). Not only are...
- Nov 4, 2016
- 3 min
Strategic imagination: why it matters to the Royal Australian Air Force – Oliver Jiang
Strategic imagination is as important to the Royal Australian Air Force’s future success as the innovation that lies at the heart of Plan...
- Oct 28, 2016
- 6 min
Airpower Reborn: A Review – Travis Hallen
‘Anyone writing airpower theory today has a great deal of rewriting to do, because some large conceptual weeds have been allowed to...
- Oct 14, 2016
- 6 min
Fiction and the Airman’s Mind – Travis Hallen
Air Force needs to embrace the potential of fiction in the development of the minds of its airmen. Not only will it make Professional...
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