#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...
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- Apr 28, 2019
- 7 min
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
- 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
- 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...
- Jul 23, 2017
- 6 min
Learning from Exercise BROLGA STRIKE — Emily Chapman
Military exercises provide an opportunity to observe how Defence doctrine is put into action in the field. Here, Flight Lieutenant Emily...
- Jul 2, 2017
- 3 min
Joint PME: A Response to Emily Chapman — Editorial
In her post on joint professional development, Emily Chapman made a powerful argument for closer collaboration between single service...
- 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...
- Dec 2, 2016
- 6 min
Of Self-Destructive Inertia and Turboencabulators: The Rationale for The Central Blue
Today, 2nd December, marks three months since The Central Blue published its first post. Though the start has been modest (25 posts...
- 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...
- 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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