Australia’s Strategic Defence Update 2020 sets Australia’s Defence priorities to our near region, including the South West Pacific and near north.
Conversations in Human-Machine Teams - Are We On the Record?
Daniel Cook
Australian Defence Force
A Code of Ethics for Drone Users
Christian Enemark
University of Southhampton
Professional military education is not just box ticking for promotion—a continuum of air and space power education is required to build professional mastery and maintain professional currency.
The RAAF's Frozen Middle Part Two
Dylan Williamson
Australian Defence Force
Is The RAAF Seeking Combat Effectiveness
Daniel Cook
Australian Defence Force
This article began as a response to Daniel Cook’s recent article on ‘Turning the Tap Off – Stopping the Flow of Pointless Jobs in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)’ (Cook, 2023); as such, it will address some of the points raised in that article within the context a broader trend towards what I term ‘military populism’.
The environment in which we live today is one of continual technological change and development.
In terms of National Power in the past, the majority of modern “Grey-Zone” activities centred on clear Diplomatic, Information, non-lethal Military and Economic actions. What is concerning are the blurred lines developing between these instruments, where often State actions do not meet perceived intent creating confusion in the rules-based global order.
