The Kestrel Papers 2025 - A Selection of Essays on Air Power
The Kestrel Papers Series is a compilation of essays written by a number of young military professionals who have endeavoured to study air and spac
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The Moral Hazard of Bloodless Air Battles
The Moral Hazard of Bloodless Air BattlesDaniel CookAustralian Defence ForceA trend has appeared in modern warfare in 2025 – short conflicts betwee
ASPC & CAPS 2023: Effective Air Battle Management Webinar
The Air and Space Power Centre and the Centre for Air Power Studies have come together and collaborated for:
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Group Captain Simon Wildermuth, Wing Commander Swaim Prakash Singh
How Can We Prepare for Something We Can’t Predict?
Introduction (Siovahn Daly)
Effective Diplomacy Encompasses the ADF
The Indo-Pacific is facing increased and intersecting geopolitical, climate-related and health security risks.
Lessons for the ADF from Operation Spider's Web
Lessons for the ADF from Operation Spider's WebKeirin Joyce, Joshua Vicino, Michael Spencer, and Matthew ChapmanAustralian Defence Force
Ongoing learning? Defence is missing out!
Defence can only achieve an intellectual edge if its members are consistently engaged and curious.
SAASS Paper No 6: Windows of Opportunity: East Timor and Australian Strategic Decision Making
This publication was initially published as part of the Drew Papers series by Air University Press, Alabam US.
Pointless or Populism?
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’.
Conventional Deterrence and National Security
Deterrence existed long before nuclear weapons were invented and has been a feature of relations between antagonistic tribes and states since such relationships first existed. The concept of deterrence, convincing an adversary not to carry out an undesirable action by threatening them with harm, is widely understood and applied in military and nonmilitary contexts.
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