Pointer – Journal of the Singapore Armed Forces
06/02/2026
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Own Domain AwarenessPeering Inside the Black Box: AI, the Military, and the Ethics of the Unknown
As AI begins to influence life-and-death military decisions, this article asks whether commanders can remain accountable when the logic guiding those decisions is hidden inside a black box.
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Complicated ProblemsPerspectives – Case Study 2
The DSR promises reform for an era of major power competition—but its slow tempo, contested priorities, and political risk may leave the nation strategically outpaced when it matters most.
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Complicated ProblemsThe Country With No Clothes: We Must Improve Our Strategic Rhetoric - Part 2
The so-called rules-based international order is not a system that constrains power, the author argues, but a persuasive myth that disguises how power actually works—and risks leaving Australia strategically naked when the illusion finally fails.
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