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Critical and Creative ThinkingMilitary Ethics Workshop Brings Researchers Together to Tackle Emerging Ethical Challenges
Military ethics is evolving alongside technology and modern conflict. A recent workshop brought scholars together to examine AI, unlimited liability, and how we understand war crimes.
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Critical and Creative ThinkingThe Royal New Zealand Navy: An Agile or Fragile Navy for a Large Maritime Nation
Agile in crisis but fragile in structure: is the Royal New Zealand Navy a versatile regional force, or a navy stretched too thin to meet its government’s ambitions?
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The Art of War Joint CompetencyIn praise of bloody-mindedness
Is principled stubbornness a military strength? In today’s cognitive battlespace, bloody-minded commitment to values may be a force multiplier.
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The Art of War Joint CompetencyPunched in the Face: Towards an Ontology of Strategic Surprise
Strategic surprise is inevitable. The real challenge is not prediction, but understanding how surprise unfolds and how nations respond when plans collide with reality.
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Own Domain AwarenessMoral Courage and Leadership Excellence: Reflections from the ADC’s Inaugural Military Ethics Conference
Moral courage is not reserved for combat. It is a daily discipline that shapes leadership, culture and decision-making across Defence.
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Own Domain Mastery Joint AwarenessDinosaurs Can’t Surf: Is the Australian Defence Organisation Change Resistant?
Can the Australian Defence Organisation change fast enough to meet the 2023 Defence Strategic Review and 2024 National Defence Strategy?
Read> 30 min02/03/2026