The Edge

Australian Security

The balance of power is shifting in our region with the rise of China and a belligerent North Korea. Our strategic and economic interests are at odds as China and the United States push up against each other. So what are the threats to Australia and how should we respond?

The Dead Prussian Podcast – Ep 45: On Experiencing Thucydides

In this episode of The Dead Prussian Podcast, Mick Cook chats with Pauline Shanks Kaurin, an associate professor of Philosophy at the Pacific Lutheran University. They chat about Associate Professor Kaurin’s use of Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War to explore the experiences of war on society, morality, and ethical decision-making. She also explains how educators can use their students' experiences to engage with texts.

Artificially Intelligent Engineers – How AI Will Kill All Engineering Jobs

Suitable for junior through to senior officers. May be useful for Command and Staff College and Capability and Technology Management College students. Offers technical insight that is valuable to those not familiar with the field of Artificial Intelligence and potential applications to Defence systems.

The Dead Prussian Podcast – Ep 35: On Soldiers, Squadrons, and Ethicists

In this episode of The Dead Prussian Podcast, Mick Cook chats with Tom McDermott about ethics and war in the modern era. Tom is a military ethicist and serving officer in the Australian Army. His Occasional Paper, Soldiers, Squadrons, and Ethicists, discusses some issues on ethics and strategy as well as possible ways to overcome them.

How the Military Fights Climate Change

Military leaders have known for millennia that the time to prepare for a challenge is before it hits you, says scientist and retired US Navy officer David Titley. He takes us from the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria to the icy shores of Svalbard to show how the military approaches the threat of climate change, in a refreshingly practical, nonpartisan take on climate preparedness. "The ice doesn't care who's in the White House. It doesn't care which party controls your congress. It doesn't care which party controls your parliament," Titley says. "It just melts."

Center of Gravity Analysis “Down Under”

Dr. Aaron P. Jackson is a Joint Operations Planning Specialist in the Joint and Operations Analysis Division of Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group. The article expresses his view on Center of Gravity Analysis and The Australian Defence Force’s New Approach.