28 Dec 2018
Cultural Intelligence (CQ) and Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) - What's the Story?
Dr. Heather Skousgaard gives an excellent, easily accessible taster to the importance of cultural intelligence (CQ) and why it is nested within the Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) continuum. Stay engaged for further discussion on this topic by Dr. Skousgaard on the Forge!
5 Min
22 Dec 2018
We are ‘Better Together’: A contemporary case study #2
The much-anticipated key lessons by Ben McLennan, as applied to the contemporary case study - we are 'better together'.
5 min
17 Dec 2018
We are 'Better Together': A Contemporary Case Study #1
In his third installment for The Forge, Ben McLennan discusses the enduring cooperative endeavour between the Australian Defence Force and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Ben presents us with a contemporary case study in cross-cultural leadership, collaboration, and cooperation. Stay tuned at the end of the week for the lessons-learned for this case study of working 'better together'...
5 min
23 Oct 2018
Us as the Enemy: Jihadism and the Strategic Narrative of Anti-Westernism
Delivered during the Chief of Army’s Land Forces Conference 2018, Ms Theodorakis’ lecture highlights how jihadists adhere to a worldview that has painted the West as a morally corrupt enemy, and the jihadists themselves – despite their involvement in such atrocities as extra-judical killings, beheadings – are the ethical actors trying to bring about a more just world.
2h
22 Oct 2018
Capability Boost: Trials Demonstrate Enhanced ViDAR/ScanEagle Package
This article from Jane’s International Defence Review discusses the use of Visual Detection and Ranging (ViDAR) technology on the ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS) platform to provide detection capabilities comparable to radar using Electrooptical (EO) and Infra Red (IR) sensors.
30 m