By prioritising major conflict, the 2023 Defence Strategic Review leaves the ADF underprepared for the most certain national security challenge ahead: climate change.
Leaders of character are readily identifiable at this level and are credible and competent in generating a climate of trust. A personal commitment to exercising sound judgment and practical wisdom creates confidence across differing leadership contexts. Resilient behaviours and demonstrated composure create significant influence, shaping and realising organisational capacity and individual potential.
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Own Domain AwarenessPeering Inside the Black Box: AI, the Military, and the Ethics of the UnknownAs 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 ProblemsThe Country With No Clothes: We Must Improve Our Strategic Rhetoric - Part 2The 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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Complicated ProblemsPerspectives – Case Study 1<30 min09/02/2026 -
Complicated ProblemsThe Country With No Clothes: We Must Improve Our Strategic Rhetoric - Part 1Australia’s strategic rhetoric is built on a comforting illusion—and unless we confront it honestly, we risk preparing for a world that no longer exists.
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