The Defence Strategic Update of 2020 provided three words that neatly encapsulate Government’s strategic objectives. However, they also encourage an oversimplification of the prevailing strategic circumstances and Australia’s options to protect and advance national interests.

The objective of the article is to examine the benefits of establishing a dedicated air cell at brigade headquarters to assist the brigade commander and staff successfully conduct integrated Air Land Operations (ALO) during combat. 

Private contractors and mercenaries are beginning to equal and even exceed official military presence in many conflicts as war is increasingly privatised. 

The most pressing national security and economic challenge facing Australia is an emerging epoch in which a Eurasian bloc changes the power and economic direction of the globe.

Wargames can be a creative engagement and learning tool that enhances the learning experience.

Since the enhanced trilateral security partnership of 16 September 2021, the Australian Government has considered its strategic environment to have permanently changed.

Pacifism is not just about being anti-war or anti-fighting. It is also about how not to get into a war.

Inclusivity and diversity are not about wokeness or being politically correct – they are the opposites of exclusivity and homogeneity.