The increasingly blurred line between state and non-state actors in tight urban warfare zones requires allied forces to have clearly defined and fully informed communication and command chains to minimise unintended consequences.

Focusing upon the military idea of what a Centre of Gravity is, the article offers some background into Clausewitz's term to be able to better understand it today. The article finishes off by suggesting Clausewitz's idea of a Centre of Gravity remains relevant today and then discuses current doctrine and how military planners should be focusing upon the linking ideas of a CoG, not the idea itself.

While we may have rules of war, conventions, international treaties, and training in ethics, we can never make fighting a war clean, surgical, or romantic. 

An Analysis of Capability Development to Support the Future. Research and public discourse indicate that the ADF needs to reform its acquisition and force design processes to make acquiring military power a faster process.[2] Many within the national security space continue to ask whether the current system can support the development of military technologies in an all-domain kill-web environment.

Amid the chaos of war, an embedded ally finds belonging, loyalty, and family in the unlikeliest of places—this poem captures the essence of unity forged in battle.

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.