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.

The Australian Command and Staff Course (ACSC) welcomes WOFF attendees, but why? WOFF Ryan Wilson, an alumnus himself explains, it’s all about the language. 

Dive into how integrating AI like AlphaGo into military planning could revolutionize strategic decision-making, blending precision and creativity for unparalleled effectiveness.

Discover how the ADF's approach to Multi-Domain Operations (MDOs) evolves, integrating new domains and effects-centric warfare for strategic advantage in a complex environment.

An indefinable physics metaphor is an unreliable basis for effective military planning. The West needs to move on from Clausewitz’s elusive Centre of Gravity principle, and perhaps look to the East. 

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.

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Australia's joint operations framework needs a thorough overhaul emphasising pre-emption, capability development acceleration and ‘jointness’ to meet the evolving complexities of the global strategic environment.