Sustaining the Fifth Generation Manoeuvre Force: The Durability Dimension
The most recent Williams Seminar focused on how to build a fifth generation manoeuvre force or…
Read More »Broadening the Concept of Direct Defense: Rethinking the Information Age and Defense
The September 2019 attacks on the Saudi oil production facilities impacted around 5% of the worlds…
Read More »Updates on Finnish Defense: Infrastructure Protection and the Next Phase of the Fighter Competition
The Finnish government is rebuilding its defense capability with a clear focus on the challenges from…
Read More »The Industry-Government Eco System and Shaping and Delivering ADF Fifth-Generation Manoeuvre Capabilities
The title of the Williams Foundation Seminar held on October 24, 2019 was “the requirements for…
Read More »BIDEC 2019: A Window into Bahraini Perspectives on Defense and Security
Last week, I had the chance to participate in the second annual Bahraini sponsored defense exhibition…
Read More »Communication Disruption Attacks in a Nuclear Context
The spread of nuclear weapons to second-tier countries (North Korea, Pakistan, Israel), and the modernization of…
Read More »France and Australia: The Odd Couple In Quest of a Strengthened Partnership
France and Australia are a long way off from one another geographically, and frankly, culturally. But…
Read More »Expanding the Aperture of Sustainability for the Force: The Case of the NUSHIP Stalwart
Recently, the Royal Australian Navy’s latest support tanker was launched in a ceremony in Ferrol, Spain…
Read More »Crafting Effective Logistics Readiness: A Core Combat Capability
Logistics readiness refers to the ability to undertake, to build up and thereafter to sustain, combat…
Read More »Updates on Finnish Defense
Recent articles on Finland’s Ministry of Defence website provide some updates on Finnish defense efforts. The…
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