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Apr 28, 20197 min read
A different take: Staff work and sporting metaphors – Trav Hallen
The contest of ideas needed to drive Australian military concepts and capabilities into the future can take many forms. Unfortunately, most
Jan 27, 20194 min read
Talking Joint Professional Military Education – Mick Ryan
The Central Blue interviewed Major General Mick Ryan, Commander Australian Defence College (ADC) about his thoughts on the importance of ...
Sep 23, 20186 min read
Finding the Cognitive Edge – Chris McInnes
Chris McInnes explores the role of cognition in warfare and asks whether we understand the types of cognition needed in the future, and what
Aug 19, 20187 min read
#jointstrike Thinking to Deter – Andrew Hoffmann
19 August 2018 On 23 August 2018, the Sir Richard Williams Foundation is holding a seminar on #jointstrike to discuss the imperative for...
Jul 15, 20185 min read
Routledge Handbook of Air Power: A Review – Peter Layton
Olsen, John Andreas (ed.) 2018, Routledge Handbook of Air Power, 1st edition, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London; New York.
Apr 29, 20185 min read
Reading military history – Alan Stephens
In this post, Alan Stephens argues the case for military professionals to read history – not for ‘lessons’ or details, but to appreciate the
Mar 23, 201811 min read
Education for 21st Century Aviators – Randall Wakelam
Editorial Note: Between February and April 2018, The Central Blue and From Balloons to Drones, will be publishing a series of articles that
Dec 17, 20176 min read
The year that’s been and what is to come — The Editors
We started The Central Blue at the end of 2016 with two goals in mind: to provide a forum for the discussion and debate on issues...
Jun 14, 20175 min read
Is the Air Force building a cadre of Operator-Intellectuals? — Jason Begley
In this post Wing Commander Jason Begley asks whether the Air Force is fostering the Operator-Intellectuals it needs to meet the...
May 12, 20174 min read
Silos of Intellectual Excellence — Emily Chapman
In this post, Emily Chapman makes the case for increased ‘jointness’ in professional education, outlining a number of proposals to...
Nov 15, 20165 min read
Strategy: Key Thinkers: A Review – Travis Hallen
The study of strategy is a daunting undertaking. Not only must students wade through the dense tomes of the strategy masters but they...
Nov 11, 20167 min read
Air Power and the Challenge of Professional Military Education – Ross Mahoney
The Royal Australian Air Force is experiencing a renewed focus on Professional Military Education and Training (PMET). Not only are...
Nov 4, 20163 min read
Strategic imagination: why it matters to the Royal Australian Air Force – Oliver Jiang
Strategic imagination is as important to the Royal Australian Air Force’s future success as the innovation that lies at the heart of Plan...
Oct 28, 20166 min read
Airpower Reborn: A Review – Travis Hallen
‘Anyone writing airpower theory today has a great deal of rewriting to do, because some large conceptual weeds have been allowed to...
Oct 14, 20166 min read
Fiction and the Airman’s Mind – Travis Hallen
Air Force needs to embrace the potential of fiction in the development of the minds of its airmen. Not only will it make Professional...
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