John Conway

The time is right to review the integration of defence industry with ADF capability

As Western militaries finalise the long and slow withdrawal from counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in the Middle East, an even more complex problem arises: the problem of re-calibrating operational risk for activities below the threshold of conventional warfare in ‘grey zone’ competition.

This in-depth feature outlines the need for a unifying mission to replace the counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency narrative of the past two decades

History matters. While doctrine, tactics and plans tell us how to fight in the future, history teaches us what went wrong in the past.

By John Conway This article appeared in the NOV-DEC 2019 issue of ADBR For Colonel…