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The ADC Forge Media channel delivers authoritative audio content in support of professional military education and development. A continuously evolving library of high-quality insights, analyses and expert perspectives tailored for defence professionals.  

Episodes

  1. Audio Book | Enter, the Contemporary Australian Warrant Officer

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | Enter, the Contemporary Australian Warrant Officer

    A new Senior Enlisted capability is emerging with a burgeoning form of influence-based leadership that embraces diversity and that can rapidly mobilise a workforce.

    26 min
  2. Audio Book | Clausewitz & Centres of Gravity Open to Interpretation

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | Clausewitz & Centres of Gravity Open to Interpretation

    Trying to understand the abstruse messages of Carl von Clausewitz’s On War can be both mind-numbing and mind-blowing. However, interpretation is the key to unpacking his obsession with the ‘centre of gravity’ as being critical to how forces generate strength.

    45 min
  3. Audio Book | Working With Civvies – the Integrated Workplace

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | Working With Civvies – the Integrated Workplace

    This paper will examine some of the cultural differences between uniformed military personnel and APS staff.

    27 min
  4. Audio Book | The Use of Force by States Under International Law

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | The Use of Force by States Under International Law

    Explore the legality of war in our final series instalment. Delve into the complex interplay between international law, military ethics, and the principles guiding the use of force. From 'Just War Theory' to modern legal frameworks, understand the intricate balance of morality, authority, and legality in warfare.

    19 min
  5. Audio Book | Australia’s Military Strategic Challenges – Close to Home

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | Australia’s Military Strategic Challenges – Close to Home

    Since the enhanced trilateral security partnership of 16 September 2021, the Australian Government has considered its strategic environment to have permanently changed.

    38 min
  6. Audio Book | Changes in warfare in the 16th and 17th centuries - a ‘military revolution’?

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | Changes in warfare in the 16th and 17th centuries - a ‘military revolution’?

    The 16th and 17th century was a period of significant change in the character of war. The drivers accounting for these changes were not all based in military reforms, despite Western Europe being engaged almost continuously in war. While tactical applications is interesting, it was the beginnings of some profound changes in the development of warfare; the professional military, the standing army, scale of warfare and subsequent emergence of the state (Crown) owning the monopoly on violence and the arrival of proper naval forces.

    27 min
  7. Audio Book | Opposing Inherent Immorality in Autonomous Weapons Systems

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | Opposing Inherent Immorality in Autonomous Weapons Systems

    Every major power is investing in the development of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems. Now, before they are ready for deployment, is the time to form an ethical understanding that can guide the creation of laws to fairly and humanely regulate their use.

    24 min
  8. Audio Book | Needless anxiety over China will only make it true

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | Needless anxiety over China will only make it true

    Australians need to rapidly reassess their China-Taiwan calculus, because as it stands we are overstating our global importance and understating realities.

    9 min
  9. Audio Book | Clash of Cultures: The Digger Legend of the First Australian Imperial Force

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | Clash of Cultures: The Digger Legend of the First Australian Imperial Force

    Were the values that came to embody the digger legend of the 1st AIF incompatible with the expectations of British command? Did the traits required to command a less-than-conventional military force during the First World War require a less-than-conventional style of military leadership? This article explores the questions that arise regarding the leadership of the 1st AIF during the Great War - particularly that of General William Birdwood. Was his command effective given the unique circumstances, and were his opponents right to express criticism?

    20 min
  10. Audio Book | The Importance of Truth in our Institutional Service

    5 SEPT

    Audio Book | The Importance of Truth in our Institutional Service

    In a world of distorted information, truth is vital for ethical leadership in the ADF. Discover how upholding truth strengthens trust, collaboration, and institutional integrity for long-term success.

    20 min
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