Australian Defence Force Journal, issue no. 198

This issue of the journal features an article by Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, AC, Chief of the Defence Force, 'Military Mental Health: from shell-shock to PTSD and beyond'. As well as articles on The US Pacific Pivot, ADF cyber capabilities, Australia and the Solomon Islands, counter-network operations and international humanitarian law.

The ADF Journal's focus is on the 'profession of arms' in Australia, especially relating to the planning and conduct of joint operations in contemporary and future environments in which Australian forces are likely to operate. The Board therefore saw it as particularly appropriate to award the 'best article' prize to Captain Nicholas Barber for his article on hybrid warfare and the challenges it presents to the ADF in his examination of the Russian attack on Crimea. In his article, Barber note “Russia's annexation of Crimea is a warning that future conflict may not neatly fall within Western categorisations of conventional and unconventional war. Hybrid warfare converges regular and irregular warfare techniques, and the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine demonstrated how the clever use of the hybrid approach can exploit vulnerabilities in Western political and military decision-making.”

This issue was published in online format only.

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