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List view record 1: Western Armed Forces and their Conduct of Post-1945 Counterinsurgency Campaigns/ LTC James YongList view anchor tag for record 1: Western Armed Forces and their Conduct of Post-1945 Counterinsurgency Campaigns/ LTC James Yong
List view record 2: Regional security and co-operation in ASEAN / MAJ Tiang Peck HorList view anchor tag for record 2: Regional security and co-operation in ASEAN / MAJ Tiang Peck Hor
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Regional security and co-operation in ASEAN / MAJ Tiang Peck Hor

2024
In this essay, the author explores the multifaceted challenges to regional security and co-operation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, focusing on political, economic and socio-cultural dimensions. The author then examines the effectiveness of these initiatives and...
List view record 3: Hybrid warfare - potential and limitations/ ME5 Wong Jun XianList view anchor tag for record 3: Hybrid warfare - potential and limitations/ ME5 Wong Jun Xian
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Hybrid warfare - potential and limitations/ ME5 Wong Jun Xian

Singapore Armed Forces2024
In this essay, the author argues that hybrid warfare, without resorting to a full-scale conventional offensive, cannot conclusively defeat an adversary nation state or opposing government. The author begins by explaining hybrid warfare and its main characteristics. Next, he attempts to discuss th...
List view record 4: Iraq’s centre of gravity in operation desert storm/ LTC Chong Wai HoeList view anchor tag for record 4: Iraq’s centre of gravity in operation desert storm/ LTC Chong Wai Hoe
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Iraq’s centre of gravity in operation desert storm/ LTC Chong Wai Hoe

Singapore Armed Forces2024
The concept of Centre of Gravity (CoG) remains a cornerstone in military planning, yet consensus on its definition eludes both practitioners and academics. This ambiguity stems from Carl von Clausewitz’s varied interpretations, compounded by divergent perspectives within different military branch...
List view record 5: The significance of artificial intelligence and robotics on the national security of nationsList view anchor tag for record 5: The significance of artificial intelligence and robotics on the national security of nations
List view record 6: The effectiveness of non-offensive defence as a military strategy in the current international environmentList view anchor tag for record 6: The effectiveness of non-offensive defence as a military strategy in the current international environment
List view record 7: The challenges to regional security and co-operation in the ASEAN regionList view anchor tag for record 7: The challenges to regional security and co-operation in the ASEAN region
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The challenges to regional security and co-operation in the ASEAN region

Singapore Armed Forces2024
This essay critically examines the multifaceted challenges confronting regional security and co‐operationwithin the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). As the geopolitical landscape evolves, ASEAN faces amyriad of issues that impede the realisation of its vision for a stable and colla...
List view record 8: "Leave your unit better than when you came” – leadership lessons for aspiring commanding officersList view anchor tag for record 8: "Leave your unit better than when you came” – leadership lessons for aspiring commanding officers
List view record 9: A comparison of two generals during world war two - General Percival & General McArthurList view anchor tag for record 9: A comparison of two generals during world war two - General Percival & General McArthur
List view record 10: Decisive battle and operational art: contradictory or complementary notions?List view anchor tag for record 10: Decisive battle and operational art: contradictory or complementary notions?
List view record 11: Transparency as an instrument of national securityList view anchor tag for record 11: Transparency as an instrument of national security
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Transparency as an instrument of national security

Singapore Armed Forces2023
In this essay, the author first describes the concept of national security and how it is typically achieved before attempting to shed light on the concept of Transparency. Next, viewing Transparency as an instrument, he identifies the mechanisms underpinning its effects and discusses its value an...
List view record 12: The 'centre of gravity' concept - too abstract?List view anchor tag for record 12: The 'centre of gravity' concept - too abstract?
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The 'centre of gravity' concept - too abstract?

Singapore Armed Forces2023
In this essay, the author discusses the ideas of three military strategists in their analysis of Clausewitz’s Centre of Gravity (COG) concept—the Clausewitzian Traditionalists, the Rejectionists and the Accommodators. Specifically, the author examines the ideas of the Rejectionists as they reject...
List view record 13: The relevance of airpower for the defence of small states like SingaporeList view anchor tag for record 13: The relevance of airpower for the defence of small states like Singapore
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The relevance of airpower for the defence of small states like Singapore

Singapore Armed Forces2023
In this essay, the author states that despite the increasing focus on irregular conflicts, today’s threat environment is really a hybrid of conventional and irregular warfare. In his opinion, small states need to retain the ability to deter and prevail in conventional conflict as their geostrateg...
List view record 14: POINTER [periodical]List view anchor tag for record 14: POINTER [periodical]
List view record 15: How threat assessments can become self-fulfilling propheciesList view anchor tag for record 15: How threat assessments can become self-fulfilling prophecies
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How threat assessments can become self-fulfilling prophecies

Singapore Armed Forces2023
According to the author, the security dilemma is an unfortunate reality, perhaps an enduring feature of the self-help international system. He explains that threat assessments exist in part because of the security dilemma, and these assessments can become self-fulfilling prophecies. This happens ...
List view record 16: The specialist cadet handbookList view anchor tag for record 16: The specialist cadet handbook
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The specialist cadet handbook

Singapore Armed Forces2024
Specialists and MEs are warfighters, trainers and leaders who partner the Officers and Senior MEs in Training, Operations and Administration. They pride themselves in being subject matter experts (SME) in their domains, and lead the Army by providing last mile leadership for their soldiers. They ...
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