Collection: Professional Readings

¿́¿Kane provides a wide variety of case studies ¿́¿ from World War II to the Cold Wars to show how the side with a more effective logistical system tends to gain the strategic initiative. He argued that this happened when those in charge were aware of the options and limitations available to both...

Integrated Knowledge-based Command and Control is built on the timeless imperative that superior knowledge at each relevant timeframe provides the military commander with a decisive advantage over his adversary. While the fog and friction of war are ever present, IKC2 is the critical enabler that...

This monograph provides the theoretical underpinnings and rationale for leadership development in the SAF. This monograph highlights the key role of a shared vision, openness and professional mastery in order to nurture spirit of leadership and its development." -- SAF Professional Reading Progra...

This monograph describes our force transformation journey thus far in the area of IKC2. It accentuates the important work that is being done to build stronger networks and greater integration across the SAF. More than this, it opens new opportunities and attitudes towards more open and matrixed s...

This is the first time that a major publication has attempted to examine the Malayan Campaign from the perspective of the SAF. While the context of every war is unique, and that the same strategic circumstances of 1941-42 are unlikely to arise in the future, there is still much that mid level SAF...

¿́¿This is an excellent book on the legal issues regarding humanitarian intervention. It is comprehensive, balanced, and alive to nuance and complexity, providing an invaluable guide both to recent UN peacekeeping efforts and to the evolving role of international law with respect to the use of fo...

¿́¿This book proposed that military actions should be employed through effects-based operations (EBO). The authors have developed an extended explanation of EBO methodology and further codified the EBO way of thinking. They identified two major areas of challenge, namely, the need to modify Servi...

¿́¿This Adephi paper highlights the problems of multinational formations and indicates the sort of measures required for them to become effective policy instruments. Both types of multinational forces are discussed ¿́¿ coalition forces brought together for a specifi c purpose and alliance forces ...

¿́¿The purpose of the military¿́¿s transformation effort is to ensure that it has the capabilities it needs to defend the United States against a spectrum of unknown and uncertain threats. Such transformation requires a reassessment of both the military¿́¿s current manpower and personnel policies...