Contemporary Operating Environment
Let's Learn the Right Lessons from the Ukraine
By Tom McDermott May 16, 2019
In this post on the Land Power Forum, James Ellis-Smith challenges the arguments made by Brigadier Mick Ryan on the lessons for the Australian Army from the Ukraine. James proposes a much more revolutionary option for Army: a move away from conventional conflict and towards asymmetric tactics.
What do you think? Leave a comment below .... James, Brigadier Ryan and the team at Cove will all see it.
Biography
Tom McDermott
Tom McDermott is a serving Australian Army Officer and a student of strategy and military ethics. You can follow him on Twitter via the handle @helmandproject.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Australian Army, the Department of Defence or the Australian Government.
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