Biography
Dougal Robertson
Dougal Robertson is a Reserve Air Force Intelligence officer and graduate of the 2013 Fighter Intelligence Instructor Course. He has deployed to East Timor, Pakistan and the Middle East and served in tactical unit, headquarters and training commands. He holds an MA in Intelligence from Macquarie University and an MA in International Relations from UNSW and now works as a consultant for Defence industry.
Defence Mastery
The Failure of ‘Course of Action’ Analysis in Joint War-fighting
This article contends that predicting adversary behaviour through course of action analysis creates a false perception of certainty for a commander. A more effective approach is to use 'expectations analysis' - combining adversary capabilities and intentions and examining how the operating environment directly affects these variables.
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