Strategy
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The water in the well – how much readiness is enough?
By David Beaumont. One of Martin Van Creveld’s most contentious, and subsequently debated, themes of Supplying War related to the persistent inability, if not unwillingness, of various militaries to adequately structure and prepare themselves for the rigours of sustained combat.… Continue reading
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National support now – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part Two
By David Beaumont. Other than times of clear national emergency, the Australian population does not perceive national security as a ‘bread and butter’ issue … For its part, Defence generally persists in categorising its peacetime and contingency engagements with the… Continue reading
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A new narrative for the mobilisation of a nation – how Defence might prepare the national support base for a future war – Part One
‘Logistics in War’ and the ‘Central Blue’ are jointly publishing the #selfsustain series. In this first of two posts on the relationship between Defence and the national support base, David Beaumont examines how these issues were addressed in post-Cold War… Continue reading
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Far from Sanctuaries: Sustaining a Fifth-Generation Fight in the Indo-Pacific
By Donna Cain-Riva. ‘ Logistics In War’ and ‘Central Blue’ are jointly publishing the #selfsustain series. We welcome Mrs Donna Cain-Riva to ‘Central Blue’ and ‘Logistics In War’ to provide her valuable insights into how the Royal Australian Air Force… Continue reading
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‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics creates national power
By David Beaumont. This article follows-up last week’s post on logistics in deterrence. The nature and characteristics of strategic competition has been given new life in recent months. Theorists, writers, military professionals and many others are looking for indicators of… Continue reading
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‘The furthest, the weakest’ – how logistics and distance influence national power
By David Beaumont. This article is part two of a series of posts examining logistics and strategic competition. The nature and characteristics of strategic competition has been given new life in recent months. Theorists, writers, military professionals and many others… Continue reading
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Choosing forces in a crisis – logistics and the art of strategic decision making
By David Beaumont. ‘The quartermasters claim on history may, at its root, lie in the effect of logistics on timing …… the longer a nation requires to bring its force to bear, the more time its enemies have to seize… Continue reading
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Defining strategic competition – when logistics becomes a strategic weapon
By David Beaumont. We are in an era of strategic competition. Then again, we have always been in an era of strategic competition. Recently Western militaries have contended that adversaries, real and potential, do not always distinguish peace and war.… Continue reading
The Paper War: Logistics... and everything but the fighting. 