POLI 1119 Lecture Notes - Military Doctrine
Document Summary
Military doctrine: military doctrine follows government policy for the most part, translation allows the military to gloss over certain aspects, operational experience is also a key factor, canada. Accepts place in wog arrangements: australia. Focuses on combat but makes room for nts. Willing to work with ogds where necessary. Force structure: enables activities does not determine them, nts-relevant fs changes are the result of experiences of inadequacy, nts-relevant fs changes have not changed the overall nature of either military. Operational activities: changing nature of domestic deployments, using regional stability as a strategic barrier, canada. Security = center of gravity: australia. General implications: from the research conducted, what are some conclusions that can be applies to other country cases, long term nature of nts, de-linking the concepts of security and defence, the growing human dimension. Conclusion: both militaries have been affected by the proliferation of security threats during the pcwe. There have been adaptations in all four elements for both countries.
