"Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945" examines World War II as a global conflict driven by imperial ambitions.

Advancing into management courtesy of technical skills doesn’t necessarily equate to having the pre-requisite people skills, so an understanding of essential skills and traits tailored to the technical management context is essential

The Interpreter argues that Australia's Defence Strategic Review (DSR-2023) should have been preceded by an integrated National Security Strategy to address comprehensive security challenges.

The new research confirms that the future of work will be enduring and feature a flexible and adaptable model. This model will embrace both in-person and remote work. However, there is a daunting reality that some businesses will face, as some of their workers will never return to the office.

Workforce shortages are creating smaller workgroups, putting more pressure on routine tasks, and making it difficult to focus on the operational and strategic roles and inputs—while also adversely affecting worker health and welfare.

The military's tech adoption is outdated and slow compared to the private sector. Improvement actions required: empower program executive officers, enhance financial reporting, and monitor demand.

The categorical imperative is the moral obligation to act as you would be willing to have everyone else so act. The author argues that every decision we make contributes to a new cultural norm and can impact the success of an organisation.

Drones continue dominating news reports, but they aren’t used in large numbers or swarms. Technology has to improve for them to be really effective. Regarding technology, drones are more like WW1 biplanes than war-winning WW2 aircraft.

Ideally, the new manager should have a reliable mentor to guide them through the initial phase. However, this is only sometimes feasible, so awareness of common mistakes might be helpful

It seems F13 wasn’t used because of superstition. Instead, a YF-17 prototype (late 1960’s) lightweight fighter was designed to be cheaper than the F15 but lost out to the F16. So after a redesign, it became the F/A-18.