Articles by: "Ash Collingburn"
From peacekeeping to counterterrorism: Africa matters

UN peacekeepers are often deployed when there’s no longer any peace to keep. In the current strategic environment of non-state actors, peacekeeping has also become increasingly complex and non-traditional in character. Despite those new challenges, …

‘Cyber terrorism’: hyperbole or reality?

‘Cyber terrorism’ is a catchy term, and appears to have resonated publicly because of the headline appeal and the fear factor. To slap the word ‘terrorism’ on anything ratchets up the hyperbole and disproportionately escalates …

Aussie diggers: building partner capacity

For well over a century Australian soldiers have been deploying offshore on combat operations. It could be argued, though, that some of the Army’s most valuable and enduring contributions in conflict have been building local …

Countering terrorism: why Iraq matters

In 2003, Coalition forces decisively destroyed the Iraqi Army and toppled Saddam Hussein. The military mission had been accomplished, but what was left? While the decisive phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) was relatively well …