The Australian Defense Force

Paper Summary:

This paper questions whether the Australian Defense Force (ADF) has "broken the code" to successful integration of joint-interagency support during the conduct of military operations. It looks at the activities of the ADF compared with the "whole of government approach" (WOG) that exists. The paper looks at their integration and the direction the ADF will take in future joint interagency operations.

Table of Contents:
Research Question
Background and Significance
Working Hypothesis
Methodology
Introduction
Whole of Government (WOG) Approach
Defense Budget Spending 2007-2008
Organizational Changes in Australian Armed Forces
Summary and Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Furthermore, bilateral counter-terrorism relationships with countries outside of the region have been formed with the most important stating to be that with the United States. Regional organizations and bodies also play an important role in combating terrorism through development of common policy response to the problem, as well as acting as a forum "for the exchange of information and ideas, coordination of regional programs and in the development of "the political will and momentum for action." (Transnational Terrorism, The Threat to Australia, 2004)"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cosgrove, Peter (2004) A Military Perspective on Civil-Military Cooperation in the War against Terror. Address to the Fulbright Symposium. 5 July 2004. Online available at: http://www.defence.gov.au/cdf/speeches/past/speech20040705.pdf
• Countering the Terrorist Threat (2004) Transnational Terrorism: The Threat to Australia - Chapter 7. Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Online available at: http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/terrorism/chapter7.html
• A Whole-of -Government Approach to Present, Resolve and Transform Conflict (2006) U.S. Department of State, Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization. 23 Aug 2006. Online available at: http://www.state.gov/s/crs/rls/71036.htm
• John M. Collins, Grand Strategy: Principles and Practices (Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1973), 14. 20. in Swinsburg, Philip R. (2001) The Strategic Planning Process and the Need for Grand Strategy - School for Advanced Military Studies. Second Term AY 00-01. Online available at: http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p4013coll3&CISOPTR=407&filename=408.pdf
• Swinsburg, Philip R. (2001) The Strategic Planning Process and the Need for Grand Strategy - School for Advanced Military Studies. Second Term AY 00-01. Online available at: http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cgi-bin/showfile.exe?CISOROOT=/p4013coll3&CISOPTR=407&filename=408.pdf

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