Contents

• Editorial

• CDF Essay Competition 1998

• Lead Article

The Command of the Australian Defence Force
Speech delivered by General John Baker, Chief of Defence force, Australian Defence Force, on 12 March 1998 at the Singapore Command and Staff College

• Essays

Battlefield Innovation
by COL Tay Swee Yee

Professional Military Ethics - A Soldier's Contract
by MAJ Derrick Tang Keng Siang

The Attack on Pearl Harbor - The Lessons for Today's Strategic Thinkers
by MAJ Seow Hwye Min

East Asian Security in the 21st Century - The Politico-Military Role of the United States in the United States-China-Japan Strategic Triangle
by MAJ Ng Chee Peng

Strategic Surprise
by CPT Christopher Lee Wai Keong

War Termination
by CPT Leow Meng Fai

World Conquest: The Heartland Theory of Halford J. Mackinder
by MR Ronald Hee

• Departments

Personality Profile: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Selected Books and Reports: Francis Fukuyama