Voices of War | Mark Ascough – On Military Intelligence

Vedran ‘Maz’ Maslic is the host of ‘The Voices Of War’. In this episode, Maz interviews Mark Ascough. Brigadier Mark Ascough is the current Director General of Intelligence at Headquarters Joint Operations Command of the Australian Defence Force. Brigadier Ascough joined me to talk about all things intelligence and how he sees the field evolve into the future. Some of the things we covered are: Mark's background and entry into the Army, life as the J2, HQJOC, the role of 'Intelligence', and impact of the 'Five Mores'. Touching on the challenges for future intelligence professionals, the dangers of bias and moral courage in intelligence analysis. Discussing how to train for ethical challenges and the importance of understanding cultures. When it comes to the Australian intelligence community – is there too much or not enough power?