paddy mckillop-duffy

* Advanced Command and Staff Course and MA in Defence Studies. * Academic pieces undertaken: * International Security Studies * Constructivist Analysis of Failing and Failed State Theory. * Strategy and Policy * US and Iraqi Political Objectives in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. * Operational Studies * Decisive Points and Conditions in the Allied 1918 Hundred Days Campaign. * Special Subject * Contemporary US Foreign Policy in the Middle East: US-Israeli relations under the Obama Administration. * Defence Research Paper * Israel is the People; The people are Israel' A Constructivist Analysis of Israeli National Identity and Israeli National Security Policy. * Command and Staff: * Defence Strategy and Policy * Defence Capability and Procurement. * Operational Level Planning * Realities of Conflict

* NATO Medical Advisor & Chief of Medical Operations, Plans and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Medical Development. Over the course of this challenging tour the range of responsibilities were: * Provide Medical and NATO operational and doctrinal advice/guidance to the ISAF Joint Command MEDAD, the Joint Command and ISAF HQ. * Medical 'whole dimension' management and assurance. * IJC lead for Medical Ops and Plans including Chain of Evacuation and Theatre Holding. * Support to Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) security planning and synchronisation of Coalition and GIRoA plans and execution. * Coalition lead for GIRoA interagency (MoI, MoD, MoPH and MoHE) elections medical resilience & security planning. * Advice and guidance to Afghan National Army MEDCOM Deputies and Afghan National Police SG * development of the ANSF Medical Capabilities. * Development of the Coalition ANSF Medical Support Plan * transition to the next mission. * Liaison with Coalition TCN elements across the whole of theatre. * IO & NGO liaison and engagement. * Policy development.

* Commission Healthcare Worldwide * Strategic Commissioning * Strategic Advice

* Strategic Planning * Strategic Direction and Guidance * Troubleshooting

Medical Concepts and Futures - using the geo-strategic context set by the UK Development, Doctrine and Concepts Centre (DCDC) Global Strategic Trends programme and the national strategic framework set by DCDC's Future Force Concept to identify and analyse the implications for healthcare and medicine. Once identified, using the analysis outcomes to drive medical capability innovation (people & stuff) out beyond 2035 and identify the impacts on national healthcare and resilience. The role involves engaging with national and international organisations such as NATO STO and the Human Factors in Medicine panel and acting as the UK Head of Delegation on bodies such as the NATO COMEDS Medical Futures group. Doctrine - research and development of medical doctrine and providing medical expertise and advice to the development of non-medical doctrine. Writing team member on the development of NATO AJP-4.10 and AJP-9 and UK Head of Delegation to the NATO COMEDS Military Medical Structures, Operations and Procedures and Medical Standardization working groups.

UK Health think-tank. Leadership for Senior Managers.

Masters of Science in Psychiatry/Mental Health - Diagnostics, Community Provision and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Special interests: United States Foreign Policy in the Middle East; Israeli National Security Policy and Collective National Identity

Intermediate Staff Studies. Defence Studies elements were application of Air Interdiction in Korea and Gulf War I and, Influence of Israeli Air Power from Operation Peace for Galilee to the Second Intifada.