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| John Blaxland | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 60–61) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education |
University of New South Wales (BA [Hons]) Australian National University (MA) Royal Military College of Canada (PhD) |
| Occupation | Army officer, historian and academic |
| Notable work(s) | Official History of ASIO |
| Title | Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies |
| Awards |
Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales (2017) Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2018) |
John Charles Blaxland (born 1963) is an Australian historian, academic, and former Australian Army officer. He is a Professor in Intelligence Studies and International Security at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University.
Blaxland holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Arts in History from the Australian National University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada.[1] Blaxland also studied at the Royal Thai Army Command and Staff College in 1997.[2] He is a former Director of Joint Intelligence Operations (J2), at Headquarters Joint Operations Command.[1]
Blaxland proposed a new flag design for Australia in 2013.[3]
Blaxland's research interests include Australian military history and strategy, public policy, security, defence, international relations, South East Asia (Thailand, Myanmar/Burma, East Timor), North America (Canada), the Australian Flag, and military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.[4]
Bibliography[]
Blaxland's publications include:
- Blaxland, J., & Crawley, R. (2016). The secret cold war: the official history of ASIO, 1975–1989. Sydney: Allen & Unwin.
- Blaxland, J 2016, 'Intelligence and Special Operations in the Southwest Pacific, 1942–45', in P.J. Dean (ed.), Australia 1944–45: Victory in the Pacific (Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, Australia), pp. 145–168.
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Return to Turmoil: Timor-Leste 2006', in G. Wahlert (ed.), Anzac Cove to Afghanistan: The History of the 3rd Brigade (Big Sky Publishing, Sydney, Australia), pp. 289–298.
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Reflections on the Tactical, Operational and Strategic Lessons of the Intervention', in J Blaxland (ed.), East Timor Intervention: A Retrospective on Interfet, Melbourne University Publishing Limited, South Carlton, pp. 280–294.
- Blaxland, John (1989). Organising an Army: The Australian Experience 1957–1965. Canberra Papers on Strategy and Defence. No. 50. Canberra: Australian National University. ISBN 0731505301. http://sdsc.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/3201/organising-army-australian-experience-1957-1965.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Professor John Blaxland". Research Services Division. The Australian National University. https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/blaxland-jc.
- ↑ East Timor Intervention: A retrospective on INTERFET. September 2015. ISBN 9780522867770. https://books.google.com/?id=CAd6CgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=john+blaxland#v=onepage&q=john%20blaxland&f=false.
- ↑ Pearlman, Jonathan (2013-01-27). "New flag proposed for Australia". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9829961/New-flag-proposed-for-Australia.html.
- ↑ "Professor John Blaxland". 2014-11-22. http://www.anu.edu.au/news/for-journalists/dr-john-blaxland.
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