Professor John Blaxland
PhD (War Studies), MA (History), BA (Hons 1), psc (RT)
Director, ANU Southeast Asia Institute & Head, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
ANU College of Asia and the Pacific
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@JohnBlaxland1
Research interests
Intelligence and Security
Australian Military History and Strategy
Military Operations (including Iraq and Afghanistan)
International Relations, on South-east Asia/ASEAN (Thailand, Myanmar, Timor Leste, Indonesia, South China Sea) and North America, (Canada and the United States)
Defence Studies
Australian Flag
Biography
John Blaxland is a Professor in International Security and Intelligence Studies, Director ANU Southeast Asia Institute, and Head at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at ANU. He holds a PhD in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada, an MA in History from ANU, a BA (Hons) from UNSW and is a graduate of the Royal Thai Army Command and Staff College and the Royal Military Colllege, Duntroon (Blamey Scholar). He is a former Director Joint Intelligence Operations (J2), at Headquarters Joint Operations Command and was Australia’s Defence Attaché to Thailand and Burma/Myanmar. He is a member of the ANU Academic Board as well as the Australian Army Journal editorial board and also an occasional commentator in the media.
His books include The Secret Cold War:The Official History of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation 1975-1989 (Allen & Unwin 2016), East Timor Intervention (MUP, 2015), The Protest Years (A&U, 2015), The Australian Army From Whitlam to Howard (CUP, 2014), Strategic Cousins (MQUP, 2006), Revisiting Counterinsurgency (LWSC, 2006), Information era Manoeuvre (LWSC, 2002), Signals (RASigs, 1999) and Organising an Army (SDSC, 1989).
In 2014 he was awarded a Minerva Research Initiative grant for a project entitled "Thailand's Military, the USA and China: Understanding how the Thai Military Perceives The Great Powers and Implications For the US Rebalance".
Publications
- MONOGRAPHS
- Blaxland, J & Crawley, R 2016, ', The Secret Cold War: The Official History of ASIO, Vol 3, Allen and Unwin, Sydney.
- Blaxland, J, 2015, The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO Vol. II 1963-1975 (Allen & Unwin, Sydney).
- Blaxland, J (ed), 2015, East Timor Intervention: A Retrospective on INTERFET (MUP, Melbourne)
- Blaxland, J 2014, The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard (Cambridge University Press)
- Blaxland, J, 2006, Strategic Cousins (McGill-Queens University Press)
- Blaxland, J, 2006, Revisiting Counterinsurgency (Land Warfare Studies Centre)
- Blaxland, J, 2002, Information Era Manoeuvre (Land Warfare Studies Centre)
- Blaxland, J 1997, Signals Swift and Sure (Royal Australian Signals Corps)
- Blaxland, J,1989, Organising an Army (Strategic and Defence Studies Centre)
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- CHAPTERS/PUBLISHED PAPERS/JOURNAL ARTICLES
- Blaxland, J 2017, 'Army reform and assistance missions', in Tom Frame (ed.), The Long Road: Australia's train, advise and assist mission, NewSouth Publishing, Sydney, pp. 280-291pp.
- Blaxland, J 2016, 'US-Australian military cooperation in Asia', in Peter J. Dean, Stephan Fruehling and Brendan Taylor (ed.), Australia's American Alliance Melbourne University Publishing Limited, Melbourne, Australia, pp. 121-143.
- Blaxland, J 2016, MANIS: Time for a new forum to sweeten regional cooperation, Centre of Gravity Paper #26
- Blaxland, J 2016, 'The Army and Government Objectives' in T. Frame (ed), On Ops: Lessons and Challenges for the Australian Army (UNSW Press, Sydney), pp. 274-296
- 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.
- John Blaxland, 2015, ‘The U.S. Alliance of Strategic Cousins’, in Ramesh Thakur & Jack Cunningham (eds) Australia, Canada and Iraq: Perspectives on an Invasion, Dundurn Press, Toronto, pp. 118-134.
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Australia, Indonesia and Southeast Asia', in Brendan Taylor, Peter Dean and Stephan Fruhling (ed.), Australia's Defence: Towards a New Era?, Melbourne University Press (an imprint of Melbourne University Publishing), Carlton, pp. 107-139.
- Blaxland, J 2014, An interview with Lieutenant General David Morrison, pp. 38-39.
- Blaxland, J 2014, What if Gallipoli were fought today, pp. 259-261.
- Blaxland, J 2014, ‘Defending defence Diplomacy’ in Taylor et. al., Defence Diplomacy: Is the game worth the candle?, Centre of Gravity Series Paper #17,
- With Edwards, L, Jennings, P and Manicom, J, 2014, Facing West, Facing North: Canada and Australia in East Asia, ASPI and CIGI Special Report
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Closer Australia-Canada Defence Co-operation?' Australia-Canada Security Co-operation in the Asia-Pacific, CIGI-ASPI Paper, No. 3, September,
- Blaxland, J 2013, All aboard: ADF and regional defence diplomacy, pp. 18-21.
- Blaxland, J 2013, 'Game-changer in the Pacific: Surprising Options Open Up with the New Multi-purpose Maritime Capability', Security Challenges, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 31-41.
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'Listening to the enemy' in Wartime Magazine, Issue 57, January 2012
- Blaxland, J 2011, 'Refocusing the Australian Army', Security Challenges, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 47-54.
- Blaxland, J 2011, 'Myanmar: Time for Australian Defence Cooperation', Security Challenges, vol. 7, no. 4.
- Blaxland, J., 2008, 'Consolidation and Reorganisation, Australia, 1950-1965' and 'Near and Far Operations, 1999-2006' in David Horner and Jean Bou (eds), Duty First: A history of the Royal Australian Regiment (Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2008).
- Blaxland, J., 2008, 'Developing Canadian and Australian Security Cooperation' in Canadians and Asia-Pacific Security, (The Conference of Defence Associations Institute, Vimy Paper, 2008)
- Blaxland, J., 2008, 'Military Communications' in Peter Dennis, Jeffrey Grey, Ewan Morris, Robin Pryor, with Jean Bou (eds), The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History (second edition, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2008).
- Blaxland, J., 2007, 'Harnessing The Spectrum: Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) for the Hardened and Networked Army' (Australian Army Journal, Winter 2007).
- Blaxland, J., 2005, 'The Role of Signals Intelligence in Australian Military Operations, 1939-72' (Australian Army Journal, Vol. II, No. 2)
- Blaxland, J., 2004, 'Strategic Cousins' Reconverging Trajectories: Canada's and Australia's Expeditionary Forces Since the End of the Cold War', in Battles Near and Far: A century of overseas deployment, (Chief of Army Military History Conference 2004, Army History Unit, Canberra)
- Blaxland, J, 2003, 'The Korean War: Reflections on Shared Canadian and Australian Military Experiences' (Canadian Military Journal [CMJ], Winter, 2003)
- Blaxland, J, 2002, 'On Operations in East Timor' (Australian Army Journal, Canberra, 2002
- Blaxland, J, 2002, 'The Australian Led Mission to East Timor' (Militaire Spectator, jaargang 171 / 9 2002).
- Blaxland, J, 2002, 'Operations in East Timor' (Military Intelligence, PB 34-01-02, Vol. 27 No. 2, Oct-Dec 2001)
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- RADIO/TELEVISION
- Blaxland, J, & Gilbert, K, 2016, “Australia and Belgium ‘Apples and Oranges’”, Sky News AM Agenda, 25 March
- Blaxland, J & Shaw, T, 2016, ‘Australians urged to “keep calm and carry on” after Brussels attacks’, 2CC Radio, 23 March
- Blaxland J & Shinn H, 2016, ‘Australia’s strategic posture and the 2016 Defence White Paper’, TBS prime time radio Korea, 3 March
- Blaxland J & Felhoff, S, 2016 ‘The Defence White Paper’, 891 ABC Radio Adelaide, 26 February
- Blaxland, J & Middleton, J, 2016, ‘White Paper could shape ADF for decades’, Sky News 25 February
- Blaxland, J, & Glover, R, 2016, ‘The Russian withdrawal from Syria’, 702 ABC Radio, 15 March
- Blaxland, J, Parton, M & Abdel-Rahmen, D, 2015 ‘World reels after attacks on Paris, 2CC Podcast, 16 November
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'How should the West respond to Islamic State? Dr John Blaxland speaks to Daniela Ritorto', BBC News, 16 November
- Blaxland, J & Grant, S 2015, ‘France “at war” with Islamic State’, Sky News, 15 November
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Politics podcast: John Blaxland on his new book, The Official History of ASIO'. The Conversation, 27 October
- Blaxland, J & Brissenden, M 2015, 'The time when ASIO and Government went to war', 7.30, ABC TV, 16 October
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'John Blaxland: The Official History of ASIO', ABC RN Breakfast, 16 October
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Secret history revealed: ASIO during the protest years', 4BC 1116 News Talk 23 October
- Blaxland, J & Jayes, L 2015, 'On Australia's security and strategy', Sky News News Day with Laura Jayes, 28 September
- Blaxland, J & Karvelas, P 2015, 'Expert says defence should forget ISIS and focus on the Asia Pacific', ABC RN Drive, 25 September
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Australian forces should be in our region, not Middle East: defence expert', ABC The World Today, 25 September
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'East Timor Intervention'. ABC Radio, South East NSW, 21 September
- Blaxland, J & Sedgi, S 2015, ‘Australia carries out first air stakes against Islamic State in Syria’, ABC News, 16 September
- Blaxland, J and Parton M, 2015, ‘Does Australia belong in Syria?, 2CC Radio, 26 August
- Blaxland, J & Grant, S, 2015, 'Terror threat faced across the globe', Sky News, 24 August
- Blaxland, J, and Taylor, D, 2015, ‘Australia being “goaded” into fight against Islamic state: defence expert’, AM ABC Radio, 22 August
- Blaxland, J, and Barron, J, 2015, ‘Australian Government plans to commit combat forces to Syria’, The Drum, ABCTV, 21 August
- Grant, S & Blaxland, J 2015, 'Iraqi forces drive IS from Tikrit', Sky World News 11 March
- Lopes, K & Blaxland, J 2015, 'Human tsunami threats', Channel Ten News, 11 March
- Beattie, V & Blaxland, J 2015, 'South China Sea and China's Assertiveness', VOA News, 9 March
- Landers, K & Blaxland, J 2015, 'On ADF deployment to Iraq', ABC News 24, 3 March
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Commenting on Australia's National Security Statement', ABC TV News, 23 February
- Blaxland, J, and Grant, S, 2015, 'Australia's commitment to Afghanistan'
- Blaxland, J and Mac, C, 2014, 'Misguided celebration'
- Blaxland, J and Lipson, D, 2014, 'Agenda: Was Sydney's siege a terror attack?'
- Blaxland, J & Grant, S, 2014, ‘Hagel steps down as US defence secretary’, Sky News World, 25 November
- Blaxland, J, & Beattie, V, 2014, ‘On China’s expansion of Fiery Cross Reef’, VOA News, 24 November
- Curtis, L, Blaxland, J, & Igulden, T, 2014, ‘On Xi Jinping’, ABC News 24, 17 November
- O’Connor, B, & Blaxland, J, 2014, ‘Final Preparations for G20’ ABC News The World, 14 November
- Blaxland, J, 2014, ‘Reflections on the Russian navy’s visit to the Coral Sea’, ABC Radio news 13 November
- Blaxland, J, 2014, ‘On Xi-Obama joint statement in Beijing’, 12 November, ABC News 24
- Blaxland, J, Barron, J, & Taguchi, K, 2014, ‘On Australia’s involvement in the war in Iraq’, 11 November, ABC News 24
- McVeigh, S, 2014, ‘Iraq’s Anbar and Syria’s Kobani’, JJJ Hack, 13 October
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'On security alerts & a Syria/Iraq 'strategy'', ABC 7.30 Report, 7 October,
- Sales, L, 2014, ‘Airstrikes against Islamic State form backdrop to struggle for key Syrian border town’, ABC 7.30 Report, 7 October
- Blaxland, J, Lipson, D, 2014, 'AGENDA Australia's Iraq mission, Sky News', 4 October
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'ANU defence expert Dr John Blaxland assesses the decision to approve combat missions in Iraq, ABC News Radio, 3 October
- Blaxland J, 2014, 'Defeating ISIS by air "a long shot"', 3AW Breakfast, 17 September.
- Blaxland, J & Lester, T 2014, 'Australian Air Strikes Suggestion', Seven News.
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'AGENDA 'Weapons of war' heading to Iraq', Sky News, 15 September
- Greene, A 2014, 'Islamic State: Australian military stretched with deployment to international fight against IS militants, experts say', ABC News, 15 September.
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Discussing Australia's military role in Iraq 15 September 2014', Open House Radio, 15 September.
- Brissenden, M 2014, Australian troops heading to Iraq', ABC News, 14 September.
- Glenday, J 2014, 'Australia likely to follow US in Iraq', ABC PM, 11 September.
- Blaxland, J & Jacobs, G 2014, 'On security implications of military involvement in Iraq etc on 2-09-2014', ABC 666 Radio, 2 September.
- Gallo, W, 2014, 'Analysts: More US-China Military Cooperation Needed', VOA News, 28 August,
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'On defence of northern Australia', ABC News 24 21 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'US journo beaheaded', ABC Radio JJJ Hack, 20 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Agenda Transition of political power in Iraq', Sky News, 15 August
- Lewarne, P, Blaxland, J, 2014, ‘Australia’s Military Options in Iraq’, SBS News , 14 August 2014
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'On AUSMIN discussions', ABC News 24, 12 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Discussing AUSMIN and darker clouds on the horizon', Capital Hill, ABC News 24, 12 August
- Blaxland, J, Stevenson, R, & Burns, J, 2014 ‘Former MP revealed as spy’ 3AW Radio Melbourne 11 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, ‘Asean Regional Forum agenda’, Channel News Asia , 8 August
- Blaxland, J, Trioli, V, 2014, ‘Australians in Ukraine’, ABC News Breakfast, 1 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Australia in Ukraine', BBC World News Service, 26 July
- Blaxland, J 2014, ‘Australian police deployment to Ukraine’ BBC World News am 25 July
- Barclay, P, 2014 'Hard Versus Soft Power', Big Ideas, ABC Radio National, 21 July
- Blaxland, J, Bevan, S, & Taguchi, K, 2014, 'On Iraq's unfolding humanitarian crisis', ABC News24, 12 June
- Blaxland, J, 2014, 'Thailand's security crisis', 5AA radio, 21 May
- Blaxland, J, Beattie, V, 2014, 'On Asian security Summit outcomes 2 June 2014', VOA News 2 June
- Avery, G, 2014, 'Military Coup in Thailand', 6PR Radio, 22 May
- Ridge, G, 2014, 'Thailand’s Martial Law', MyMP 1377am radio, 21 May
- Lam, S, 2014, 'Will the Thai military's move break the political impasse?', Radio Australia, 21 May
- Trioli, V, 2014, 'Thailand "on the precipice"', ABC News Breakfast, 21 May
- Blaxland, J, 2014, 'Thailand army's decision to declare martial law "understandable"', ABC News for Australia Network, 20 May
- Richardson, H, 2014, 'Australia's Defence and the Strike Fighter Purchase', ABC Local Radio, 9 May
- McCarthy, J., 2013, 'Suu Kyi silent on Rohingya persecution', Newsline, Australia Network News, 4 April
- Feldhoff, S, 2014, 'MH370 conspiracy theories', ABC 891 radio, 9 May
- Beattie, V, Blaxland, J, London, J, 2014, 'The Vietnam-China dispute in the South China Sea’, VOA News, 7 May
- Blaxland, J, 2014, 'Accusations against Thai Prime Minister Yingluck', ABC News Radio, 6 May
- Forrester, T, 2014, ‘Racing to the Possible Debris Site’, CBC News, 20 March
- Woo, P 2014, 'Can Australia Find the Missing Plane?', CNN, 19 March
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Missing MH370', ChannelNewsAsia 17 March
- Parton, M 2014, 'Flag revamp offered by ANU Professor', 2CC Radio, 5 February
- Parton, M 2014, 'Unrest: Mark Parton speaks with Dr John Blaxland from ANU about the current unrest in Thailand', 2CC Radio, 15 January
- Skelton,T, 2014, 'Southeast Asia in 2014', ABC Radio National, 2 January
- Blaxland, J and Crawley, R, 2014, 'The Gallipoli campaign and the ANZAC legend', ANU Channel, 22 April
- Blaxland, J, 2013, Myanmar's release of political prisoners', AJE News, 31 December, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPAkP2Ui3g&feature=youtu.be
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard', interview ABC News 24, 16 November
- Brissenden, M., 2013, 'Was it worth being involved in Afghanistan?' ABC 7.30 Report, 29 October
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Australian special forces troops under investigation for cutting off hands of dead Afghan insurgent', ABC News 24, 30 August
- Beattie, V., 2013 'Proposed US increased posture in the Philippines and great power responses' VOA News, 14 August
- Beattie, V, 2013, 'Discussions with John Blaxland on Japan’s defence spending surge', VOA News 4 September
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Myanmar ceasefire negotiations', Al Jazeera English News 3 November
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Australia's national security strategy - where's the money?', ABC News 24, 23 January
- Sabapathy, K., 2013 'India steps up military ties with Myanmar', Asia Pacific, Radio Australia, 1 August
- Beattie, V., 2013 'Xi-Jing-Ping and the proposal for joint development of contested maritime areas', VOA News, 1 August
- Beattie, V, 2013, 'Shangri La Dialogue', VOA News 5 June
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Myanmar political prisoners freed on eve of Thein Sein visit to US’, with Liam Cochrane, Connect Asia, Radio Australia, 20 May
- Ewart, R., 2013, 'Thai PM takes key defence post in cabinet reshuffle', Connect Asia, Radio Australia, 2 July
- Thompson, B., 2013, QUT News, 4EB FM, 30 October.
- Lam, S., 2013, 'US moves to cement Asia Pacific defence ties' ABC Radio Australia, 26 August
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Pinning colours to the mast' with Alex Sloan on ABC Radio 666, 20 May
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'An ethical life Dr John Blaxland ANU on ethics in the ADF’, Community Audio
- Grant, S, 2013, 9 April, 'On the recent increase in violence in Afghanistan', Newsnight, SkyNewsAustralia,
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'New design proposed to replace national flag', ABC News 25 January
- Elliot, T, 2013, 'Afghan mission a failure?'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'Chinese passports and the South China Sea'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'East Asia Summit Ripe for Rivalry'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'East Asia Summit Ripe for Rivalry', 19 November
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'East Timor: time for cautious optimism'
- Blaxland, J., 2012, 'Military Expert Examines Afghan Killings'
- Park, A, 2013, 'Is Australia next for Chinese cyber attacks?', SBS World News
- Curtis, L, 2012, Capital Hill, Friday 9 November
- Blaxland, J., 2012, 'Australians in East Timor in World War 2'
- Sabapathy, K, 2013, 'Anti Muslim violence spreads to another region in Myanmar', Radio Australia
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- NEWSPAPER OP-EDs
- Blaxland, J, 2016, ‘Defence white paper: how many billions is enough to keep Australia safe?’, The Guardian, 26 February
- Blaxland, J 2015, ‘ASIO history looks at Australia through the eyes of the spy agency’, The Canberra Times, 17 October
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Daesh and the unintended consequences of a modern Anzac force', Canberra Times, 4 March.
- Blaxland, J 2014, ‘Middle Eastern military campaigns undermine our regional ties’, The Canberra Times, 28 October 2014
- Blaxland, J 2014, Caution needed over remote foreign policy adventures, SMH, 12 September 2014,
- Blaxland, J 2014, Australia joining NATO must be carefully considered, Canberra Times, 5 September.
- Blaxland, J 2014, Reactionary Australian intervention is not the answer in the Middle East, Canberra Times, 29 August.
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Obama needs to tread carefully over ISIS crisis in Iraq', The Canberra Times, 19 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, ‘Australia needs to turn to ASEAN’, The Jakarta Post, 8 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, ‘Australia’s security ties lie in Asean ties’, The Bangkok Post, 7 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'If Australia wants to avoid regional turmoil, it needs to turn to Asean’, The Guardian, 4 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, Drones are here to stay but with what consequences?, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Realpolitik and Indonesia's imminent planned execution of Australian prisoners', Jakarta Post, 21 February
- Blaxland, J, 2014, 'Thailand … over the precipice?', The Canberra Times, 23 May and The Strategist, ASPI, 23 May
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Silver lining to grim search for MH 370', The Canberra Times, 25 March
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Canada could be the key to Australia’s defence plan', The Canberra Times, 24 February
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Flying the flag for a fresh start', The Canberra Times, 1 February
- Blaxland, J 2013, 'Indonesia: a sweet solution to beef, boats and spies woes', The Canberra Times, 19 December
- Blaxland, J 2013, 'Gaining respect in Asia first requires Australians to understand who they are', The Canberra Times, 30 December
- Blaxland, J 2011, Australia should collaborate closely with ASEAN, The Canberra Times, Monday November 14, p. 13.
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Spying: the secret of success is in keeping your success secret', The Guardian, 21 November
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Indonesia: a sweet solution to beef, boats and spies woes', The Canberra Times, 19 December, http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/indonesia-a-sweet-solution-to-beef-boats-and-spies-woes-20131218-2zlj9.html
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'No going back in Myanmar', Financial Review, 26 August,
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Double value as centenary honours Blaxland & co', The Canberra Times
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Time for an inclusive more meaningful flag', Canberra Times
- Blaxland, J 2012, In war and peace an amphibious capability is apt, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2013, 'No going back in Myanmar'.
- Blaxland, J, 2013 'It is time for a new flag?'
- Blaxland, J 2012, Our place in the Asian Century, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J, 2012, Australia-Thailand ties written in stone,
- Blaxland, J 2012, Asia-Pacific Security Developments: Lessons for Canada from Australia?, pp. 16-17.
- Blaxland, J 2012, Strategic security requires healthy insurance policy, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2012, Australian alliance with Japan? Not any time soon, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2012, We should put out the welcome mat for Thailand's PM, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2012, To understand Burma we must talk to its military, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2012, Oil and gas will decide the day for Thailand's insurgents, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2012, Bright ray of Hope in Burma, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2012, Amphibious capability has benefits for our region, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2012, Confrontation in South China sea requires fine diplomacy, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J 2012, Misconception and myth mask Thai military, pp. online.
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'In war and peace an amphibious capability is apt'
- Anon, 2012, 'Vietnam Adds Sea patrols Amid Tensions with China',
- Blalxand, J, 2012, 'Strategic Security Requires Healthy insurance Policy'
- Blaxland, J 2012, Shining a light on Afghan withdrawal, p. 1.
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'Australian alliance with Japan? Not anytime soon'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'Burma's military to retain firm grip on power'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'Canada, the Asian century and the Indo-Pacific'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'Defence policy: tailored for uncertainty'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'Our place in the Asian Century'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'To understand Burma we must talk to the military'
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- BLOG PIECES
- Blaxland, J 2016, Brussels attack: Today we are all Belgians, ABC The Drum, 23 March
- Blaxland, J 2016, Australia's Defence White Paper realistic, not radical, East Asia Forum, 23 March
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Beyond solidarité: How the West can respond to the Paris attacks', ABC The Drum, 16 November
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Australia's 1999 mission to East Timor part 2: lessons learned', ASPI The Strategist, 7 October
- Blaxland, J 2015, ‘Australia’s 1999 mission to East Timor part 1: the decision to intervene’, ASPI The Strategist, 2 October
- Blaxland, J & Wells, J 2015, 'Focus defence closer to home: defence expert', Campus Review, 24 September
- Blaxland, J 2015, How cynical is the national security reset?', ABC The Drum 23 February
- Blaxland, J, 2015, 'Paris massacre: how we can show solidarity'
- Blaxland, J, 2015, 'Thailand’s simmering security crisis gathers steam'
- Blaxland, J, 2014 ‘Defending “the region”’, The Strategist, 20 November
- Blaxland, J, 2014, ‘A G20 power “down under”: getting the balance right’, The Strategist, 13 November
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Thailand's Prayuth: Not just another coup-maker', New Mandala, 2 October
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'So much for the pivot to Asia', The Drum, 19 September.
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'HADR-time to lift our game?', ASPI Strategist, 11 September.
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Australian-Canadian parallel experiences during WWI’, ANU Newsroom, 7 August
- Blaxland, J and Kersten, R, 2014, ‘Easy Asia’s geostrategic equation and Japan’s collective self defence’, East Asia Forum, 25 July
- Blaxland, J, 2014, 'Thailand's military: averting or precipitating a clash?', The Strategist, ASPI, 20 May
- Cranston, B and Giggacher, J, 2014, 'Comment: A coup by any other name', SBS News 8 May
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'No easy way out of Thailand's quandary', Asian Currents, February
- Blaxland, J 2013, 'US isn't the pushy one in Asia'.
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Protecting secrets: inside Australia's mysterious spy agency', The Conversation, 20 November
- Crawley, R & Blaxland, J 2013, 'Intelligence oversight and accountability: who watches the watchers?'.The Conversation, 11 December 2013
- Blaxland, J 2013, 'Keeping Australia’s spying in perspective', IN Daily, 21 November
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'MANIS: time to sweeten regional security cooperation', East Asia Forum, 12 November
- Blaxland, J 2013, 'Mentioning the war: why Afghanistan and Australia's other conflicts must be discussed', The Conversation, 6 December
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'US isn’t the pushy one in Asia', The Strategist, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 5 September 2013
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'No going back in Myanmar' East Asia Forum, 25 August
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Thailand’s "Days of Strife"', ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, 4 February
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Cambodia’s ‘postponed’ exercises and the US ‘pivot’’, pivot' The Strategist, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 22 August
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Reflections on Thailand, Myanmar and the US pivot', The Strategist
- Blaxland, J & Kersten, R 2013, East Asia tension echoes Europe's descent into world war, East Asia Forum, 13 February.
- Blaxland, J, and Kersten R, 2013, 'History repeating'
- Blaxland, J & Kersten, R 2013, 'Escalating territorial tension in East Asia echoes Europe's descent into world war', East Asia Forum, vol. 1, no. 13th February 2013, pp. 1-3.
- Blaxland, J, 2012, China Choice: Thai parallels for Australia
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'China Choice: the missing question'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'East Timor : A Matter of Perspective'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, Oil and gas will decide the day for Thailand's insurgents
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'To shun or to embrace: Australia-US relations and China's rise (Part I)
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'To shun or to embrace: Australia-US relations and China's rise (Part II)'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'The Australian mindset in Asia'
- Blaxland, J., 2012, 'Attacks won't stop, but neither should our resolve'
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- MEDIA CITATIONS
- Tuoi Tre News, (Vietnam) 2016, ‘Australia unveils “massive” increase in defence spending’, 25 February 2016
- BBC News, 2016, Australia to boost defence spending, 25 February
- Moulton, E 2015, 'Dr John Blaxland warns against Australia sending troops into Syria', news.com.au 19 Novermber
- Sheridan, G. 2015, ASIO history looks at Australia through the eyes of the spy agency, The Australian, 22 October
- Sheridan, G 2015, ‘ASIO history recaps the ghastliness of Gough Whitlam’s gang’, The Australian, 22 October
- McPhedran, I 2015, 'Australia's new $100 million Iraqi troop development is not "mission creep", this is why we're going' News, 7 March.
- Rajagopalan, M, Blaxland, J 2015, 'China defense budget rise to defy slowing economy', Reuters, 4 March
- AFP, 2015, 'Big nations' aid in AirAsia search may be to boost their soft-power stance, observers say'
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'East Timor - Time for cautious Optimism'
- Knott, M, 2014, 'Major General Jim Molan: Coalition making good progress in Iraq keeping IS at bay'
- McKenzie-Murray, M, 2014, ‘ASIO and other intelligence agencies reach for the spy’, The Saturday Paper, 5 December
- Zappone, C, 2014, ‘MH17 and Vladimir Putin: what can Australia do?’, 29 July
- Capaccio, T, 2014, 'Chinese Military Shows New Capabilities, Pentagon Says', Bloomberg News 6 June
- Brissenden, M, 2014, 'Modern soldiers live in the Anzac shadow', The Drum, 25 April
- MacDonald, J and Xu Haijing 2014, 'Interview: Air force liaison leading edge of international cooperation: Australian expert', Xinhua , Newsle, 24 March
- MacDonald, J and & Xu Haijing, 2014, 'Interview: Search for missing Malaysian flight MH370 enters race against time: Australian expert', Xinhua News, 22 March
- Blaxland, J, 2014, 'Flight 370 Search Dangerous, High Stakes: Blaxland', Bloomberg News, 24 March
- Daley, P., 2013, 'Australia's flag represents neither the nation's past nor its present', The Guardian, 21 November
- Giggacher, J, 2014, 'Thailand sees troops – again', ANU CAP 20 May
- Cranston, B., 2013, 'Defence ties defensible', ANU CAP News, 17 October
- Drysdale, P., 2013, 'Myanmar's commitment to coming out', East Asia Forum, 26 August
- Cranston, B., 2013, 'Myanmar coups', ANU CAP news and events,16 August
- Blake, M, 2013, 'Will this be Australia's new flag?' Daily Mail (UK)
- Harper, S., 2007, 'Prime Minister Harper addresses Australian parliament in Canberra, Australia', 11 September
- Curtis, K, 2013, 'Mature Australia Needs New Flag: Academic'
- John, O, 2013, 'Could Australia get a new flag?' Time magazine
- Lester, K, 2013, 'Would you fly this flag?'
- Blaxland, J 2014, 'Flying a fresh flag', ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, 3 February
- Cranston, B., 2013 'Out of the Shadows', ANU CAP news and events
- Devare, A, 2013, 'Historical ambiguity swirls in the 21st century isles disputes'
- Daley, P, 2013, 'Lets run debate up the flagpole', Canberra Times
- Cranston,B., 2013, 'Wanted: softly spoken defence attache for Myanmar', ANU CAP News and events, 19 March 2013
- Giggacher, J, 2012, 'Stuck in the Mud'
- Tom Nightingale, 2012, 'Secretive intelligence agency speaks up'
- Cheney, C, 2013, 'Myanmar-Rebel Confict is Not Black and White'
- Cheney, C, 2012, Obama's Myanmar Visit Culmination of 'Regime Reform' Policy
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- BOOK REVIEWS
- Jennings, P. 2015, 'Army: hone on the range?' in The Strategist, 9 January
- Lowry, Bob. 2014, 'The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard', Australian Army Journal
- Donovan, John. 2014, 'The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard', Australian Defence Force Journal
- Bullard, Steve, 2014, 'The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard', Wartime
- Bertosa, Brian, 2009, 'Strategic Cousins: Australian and Canadian Expeditionary Forces and the British and American Empires', Canadian Military Journal
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- PUBLIC LECTURES
- Blaxland, J, 2016, ‘Train, Advise and Assist Missions and the Australian Defence Force’s reform Journey’, Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (ACSACS) UNSW, Canberra, The Long Road Conference, 25 May
- Blaxland, J, 2016, ‘The Protest Years’ public lecture at the Museum of Australian Democracy, 24 February
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Journey so far - an external review of army' reform journey since 2003', in ASPI #FutureForce2015 – Session 2: Strategic Context 20 October
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'ASEAN's Security Challenges and the Surge in Great Power Influence: A View From Australia', East West Center, Washington DC, 31 March
- Blaxland, J 2014, ‘ASEAN-Australia Relations in Asia’s Transformation’, ISIS, Chulalongkorn University, 17 July
- Blaxland, J, 2013, 'Game Changer in the Pacific: Australia’s expanded amphibious capability' USI of ACT presentation, Wednesday 19 June
- Blaxland, J, 2013, "Shootin' the breeze about a flag", Manning Clark Theatre, ANU, 5 June
