Professor John Blaxland
Research interests
Intelligence, Cyber and Security
Australian Military History and Strategy
Military Operations (including Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan)
International Relations, on Asia Pacific security affairs, notably 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 Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies and former Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University.
John is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales, a member of the Australian Army Journal editorial board, and the first Australian recipient of a US Department of Defense Minerva Research Initiative grant. He holds a PhD in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada, an MA in History from ANU and a BA (Hons 1) from UNSW. He is a graduate of the Royal Thai Army Command & Staff College (dux, foreign students) and the Royal Military College, Duntroon (Blamey Scholar).
He has extensive experience in the intelligence community including as the principal intelligence staff officer (S2) for the Australian infantry brigade deployed to East Timor in September 1999, as an intelligence exchange officer in Washington DC, as Director Joint Intelligence Operations (J2), at Headquarters Joint Operations Command, as a principal author of the three-volume official history of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and a one-time official historian of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). In addition he was Australia’s Defence Attaché to Thailand and Myanmar.
At ANU, he teaches undergraduate students “STST3003: Honeypots and Overcoats: Australian Intelligence in the World”; and "Southeast Asia's Security Choices" New Colombo Plan Mobility Course. He is an occasional commentator in the media.
His publications include: Niche Wars: Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001 to 2014 (ANU Press, 2020); In from the Cold: Reflections on Australia's Korean War, 1950-1953 (ANU Press, 2020); A Geostrategic SWOT Analysis for Australia (SDSC, 2019); Tipping The Balance in Southeast Asia? Thailand, the United States and China (SDSC, 2017); 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 (Allen & Unwin, 2015): The Australian Army From Whitlam to Howard (CUP, 2014); Strategic Cousins (MQUP, 2006); Revisiting Counterinsurgency (LWSC, 2006); Information era Manoeuvre (LWSC, 2003); Signals: Swift and Sure (Signals Assoc., 1998); and Organising an Army: The Australian Experience 1957-1965 (SDSC, 1989).
Forthcoming publications include "The US-Thai Alliance and Asian International Relations: History, Memory and Future Developments" (Routledge)
Publications
- Blaxland, J, 2019, 'A Geostrategic SWOT Analysis for Australia', Centre of Gravity Series, SDSC
- Blaxland, J 2018, 'Khaki Capital: The Political Economy of the Military in Southeast Asia', Contemporary Southeast Asia, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 152-155.
- Blaxland, J, Carr, A & Harris, M 2017, Marawi and after: how Australia can help.
- Blaxland, J. & Raymond, G., 2017, 'Tipping the Balance in Southeast Asia? Thailand, the United States and China', Centre of Gravity Series, CSIS & SDSC
- Blaxland, J & Crawley, R 2016, ', The Secret Cold War: The Official History of ASIO, Vol 3, Allen and Unwin, Sydney.
- Blaxland, J 2016, MANIS: Time for a new forum to sweeten regional cooperation, Centre of Gravity Paper #26
- 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, Carroll, J & Carr, A 2017, Marawi and After: How Australia Can Help, Policy Options paper No. 6, August
- Blaxland, J 2017, 'Strategic Balancing Act', Security Challenges, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 19-39 pp.
- 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, 'Reflections on the legend of Anzac', in Daniel Baldino and Mike Brennan (ed.), 1915: Australians at War and On the Home Front, Big Sky Publishing, Australia, pp. 1-10pp.
- 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, '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.
- 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. 47-54pp.
- 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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- TV AND RADIO APPEARANCES
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Politics podcast: John Blaxland on his new book, The Official History of ASIO'. The Conversation, 27 October
- Blaxland, J & Jayes, L 2015, 'On Australia's security and strategy', Sky News News Day with Laura Jayes, 28 September
- Curtis, L, Blaxland, J, & Igulden, T, 2014, ‘On Xi Jinping’, ABC News 24, 17 November
- Blaxland, J, 2014, ‘On Xi-Obama joint statement in Beijing’, 12 November, ABC News 24
- Greene, A 2014, 'Islamic State: Australian military stretched with deployment to international fight against IS militants, experts say', ABC News, 15 September.
- Brissenden, M 2014, Australian troops heading to Iraq', ABC News, 14 September.
- Lewarne, P, Blaxland, J, 2014, ‘Australia’s Military Options in Iraq’, SBS News , 14 August 2014
- 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, Trioli, V, 2014, ‘Australians in Ukraine’, ABC News Breakfast, 1 August
- 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
- Blaxland, J 2017, Southeast Asia matters too, pp. Online.
- Blaxland, J, 2016, ‘Defence white paper: how many billions is enough to keep Australia safe?’, The Guardian, 26 February
- Blaxland, J 2015, 'Daesh and the unintended consequences of a modern Anzac force', Canberra Times, 4 March.
- 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, pp. 1-3pp.
- 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 2017, After 50 years, is ASEAN retiring or just getting started?, pp. Online.
- Blaxland, J 2017, Do the lessons of Thucydides apply to Singapore?, pp. Online.
- 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, How cynical is the national security reset?', ABC The Drum 23 February
- Blaxland, J, 2015, 'Thailand’s simmering security crisis gathers steam'
- 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, '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'
- MEDIA CITATIONS
- BBC News, 2016, Australia to boost defence spending, 25 February
- Sheridan, G. 2015, ASIO history looks at Australia through the eyes of the spy agency, The Australian, 22 October
- Blaxland, J, 2012, 'East Timor - Time for cautious Optimism'
- 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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- 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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- 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 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
Projects and Grants
Grants information is drawn from ARIES. To add or update Projects or Grants information please contact your College Research Office.
- ASEAN-Australia Dialogue: Partnering for Security and Prosperity in Uncertain Times (Primary Investigator)
- Australian Member Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (AusCSCAP) Defence 2016-17 (Primary Investigator)
- Thailand's Military, the USA and China: The Influence of Great Powers on the Strategic Choices of the Thai Armed Forces (Primary Investigator)