Global security, strategy & diplomacy insights from one of Australia’s leading defence and intelligence experts.
John Blaxland is a respected analyst and experienced presenter with a deep understanding of current affairs, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. His qualifications and experience in history and intelligence give him an extraordinary ability to discern the forces shaping current events and to provide informed and balanced insights on future trends.
John’s insights can help you develop a better understanding of the geopolitical landscape, navigate security risks, and make more effective strategic decisions. John is available for speaking engagements, interviews and strategic planning activities.
'Global Security Challenges - A View from Down Under'
MIT Security Studies Program, 17 September 2025.
'On Strategy, Security and Diplomacy'
Nepal Institute for International Cooperation & Engagement (NIICE Nepal), 27 December 2024.
‘Quite extraordinary': Analyst on US-Russia peace talks over Ukraine War
Channel News Asia, 17 February 2025.
‘Recalibration in the Indo-Pacific: Perspectives from the region’,
(from 17:20), Korean Economic Institute of America, 9 April 2025.
'Global Security Challenges: A View from Down Under'
Lecture delivered to the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs, 5 December 2024.
'Expert says 'hard to see' how US could pull out of AUKUS’
ABC TV News, 11 June 2025.
'How a China-U.S. Rivalry is Moving South Korea and Australia Closer Together'
Eye on Korea, 27 June 2025.
'Southeast Asia and the Poly-crisis: A View of Regional Geopolitics from Australia'
Harvard University Asia Center, 16 April 2024.
'Why the USA might ban China's TikTok | Under Investigation with Liz Hayes'
60 Minutes Australia, October 2024.
Revealing Secrets: An Unofficial History of Australian Signals Intelligence and the Advent of Cyber.
John Blaxland and Clare Birgin.
The Protest Years: The Official History of ASIO, Vol. II, 1963-1975.
John Blaxland.
The Secret Cold War: The Official History of ASIO, Vol. III, 1975–1989.
John Blaxland and Rhys Crawley.
The US-Thai Alliance and Asian International Relations: History, Memory and Current Developments.
Gregory Raymond and John Blaxland.
The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard.
John Blaxland.
Strategic Cousins: Australian and Canadian Expeditionary Forces and the British and American Empires.
John Blaxland.
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