Home About us Contributor Biographies Michael O'Connor Michael O'Connor Biography Michael O’Connor, AM, is a former naval intelligence officer and retired in 2003 after twenty-two years as Executive Director of the Australia Defence Association. Contributions Title Date Published Rebuilding the Solomons: A Case Study in Developing Principles for Permissive Intervention 1 Jun 2003 Book Review - The Third Force: ANGAU’s New Guinea War 1942–46 1 Jun 2003 Trade and National Security 1 Jan 2004 Michael O'Connor Latest Land Power Forum Land Power Library - Power Projection Shaun Cameron 3 February 2026 Book reviewEmerging TechnologiesFuture Ready Call for Papers: Applied History and the Coastwatchers Australian Army Research Centre 16 January 2026 Landpower lessonsStrategic AnalysisAmphibious/joint/interagency