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 Latest Land Power Forum Tracking the Development & Assessing the Impact of Quantum Technologies Gavin Cookman 22 July 2025 Quantum TechnologiesRobotics & Autonomous SystemsForce Design Land Power Library - Complex Terrain Shaun Cameron 15 July 2025 Book reviewUrban conflictLand combat