Colonel Nick Bosio has held a range of command and staff appointments across tactical, campaign and strategic posts, both within Australia and on operations. His experiences include Chief of Campaign Plans for a 3-Star Coalition Headquarters, Commanding Officer of the 6th Engineer Support Regiment, and Deputy Head/Director of Military Strategic Plans. Colonel Bosio holds a Bachelor of Engineering, three Master degrees and a research doctorate (PhD) focusing on military theory, strategic studies, and …

Dr Liam Kane is a Lecturer in Military History and teaches at the Australian Defence College. His research focuses on Australian and United States military history during the Second World War and beyond. His work can be found in scholarly journals such as War in History  and the Journal of Military History .  … Liam …

Dr Jordan Beavis is an Academic Research Officer at the Australian Army Research Centre, having formally worked as a Researcher for the Australian War Memorial’s Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. His research focuses on the militaries of the British Empire/Commonwealth in the interwar period (1919–1939), international engagement, professional military education, and mobilisation. … Jordan …

Dongkeun Lee is a PhD candidate at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, and a reservist officer of the Republic of Korea Navy. Dongkeun’s main research interest is maritime security and geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region. By investigating the strategy and role of the navies in the region, Dongkeun hopes to increase understanding of the current and future maritime security and geopolitical environment in the Indo-Pacific. His recent works include ‘The Japanese …

John Blaxland is Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University, where he teaches ‘Honeypots and Overcoats: Australian Intelligence in the World’. He is also Director of the ANU North America Liaison Office. A former Army officer, he has written or co-authored a range of books including Revealing Secrets: An Unofficial History of …

Major General Chris Smith is the Deputy Chief of the Army. Prior to his taking up of this position, he served as the Deputy Commanding General—Strategy and Plans for the US Army Pacific (USARPAC) located on Fort Shafter, Hawaii. His other senior appointments include the Director General Land Operations (G3) of the Australian Army, the Director General Strategic Planning—Army (now Director General Future Land Warfare), Director Plans—Army, Chief of Staff to the Chief of the Defence Force, and Chief of the …

Brigadier Nerolie McDonald has been employed in a wide variety of tactical, operational and strategic level intelligence roles within land, training and joint environments. She has also undertaken postings in the disciplines of international policy, capability, strategy, operations and command. Brigadier McDonald has a Bachelor of Arts Honours (Economics) and a Master of Arts (Strategy and Policy) from the University of New South Wales and is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Royal …

Major General Stephen Day , DSC, AM served in the Australian Army for 40 years, including conflicts in Africa, East Timor, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He has been formally recognised for his leadership by the Australian, French and United States governments. He held senior and privileged positions – Deputy Operations Officer of the Multi National Force – Iraq, a force in excess of 400,000, and Chief of Plans for ISAF Joint Command in Afghanistan for a force in excess of 100,000. As part of a small group of …

Colonel Renée Kidson CSM is currently Colonel Domestic Operations and Plans in Headquarters 5th Brigade of the Australian Army. Renée is a dual-career exemplar. Her military career has spanned 27 years to date, which she has proudly served as a Reservist concurrently with her civilian executive career. In her ADF capacity, she has served on multiple deployments internationally and domestically, most notably as Task Group Commander in New South Wales during Operation BUSHFIRE ASSIST 2019–2020, for which she …

Dr Marigold Black is an intellectual historian with expertise in geopolitics, strategic level defence and national security issues. She was previously a Strategic Policy and Futures Research Fellow with the Australian Army Research Centre and the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University, where she has undertaken extensive studies in sovereignty and the levers of national power, and worked with the Army to advance its intellectual strengths as part of the Joint Future …