John Blaxland
Lunch with John Blaxland, or how to write a history of ASIO
Since John Blaxland co-authored The Official History of ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation), the final volume of which was published late last year, he has been attacked by right-w
Do the lessons of Thucydides apply to Singapore?
Recently the Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, Kishore Mahbubani, dropped a bombshell.
Why Moriarty is a good choice for Defence Secretary
Pundits were surprised and eyebrows raised late last week when the news broke that Greg Moriarty had been selected as the replacement for Dennis Richardson as Secretary of the Department of Defence
New home affairs department seems to be more about politics than reform
It is difficult not to give in to cynical impulses over Tuesday’s announcement that the government will create a department of home affairs.
How popular culture gets Australian spy work wrong
The cloak-and-dagger exploits of characters like James Bond and Jason Bourne have shaped our cultural idea of spy work.
Different Paths to a Common Goal: Enhancing Canada-Australia Collaboration in Asia
Australia and Canada have been described as “strategic cousins” – two countries with much in common in terms of their foreign policy interests.
Is 'Manis' the sweet deal that brings Australia & Indonesia together?
Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia featured prominently 75 years ago for Australia when our troops deployed and fought there in the Pacific War.
Berlin attack: security intelligence has limits in preventing truck-borne terror
How could such events be allowed to happen? Why weren’t intelligence agencies in Germany and France able to stay one step ahead of the perpetrators?
Fourty years of ASIO's unclassified history
Dr John Blaxland takes us through 40 years of Australian spy history, from KGB moles in ASIO to political activism in the 60s to the sophistication of espionage.
Jakarta pressures Julie Bishop on Papua
Indonesia has asked Australia to caution its Pacific Island neighbours against interfering in the West Papua issue and to urge them to withdraw support for West Papuan membership of the Melanesian
