John Blaxland (historian)
John Charles Blaxland is an Australian historian, academic, and former Australian Army officer. He is a Professor in Intelligence Studies and International Security at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University.
Blaxland holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales, a Master of Arts in History from the Australian National University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. Blaxland also studied at the Royal Thai Army Command and Staff College in 1997. He is a former Director of Joint Intelligence Operations, at Headquarters Joint Operations Command.
Blaxland proposed a new flag design for Australia in 2013.
Blaxland's research interests include Australian military history and strategy, public policy, security, defence, international relations, South East Asia, North America, the Australian Flag, and military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
