ANU experts on the AUKUS announcement

The Australian National University (ANU) has experts who can comment on various aspects of the AUKUS announcement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

You can contact our experts via the details listed below. Alternatively, please reach out to the ANU Media team on our hotline +61 2 6125 7979 or by emailing media@anu.edu.au

Professor John Blaxland
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre 
Expertise: Security, international relations, implications for Asia and Pacific security
E: john.blaxland@anu.edu.au

Professor Rory Medcalf
ANU National Security College
Expertise: Defence and politics in Asia and the Pacific
E: rory.medcalf@anu.edu.au

Dr Elizabeth Williams
ANU School of Cybernetics
Expertise: nuclear workforce and training requirements, safety-critical systems design
E: elizabeth.williams@anu.edu.au

Emeritus Professor Roger Bradbury
ANU National Security College
Expertise: Technology policy, environmental impact, detection technology
E: roger.bradbury@anu.edu.au

Honorary Associate Professor Tony Irwin
ANU Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications
Expertise: Nuclear reactors and fuel, the nuclear fuel cycle
E: tonyirwin@bigpond.com

Dr Benjamin Herscovitch
ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance and ANU National Security College
Expertise: Australia-China relations, China’s reaction to the announcement, implications for relations with Taiwan, regional balance of power, regional reactions
E: benjamin.herscovitch@anu.edu.au

Professor Stephan Frühling
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
Expertise: Defence policy, technology, industry implications
E: stephan.fruehling@anu.edu.au

Professor Andrew Stuchbery
ANU Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications
Expertise: Nuclear training and workforce requirements
E: andrew.stuchbery@anu.edu.au

Dr Michael Cohen
ANU National Security College
Expertise: Australia’s response and defence/security needs, regional and global security
E: mike.cohen@anu.edu.au

Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
Expertise: Defence and foreign policy
E: paul.dibb@anu.edu.au

Dr David Brewster
ANU National Security College
Expertise: France and India’s foreign policy and reaction to the announcement
E: dhbrewster@bigpond.com

Dr Edward Chan
ANU Australian Centre on China in the World
Expertise: China’s foreign policy and views on AUKUS, Indo-Pacific strategy and defence
E: edward.chan@anu.edu.au

Associate Professor David Letts
ANU College of Law
Expertise: Legal issues, maritime security, law of the sea
E: david.letts@anu.edu.au

Honorary Professor Leszek Buszynski
ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre
Expertise: Regional political and defence issues, including in the Indo-Pacific, China and Japan
E: leszek.buszynski@anu.edu.au

Mr David Andrews 
ANU National Security College
Expertise: Defence and foreign policy, Australia’s military strategy/strategic outlook, the relationship between defence strategy and capability acquisitions
E: david.andrews@anu.edu.au

Mr Tom Worthington
ANU School of Computing
Expertise: Military technology and concept development, Work Integrated Learning
E: tom.worthington@anu.edu.au