
Mick Ryan is a retired major general in the Australian Army. A graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and the U.S. Marine Corps University Command and Staff College and School of Advanced Warfighting, he is a passionate advocate of professional education and lifelong learning. He has commanded at platoon, squadron, regiment, task force, and brigade level. In January 2018, he assumed command of the Australian Defence College in Canberra, Australia. In 2021 he was an adjunct scholar at the Modern War Institute. Mick was made a member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his leadership of Australia’s first reconstruction task force in Afghanistan. He completed his 35-year career with the Australian Army and transitioned to the Army Reserve as a major general on February 27, 2022. His book, War Transformed, was published on February 15, 2022, by U.S. Naval Institute Books.
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How Ukraine Can Win a Long War
Mick Ryan in Foreign Affairs — August 30, 2023
Can expensive, American-made weapons like F-16s turn the tide in Ukraine’s war against Russia?
Mick Ryan in CNBC — August 19, 2023
Here’s why Ukraine wants more big ticket Western-made weapons
Mick Ryan in CNBC — August 19, 2023
Retired Australian major general breaks down the Ukrainian counteroffensive
Mick Ryan in CNBC — August 11, 2023
It's unclear how Prigozhin's Wagner mutiny will affect operations in Ukraine. But it will corrode the fighting power of Russia's military
Mick Ryan in Australian Broadcasting Corporation — June 28, 2023
Mick Ryan assesses Ukraine’s counter-offensive
Mick Ryan in Economist — June 27, 2023
Putin has been exposed as a 'lame duck,' experts say: 'I have the feeling he is not really running the country'
Mick Ryan in Business Insider — June 25, 2023
Why doubling down on Ukraine would be the worst outcome for Vladimir Putin
Mick Ryan in The Sydney Morning Herald — June 25, 2023
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A New Defense Review for Australia
Commentary by Mick Ryan — April 27, 2023
Book Event: White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan
Event — March 30, 2023
AUKUS Submarine Agreement: Historic but Not Yet Smooth Sailing
Commentary by Mick Ryan — March 17, 2023
Report Launch: Growing Challenges, Rising Ambitions: AUSMIN 2022 and Expanding U.S.-Australia Cooperation
Event — December 1, 2022
The Clock Is Ticking: The Australian Defense Review and Time
Commentary by Mick Ryan — September 6, 2022
The Task Ahead for Rapid Capability Enhancement in Australian Defense
Commentary by Mick Ryan — August 4, 2022