
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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A report into Australia's military is about to be handed down. Now a bigger challenge is ahead
Mick Ryan in ABC News — January 30, 2023
German resistance to sending Leopards will be long remembered
Mick Ryan in Engelsberg Ideas — January 22, 2023
Two battles in eastern Ukraine lay bare the differences between Putin and Zelenskyy's strategies
Mick Ryan in ABC News — January 16, 2023
Russia’s New Theory of Victory
Mick Ryan in Foreign Affairs — December 14, 2022
Russia-Ukraine War Drone Attacks Hit Russia for 2nd Straight Day
Mick Ryan in New York Times — December 6, 2022
Opinion: Why Putin would want a truce
Mick Ryan in CNN — November 24, 2022
The West needs to boost its industrial capacity fast
Mick Ryan in Engelsberg Ideas — November 24, 2022
The pros and cons of hosting B-52s on our shores
Mick Ryan in The Sydney Morning Herald — November 1, 2022
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Report Launch: Growing Challenges, Rising Ambitions: AUSMIN 2022 and Expanding U.S.-Australia Cooperation
Event by Charles Edel , Matthew P. Goodman , Mick Ryan , Kelsey Hartigan , and Seiyeon Ji — 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
