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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Why Zelenskyy fired Zaluzhnyi
Mick Ryan in Engelsberg Ideas — February 9, 2024
UNCREWED SYSTEMS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF U.S. WARFIGHTING CAPACITY
Mick Ryan in War on the Rocks — February 9, 2024
MOBILIZING INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY FOR UKRAINE’S BIG FIVE OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES OF 2024
Mick Ryan in The Modern War Institute at West Point — February 8, 2024
Ukraine's Zelenskyy replaces top general in major shake-up at pivotal moment in war with Russia
Mick Ryan in CBS News — February 8, 2024
Empowering the Edge: Uncrewed Systems and the Transformation of U.S. Warfighting Capacity
Mick Ryan in Special Competitive Studies Project — February 5, 2024
Russia’s Adaptation Advantage
Mick Ryan in Foreign Affairs — February 5, 2024
Israel may have known about Hamas' plan to attack a year ago. But it's not the first time it has misjudged a threat
Mick Ryan in ABC — December 4, 2023
Crossing the Dnipro has been a huge success for Ukraine. But the situation remains perilous — and Russia knows it
Mick Ryan in ABC — November 20, 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