Dr. Andrew Maher is a former Australian military officer with a particular interest in operations conducted by, with, and through foreign forces, as a result of operational experience in Afghanistan and Iraq. He is a Professor of Practice with Arizona State University and Lecturer with the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Canberra. His research focus has been towards Irregular Warfare, the conduct of competition that leverages non-state actors, which was the anchor for his PhD: The Strategic Logic of Proxy Warfare.
Australia is engaged in strategic competition with autocratic regimes, yet its defense policy remains disproportionately oriented toward conventional conflict. This paper argues that proxy...