Dr. Adam Lockyer

Biography

Adam Lockyer is an Associate Professor in Strategic Studies at Macquarie University. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship for US-Australian Alliance Studies at Georgetown University. Prior to his current role, he served as a Research Fellow in Defence Studies at the University of New South Wales and has held positions at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. He also won the Lowy Institute's 2008 Thawley Scholarship in International Security. Lockyer has extensive military experience, having served four years in the Australian Army. His research predominantly focuses on Australian defence strategy, foreign policy, post-conflict reconstruction, and issues related to insurgency. His notable publications include the article titled 'The Logic of Interoperability: Australia's Acquisition of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter', which won the SAGE Award for international contribution to a Canadian academic journal in 2013, and the article 'Evaluating Civil Development in Counterinsurgency Operations' awarded the prestigious Boyer Prize for original articles published in the Australian Journal of International Affairs in 2012. His forthcoming book is titled 'Conventional Maritime Deterrence: Operational Foundations of Influence at Sea', set to be published by Georgetown University Press.

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