Dr Nicholas Farrelly talks to Professor Desmond Ball about some of the highlights from a career that has seen him become one of the world’s foremost strategy and defence experts.
Over more than four decades Professor Ball has investigated a broad range of fields including, nuclear, electronic and cyber warfare, signals intelligence, Asia-Pacific security as well as Australian strategic and defence policy.
He has travelled, researched and published extensively, including on sensitive topics, causing controversy and consternation in some quarters but also helping to build transparency, increase accountability and make a significant contribution to public policy. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Des Ball’s Special Professorship at ANU. He is based at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
