Dr John Hardy is an Assistant Professor of Homeland Security at Rabdan Academy, an Adjunct at Charles Sturt University and a Fellow of the Research Network for a Secure Australia (RNSA). John was previously Director of Security Studies at Macquarie University and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Australian National Security College (NSC). He has extensive experience in delivering professional development training for a range of governments, specializing in national security, intelligence, counter terrorism and law enforcement.