Nell Bennett
Nell Bennett is a researcher specialising in maritime security, naval affairs and asymmetric conflict. Her work explores the intersection of law, strategy and international security.
Dr Bennett has a Master of Research and a Doctor of Philosophy from Macquarie University and is a barrister with experience in criminal and appellate law. She is editor of the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counterterrorism and a Blue Security Fellow with the Blue Security Consortium and La Trobe Asia.
Dr Bennett has edited two multi-contributor volumes, Strategic Minds: The role of intelligence education in advancing national security analysis, and Terrorist Challenges in the Indo-Pacific (Routledge, 2025). Her latest book, Euskadi ta Askatasuna: Terrorist dynamics and the fight to survive, is published by Oxford University Press.
