Australia’s top intelligence agency has long seen the reality the public is not allowed to know: Iran’s military doctrine is “defensive”, and its nuclear program is a “deterrent” against an Israeli or US attack.
Clinton Fernandes
CLINTON FERNANDES is Professor of International and Political Studies at the University of New South Wales. A former intelligence officer in the Australian Army, Clinton specializes in strategic studies with a focus on international relations and strategy, especially on issues concerning the national interests of Australia.
SECRECY AND EMPIRE
Under the guise of protecting the national interest, Australia’s security establishment acts in secret to uphold the global US-led imperial order.