Rate My Professor Duncan Blake

Duncan Blake is a Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra, University of New South Wales, conducting research and teaching at the interdisciplinary intersection of law with outer space and military policy and strategy. He holds Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics degrees from the University of Western Australia, a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne, and a Master of Laws in Space Law from McGill University. He is a graduate of the Australian Command and Staff College and UNSW's Graduate Certificate in Defence Studies, and is currently completing doctoral research at The University of Adelaide on reconciling incongruities between international space law and laws on using force and coercion in military space activities. Blake served 22 years as a Legal Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force before transferring to the Reserves as Wing Commander in 2017. His roles spanned tactical, operational, and strategic levels, including legal support for aerial targeting in Iraq and Syria, management of legal advice for all ADF operations in the Middle East, prosecution duties, Deputy Director of Operations and International Law for the Department of Defence, advisor to the Defence Space Coordinating Office, and development of a joint operating concept for military use of outer space. He continues to support Defence on military space activities and law.