Andrew Stewart is a senior academic at the Australian National University. In January 2020 he started his new role in Canberra as Principal MDSP (Military and Defence Studies Program) and Professor of War Studies dividing his time between the Australian War College and the university’s Strategic and Defence Studies Centre. A student at King’s College London from 1991 to 2001, where he completed his undergraduate degree and doctorate within the Department of War Studies, in 2003 he joined the university’s Defence Studies Department. His subsequent roles included Assistant Dean of Academic Studies and lead historian supporting the British military’s senior warfighting course. From 2014 to 2017 he was seconded as the Director of Academic Studies at the Royal College of Defence Studies acting as adviser to the three-star civilian commandant. In 2018 the title of Professor of Modern Conflict History was conferred upon him and he was appointed as Director for Defence Engagement.

He is a modern historian with a focus on twentieth century conflict, diplomacy/foreign affairs and empire/commonwealth. To date he has authored more than thirty books, co-edited books, book chapters and peer-reviewed and magazine articles. This includes 'The First Victory: The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign' which was runner-up for the Society for Army Historical Research’s prestigious Templer Medal. He is currently working on his next book which will be released in 2021 and examines civil-military relations and the volatile relationship between Winston Churchill and General Archie Wavell during the 1940-1941 Middle East campaign. He is also co-authoring (with Professor Ashley Jackson) a book examining the impact of the end of the Second World War on the British Empire. In addition to this he remains a Trustee for the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives and heads the advisory board of the Second World War Research Group.

He is married to Joanne, who is a Senior Civil Servant working for the UK’s Ministry of Defence.