Troy Lee-Brown is a researcher in regional security, maritime security and international relations with a focus on defence and security issues in the Indian Ocean Region and broader Indo-Pacific. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Defence and Security Institute at the University of Western Australia. Troy is the Editor of the DSI Black Swan Strategy Paper and also the Project Manager for the Blue Security Program a DFAT funded project which focuses on issues of maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.
Dr Lee-Brown is also currently leading numerous funded projects including: US-Australia Alliance Cooperation (US State Department 2024-25); Australia-Korea Maritime Capacity Building (Australia-Korea Foundation 2025); India-Australia Undersea Domain Awareness (DFAT SATPI 2025-27). He has authored numerous publications with a focus on security issues in the Indo-Pacific, regionalism and maritime security. His research interests include the Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, maritime security, India, Japan, maritime security, regionalism, defence, and littoral strategies.
