Professor Anthony Milner is an Australian historian of Southeast Asia and a commentator on Australia-Asia relationships. Author of a much-cited work, Kerajaan, and a number of other books on Malay history and political culture, he is also editor of a series of volumes, Australia in Asia.
Currently Basham Professor of Asian History at the Australian National University and Professorial Fellow at Asialink, The University of Melbourne, he was Dean of Asian Studies at the Australian National University (1996-2005).
Anthony Milner has been concerned with the historical and cultural processes that shape the Asian region, and influence Australia’s opportunities and security. He is described, sometimes critically, as adopting a post-modern approach. Milner has been a strong advocate of Track II diplomacy – arguing that the globalising and democratising of international relations demands an enhanced role for non-government interaction.