Jonathan Cole is Director of the Centre for Religion, Ethics and Society at Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Australia. He is a political philosopher with interests in political theology, conservatism, classical liberalism and libertarianism. He is currently researching the social thought of Ludwig von Mises. Prior to embarking on an academic career, Jonathan worked for the Australian government for thirteen years at various departments, including as a Senior Terrorism Analyst at the Office of National Intelligence where he worked on Islamist terrorism.