John Robb (military theorist)
John M. Robb Jr is a United states author, blogger and entrepreneur who writes mainly about Fourth Generation War and modern web technologies. He is currently an Expert at Wikistrat.[1]
In 2007 he published his book Brave New War, describing the "Global Guerrilla thesis" he had been developing over the previous few years. His thesis contributed to the overall understanding of the "Global War on Terror" and specifically the Iraq War. Numerous other contemporary military theorists have critiqued and stated the importance of the work John Robb has done, including Thomas P.M. Barnett,[2] William Lind, and Chet Richards.[3]
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[edit] Education and military career
John Robb graduated from the United States Air Force Academy Honors Program with a Bachelor of Science in Astronautical Engineering in 1985. His first focus was on joining NASA's astronaut program, but upon studying the declining state of events, he made the move into special operations.
During his military career, "John served in a tier one counter-terrorist unit that worked closely with Delta and Seal Team 6. John participated in global operations as a mission commander, pilot, and mission planner (El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Egypt, etc.)," according to his bio.[4]
He resigned his Air Force commission with the rank of Major in August 1992.
[edit] Global Guerrillas
In March 2004, John Robb started his blog Global Guerrillas in an effort to catalog and describe the evolution of system disruption and open-source warfare within the Iraqi Insurgency and around the world.
He expressed his Global Guerrilla-driven worldview in an Op-Ed in The New York Times and later in an article in Fast Company.
In April/May 2007, his book Brave New War was published by John Wiley and Sons, based on his Global Guerrillas work. He has since begun his book on the concept of resilient communities.
[edit] References
- ^ "Wikistrat profile on John Robb". Wikistrat. http://www.wikistrat.com/analyst/john-robb/. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
- ^ Barnett, Thomas P.M. In guerrillas we trust. Retrieved on 15 June 2007
- ^ Richards, Chet. Review of Brave New War. Retrieved on 15 June 2007.
- ^ Robb, John. John Robb. Retrieved on 3 June 2007.
