Robert William East, also known as Bob East, is an Australian academic and author, specializing in insurgency and counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, a region he has travelled to on a number of occasions.
Bob East holds a PhD in Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of Southern Queensland Australia. Dr. East specializes in insurgency and counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, a region he has travelled to on a number of occasions.
As an independent Australian researcher and author, East has written extensively about regional insurgency and counterinsurgency, and addressed international conferences.
Dr East has written books and journal articles about insurgency and counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines:
2013 East, Robert : Terror Truncated - The Decline of the Abu Sayyaf Group from the Crucial Year 2002 (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK) ISBN 978-1443844611 | Subject: Political Science (Reference)
2015 East, Bob : 472 Days Captive of the Abu Sayyaf - The Survival of Australian Warren Rodwell (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom) ISBN 978-1-4438-7058-0 | Subject: Language and Literature (Biography)
2016 East, Bob : The Neo Abu Sayyaf - Criminality in the Sulu Archipelago of the Republic of the Philippines (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom) ISBN 978-1-4438-9733-4 | Subject: Religion (Reference)
Articles
East, Bob. 2005, "The Bangsa Moro: Fighting for Freedom During the War on Terror: The Muslim Independence Movement of the Southern Philippines". Queensland University of Technology, Carseldine, Brisbane. Available at http://eprints.qut.edu.au/archive/00003494/01/3494.pdf
East, Bob. 2006, "Moro National Liberation Front: a Profile of Determination". Queensland University of Technology, Carseldine, Brisbane. Available at http://www.humanities.qut.edu.au/research/socialchange/docs/conf_papers2006/East_FIN.pdf
East, Bob. 2008. "The Abu Sayyaf: Terrorism in Sulu Province, Republic of Philippines or a Convenient Presence?" Melbourne University Press. Available at https://web.archive.org/web/20100719025450/http://lass.calumet.purdue.edu/cca/jgcg/2009/sp09/jgcg-sp09-east.htm
East, Bob. 2008. "The Abu Sayyaf in the Archipelago, Discrediting Islam, Abetting USA Foreign Counterinsurgency Policy". Available at http://arts.monash.edu.au/politics/terror-research/proceedings/gtrec-proceedings-2009-09-bob-east.pdf
East, Bob. 2010 PhD dissertation Awarded 2010. "Redefining domestic counterinsurgency, post 2001, Sulu Province: Republic of Philippines" https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=pqp59JEAAAAJ&citation_for_view=pqp59JEAAAAJ:9yKSN-GCB0IC
East, Bob. 2011. "Extrajudicial killings of the Abu Sayyaf: Sub rosa policy during the Arroyo administration, Republic of Philippines". University of Queensland—St. Lucia. Available at http://www.uq.edu.au/isaaiapacific/content/bobeast9-4pdf
Dr East is a member of The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens : an Australian green political party. Other than environmentalism the party cites four core values: ecological sustainability, social justice, grassroots democracy and peace and non-violence.
Bob East has stood as a Greens candidate in the following elections:
2007 Australian Federal Election: Seat of Maranoa
2006 Queensland State General Election : Seat of Inala
2009 Queensland State General Election : Seat of Southern Downs
Bob is married and lives on a rural property near Stanthorpe in south east Queensland with his wife Maria East. He was previously widowed and has three adult children.
