Nationality Australian Role Professor | Name Clive Williams Website Clive Williams | |
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Full Name Clive Owen Gestern Williams Education MA Hons Criminology BA Hons Occupation Academic, Visiting Professor, Military / Defence Intelligence, Lecturer, Author Books Terrorism Explained: The Facts, Word Power and Sound, 100 Steps Necessary for Surviv, The Strategic Defense I, The Sydney Olympics |
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Clive Williams (born 1 March 1945) is a British-born former Australian Army Military Intelligence officer, and academic with research interests in terrorism and counterterrorism, politically motivated violence, insurgency and counterinsurgency.
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- Clive williams bashar al assad s dilemma the security situation in syria
- Interview with professor clive williams on australian foreign policy on syria and iraq conflicts
- Military
- Defence Intelligence
- Academic
- Career Highlights
- Professional Associations
- Publications
- References
Interview with professor clive williams on australian foreign policy on syria and iraq conflicts
Military
Williams was born in London but his early career was as an officer in Australian Military Intelligence, which included a number of overseas intelligence appointments. As a 2nd Lieutenant in the Australian Army Intelligence Corps (AUSTINT), he served with 1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment in the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1966, and was awarded the Medal for Gallantry He served in the Australian Army until 1981.
Defence Intelligence
After leaving the Army, Williams pursued a civilian career in Australian Defence Intelligence, working mainly on transnational issues. He had a Chevening Scholarship at the War Studies Department, King's College London in 1987. His last Defence appointment was Director of Security Intelligence with responsibility for running high-level security investigations. He left Defence in 2002
Academic
Clive Williams has worked and lectured internationally on terrorism-related issues since 1980, and started running terrorism courses at the Australian National University (ANU) in 1996. Since leaving Defence in 2002, Williams has run terrorism and national security-related Masters course electives at the ANU and a number of Australian and overseas universities. This included a Masters course unit on Terrorism Law at the University of Sydney. He regularly conducts field work in his areas of research interest, including Afghanistan. He has been a Visiting Professor at the ANU College of Law's Centre for Military and Security Law since January 2012.
Clive Williams is also an Adjunct Professor / lecturer at Macquarie University Sydney Australia and a visiting professor at the University of New South Wales, Canberra
Career Highlights
Professional Associations
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