Name John Stanton | ||
John J. Stanton is an independent journalist, author and teacher in the Washington, DC Metro region who focuses largely on national security topics. He designed and led a seminar titled National Security in the 21st at a private school in Northern Virginia."Syllabus, National Security in the 21st Century". Academia.edu. January 12, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017. </ref>
Contents
- Cyberwarfare and technology commentary
- Human Terrain System
- National security commentary
- Books
- References
Cyberwarfare and technology commentary
Stanton wrote on cyberwarfare/information warfare in the 1994–2000 timeframe when the Bill Clinton Administration was pushing cyber defense initiatives. Other articles discussed technical matters such as electromagnetic pulse affects, urban warfare, orphan nukes and intelligence after 9/11. He presented papers on Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Strategic Cultural Analysis and Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience. He is the author of "Broadband Communications Networks and Multimedia: Public and Private Sector Initiatives", a paper for the 19th Annual Meeting of the Technology Transfer Society in 1994.
Human Terrain System
Stanton has authored over 100 articles over a five-year period on the US Army's (United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)) Human Terrain System (HTS). He also appeared on Russia Today TV to comment on HTS. His coverage on the Human Terrain System was cited in the American Anthropological Association's Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities, Final Report.
His last work on the US Army Human Terrain System was titled Last Waltz in Saga of US Army Intelligence Program published by the Sri Lanka Guardian, Pravda, Dissident Voice and Scoop-NZ in December 2013.
National security commentary
The Sri Lanka Guardian and Pravda first carried Stanton's 2010 piece titled "USA Undermines Democracy in Turkey: It's Turkey Stupid, Not Israel". That piece discusses the internal dynamics of Turkey's efforts to maintain democratic reforms, a free press and an open culture.
He has written articles for online publications such as Pravda.ru, Sri Lanka Guardian, CounterPunch, Cryptome, The Intelligence Daily (IntelDaily), Journal of Technology Transfer, Seoul Times, and TRDEFENCE (Turkish Military & Geopolitics Portal). He has also written for National Defense Magazine, Defense Daily, American Behavioral Scientist and Convergence Magazine. His work has been cited by information security researchers. Stanton's analysis on homeland security issues, following the events of September 11, 2001, was carried by Investors Business Daily, CBS Evening News, ABC and CNN.