Robert East, who is 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.
Education
Bob East holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Peace & Conflict Studies from the University of Southern Queensland Australia. Doctor East specializes in insurgency and counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, a region he has travelled to on a number of occasions.
Career
Doctor As an independent Australian researcher and author, East has written extensively about regional insurgency and counterinsurgency, and addressed international conferences. Bob East has stood as a Greens candidate in the following elections: Federal 2007 Australian Federal Election: Seat of Maranoa State 2006 Queensland State General Election: Seat of Inala 2009 Queensland State General Election: Seat of Southern Downs He was previously widowed and has three adult children.
Politics
Doctor 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.