Bob East

Robert William East, also known as Bob East, is an Australian researcher and author whose area of interest is criminality and terrorism in the southern Philippines.[1]

Bob East
Born	Robert William East 23 April 1946 Herston, Brisbane Australia
Education	PhD (Peace & Conflict Studies) BA (Hons)
Alma mater	University of Southern Queensland
Occupation	Independent Researcher, Author
Website	Dr Bob East

Career

As an independent Australian researcher and author, East has written extensively about regional insurgency and counterinsurgency, and addressed international conferences. His alma mater is the University of Southern Queensland.[2]

Publications

Books

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[3] | 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[4] | 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[5] | Subject: Religion (Reference)
• 2018 East, Bob : 21st Century Philippines Piracy - The Abu Sayyaf Adds a New Dimension to Terror (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom) ISBN 978-1-5275-0938-2[6] | Subject: Terrorism (Reference)
• 2019 East, Bob : An Australian Family Poignancy in WWI: Two Brothers Killed on the Western Front, France, 1916-1917 (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, United Kingdom) ISBN 978-1-5275-4258-7[7] | Subject: Social Sciences (Biography)

Articles

• East, Bob. 2005, "The Bangsa Moro: Fighting for Freedom During the War on Terror: The Muslim Independence Movement of the Southern Philippines". Available at Queensland University of Technology, Carseldine, Brisbane.
• East, Bob. 2006, "Moro National Liberation Front: a Profile of Determination". Available at Queensland University of Technology, Carseldine, Brisbane.
• East, Bob. 2008. "The Abu Sayyaf: Terrorism in Sulu Province, Republic of Philippines or a Convenient Presence?" Available at Melbourne University Press.
• East, Bob. 2008. "The Abu Sayyaf in the Archipelago, Discrediting Islam, Abetting USA Foreign Counterinsurgency Policy". Available at Monash University
• East, Bob. 2010 PhD dissertation Awarded 2010. "Redefining domestic counterinsurgency, post 2001, Sulu Province: Republic of Philippines"
• East, Bob. 2011. "Extrajudicial killings of the Abu Sayyaf: Sub rosa policy during the Arroyo administration, Republic of Philippines". Available at University of Queensland—St. Lucia.

Politics

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.[8] East stood as a Greens candidate in the following elections:

Federal

• 2007 Australian Federal Election: Seat of Maranoa[9]

State

• 2006 Queensland State General Election : Seat of Inala[10]
• 2009 Queensland State General Election : Seat of Southern Downs[11]

Background

East lives on a property near Stanthorpe in south east Queensland.[12] He was previously widowed and has three adult children.[13]

References

1. "Author Bio". cambridgescholars.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
2. "University of Southern Queensland: Notable Alumni". OSAU. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
3. "Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Terror Truncated". cambridgescholars.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
4. "Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 472 Days Captive of the Abu Sayyaf". cambridgescholars.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
5. "Cambridge Scholars Publishing. The Neo Abu Sayyaf". cambridgescholars.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
6. "Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 21st Century Philippines Piracy". cambridgescholars.com. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
7. "Cambridge Scholars Publishing. An Australian Family Poignancy in WWI". cambridgescholars.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
8. [email protected] (2 February 2012). "The Australian Greens Party". themonthly.com.au. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
9. Electoral results for the Division of Maranoa#Elections in the 2000s
10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. Candidates of the Queensland state election, 2009
12. East, Dr Bob; Sales, Dr Peter. "472 days Captive of the Abu Sayyaf: The Survival of Australian Warren Rodwell". Retrieved 13 December 2016 – via Amazon.
13. East, Dr Bob (6 October 2013). "Terror Truncated: The Decline of the Abu Sayyaf Group from the Crucial Year 2002". Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved 13 December 2016 – via Amazon.