Introduction
Robert William East, also known as Bob East, is an Australian author, specializing in insurgency and counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, a region he has travelled to on a number of occasions.
Career
As an independent Australian researcher and author, East has written extensively about regional insurgency and counterinsurgency, and addressed international conferences.
Publications
Books
Dr East has written books and journal articlesabout 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)
- 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 | Subject: Terrorism (Reference)
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.
Political Aspirations
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:
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
Background
Bob is married and lives on a rural property near Stanthorpe in south east Queensland. He was previously widowed and has three adult children.