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James S. Robbins (born 1962) is an American commentary writer for ''
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'' and Senior Fellow for National Security Affairs on the American Foreign Policy Council. He is the former Senior Editorial Writer for Foreign Affairs at the ''
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'', an author, political commentator and professor, with a focus on national security and foreign and military affairs. He also served as special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. His books include ''The Real Custer: from Boy General to Tragic Hero'' (2014), ''Native Americans: Patriotism, Exceptionalism and the New American Identity'' (2013), ''This Time We Win: Revisiting the Tet Offensive'' (2010) and ''Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point'' (2006). He is also a
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and contributing editor for '' National Review Online''.


Early life and education

Robbins was born in 1962. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in
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from the
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. He received a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (M.A.L.D.) and
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from
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at
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in Medford, Massachusetts.


Career

Robbins taught at
The Fletcher School The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of international affairs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The School is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations and is well-ranked in it ...
,
Boston University Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...
,
Marine Corps University Marine Corps University is a professional military education university system of the United States Marine Corps. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Master's Degrees. ...
,
National Defense University The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level education, training, and professional development of national security leaders. As ...
, and other schools. Robbins served in the federal government for ten years, including as special assistant to the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in the George W. Bush administration. In 2001, Robbins was a professor of International Relations at the
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. In 2007, Robbins was appointed Director of the Intelligence Community Center at
Trinity Washington University Trinity Washington University is a private Catholic university in Washington, D.C. Trinity is a comprehensive university with five schools; the undergraduate College of Arts & Sciences maintains its original mission as a liberal arts women's ...
. In 2008, he was selected as Program Chair of the Master of Arts in International Security Studies at Trinity Washington. In 2009, Robbins was appointed Senior Editorial Writer for Foreign Affairs at the ''
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,'' where he worked until November 2012. From April to August 2013, Robbins served as Deputy Editor of Rare, a conservative web site that is part of the
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. In 2013 Robbins joined the USA Today board of contributors and is a US News contributor as well. In addition to writing three books, he has written frequent articles for the ''
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'', the ''
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'', and a variety of other publications, including ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''. He is a frequent commentator on national and international
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and radio. Robbins is Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council. He serves on the Advisory Board of the National Civil War Museum.


Books

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Articles

* “Afghanistan: Back To Basics,” in ''The Journal of International Security Affairs'' no. 15, Fall 2008, pp. 79–88. * “Custer: The Goat at West Point and at War,” in ''Custer and His Times: Book Five,'' John P. Hart (ed), LaGrange Park, IL: Little Big Horn Associates (2008). * “Dangerous Deterrence,” in ''Taking on Tehran: Strategies for Confronting the Islamic Republic,'' Ilan Berman (ed), Washington: Rowman & Littlefield (2007). * “Insurgent Seizure of an Urban Area: Grozny, 1996,” in ''Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives,'' Volume III, James J.F. Forest (ed), McGraw Hill (2006). * “Battlefronts in the War of Ideas,” in ''Countering Terrorism and Insurgency in the 21st Century: International Perspectives,'' Volume I, James J.F. Forest (ed), McGraw Hill (2006). * “Iraq,” in ''Flashpoints in the War on Terrorism,'' Derek Reveron (ed), New York: Routledge Publishers (2006). * “Contemporary Operational-Level War Fighting” – a review of Nicholas E. Reynolds, ''Basrah, Baghdad, and Beyond: The U.S. Marine Corps in the Second Iraq War,'' Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, 2005, in the ''Naval War College Review,'' Spring 2006, Vol. 59, No. 2, pp. 157–161. * “Soft Targets: Hard Choices,” in ''Homeland Security: Protecting America’s Targets,'' James J.F. Forest (ed), Westport, CT: Praeger Security International (2006). * "Al-Qaeda Versus Democracy," ''Journal of International Security Affairs'' No. 9 (Fall 2005). * “Terrorism, the Media, and Homeland Security,” in ''Homeland Security: Controlling the New Security Environment,'' Howard, Moore and Forest (eds), Guilford, CT: McGraw Hill Publishers (2005). * “Defeating Networked Terrorism,” in ''Defeating Terrorism: Shaping the New Security Environment,'' Howard and Sawyer (eds.), Guilford, CT: McGraw Hill Publishers (2004). * “Central Command: Tip of the Spear” in ''America’s Viceroys: The Military and U.S. Foreign Policy,'' Derek Reveron (ed.), New York: Palgrave Macmillan Publishers (2004). * “Bin Laden’s War,” in ''Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding the New Security Environment,'' Howard and Sawyer (eds.), Guilford, CT: McGraw Hill Publishers (2003).


Legacy and honors

* Robbins is the recipient of the 2010 Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association first place award for editorial writing. * In 2011, he was awarded the Washington Times Excellence in Achievement award. * In 2007, he was awarded the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint
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. * In 2001, he was awarded the U.S. Department of State, Secretary’s Open Forum Distinguished Public Service Award.


References


External links


Washington Times
Author archive.
National Review
Author archive.
USA Today
Author archive.
Robbins discusses ''Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point''
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