CURRICULUM VITAE - PETER CHALK
PROFILE
A specialist in transnational security and policy and strategy
development with extensive international experience in Southeast
Asia, South Asia, the Andean region of Latin America and West,
East and southern Africa. Educated to the Doctorate level and
active in policy think tanks throughout North America, the AsiaPacific and Australasia. Highly disciplined and able to motivate
others through example as part of a team. Ability to organise and
effectively manage a constant workload under pressure to meet
deadlines. Extensive qualitative/quantitative research and
analytical skills and possession of excellent written and oral
communication skills. Characterised by personal attributes of
integrity, tact, sound judgement and initiative. Experienced and
comfortable working with diverse cultural groups. Fully computer
literate. Dual Australian/UK citizenship; US Permanent Resident.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT
Professor, University of Queensland, Australia (January 1996-May
1999).
Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow, Strategic and Defense Studies
Centre, Australian National University (June 1996- February 1997).
EDUCATION
University of British Columbia, Canada, 1991 - 1994
Ph.D., 1994, in Political Science.
Degree thesis title: "Squaring the Circle: West European
Terrorism, EC/EU Counter-Terrorism and Liberal Democratic
Acceptability."
PERSONAL
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Marital Status:
Medical Health:
Citizenship:
16/10/67.
Harare, Zimbabwe.
Married.
Excellent.
UK/EU; Australian. United States
Permanent Resident
Contact Address:
2850 N Ricardo
Mesa
AZ 85215
UNITED STATES
University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 1986-1990
Joint M.A. Hons, 1990, in Political Studies and International
Relations.
Degree thesis title: "Overpopulation and its Socio-Economic and
Political Effects on the Development of Zimbabwe."
Degree attained: First Class Joint Honours (I).
PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
Tel: (602) 639 1948
Cell:(202) 374 1731
Email: chalk22000@yahoo.com;
chalk@rand.org
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Senior Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, United
States (June 1999 to present). Duties include analytical and
strategic assessments relating to terrorism, transnational crime
and issues of national, regional and international security.
Associate Editor, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism.
Adjunct Professor and Subject Matter Expert (SME), Naval
Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, United States
Adjunct Professor, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
(APCSS), Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Cambridge Who’s Who (member since July 2010)
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS1
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism in Southeast Asia: A Net
Assessment. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2009.
Single Authored Books and Major Monographs
Corporate COIN: Multinational Corporations and Conflict
Mitigation. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2009.
The South American Drug Trade: Scope, Dimensions, Impact and
Response. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2011.
Neighbourhood Watch. The Evolving Terrorist Threat in Southeast
Asia. Canberra: Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 2008.
The Maritime Dimension of International Security: Terrorism,
Piracy and Challenges for the United States. Santa Monica, CA:
RAND, 2008.
Money in the Bank: Lessons Learned from Past Counterinsurgency
(COIN) Operations. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2007.
The Evolving Dynamic of the Southern Thai Muslim Insurgency. Santa
Monica, CA: RAND, 2008.
Ungoverned Territories. Understanding and Reducing Terrorism
Risks. Santa Monica, CA: RAND 2007.
Hitting America’s Soft Underbelly. The Potential Threat of
Deliberate Biological Attacks Against the U.S. Agricultural and
Food Industry. Santa Monica: RAND, 2004.
Sharing the Dragon’s Teeth: Terrorist Groups and the Exchange of
New Technologies. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2007.
The Earth Liberation Front (ELF): Prognosis and Assessment.
London: Jane’s Information Group, 2004.
Australian Foreign and Defense Policy in the Wake of the 1999/2000
East Timor Intervention. Santa Monica: RAND, 2001.
Non-Military Security and Global Disorder. The Impact of
Extremism, Violence and Chaos on National and International
Security. London: Macmillan Press, 2000.
The Global Heroin and Cocaine Trade. London: Jane’s Information
Group, 1998.
Breaching the Fortress: Understanding Terrorist Efforts to
Overcome Defensive Technologies. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2007.
Securing Tyrants Or Fostering Reform? U.S. Internal Securioty
Assistance to Repressive and Transitioning Regimes. Santa Monica,
CA: RAND, 2006.
Maritime Terrorism. Risk and Liability. Santa Monica, CA: RAND,
2006.
Fortifying Pakistan. The Role of U.S. Internal Security and Law
Enforcement Assistance. Washington D.C.: United States Institute
for Peace, 2006.
Exploring Terrorist Targeting Preferences. Santa Monica, CA: 2006.
Grey Area Phenomenon in Southeast Asia. Piracy, Drug Trafficking
and Political Terrorism. Canberra: Strategic and Defence Studies
Centre, 1997.
Aptitude for Destruction, Volumes 1 and 2. Santa Monica, CA: 2005.
West European Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism. The Evolving
Dynamic. London: Macmillan, 1996.
Trends in Terrorism. Threats to the United States and Implications
for the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. Santa Monica, CA: RAND,
2005.
Co-authored and Edited Books and Monographs
Understanding and Countering Suicide Terrorism. Santa Monica, CA:
RAND, 2004.
From Insurgency to Stability. Volume II: Insights From Selected
Case Studies. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2011
The Muslim World and the United States After 9/11 and the Iraq
War. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2004.
From Insurgency to Stability. Volume I: Key Capabilities and
Practices. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2011
Confronting the Enemy Within. Security Intelligence, the Police
and Counterterrorism in Four Democratic Countries. Santa Monica,
CA: RAND, 2004.
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Does not include newspaper or magazine articles and op-eds.
Proceedings of the Office of Science and Technology Policy Blue
Ribbon Panel on the Threat of Biological Terrorism Directed
Against Livestock. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2004.
The Global Threat of New and Re-Emerging Infectious Disease:
Reconciling US National Security and Public Health Policy. Santa
Monica, CA: RAND, 2003.
Terrorism and Development. Lessons from the Southern Philippines,
Northern Ireland and Israeli Occupied Territories. Santa Monica,
CA: RAND, 2003.
“Vulnerability of the Domestic Food Supply Chain.” In The Wiley
Handbook on Science and Technology for Homeland Security.
Washington D.C.: Department of Homeland Security, 2008.
“Maritime Terrorism: The Threat to Container Ships, Cruise Liners
and Passenger Ferries.” In Sam Bateman, Rupert Herbert-Burns and
Peter Lehr, Contemporary Maritime Security Realities, Operational
Applications and the ISPS Code: A Reference for Seafarers,
Security Professionals and Governments. London: Taylor and
Francis, 2008.
Jane’s Counter-Terrorism. London: Jane’s Information Group, 2002.
“Africa and Political Risk: The Threat of Terrorism.” In Sub
Saharan Africa: Key Issues to 2012. London: Oxford Analytica, 22
January 2007.
California’s Vulnerability to Terrorism: Infrastructure, Cyber and
Agricultural Dimensions. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2002.
“The Narcotics Trade.” In The Oxford Encyclopaedia of Maritime
History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Security in the Nation’s Capital and the Closure of Pennsylvania
Avenue: An Assessment. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2002.
“Disease and the Complex Processes of Securitization in the Asia
Pacific.” In Mely Caballero-Anthony, Ralf Emmers and Amitav
Acharya eds., Non-Traditional Security in Asia: Dilemmas in
Securitisation. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2006.
Trends in External Support for Insurgent Movements. Santa Monica,
CA: RAND, 2001.
Colombian Labyrinth: The Synergy of Drugs and Insurgency and Its
Implications for Regional Stability. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2001.
Indonesia’s Transformation and the Stability of Southeast Asia.
Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2001.
Illicit Drugs and Australian Democracy. A Critical Review of Past
Trends and Future Directions. Melbourne: Melbourne University
Press, 2000.
“Militant Islamic Extremism in Southeast Asia.” In Paul Smith ed.,
Terrorism and Violence in Southeast Asia. Transnational Challenges
to States and Regional Stability. Armonk, New York: M.E. Sharpe,
2005.
“The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Insurgency in Sri Lanka.” In
Rajat Ganguly and Ian Macduff eds. Ethnic Conflict and
Secessionism in South and Southeast Asia. London: Sage
Publications, 2003.
Book Chapters
“Al Qaeda and Its Links to Terrorist Groups in Asia.” In Andrew
Tan and Kumar Ramakrishna eds. The New Terrorism. Singapore:
Eastern Universities Press, 2002.
“Maritime Terrorism.” In Paul Shemella, ed. Fighting Back: What
Governments Can Do About Terrorism. Stanford, CA: Stanford
University Press, 2011.
“Regional Transnational Security Challenges.” In James Clad and
Bruce Vaughn eds. The Unravelling of Island Asia. Westport,
Connecticut: Praeger, 2002.
“Maritime Terrorism: Scope, Potential Threat Contingencies and the
Role of Private Security Companies.” In Claude Berube and Patrick
Cullen, Private Security Companies and Maritime Order. Stanford,
CA: Stanford University Press, 2011.
“Piracy Problems in the South China Sea.” In John Baker and David
Wiencek eds. Cooperative Monitoring in the South China Sea:
Satellite Imagery, Confidence-Building Measures and the Spratly
Islands Disputes. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2002.
“Maritime Terrorism: The Threat to Container Ships, Cruise Liners
and Passenger Ferries.” In Rupert Hebert-Burns, Sam Bateman and
Pete Lehr, eds. Lloyd’s MIU Handbook of Maritime Security. London:
CRC Press, 2009.
“Islamic Separatism in Thailand and the Philippines.” In Jason
Isaacson and Colin Rubenstein eds. Islam in Asia: Changing
Political Realities. New York: Transaction Press, 2002.
“La progression de la piraterie maritime.” In Arnaud Blin, Gerard
Chaliand and Francoius Gere eds. Puissances et Influences.
Washington D.C.: Beaumarchais Center for International Researech,
2001.
"Pandemic Threats to Security," in Bill Tow and Marianne Hanson
eds. Great Issues of International Relations. Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2000.
“The Maastricht Third Pillar and Counter-Terrorism: The Good, the
Bad and the Ugly.” In F. Reinares, ed. European Democracies
Against Terrorism: Governmental Policies, Societal Responses and
Supranational Cooperation. Hampshire: Dartmouth Publishing Co.,
2000.
"Gray Area Phenomena and Human Security," in Bill Tow, Ramesh
Thakur and In-Taek Hyun eds. Human Security and Regional
Cooperation: Preparing for the 21st Century. Tokyo: United Nations
University Press, 2000.
“Political Terrorism in Southeast Asia.” In Carolina Hernandez and
Gina Pattugalan eds. Transnational Crime and Regional Security in
the Asia Pacific. Manila: Institute for Strategic and Development
Studies, 1999.
“The Tamil Tiger (LTTE) Insurgency in Sri Lanka." In Abdel-Fatau
Musah and Niobe Thompson eds. Over a Barrel. Light Weapons and
Human
Rights
in
the
Commonwealth.
London:
Institute
of
Commonwealth Studies, 1999.
“Trends in Terrorism and the Architecture of TRIA.” Joint
Congressional briefing given before the U.S. Senate Committee on
Appropriations, Washington D.C., June 2005.
“The Bio-Terrorist Threat to Agricultural Livestock and Produce.”
Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Government Affairs,
Washington D.C., October 2003.
“Terrorism, Infrastructure and the U.S. Food and Agricultural
Sector.” Testimony before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on
Oversight of Government Management and Restructuring the District
of Columbia, Washington D.C., October 2001.
“The International Support Operations of the Tamil Tigers of Tamil
Eelam with a Special Emphasis on Canada.” Expert witness testimony
to The Report of the Special Senate Committee on Security and
Intelligence, Ottawa, Canada, January 1999.
Refereed Journal Articles
“Piracy and Counter-Piracy off the Horn of Africa,” The Brown
Journal of World Affairs Vol XV, No. II (Spring/Summer 2010).
“The Evolving Dynamic of Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea in the
Modern Era: Scope, Dimensions, Dangers and Policy Responses.”
Maritime Affairs Vol 5, No. 1 (Summer 2009).
Official Testimonies
“Maritime Piracy: Reasons, Dangers and Solutions.” Testimony
before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, United
States House of Representatives, Washington D.C., February 04,
2009.
“The Maritime Dimension of International Security: Piracy and
Terrorism.” Navy Lunch Briefing, Washington D.C. January 15, 2009.
“Piracy and Violence at Sea: How Can the World’s Policy Makers
Make the Ocean’s Safer?” Congressional Luncheon Briefing, United
States Senate, Washington D.C., December 2008.
“The Terrorist Activities of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE).” Expert witness testimony prepared for the Australian
Director of Federal Public Prosecutions (DFPP), Melbourne,
December 2007.
“The Evolving Threat of Maritime Terrorism.” Congressional
Luncheon briefing, Washington D.C., October 16, 2006.
“The Evolving Dynamic of the Malay Muslim Insurgency in Southern
Thailand. Political and Criminal Components.” Strategic Insights
(August 2008).
“The Tigers Abroad: How the LTTE Diaspora Supports the Conflict in
Sri Lanka.” Georgetown Journal of International Affairs
(Summer/Fall, 2008).
“The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and the Future Course of
Terrorism in the United States.” Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
30/9 (September 2007).
“The Terrorist Threat to Container Ships.” Strategic Insights
(June, 2007).
“United States Internal Security Assistance to Pakistan.” Small
Wars and Insurgencies 17/3 (September, 2006).
“Domestic Disputes: Pakistani Internal Security.” Georgetown
Journal of International Affairs (Summer/Fall, 2004).
“Non-Traditional Security in the Wider Middle East.” Studies in
Conflict and Terrorism 25/2 (2003).
“The Liberal Democratic Response to Terrorism.” Terrorism and
Political Violence 7/4 (1995).
"Australia and Indonesia: Rebuilding Relations After East Timor.
Contemporary Southeast Asia 23/2 (August 2001).
“EU Counter-Terrorism, the Maastricht Third Pillar and Liberal
Democratic Acceptability.” Terrorism and Political Violence 6/2
(1994).
"The Evolving Dynamic of Insurgency and Civil Conflict in
Southeast Asia." Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 24/4 (2001).
REFERENCES
"The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) International
Organization and Operations - A Preliminary Analysis." Canadian
Security Intelligence Service Commentary No. 77 (March 17, 2000).
"Grave New World." Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy
15/1 (2000).
Dr William Rosenau
Center for Strategic Studies, CNA
4825 Mark Center Drive
Alexandria
VA, 22311
UNITED STATES
“Commercial Insurgency and the Southeast Asian Heroin Trade.”
Studies in Conflict and Terrorism 23/2 (2000).
Tel: +1 703 8240 2047
Email: wgr1959@mac.com
“The Evolving Dynamic of Terrorism in the Post-Cold War Era.” The
Australian Journal of International Affairs 53/2 (1999).
“Low Intensity Conflict in Southeast Asia.” Conflict Studies
305/306 (1998).
“Threats to Liberal Democracy.” Co-edited special edition of The
Australian Journal of Politics and History (September 1998).
“Cross Border Crime and Grey Area Phenomena in Southeast Asia.”
Boundary and Security Bulletin 6/3 (1998).
“The Evolving Dynamic of Terrorism in Southeast Asia.” Terrorism
and Political Violence 10/2 (1998).
“The Response to Terrorism as a Threat to Liberal Democracy.” The
Australian Journal of Politics and History 44/3 (1998).
“Responsibilities to Refugees: An Examination of the Contemporary
Political Practice of Moral Responsibility in International
Relations.” The Australian Journal of International Affairs 52/2
(1998).
“Contemporary Maritime Piracy in Southeast Asia.” Studies in
Conflict and Terrorism 21/1 (1998).
“The Davao Consensus: A Panacea for the Muslim Insurgency in the
Southern Philippines?” Terrorism and Political Violence 9/2
(1997).
Dr Angel Rabasa
RAND Corporation
1200 South Hayes Street
Arlington
VA, 22202
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Tel: +1 703 413 1100
Email: Angel_Rabasa@rand.org
Dr Bruce Hoffman
Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Security Studies Program
Georgetown University
3600 N St., NW
Washington, D.C.
20007
UNITED STATES
Tel: +1 202 687 7847
Email: brh6@georgetown.edu
Dr John Gordon
RAND Corporation
1200 South Hayes Street
Arlington
VA, 22202
United States
Tel: + 1 703 413 1100
Email: John_Gordon@rand.org