Bob Martyn
Adjunct Professor
History Department
Royal Military College of Canada
About
Dr Martyn retired from a diverse military career, which included Combat Arms and Search & Rescue before commissioning into Intelligence. In addition to a National Defence Headquarters posting, operational deployments spanned Cyprus (UN), Bosnia and Kosovo (NATO), and Afghanistan (multinational Special Operations Forces), plus ice storm- and flood-related Domestic Operations. He also drafted the Canadian Army’s initial counter-insurgency doctrine.
Dr Martyn’s publications comprise over two dozen book chapters, journal articles, and book reviews, including having edited a book on Canadian Army domestic operations. Recent publications include book chapters on Russian influence upon western right-wing extremism; an overview of Canada’s violent extremist history; and the motivation of insurgents – part of which was included in a briefing on Mali that was presented to the government. He has taught courses at »Ê¹ÚÌåÓý’s University and within the Royal Military College in both the History and Politics Departments, in addition to having instructed at the Canadian Forces College. Recent teaching included a graduate-level course on Intelligence, 4th-year courses on Insurgencies & Guerrilla Warfare, and Law of the Sea, and a 3rd-year Terrorism course. Terrorism and Intelligence tend to reflect Dr Martyn’s academic interests.