Sebastian Gorka
| Dr. Sebastian Gorka | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Education | Ph.D. in Political Science |
| Alma mater |
University of London Corvinus University of Budapest |
| Occupation | Advisor, editor, lecturer |
| Known for | National security expert |
| Website | thegorkabriefing.com |
Dr. Sebastian L.v. Gorka is an American expert on counterinsurgency and counterterrorism and teaches irregular warfare.[1] He is Breitbart's National Security Editor, founding member of the Council for Emerging National Security Affairs and member of the Strategic Advisers Group of the Atlantic Council of the United States. Previously, he was a policy expert of the Hungarian Ministry of Defense, founding director of the Institute for Transitional Democracy and International Security and adjunct professor at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Dr. Gorka became an American citizen in 2012.[2]
Early life
Gorka was born in the United Kingdom after his parents fled Hungary after the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.[1]
Education
Gorka is graduate of the University of London and the Corvinus University of Budapest, where he received a Ph.D in Political Science.[1] He was a Kokkalis Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.[1]
Teaching
Beside teaching courses at The Institute of World Politics and College of International Security Affairs, Gorka frequently lectures at West Point, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the School of Advanced Military Studies. Previously, he taught for four years at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies.
Publications
- Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War (ISBN 978-1-62157-457-6), Regnery Publishing, 2016.
- With David Kilcullen "An Actor-Centric Theory of War" in: Joint Force Quarterly 60, January 2011.
- With Christopher Harmon, Andrew Pratt (Co-editors) Toward a Grand Strategy Against Terrorism (ISBN 978-0-07-352779-6), McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2010.
- With David Kilcullen “Who’s Winning the Battle for Narrative? Al-Qaida versus the United States and its Allies” in: Influence Warfare, Edited by James J. F. Forest, Praeger, 2009.
- "Understanding history's seven stages of Jihad" in: CTC Sentinel 2, 10, October 2009.
- With Stephen Sloan "Contextualizing Counterinsurgency" in Journal of International Security Affairs 16, Spring 2009.
External links
- Dr. Sebastian Gorka's website
- Profile of Gorka at the National Defense University's website
- Profile of Gorka at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies's website
- Website of the Institute for Transitional Democracy and International Security