Robert Williams
BGen (R), CAF
Rob served as an intelligence officer in the Canadian Army retiring as a Brigadier-General. While serving in the military He was deployed on overseas operations to Croatia as part of a United Nations mission, several times to Bosnia with NATO, and also to Kabul, Afghanistan as part of the ISAF Headquarters in 2004.
Owing to his linguistic ability he has travelled extensively in Eastern and Central Europe. Rob completed a PhD in 2017 at Queen’s focused on the experience of the 1st Polish Armoured Division under Canadian command in Northwest Europe in late 1944 and challenges in the achievement of a shared common intent in coalition operations resulting from language and cultural differences. He currently teaches graduate courses in War Studies as a sessional instructor at RMC.
Current Interests/Research:
- Multinational Coalition Warfare;
- Eastern and Central Europe history; and
- Military Intelligence