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Robert Haddick is Managing Editor of Small Wars Journal.  He writes the “This Week at War” column for Foreign Policy and is a full-time member of the Small Wars Journal management team.

From 1988 to 2006 Haddick was Director of Research, investment portfolio manager, and later a consultant to The Fremont Group, a large private investment firm and an affiliate of Bechtel Corporation.  He established the firm’s global proprietary investment operation; led a research and trading network spanning the United States, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Australia; and was president of one of Fremont’s overseas investment subsidiaries.  Haddick frequently advised the Board of Directors and other top level committees on geopolitical, macro-economic, and investment market trends.

Haddick was an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.  He served in the 3^rd Marine Regiment, deployed with a Marine Amphibious Unit, and participated in numerous exercises with host nation military forces in Asia and Africa.  He was a staff officer in 1^st Battalion, 12^th Marines and was selected for the Personnel Reliability Program relating to command and control duties.  Haddick later commanded a rifle company in the 23^rd Marine Regiment.

Haddick’s writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The American, New York Post, and TCS Daily. He started the blog Westhawk in 2005.  He has been interviewed on CNBC and NPR.

Haddick earned BA and MBA degrees from the University of Illinois.

Contact Robert Haddick at robert@smallwarsjournal.com