Dr Quick is a lecturer/Assistant Professor within Rabdan Academy's Defense and Security program at Zayed Military University (ZMU). Prior to joining Rabdan Academy, he spent over fourteen years in the Middle East working in a multi-cultural educational sector, including ten years of full-time experience at the Higher Education graduate-level through teaching, training, curriculum development, and programme management. A former UK military officer, Dr. Quick combines operational experience with that of teaching, training and mentoring military officer cadets in the UK. Previously serving as a senior administrator and faculty member at the UAE National Defence College, Dr. Quick also worked for several years on the national UAE schools-based 'Al Bayariq' Student Citizenship initiative which acted as the forerunner of the country's National Service programme. A security professional, his key academic interests include military history, counterinsurgency/irregular warfare and national security/military strategy. He is currently completing a book (under University of Exeter Press contract) on the Dhofar War in Oman (1965-1975) for publication in 2024.
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (KCL) – LONDON, UK
PhD. in War Studies (with research focus on Arabian Peninsula Military History) - 2021.
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY – COVENTRY, UK
Master of Arts in Maritime Security (with research focus on Piracy and Counter-Piracy strategies), (Awarded ‘With Distinction’) - 2015.
LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCIENCE (LSE) – LONDON, UK
Bachelor of Arts in Geography (with primary focus on Human Geography, International Relations, and History) - 1995
Military History (General and Arabian Peninsula-specific), Counterinsurgency (COIN), Post World War Two UK COIN Campaigns, National Security Strategy, Military Strategy
COIN, post-World War Two UK COIN campaigns, Arabian Peninsula military history, military assistance strategies, regional COIN (esp. Omani Dhofar War),
