Ben Connable is an American retired Marine Major, military strategist and Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, California.
[1] He received a master's degree in Strategic Intelligence from the American Military University and a master's degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
[1] He also attended the War Studies program at King's College London, where he earned a PhD He is a retired Major of the United States Marine Corps, having served in Iraq with the United States Marine Corps.
[2][3] He now serves as Professor at the Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School in Santa Monica, California.
[1] He has been published in Foreign Affairs,[4] The Washington Post,[5] CNN,[6] USA Today,[3] etc.