Robert Bruce Adolph
Robert Bruce Adolph is a retired US Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel and UN Chief Security Advisor. Today, he is a successful international speaker, author, and commentator. His many written works have appeared in multiple civil and military publications. Most recently, Adolph has been a frequent guest columnist for Florida’s Tampa Bay Times, Holland’s Atlantic Perspectives Magazine, and the US Military Times. He has been interviewed by BBC news and radio, UN Today Magazine, Italian National Public Radio, World Affairs Conference, and the Netherlands Atlantic Council. In 2022, he served as mission leader for a multi-national team in support of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in war-torn Ukraine. More recently, he completed service as a consultant UN security advisor regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh War in Azerbaijan. His new book due out early next year focuses on the themes of leadership, war, politics, and society.”
Surviving the United Nations: A Memorable Gunfight
I was driving home from the gym. It was late afternoon on 29 September 2002. The sun, hanging low in the sky, was casting long