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    Robert Hamilton

    Robert Hamilton

    Senior Fellow

    Defense and Security
    Ukraine
    Georgia
    Caucasus
    Russia
    Black Sea
    Military Analysis
    Dr. Robert (Bob) Hamilton is the President of Delphi Global Research Center. He served 30 years in the U.S. Army. retiring as a Colonel, and six years as a civilian professor at the U.S. Army War College. In his Army career, he served overseas in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Germany, Belarus, Georgia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Dr. Hamilton received his PhD in International Relations and his MA in Russian Studies from the University of Virginia, and his BS in National Security Affairs from the United States Military Academy. He is also a graduate of the German Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. He is the author of the book China-Russia Relations:The Dance of the Dragon and the Bear (2024, Springer) and of over forty articles and monographs published by the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and in outlets such as Orbis, Parameters, Forbes, The American Interest, and Defense One. His current book project examines the effectiveness of US military assistance at building capability to deter aggression.
    Russia and China in Africa: Interests, Influence, and Instruments of Power

    Russia and China in Africa: Interests, Influence, and Instruments of Power

    Africa matters to both Russia and China now more than at any time in recent decades. For Russia to blunt isolation and profit from insecurity; for China to consolidate an alternative global order and protect long-term investments.

    2/19/2026

    Swaggering Toward Sicily: American Hubris Under Trump Invites Catastrophe

    Swaggering Toward Sicily: American Hubris Under Trump Invites Catastrophe

    Donald Trump and those around him are drunk on the elixir of American military power; it is only a matter of time before they plunge the US - and the world - into a catastrophe.

    1/12/2026

    American Military Posture in the Black Sea: How the Pentagon Can Prevent a Strategic Mistake

    American Military Posture in the Black Sea: How the Pentagon Can Prevent a Strategic Mistake

    A withdrawal of American troops from Romania at a critical time in negotiations on Ukraine would be a serious mistake. Russia would take it as the U.S. giving it a free hand to act in the Black Sea, region which would increase tensions and the risk of escalation.

    10/29/2025

    What We Get Wrong About Russia

    What We Get Wrong About Russia

    The United States and Russia have fundamentally different models of how the world works. If this remains to be the case, Russia will continue to be a problem for the US – if not an outright threat – and the US will be the same for Russia.

    8/22/2025

    A Long and Winding Road to Nowhere? Georgia’s Perennial Quest for Security and Belonging

    A Long and Winding Road to Nowhere? Georgia’s Perennial Quest for Security and Belonging

    Georgia’s latest crisis continues a centuries old pattern for the ancient South Caucasus nation. As a small country in an unstable but strategically important region, finding sustainable security and a geopolitical “home” was always going to be a challenge for Georgia.

    8/10/2025

    Two Wars, Countless Consequences  US Policy on Israel and Ukraine Could Make the World an Uglier Place

    Two Wars, Countless Consequences US Policy on Israel and Ukraine Could Make the World an Uglier Place

    US policy toward the wars in Europe and the Middle East could make war crimes and nuclear blackmail more common, to the detriment of US national security and global stability.

    7/23/2025