Assistant Professor, UAE National Defense College
Sterling Jensen is an assistant professor at the United Arab Emirates' National Defense College in Abu Dhabi. From 2006-2011, Jensen served in as a contract linguist for the U.S. Army, then as a civilian Foreign Area Officer for the U.S. Marines and an analyst for a strategic communications campaign. Jensen holds a Ph.D. in Middle East and Mediterranean Studies from King's College London, having written his dissertation on Iraqi narratives of the Anbar Awakening.