 Anderson is Emeritus Professor of Geopolitics at the University of Durham, England.He was also Visiting Professor of Middle Eastern Development Studies at the University of Exeter, England; Visiting Professor at York St John University; Special Adviser to the Strategic Studies Research Centre, University of Al Akhawayn, Morocco; and Distinguished Research Fellow, Centre for International Trade and Security, University of Georgia, USA.He was Visiting Professor at all three US armed services academies.