Robert Falconer "Bob" Howard (born 27 September 1936) is an Australian academic specialising in international relations, international security and Australian politics.
He is a former editor of the Current Affairs Bulletin.
He is a member of the executive council of the Australian Institute of International Affairs,
Australia's oldest think tank, and a Fellow of the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong.