Major Reports
 

“Chinese Narratives and Influence in the Circumpolar Arctic: Greenland to the Russian Border.” Report to the Department of National Defence (February 2023). (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“Russian Arctic Influence: Assessing Narratives and Discourse,” Report to the Department of National Defence (February 2023). (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Troy Bouffard, and Sergey Sukhankin).

Climate Change & International Security: The Arctic as a Bellwether. Arlington: Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, 2012. (With Rob Huebert, Heather Exner-Pirot, and Jay Gulledge).

“Arctic Narratives and Political Values: Arctic States, China and NATO,” NATO Stratcom Center of Excellence (forthcoming: 2023). (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Troy Bouffard, Sergey Sukhankin, Marc Lanteigne, and Elizabeth Buchanan).

Edited Volumes

Edited. Through the Northwest Passage and Back: Captain Paul Fournier’s Report of the CCGS John A. Macdonald’s Voyage with SS Manhattan, September-November 1969. Arctic Operational Histories. Antigonish: Mulroney Institute of Government, 2023 (Co-edited with P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

Edited. In Manhattan’s Wake. Arctic Operational Histories. Antigonish: Mulroney Institute of Government, 2019 (Co-edited with P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

Edited. Documents on Canadian Arctic Maritime Security, 1950-1988. Documents on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security. Calgary: Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, 2018.

Edited. HMCS Labrador: An Operational History. Arctic Operational Histories. Antigonish: Mulroney Institute of Government, 2017 (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Jason Delaney).

Edited. From the Polar Sea to Straight Baselines: Arctic Policy in the Mulroney Era. Documents on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security. Calgary: Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, 2017 (Co-edited with Rob Huebert).

“Ice Islands in Canadian Policy, 1954-1971.” Documents on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security (October2015), 147 pages.

“Canadian Arctic Defence and Security Policy: An Overview of Key Documents, 1970-2012.” Documents on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security (July, 2014), 79 pages. (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Ryan Dean).


Book Chapters and Articles

“The Arctic as a Friction Point in Sino-Russian Relations,” Joint Forces Quarterly (With Sergey Sukhankin and P. Whitney Lackenbauer) (October 2023).

“Arctic Shipping: A Historical Overview.” In Shipping in Inuit Nunangat: Governance Challenges and Approaches in Canadian Arctic Waters. Kristin Bartenstein and Aldo Chircop Eds. (Leiden: Brill, 2023) (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“NORPLOY ’74 A Case Study in Northern Operations,” Canadian Naval Review (Winter 2022). (With Cate Belbin).

“Russia’s Arctic Strategy: Legitimizing Narratives and the Information Domain in a Competitive Region,” Journal of Peace and War Studies (October 2022). (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Troy Bouffard).

“Arctic Perils: Emerging Threats in the Arctic Maritime Environment,” Canadian Global Affairs Institute (November, 2022)

“Why China Is Not a Peer Competitor in the Arctic,” Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs (October 2022), (with P. Whitney Lackenbauer and Ryan Dean).

“Here there be Dragons? Chinese Submarine Options in the Arctic,” Journal of Strategic Studies (July 2021) (with Tim Choi). 

“Opening an Arctic Escape Route: The Bellot Strait Expedition” Northern Mariner 31:1(Spring, 2021) 1-30 (with P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“A Gentleman’s Agreement: Sovereignty, Defence and Canadian-American Diplomacy in the Arctic,” Breaking Through: Understanding Sovereignty and Security in the Circumpolar Arctic, Wilfred Greaves and P. Whitney Lackenbauer Eds. (February 2021). 

“Arctic Geopolitics and Security from the Canadian Perspective,” Handbook on Geopolitics and Security in the Arctic, Frontiers in International Relations, Joachim Weber ed. (Springer, 2020)

“Canada’s Arctic Offshore and Patrol Ships (AOPS): Their History and Purpose” Marine Policy (December, 2020). 

“Some Design Considerations for Arctic-Capable Submarines,” Policy Brief, North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (November 2020) (With Tim Choi). 

“Regional Border Security Management in the Territorial North.” The North American Arctic: Themes in Regional Security, Dwayne R. Menezes and Heather N. Nicol eds. London: UCL Press. (2019) (With Heather N. Nicol, Whitney Lackenbauer, and Karen Everett)

“China’s Mahanian Ambitions: Second Thoughts.” Canadian Naval Review 15:2 (Fall, 2019).

“Preparing for the Next Arctic Sovereignty Crisis: The Northwest Passage in the Age of Donald Trump.” International Journal 74:2 (Spring, 2019), 225-239 (With Rob Huebert).

“Defence Policy in the Canadian Arctic: From Jean Chrétien to Justin Trudeau.” In Canadian Defence: Theory & Policy, Srdjan Vucetic et al. Eds. (Toronto: Palgrave McMillan, 2019) (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“Finding “Win-Win:” China’s Arctic Policy and what it means for Canada.” Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Policy Paper (December, 2018).

“Operation Nanook: Purpose, Evolution and Future.” Canadian Naval Review 14:2 (Fall, 2018), 11-17.

"The Arctic Response Company Groups: Presence and Mass.” In Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Operations, 1941-2015: Historical and Contemporary Lessons Learned. Adam Lajeunesse and P. Whitney Lackenbauer Eds. Fredericton: Gregg Centre, University of New Brunswick, 2017.
 
“Early Days: The CAF Returns to the Arctic, 2000-2006.” In Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Operations, 1941-2015: Historical and Contemporary Lessons Learned. Adam Lajeunesse and P. Whitney Lackenbauer Eds. Fredericton: Gregg Centre, University of New Brunswick, 2017.

“Lessons Learned, Lost, and Relearned.” In Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Operations, 1941-2015: Historical and Contemporary Lessons Learned. Adam Lajeunesse and P. Whitney Lackenbauer Eds. Fredericton: Gregg Centre, University of New Brunswick, 2017 (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“There is no Glide Path in the Arctic: A Final Look at Lessons Learned.” In Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Operations, 1941-2015: Historical and Contemporary Lessons Learned. Adam Lajeunesse and P. Whitney Lackenbauer Eds. Fredericton: Gregg Centre, University of New Brunswick, 2017 (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“Symbolism and Substance: Northern Deployments in the Late Cold War.” In Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Operations, 1941-2015: Historical and Contemporary Lessons Learned. Adam Lajeunesse and P. Whitney Lackenbauer Eds. Fredericton: Gregg Centre, University of New Brunswick, 2017.

“The Emerging Arctic Security Environment: Putting the Military in its (Whole of Government) Place.” In Whole of Government through an Arctic Lens. Heather Nicol and P. Whitney Lackenbauer Eds. Canadian Defence Academy Press (Forthcoming: 2016). (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).
 

“The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Appropriate Capabilities.” Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 16:4 (Spring, 2016), 7-66 (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“Watching the Arctic Ocean: Lessons from the Cold War.” Canadian Naval Review 12:3 (Fall, 2016), 4-8.
 

"Chinese Prepare to Use the Northwest Passage." World Policy Institute (September, 2016).

“The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Appropriate Capabilities,” Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 16:4 (Spring, 2016), pp. 7-66 (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Building Capabilities and Connections.” In Whole of Government through an Arctic Lens. Heather Nicol and P. Whitney Lackenbauer Eds. Canadian Defence Academy Press (Forthcoming: 2016). (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).
 

"Reviewing Canada’s Arctic Capability: Suggestions for the Defence Policy Review," Conference of Defence Associations Institute (June, 2016).

“The Evolving Security Requirements in the Canadian Arctic,” Conference of Defence Associations Institute (May, 2015).

“China’s Mining Interests in the North American Arctic.” Governing the North American Arctic: Lessons from the Past, Prospects for the Future. Dawn Berry and Halbert Jones Eds. London: Palgrave MacMillan. (2015). (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer)

“Lester B. Pearson, the United States, and Arctic Sovereignty: A Case of Un-Pearsonian Diplomacy” Mike’s World: Lester Pearson and Canadian External Relations, 1963-1968. Asa McKercher and Galen Roger Perras Eds. (2015). (With Peter Kikkert and P. Whitney Lackenbauer).

“The Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic: Purpose, Capabilities, and Requirements,” Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (May, 2015), 14 pages.
 

“On Uncertain Ice: The Future of the Northwest Passage and Arctic Shipping,” Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute (December, 2014), 16 pages. (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer).
 

“Developing the Offshore in the North American Arctic,” The Journal of Ocean Technology 9:2 (August, 2014), pp. 114-115. (With P. Whitney Lackenbauer)
 

Negotiating Sovereignty: The Past and Present Failure of Security as a Bargaining Chip. Arctic Security Working Paper No. 5. Toronto: Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation and ArcticNet Arctic Security Projects (February, 2013), 22 pages.

“American Submarines in Arctic Waters: A Research Note,” The Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies Connect (January, 2013), 6 pages.

“A Very Practical Requirement: Under-Ice Operations in the Canadian Arctic, 1960-1986.” Cold War History 13:4 (November, 2013), pp. 507-524.

“The Ice has Ears: The Development of Canadian SOSUS.” Canadian Naval Review 9:3 (Fall, 2013), pp.  4-9. (with Bill Carruthers)
       -   Winner of the CNR’s 7th Annual Bruce S. Oland Competition

“The New Economics of Arctic Oil and Gas.” American Review of Canadian Studies 43:1 (February, 2013), pp. 107-122.

“A New Mediterranean? Arctic Shipping Prospects for the 21st Century.” Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce 43:4 (October, 2012), pp. 521-539.

“Arctic Warfare.” Oxford Bibliographies Online: Atlantic History. Ed. Dennis Showalter. New York: Oxford University Press (Winter, 2012), 19 pages.

“Forgotten Frontier: A Brief History of Canada’s Northern Policy.” Nord-Nord-Ouest Chronique No. 6 (April, 2011), pp. 1-5.

“Claiming the Frozen Seas: The Evolution of Canadian Policy in the Arctic Waters.” Canada and Arctic Sovereignty and Security: Historical Perspectives. Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, Ed. P. Whitney Lackenbauer. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2010, pp. 233-259. 

“The Northwest Passage in Canadian Policy: An Approach for the 21st Century.” International Journal 63:4 (Fall, 2008), pp. 1037-1052.

“Sovereignty, Security and the Canadian Nuclear Submarine Program.” The Canadian Military Journal 8:4 (Winter, 2008), pp. 74-82.

“Fuel Cell Submarines and the Three Ocean Fleet.” The Centre for International Strategic Studies Bulletin 21:1 (Winter, 2008), pp. 10-11.

“The Distant Early Warning Line and the Battle for Public Perception.” The Canadian Military Journal 8:2 (Summer, 2007), pp. 51-59.