James McKay
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science and Economics
Royal Military College of Canada
About
Educated at Bishop's University, RMC, and King's College London. Has served as Director, Faculty Services, Chair Military & Strategic Studies, Associate Dean of Social Sciences and Humanities (Faculty); and Chair War Studies. Current research is on the measurement of national power.
Research Interests
- Power
- Transatlantic defence & security relations
- Coercion
Recent Publications
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“Pressure, Threat, Dependence: Assessing NATO Member-State Defence Spending?” Journal of Transatlantic Studies. December 2022. .
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with Pierre Jolicoeur, Christian Breede, and Ali Dizboni. “Educating the Ideal Canadian Lieutenant”. Parameters, Spring 2022.
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“Canada and NATO: hopes and ambitions”, in Michele Testoni, Ed., NATO and Transatlantic Relations in the 21st Century,(London: Routledge, 2021).
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“Shaped by Loss: Culture and Casualties in Canada”, in H. Christian Breede, Ed. Culture and the Soldier: Identities, Values, and Norms in Military Engagements, (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2019).
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“How transatlantic is the Trump Administration?”, Journal of Transatlantic Studies. October 2019. DOI: 10.1057/s42738-019-00030-0, 532-553.