James McKay
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science and Economics
Royal Military College of Canada
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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.