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Dr.
James Fergusson is Deputy Director of the Centre for Defence and
Security Studies, and an Associate Professor in the Department of
Political Studies at the University of Manitoba. He received his
BA(Hons) and MA Degrees from the University of Manitoba, and his Ph.D.
from the University of British Columbia in 1989. He teaches a range of
courses in the areas of international relations, strategic studies,
and foreign and defence policy, with an emphasis on Canada. He has
published numerous articles in these areas, most recently "The
Coupling Paradox: Nuclear Weapons, Ballistic Missile Defence and the
Future of the Trans-Atlantic Relationship". NATO and European
Security: Alliance Politics from the End of the Cold War to the Age of
Terrorism Alexander Moens, et.al. ed.s Westport: Praeger:2003;
“Getting to 2020: The Canadian Forces and Future Force Structure and
Investment Considerations” Canadian Foreign Policy 9:3, Spring
2002. He is also one of the principal authors of To Secure a
Nation: The Case for a New Defence White Paper. Council for
Canadian Security in the 21st Century. November 2001. Dr. Fergusson is
a former NATO research fellow, who examined the implications of
ballistic missile defence for NATO and the trans-Atlantic
relationship.
In addition to his academic publications, Dr Fergusson has been
commissioned to write several reports for the Department of National
Defence and Department of Foreign Affairs. Among these reports, he has
written on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty and co-authored
with Steve James the 2000 Space Appreciation for the
Directorate of Space Development. He annually participates in the
General and Senior Officer Space Indoctrination Course, the Canadian
Forces’ College Staff Officer and National Security Courses, and the
Air Force Staff Course in Winnipeg, and most recently addressed the
Canadian Air Force Symposium on Expeditionary Forces held at the
Canadian Forces' College in Toronto. Dr. Fergusson has testified on
several occasions to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and
International Trade and the Standing Committee on National Defence and
Veteran's Affairs, most recently on Canada and the question of
participation in the U.S. ballistic missile defence program for North
America.. He has also served on several panels of the Defence Science
Advisory Board, and is a member of the Defence Industrial Advisory
Committee.
Dr. Fergusson is currently completing a manuscript entitled Deja Vu
All Over Again: Canadian Policy from ABM and SDI, to NMD and Beyond.
Keywords: Strategic studies, nuclear weapons, ballistic missile
defence, military issues and outer space, aerospace, Canadian-US
defence relations.
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