Contributor Biography
Dr. Chapnick is the Deputy Director of education at the Canadian Forces College (CFC) and an Associate Professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC). He holds a BA (Honours) from Trent University, an MA in international affairs from Carleton University, and a Ph.D in history, University of Toronto. Upon completing his doctoral studies, he taught at the University of Toronto in the areas of Canadian external relations and pedagogical development.
In 2005, he was awarded a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship. He joined the RMC and the CFC in 2006 and has been teaching courses in Canadian governance, strategic decision-making, and foreign policy ever since. He has also taught courses in the history of Canadian foreign policy and Canadian-American relations at the University of Toronto and Ryerson University.
Chapnick’s commentaries have appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, National Post, and Calgary Herald. He is also the author of over 30 academic articles and book chapters on historical and contemporary issues in Canadian foreign and public policy and Canadian-American relations. His first book, The Middle Power Project: Canada and the Founding of the United Nations was short-listed for the Dafoe Prize (2005), recognizing the best book on Canada or Canada in the world. His article, “Peace, Order, and Good Government: The "conservative" Tradition in Canadian Foreign Policy” was awarded the Cadieux Prize (2005), recognizing the best article written in International Journal. His latest book, Canada’s Voice: The Public Life of John Wendell Holmes was published by UBC Press in May.
He is keenly interested in the role of partisanship in both the formulation and evolution of Canadian foreign policy, and in the links between civic engagement and foreign policy literacy.
