Stephen Saideman / @smsaideman

Stephen Saideman holds the Paterson Chair in International Affairs at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and is the Director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network (CDSN).  He has written five books: The Ties That Divide: Ethnic Politics, Foreign Policy and International Conflict; For Kin or Country: Xenophobia, Nationalism and War (with R. William Ayres); NATO in Afghanistan: Fighting Together, Fighting Alone (with David Auerswald); Adapting in the Dust: Lessons Learned from Canada’s War in Afghanistan; and Overseen or Overlooked: Legislators, Armed Forces, and Democratic Accountability (forthcoming with David Auerswald and Philippe Lagassé), edited two others, and published articles and chapters on nationalism, ethnic conflict, civil war, alliance dynamics, and civil-military relations.  He has also received fellowships from the Council on Foreign Relations, the Social Sciences Research Council, and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The first placed him on the Bosnia desk of the Strategic Planning and Policy Directorate of US Joint Staff for a year, the second facilitated research in Japan, and the third placed him as a Fellow at the Hertie School in Berlin.  He also taught previously at the University of Vermont, Texas Tech University, and McGill University. He writes online at saideman.blogspot.com and has won awards for teaching, for mentoring other faculty, for public engagement, and for his blogging on international studies. His social media address on a variety of outlets is @smsaideman. Furthermore, Stephen is a co-host of the Battle Rhythm podcast, which is part of the CDSN Podcast Network  His work of late has focused on figuring out which civilians are, if any, are overseeing the armed forces of modern democracies.