H. Christian Breede
Research Analyst
Department of National Defence
Dr H. Christian Breede is a Research Analyst with the Department of National Defence working at the Canadian Defence Academy. A Canadian Army veteran of 25 years (and one month!), Christian served with the Royal Canadian Regiment, with deployments to Haiti (2004) and Afghanistan (2008-09). He also was an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canada, A cross-appointed Professor of Political Science at Queen鈥檚 University, and an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University鈥檚 Terrorism, Risk, and Security Studies Program. Concurrent with his work in DND, Christian is also an Honourary Research Associate at the University of New Brunswick. Christian鈥檚 research centres on the interaction between social cohesion, military culture, and technology. He has published over 25 articles, edited volumes, chapters, and monographs on these topics. Christian holds a PhD in War Studies from RMC.
Current Interests:
- Technology and society
- Foreign policy analysis
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Military culture and leadership
Recent Publications:
- co-edited with Robert Engen and Allan English. Why We Fight, Montr茅al/Kingston: McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press, 2020
- co-edited with St茅fanie von Hlatky and St茅phanie B茅langer. Transhumanising War: Performance Enhancement and the implications for policy, society, and the soldier, Montreal/Kingston: McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press, 2019
- Culture and the Soldier: Identities, Values, and Norms in Military Engagements. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2019
- with Howard G. Coombs, 鈥淣eed to Do Better: Culture and Leadership Renovation in the Canadian Armed Forces鈥 in Sarah von der Felsen, Patrick Hofstetter, and Michael Holenweger, eds. Military Leadership Concepts: An International Persepctive, Z眉rich: MILAK/The Swiss Armed Forces, 2024
- with Karen Davis. 鈥淒o You Even Pro, Bro?鈥 in Robert Engen, H. Christian Breede, and Allan English, eds. Why We Fight, Montr茅al/Kingston: McGill-Queen鈥檚 University Press, 2020
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