Adam Lajeunesse
Adam Lajeunesse, PhD received a Bachelor’s degree in Humanities from Carleton University (2005) and a Masters in History from the University of Calgary (2007). In 2012 he received his PhD from the University of Calgary, where he completed a dissertation on the evolution of sovereignty, security, and Canadian-American relations in the Far North.
From 2012 to 2016 he served as a postdoctoral Fellow, with funding from the Canadian Department of National Defence, ArcticNet, and the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Currently he is the Irving Shipbuilding Chair in Canadian Arctic and Marine Security Policy at St. Francis Xavier University.
In addition, Lajeunesse is a research associate at the Centre for Military, Strategic, and Security Studies at the University of Calgary and a fellow with the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism at the University of Waterloo. He has taught Canadian and military history at Athabasca University and the University of Calgary and consulted for a number of Canadian government departments and non-governmental organizations on questions relating to the North American Arctic.
Dr. Lajeunesse’s work focuses on issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and development. He is the author of Lock, Stock and Icebergs – a recently published history of Canada’s Arctic maritime sovereignty that focuses on the interplay between American security concerns and Canadian sovereignty requirements. He has also co-authored a book on China’s Arctic interests, a volume examining the evolution of northern military operations, and numerous articles and think-tank publications focused on northern defence from a strategic and operational perspective. Finally, Dr. Lajeunesse is writing books on American icebreaker operations during the early Cold War and northern hydrocarbon development during the 1970s.
Address: adamlajeunesse.com
From 2012 to 2016 he served as a postdoctoral Fellow, with funding from the Canadian Department of National Defence, ArcticNet, and the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Currently he is the Irving Shipbuilding Chair in Canadian Arctic and Marine Security Policy at St. Francis Xavier University.
In addition, Lajeunesse is a research associate at the Centre for Military, Strategic, and Security Studies at the University of Calgary and a fellow with the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism at the University of Waterloo. He has taught Canadian and military history at Athabasca University and the University of Calgary and consulted for a number of Canadian government departments and non-governmental organizations on questions relating to the North American Arctic.
Dr. Lajeunesse’s work focuses on issues of Arctic sovereignty, security, and development. He is the author of Lock, Stock and Icebergs – a recently published history of Canada’s Arctic maritime sovereignty that focuses on the interplay between American security concerns and Canadian sovereignty requirements. He has also co-authored a book on China’s Arctic interests, a volume examining the evolution of northern military operations, and numerous articles and think-tank publications focused on northern defence from a strategic and operational perspective. Finally, Dr. Lajeunesse is writing books on American icebreaker operations during the early Cold War and northern hydrocarbon development during the 1970s.
Address: adamlajeunesse.com
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The country’s first naval icebreaker, Labrador was a pioneering vessel in the Arctic during mid-1950s. Leading American task forces, charting new supply routes, and breaking ice for the construction of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, Labrador was the versatile tool that Canada wielded to assert its presence in the Far North.
This operational history, originally authored in 1960 by the Naval Historical Section, provides insight into Labrador’s four years of service with the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN).
More than an historical narrative, the Labrador story contains important lessons as the RCN returns to Arctic operations in the twenty-first century, from the unpredictability of Arctic navigation to the ever-present hazards of weather and ice.
Drawing on extensive research in Chinese government documentation, business and media reports, and current academic literature, this timely volume eschews the traditional assumption that Chinese actions are unified and monolithic in their approach to Arctic affairs. Instead, it offers a careful analysis of the different, and often competing, interests and priorities of Chinese government and industry.
Analyzing Chinese interests and activities from a Canadian perspective, the book provides an unparalleled point of reference to discuss the implications for the Canadian and broader circumpolar North.