Thomas Hughes is a Postdoctoral student at the University of Manitoba and the 2022 CDSN Postdoctoral Fellow, having received his PhD from Queen’s University in August 2021. His primary areas of research are on confidence-building, deterrence, and strategic culture, with his award-winning dissertation focusing on how military exercises have been used to shape the political and security environment in Europe since 1975. His current research focuses on Arctic defence and security.

The manuscript addresses two tightly interconnected topics. The first section examines why the terms of the regime of Confidence- (and Security-)Building Measures (C(S)BMs) in Europe developed as they did, and how the regime has been viewed and used by participants. The second section is an assessment of the way in which the Soviet Union, Russia, and NATO have used military exercises as signaling mechanisms. This analysis highlights the differences in the way in which each actor perceived others’ exercises, as well as identifying when and why certain exercises were seen as particularly threatening.

Dr. Hughes plans to publish his book in 2023.

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The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces - International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military

The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces - International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military

Edited by Grazia Scoppio and Sara Greco

Book description

While countries throughout the world rely on immigrants to support their populations and economies, access to the military is limited, or denied to those who have not yet acquired citizenship. Precluding immigrants from serving in their host country’s armed forces is an issue of moral equity and operational effectiveness. Allowing immigrants to enlist ensures that the military represents the population it serves and encourages inclusivity and cultural change within the institution, while also creating a more effective military force. The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces – International Perspectives on Immigrant Participation in the Military investigates how different countries approach the inclusion or exclusion of immigrants in their armed forces and offers immigrant military participation as a pathway to citizenship and a way to foster greater societal integration and achieve a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive military. By surveying international perspectives on immigrant and non-citizen military participation in twelve countries, The Power of Diversity in the Armed Forces introduces and examines a new way to unlock the power of diversity in military organizations globally.

The perspectives presented in this edited collection come from Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, India, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers, instructors and students within a variety of disciplines and sub-disciplines, including military sociology, defence studies and professional military education, as well as for military and civilian defence staff who work in recruitment, defence policy, or employment equity organizations.

Publication information

Publisher: McGill-Queen’s University Press

Part of the Human Dimensions in Foreign Policy, Military Studies, and Security Studies Series (number 19 in series)

ISBN 9780228011101

Release date: August 2022

Formats: Cloth, Paperback, eBook

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