William Richardson
PhD candidate
William Richardson is a PhD candidate in Political Science at 杏吧原创 University. His dissertation project examines the relationship between American defence technology sharing and grand strategy. He specializes in International Relations and Public Policy. Will completed his MA at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at 杏吧原创 in 2020. His MA thesis examined Canada鈥檚 Future Fighter Capability Project and the role of military interoperability in Canadian defence policy. Will serves as a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, where he has had papers published on defence policy, procurement, and technology. Will has also worked as a political and security desk officer on several geographic desks at Global Affairs Canada, where he produced strategic advice, research reports, and briefing documents for use by the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, and senior departmental officials. Will is passionate about history and aviation; he is also a keen cyclist, hiker, and Nordic skier.
Publications & Presentations
Authored report 鈥,鈥 published by the Triple Helix Partnership and Canadian Global Affairs Institute (2024)
Authored report 鈥,鈥 published by the Triple Helix Partnership and Canadian Global Affairs Institute (2023)
Authored report 鈥,鈥 published by the Triple Helix Partnership and Canadian Global Affairs Institute (2023)
Authored editorial for The Ottawa Citizen entitled 鈥溾 (2022)
Guest on 鈥淒efence Deconstructed鈥 podcast hosted by David Perry and produced by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, episode: 鈥溾 (2020)
Co-authored report 鈥溾 with Kalen Bennett, Douglas Dempster, Philippe Dumas, Caroline Leprince, Kim Richard Nossal, David Perry, Elinor Sloan and J. Craig Stone, published by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (2020)
Presented an article entitled 鈥溾 at the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies Workshop, held at the University of Calgary in Calgary, AB; article published in the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies (2019)