Wesley Wark

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Wesley K. Wark (born 1952) is a Canadian historian, an associate professor emeritus of history at the University of Toronto, [1] and an invited professor at the University of Ottawa. [2]

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Education

Wark earned a B.A. from Carleton University in 1975, an M.A. from Cambridge University in 1977 and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 1984. He was a faculty member at McGill University from 1982 to 1983, at the University of Calgary from 1983 to 1988, and at the University of Toronto from 1988 until his retirement in 2013. [2]

Career

Wark was President of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) in 1998-2000 and 2004–2006. He served on the Prime Minister's Advisory Council on National Security (2005–2009). [3]

Wark is a frequent media commentator on national security and intelligence and contemporary security issues. His scholarly interests include the popular culture of espionage in the contemporary history, the study of terrorism and counter-terrorism and modern and contemporary international relations. He was also a member of the Committee on the Civil Dimension of Security of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wesley Wark", Faculty Directory, University of Toronto Department of History, 7 November 2019, retrieved 28 May 2021
  2. 1 2 "Wesley Wark", Members, University of Ottawa, retrieved 28 May 2021
  3. ↑ Prime Minister Stephen Harper Announces Appointments to the Advisory Council on National Security (ACNS): Wesley Wark who was appointed in 2005 agreed to remain, Ottawa 1 Nov 2010.
  4. ↑ NATO Parliamentary Assembly committee member, Wesley Wark with biography.
  5. ↑ Reviews of The Ultimate Enemy: Patrick Beesly, International History Review, JSTOR   40105656; Horst Boog, Militärgeschichtliche Mitteilungen, ; Nigel Clive, International Affairs, JSTOR   2618401; Andrew J. Crozier, History, JSTOR   24415416; Luc De Vos, Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire, ; L. L. Farrar Jr., Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, JSTOR   1045620; M. R. D. Foot, Albion, JSTOR   4049715; Alfred Gollin, The American Historical Review, JSTOR   1864004; R. H., Military Affairs, JSTOR   1988468; M. W. Jackson, History of European Ideas, doi : 10.1016/0191-6599(88)90026-5; Keith Robbins, The English Historical Review, JSTOR   571163; Peter St. John, Journal of Conflict Studies, ; Ralph White, Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains, JSTOR   25730412
  6. ↑ Reviews of Security and Intelligence in a Changing World: Victor Huard, Canadian Journal of History, doi : 10.3138/cjh.27.3.610; Ross G. Weber, Journal of Conflict Studies,
  7. ↑ Reviews of Spy Fiction, Spy Films, and Real Intelligence: Philip M. Taylor, The International History Review, JSTOR   40107307; Keith Neilson, Canadian Journal of History, doi : 10.3138/cjh.26.3.525
  8. ↑ Reviews of Espionage: Past, Present, Future?: Reg Whitaker, Canadian Historical Review, ; Martin Thornton, Intelligence and National Security, doi : 10.1080/02684529508432336
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