B.J.C. McKercher, Ph.D.Professor

Department of History

Brian McKercher Professor McKercher’s areas of specialisation encompass modern international relations history, 19th and 20th Century British and American foreign policy, and modern British and modern European history. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics, where he studied under Professor D. Cameron Watt. From 1997 to 2006, he served as Chair of War Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada. He is now editor of Diplomacy & Statecraft. With K.E. Neilson, he is the general editor of The Praeger Series on Foreign Policy in the Interwar Period. He is also general editor of The Praeger Series on Diplomacy and Strategic Thought.

Office: M308

Telephone: 613-541-6000 ext 6007

Fax: 613-541-6056

E-mail: mckercher-b@rmc.ca

Department of History

Royal Military College of Canada

PO Box 17000, Station Forces

Kingston, Ontario CANADA

K7K 7B4

University Degrees:

  • Ph.D. (London School of Economics)
  • M.A. (University of Alberta)
  • B.A. (Honours) (University of Alberta)

Research Interests:

  • Modern international relations history
  • 19th and 20th Century British and American foreign policy
  • Modern British and modern European history

Courses Taught:

  • HIE 369A - The Diplomacy of Europes Global Ascendancy: International History, 1815-1870
  • HIE 372B - The Diplomacy of Great Power Rivalry: International History, 1870-1914
  • HIE 374A - From World War to World War: international history, 1900-1945
  • HIE 379B - Cold War, Limited War and Diplomacy: international history since 1945
  • HIE 449 - The History of Intelligence since 1870
  • HIE 454 - The Foreign Policies of the Great Powers since 1815
  • WS 506 - Civil-Military Relations and the Development of National Strategies, 1815-1975
  • WS 560 - International Relations Since 1919

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