Dr.Joel J. Sokolsky Professor

War Studies Post Graduate Degree Programme

Dr. Joel J. Sokolsky is a Visiting Canada-U.S. Fulbright Scholar at Bridgewater State College. He is Dean of Arts and a Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). He earned his Honours BA. from the University of Toronto, an MA from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, (SAIS), and a PhD in government from Harvard University.

Dr. Sokolsky has taught at the Canadian Studies Center at SAIS, Dalhousie University and Duke University. His areas of interest and teaching include Canadian foreign and defence policy, international security relations and American foreign and defence policy. He has been the recipient of several scholarships and awards including two NATO Fellowships and two Fulbright Scholarships. In 1995, he was named to the Teaching Excellence Honours List at RMC and in 2003 was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal.

Dr. Sokolsky has been the author, co-author and co-editor of a number of books, monographs and articles. His works include; Seapower in the Nuclear Age: The United States Navy and NATO, 1949-1980, Canadian Defence Policy: Decisions and Determinants, The Americanisation of Peacekeeping: Implications for Canada, Projecting Stability: NATO and Multilateral Naval Cooperation in the Post-Cold War Era, The Revolution in Military Affairs and the Future of Arms Control and Verification, Sailing in Concert: The Strategy and Politics of Canada-U.S. Naval Interoperability and most recently, The Soldier and The State in the Post-Cold War Era.

Dr. Sokolsky has served as a consultant to several government offices including the Associate Assistant Deputy Minister of National Defence (Policy) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He has been a member of the Secretariat Working Group of the NATO/Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defence Academies and Security Studies Institutes.