Andrea Charron

Andrea Charron

Professor

International Relations

University of Manitoba

Affiliation

About

Andrea  Charron holds a PhD from the Royal Military College of Canada (Department of War Studies). She is Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, and Professor of International Relations at the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. Dr. Charron worked for various federal departments including the Canadian Privy Council Office in the Security and Intelligence Secretariat before beginning her academic career. She writes extensively on Arctic security, NATO, NORAD and Canadian defence policy. She is coauthor of NORAD: In Perpetuity and Beyond (MQUP, 2022), co-editor of The Legacy of 9/11: Views from North America (MQUP, 2023) and several others on sanctions. 

Research Interests

  • NORAD and NATO
  • Arctic Defence
  • Sanctions

Recent Publications

  •  Olsvig, Sara and Andrea Charron. 2026. " Is geography destiny for small states? Kalaallit Nunaat’s defence futures" in A Research Agenda for Arctic Security and Governance. Marc Jacobsen and Elana Rowe Wilson eds. (London, Edward Elgar): 135 - 154. 
  •  Portela, Clara, Andrea Charron and Mirko Soussai. eds. 2025. Elgar Encyclopedia of International Sanctions (London, Edward, Elgar) 

  • Charron, Andrea, Alexander Moens and Stéphane Roussel. eds. 2023. The Legacy of 9/11: Views from “North America”, (Montreal, MQUP).  

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