Andrea Charron
Professor
International Relations
University of Manitoba
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
- Too Targeted? UN Sanctions to Address Today’s Intrastate Conflicts", International Peacekeeping, 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/13533312.2026.2642212
- 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.
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Charron, Andrea. 2025. "Golden Dome and Canada: The “New” Age of Integrated Air and Missile Defence", CDAI, https://cdainstitute.ca/golden-dome-and-canada-the-new-age-of-integrated-air-and-missile-defence/
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Portela, Clara, Andrea Charron and Mirko Soussai. eds. 2025. Elgar Encyclopedia of International Sanctions (London, Edward, Elgar)
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Charron, Andrea, Alexander Moens and Stéphane Roussel. eds. 2023. The Legacy of 9/11: Views from “North America”, (Montreal, MQUP).