H. Christian Breede
Research Analyst
Department of National Defence
About
Dr H. Christian Breede is a Research Analyst with the Department of National Defence working at the Canadian Defence Academy. A Canadian Army veteran of 25 years (and one month!), Christian served with the Royal Canadian Regiment, with deployments to Haiti (2004) and Afghanistan (2008-09). He also was an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Royal Military College of Canada, A cross-appointed Professor of Political Science at Queen’s University, and an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University’s Terrorism, Risk, and Security Studies Program. Concurrent with his work in DND, Christian is also an Honourary Research Associate at the University of New Brunswick. Christian’s research centres on the interaction between social cohesion, military culture, and technology. He has published over 25 articles, edited volumes, chapters, and monographs on these topics. Christian holds a PhD in War Studies from RMC.
Current Interests
- Technology and society
- Foreign policy analysis
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Military culture and leadership
Recent Publications
- co-edited with Robert Engen and Allan English. Why We Fight, Montréal/Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020
- co-edited with Stéfanie von Hlatky and Stéphanie Bélanger. Transhumanising War: Performance Enhancement and the implications for policy, society, and the soldier, Montreal/Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2019
- Culture and the Soldier: Identities, Values, and Norms in Military Engagements. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2019
- with Howard G. Coombs, “Need to Do Better: Culture and Leadership Renovation in the Canadian Armed Forces” in Sarah von der Felsen, Patrick Hofstetter, and Michael Holenweger, eds. Military Leadership Concepts: An International Persepctive, Zürich: MILAK/The Swiss Armed Forces, 2024
- with Karen Davis. “Do You Even Pro, Bro?” in Robert Engen, H. Christian Breede, and Allan English, eds. Why We Fight, Montréal/Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020