This candidate is a distinguished senior scholar in Political Science with a focus on International and Security Studies. He holds a tenured Associate Professor position at York University, where he also directs the Centre for International and Security Studies. His extensive career includes roles at the Graduate Institute of International Studies (Geneva), the University of Bradford, and as a Visiting Professor at the Canadian Forces College. He is a prolific author and editor of numerous books, journal articles, and reports, primarily on arms control, non-proliferation, critical security studies, and popular culture in world politics. His research has received multiple Merit Awards and significant grant funding.