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Work Experience

Johns Hopkins University, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, D.C.

Senior Research Professor (June 2014 to date)

Director, Center for Canadian Studies (September 2014 to date)

Professorial Lecturer in Canadian Studies (June 2009 to June 2014)

College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University, Bellingham, W.A.

G. Robert Ross Distinguished Visiting Professor in Canada-U.S. Business and Economic

Relations (2012 to 2017)

American University, Washington, D.C.

Adjunct Professor, School of Public Affairs (June 2005 to June 2014)

Senior Fellow, Center for North American Studies (September 2005 to January 2014)

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C.

Senior Fellow (March 2007 to March 2016)

Director, Hudson Initiative on North American Competitiveness (July 2012 to July 2015)

George W. Bush Institute, Dallas, T.X.

Fellow, Economic Growth Initiative (November 2014 to November 2015)

Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C.

Senior Associate, Americas Program (June 2016 to date)

Senior Associate, Canada Project (December 2002 to 2012)

Director and Fellow, Canada Project (January 1997 to November 2002)

Project Coordinator and Research Associate, Canada Project (January 1996 to January 1997)

Project Coordinator, Canada Project (January 1995 to January 1996)

Project Assistant, Canada Project (March 1993 to November 1993)

Director of Strategic Planning and Evaluation, International Republican Institute (IRI), Washington,

D.C. (December 2002 to March 2007)

Consultant, Michigan Small Business Development Center, Wayne State University, Detroit (November

1993 to December 1994)

Manager, Port Huron-St. Clair County International Trade Office (April 1990 to July 1991)

Canadian Affairs Specialist, Michigan World Trade Center (September 1989 to April 1990)

Canadian Consulate General, Minneapolis (1988-1989)

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Public Affairs Assistant (May 1989 to September 1989)

Consultant, Organizational Development (September 1988 to January 1989)

Legislative Intern, Office of Michigan State Representative James A. Kosteva, D-Canton Township (April

1988 to September 1988)

Education

Ph.D. International Relations, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns

Hopkins University, Washington D.C., 2009

Dissertation title: “Forging the Detroit Consensus: The Relative Power Cycle and the Political

Economy of the North American Automotive Trade Regime”

William J. Fulbright Scholar, Carleton University, Ottawa 1999-2000

M.A. Canadian Studies and International Economics, The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced

International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C., 1994

B.A. Political Science, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1989

Visiting Student, Carleton University, Ottawa 1987-1988

Academic Teaching Experience

SA.840.718 “Business Policy Practicum: Natural Gas Development” Client: Government of British

Columbia, Ministry of Natural Gas Development. Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International

Studies, Johns Hopkins University (Spring 2017)

SA.840.705 “The Political Economy of Federalism in North America and Europe” Paul H. Nitze School

of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (Fall 2016)

SA.840.718 “Business Policy Practicum: Pharmaceutical Innovation” Client: Government of Canada,

Health Canada (Health Products and Food Branch). Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International

Studies, Johns Hopkins University (Spring 2016)

ECON 365 “The Canadian Economy” College of Business and Economics, Western Washington

University (Winter 2016)

S.A.840.718 “Business Policy Practicum: The Automotive Industry” Client: Government of Ontario

Ministry of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure. Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced

International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (Spring 2015)

MBA 516 “Competing in the Global Economy: International Business Cases” College of Business and

Economics, Western Washington University (Spring 2015)

MBA 515 “Competing in the Global Economy: International Market Strategy” College of Business and

Economics, Western Washington University (Winter 2015)

ECON/PLSC 497 “North American Energy and Environment: Policy and Opportunity” College of

Business and Economics, Western Washington University (Spring 2014 and Spring 2017)

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IBUS 474/MBA 555 “International Government Relations” College of Business and Economics, Western

Washington University (Spring 2013)

PLSC 497 “Middle Powers and Global Politics” Department of Political Science, College of Humanities

and Social Sciences, Western Washington University (Winter 2013)

ECON 491 “Corporate Diplomacy: Firms and States in North American Economic Integration”

Department of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Western Washington University (Fall

2012)

SA.840.706 “Middle Power Diplomacy” Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns

Hopkins University (Fall 2011, Spring 2014, Fall 2015)

SA.840.726 “The Rise of the North Americans: The Historical Evolution of the North American Political

Economy” Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (With Dr.

Tamara Woroby, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2014)

SA.840.705 “Federalism and Public Policy: Canada, the U.S., Mexico and the E.U.” Paul H. Nitze School

of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (Fall 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall

2013, Fall 2014)

SIS-419-61/SIS 653-012 “U.S. Relations with Canada and Mexico” Department of U.S. Foreign

Policy Studies, School of International Service, American University (With Dr. Robert Pastor, Spring

2012)

GOVT 338/638 “North American Politics” Department of Government, School of Public Affairs,

American University (Spring 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011)

Lecturer on Canada. Western Hemisphere Area Studies Seminar, U.S. Department of State Foreign

Service Institute, George P. Schultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center (1999 to date)

NAFTA Seminar, Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (January 1997 to September

1997).

“Canada Eh? Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Canadians” January Term Course,

Macalester College (January 1989)

Language Skills

French: Read, written and spoken proficiently

Spanish: Basic reading and writing proficiency

Professional Associations

Member, Stakeholder Consultation Group for U.S.-Canada Beyond the Border Working Group and

Regulatory Cooperation Council initiatives (2012 to 2016)

Member, Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section, North American Competitiveness Council (2006 to 2009)

Member, Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, (1993 to date); Member of the Executive

Council (2017 to date)

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Member, American Political Science Association, (2000 to date); Treasurer, Canadian Politics Section (2008

to date)

Member, International Studies Association, (2001 to date)

Books, Chapters and Peer Reviewed Publications

“The Calculus of Convergence: Intellectual; Property Rights for Pharmaceuticals and the Global Trade

Agenda” chapter in Intellectual Property Rights and the Promotion of Biologics, Medical Devices and

Trade in Pharmaceuticals Steven Globerman, Editor (Vancouver: Fraser Institute, 2016)

“The Canadian Economy: Model or Muddle?” American Review of Canadian Studies Volume 45, Issue 4,

2015

H-Diplo Roundtable Review: Game Changer: The Impact of 9/11 on North American Security Edited by

Thomas Maddux and Diane Labrosse. Volume XVI Number 13 2014.

“North America’s Borders: Finding the Future” chapter with Brian Grant in Managing Borders in an

Increasingly Borderless World edited by Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Randall Hansen. Washington:

Migration Policy Institute, 2014.

North American Competitiveness: The San Diego Agenda with Laura Dawson and Duncan Wood Joint

publication of the Hudson Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, November

2013.

Alternative Energy Futures for North America Hudson Institute (March 2013)

A Safe and Secure Border: The Ongoing Quest in U.S.-Canada Relations with Laura Dawson. One Issues,

Two Voices series. Washington: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, December 2012.

Political Vehicles: Making Sustainable Policy Choices for the North American Auto Industry Hudson

Institute (November 2012)

“Restoring Respect for the Law in Canada-U.S. Commerce: The Regulatory Cooperation Council So Far”

Canada-United States Law Journal Volume 37 Issue 2 2012.

“America and the Canadian Presence: As the United States Faces Global Challenges, How Does Canada Fit

In?” American Review of Canadian Studies Volume 42, Issue 4, 2012

Forgotten Partnership Redux: Canada-U.S. Relations for the 21st Century co-edited with Greg Anderson,

including chapters by Louis Balthazar, Louis Belanger, Robert Bothwell, Brian Bow, Earl Fry, David

Haglund, Geoffrey Hale, Patrick James, Joseph Jockel, John Kirton, Malcolm Knight, Nicholas Levy,

Pierre Martin, Kim Richard Nossal, Colin Robertson, Joel Sokolsky, Reginald Stuart, Isabel Studer, John

Thompson, Debora VanNijnatten. Toronto: Cambria Press, 2011

“The Federal Role in Supporting Auto Sector Innovation” with Thomas Klier. Washington: Brookings

Institution, Metropolitan Policy Program, October 2010.

“Democracy Around the World: What Can Canadians Do?” Guest Editor’s Introduction for volume

including articles by Linnea Beatty, Sophie Brière, Leslie Campbell, L.C. Russell Hsiaio, Sebastien Jobert,

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Richard Kraemer, Thomas Legler, Lindsay Lloyd, Yves Poulin, Jeffrey Poushter. International Journal

Volume LXV, Number 3 (Summer 2010)

“Canada’s Cold Front: Lessons of the Alaska Boundary Dispute for Arctic Boundaries Today”

International Journal Volume LXV, Number 1 (Winter 2009-2010)

“Fragmegration, Federalism, and Canada-United States Relations” chapter with Greg Anderson in Borders

and Bridges: Canada’s Policy Relations in North America edited by Geoffrey Hale and Monica Gattinger.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

“Toward a New Frontier: Improving the U.S.-Canadian Border” Washington: Brookings Institution, 2009.

“An Independent Security Policy for Canada in an Age of Sacred Terror?” chapter in An Independent

Foreign Policy for Canada?: New Directions and Debates edited by Brian Bow and Patrick Lennox.

Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008.

“Negotiating North America: The Security and Prosperity Partnership” with Greg Anderson. Hudson

Institute White Paper (Washington: Hudson Institute) Fall 2007.

“The Rising Importance of Third Country Issues in Canada’s Relations with the United States” chapter in

Minorities and Priorities: Canada Among Nations 2006 edited by Andrew F. Cooper and Dane Rowlands.

Montreal & Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2006.

“The Changing of the Guard” International Journal Volume LX, Number 2 (Spring 2005).

“Rising Power or Fading Power: 11 September and the Lessons of the Section 110 Experience” chapter in A

Fading Power: Canada Among Nations 2002 edited by Maureen Appel Molot and Norman Hillmer. Don

Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2002. Reprinted in: Readings in Canadian Foreign Policy: Classic

Debates and New Ideas edited by Duane Bratt and Christopher J. Kukucha. Don Mills, ON: Oxford

University Press, 2007.

“Book Review of Drawing Lines in Sand and Snow: Border Security and North American Economic

Integration by Bradley J. Condon and Tapen Sinha” American Review of Canadian Studies Volume 35,

Number 1, Spring 2005

“Book Review of Ethics and Security in Canadian Foreign Policy edited by Rosalind Irwin” American

Review of Canadian Studies Volume 32, Number 4, Winter 2002.

“Canadian National Security after 9/11: What does the United States Expect?” Canadian American

Strategic Review, v.1 (August) 2002.

To Prevail: An American Strategy for the Campaign Against Terrorism. Contributing author to volume

edited by Kurt M. Campbell and Michele A. Flournoy. Washington: CSIS Press, 2001.

Canada: A Self-Study Guide. Area Studies Division, United States Foreign Service Institute, Washington:

U.S. Department of State, September 2001.

“A Chance to End the Culture Trade Conflict Between Canada and the United States.” American Review of

Canadian Studies, v.31 n.3 Autumn 2001.

“How Canada Policy is Made in the United States” chapter in Vanishing Borders: Canada Among Nations 2000

edited by Maureen Appel Molot and Fen Osler Hampson. Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2000.

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The North American Auto Industry under NAFTA. Co-edited with Sidney Weintraub. Significant Issues Series

v. XX n.5. Washington: CSIS Press, 1998.

“Book Review of The North American Trajectory: Cultural, Economic and Political Ties among the United

States, Canada and Mexico by Ronald Inglehart, Neil Nevitte and Miguel Basañez and Risking Free Trade: The

Politics of Trade in Britain, Canada, Mexico and the United States by Michael Lustig” With Sidney

Weintraub. Book review in The American Political Science Review, v. 92, n. 1. (March 1998).

Recent Papers and Other Publications

“Canada Steps Out, Possibly Up on Foreign and Defense Policy” Inside Policy June 9, 2017

“Larger Role for Congress Will Make This Negotiation Different than CUFTA and NAFTA Talks”

Intelligence Memo C.D. Howe Institute, June 5, 2017

“The Need for Energetic Diplomacy” ENERGY / ÉNERGIE Volume 2, Issue 4 (March 2017)

“Why North America Works Better Than Europe: Five Takeaways from the Ottawa Summit” Wall Street

Journal June 30, 2016

“Revisiting Priorities for Future Canada - United States Defense Relations” Testimony to the Canadian

House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence. Given from Washington, April 21, 2016

“Canadian Resource Caution, or Complacency” ENERGY / ÉNERGIE Volume 3, Issue 1 (April 2016)

“Justin Trudeau’s Agenda in Washington – and at home” Wall Street Journal March 11, 2016

“Trudeau in Washington: Five Things to Watch” The Cipher Brief March 10, 2016

“The Problem with One Customer” with Jesse N. Barnett. C2C Journal December 15, 2015

“It Will Take Two: The Trudeau Government Makes a Bold Debut but Cannot Improve Canada-United

States Relations Alone” ENERGY / ÉNERGIE Volume 2, Issue 4 (December 2015)

“Like Father, Like Son” The Cipher Brief November 24, 2015

“North America Goes Global: NAFTA Lessons for the Obama Trade Agenda” Paper presented at the 23rd

Biennial Meeting of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. Given at Las Vegas,

Nevada, October 15, 2015.

“Vehicles for Change? Prospects for Alternative Fuels in the Near Term” with Jesse N. Barnett. ENERGY /

ÉNERGIE Volume 2, Issue3 (October 2015)

“Border Policy Trends in North America: A Preliminary Assessment of the Obama Legacy” Paper

presented at the 2015 Association for Borderlands Studies and Western Social Science Association

conference. Given at Portland, Oregon, April 11, 2015.

“The New China Syndrome: Waiting for United States Climate Action While Pursuing Economic Growth”

ENERGY / ÉNERGIE Volume 2, Issue 1 (April 2015)

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“Has ISIS Brutality Shifted the Political Dynamics of Terrorism?” The Hill March 17, 2015

“Priorities for Future Canada - United States Defense Relations” Testimony to the Canadian House of

Commons Standing Committee on National Defence. Given from Washington, December 4, 2014.

“Keystone Consequences for the Future of Large Infrastructure Projects” ENERGY / ÉNERGIE Volume 1,

Issue 3 (October 2014)

“Prospects for Improving Canada's Relations with Mexico” Testimony before the Canadian

Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Given at Ottawa, October 25,

2014.

“Abundant Demand – How Can Public Policy Keep Energy Affordable?” ENERGY / ÉNERGIE Volume 1,

Issue 2 (July 2014)

“Building a Better Canada-U.S. Clean Energy Dialogue with Natural Gas” ENERGY / ÉNERGIE Volume 1,

Issue 1 (March 2014)

“The Challenge of Integrating U.S. and Canadian Energy Markets and Environmental Regulation” Paper

presented at the 22nd Biennial Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States

held in Tampa, November 19-23, 2013

“The Future of Vehicle Fuels in Canada-U.S. Energy Trade” Paper presented at the 22nd Biennial

Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States held in Tampa, November 19-23,

2013

“Beyond the Border, Beyond 2012: The Future of U.S.-Canada Border and Regulatory Cooperation After

the 2012 Election” Presentation to the Vancouver Board of Trade, Vancouver, BC, October 24, 2012.

Transcript available at: http://www.hudson.org/research/9394-beyond-the-border-beyond-2012-the-future-

of-u-s-canada-border-and-regulatory-cooperation-after-the-2012-election

“After the Arab Spring: Will Leaders Lead Leaders?” with Lindsay Lloyd. G8 Camp David magazine

published by the University of Toronto (May 2012)

“Can Canada Compete?” Interview with OpenCanada, a magazine published by the Canadian International

Council (November 2011).

Northern Gauntlet: Michigan’s Homeland Security Advantage for America with Christopher Ford, Hanns

Kuttner, Tevi Troy and John Walters. Hudson Institute (September 2011)

The Canada Gambit: Will it Revive North America? Hudson Institute (March 2011)

“Democratic Strategies in Bilateral Economic Policy: Congress and Presidents from Clinton to Obama”

Paper presented at the 21st Biennial Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United

States held in Ottawa, November 17-20, 2011

“America and the Canadian Presence” Hudson Institute (May 2011)

“Good Governance After the Arab Spring” G8: Deauville Magazine Published by the G8 and Global

Governance Project at the Munk Centre for International Affairs, Trinity College, University of Toronto.

May 2011.

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“Democratic Presidential Strategies for North America: From Clinton to Obama” Paper presented at the 69th

Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, April 1, 2011

“Big in Detroit City: Hard Times and the Politics of the North American Auto Industry Bailouts” Paper

presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association. Toronto, September

2-5, 2010.

“Defense and Security Cooperation in North America: The U.S. Challenge in Canada and Mexico” paper

presented at the conference, Canada and Mexico in North America: 65 Years of Bilateral Relations

organized by Center for Research on North America (CEDAN), Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico City

Campus. Given in Mexico City, December 10, 2009.

“North American Integration and the Obama Administration: Can the Community Organizer President

Organize This Community?” Paper presented at the 20th Biennial Conference of the Association for

Canadian Studies in the United States held in San Diego, November 19-22, 2009.

“Forgotten Partnership Remembered: Charles F. Doran, the Power Cycle Theory, and U.S.-Canada

Relations 25 Years Later” Paper presented at the 105st Annual Meeting of the American Political Science

Association. Toronto, September 2-5, 2009.

“Strategic Atlas: The North American Neighborhood: Our Relationship with Canada and Mexico” with

Caesar Sereseres in Global Strategic Assessment 2009” America’s Security Role in a Changing World

edited by Patrick M. Cronin. Washington: Institute for National Security Studies and NDU Press, 2009.

“Governance and North American Integration: How Institutionalized? How Democratic?” Paper presented

at the Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association, New York, February 2009.

“NATO and Beyond: Canadian Security Concerns in the Obama Era” Vanguard Issue 1

(January/February) 2009.

“Continental Existentialism” Book review of Does North America Exist? The Continent After NAFTA and

9/11by Stephen Clarkson. Globe and Mail January 17, 2009

“A Vote for Change and U.S. Strategy for North American Integration” PNA North American Policy Brief

no. 1 (Centre for International Governance Integration, Waterloo, Ontario) October 2008.

“Labor-Market Challenges In the United States and Canada” Paper co-authored with Diana Furchtgott-Roth

and presented at the Joint Economic Adjustment Seminar organized by the U.S. Department of Labor and

Human Resources Social Development Canada, given in Washington, March 27, 2008.

“Negotiating CUFTA versus Negotiating NAFTA: What Went Right? What Went Wrong?” Paper

presented at the 19th Biennial Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, held

in Toronto, November 14-18, 2007.

“Going Global with Peace, Order, and Good Government: Will Canada Answer the Call for International

Democracy Assistance?” with Shuvaloy Majumdar. C2C: Canada’s Journal of Ideas v. 1, issue 1 May

2007.

“Trust and Integration” CSIS North American Integration Monitor, v.3, issue 3 (Washington: CSIS

Americas Program) October 2006

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“New Challenges And Opportunities For Canada-U.S. Relations: Preparing For 2009” Presentation to the

Canada-U.S. Fulbright Killam Fellowship Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, September 15, 2006

“Terrorists in Toronto: Is Canada Secure? Are we?” with Tanya Primiani. CSIS Commentary (Washington:

Center for Strategic and International Studies) June 20, 2006.

“Canada Changes the Tone on Passports” with Tanya Primiani. CSIS Hemisphere Focus, v. XIV, issue 4

(Washington: CSIS Americas Program) June 9, 2006

“Different Paths Leading from Cancún” CSIS North American Integration Monitor, v.3, issue 2

(Washington: CSIS Americas Program) May 2006

“Canada Rejects Populism—Again” CSIS Commentary (Washington: Center for Strategic and International

Studies) January 24, 2006

“Getting to Know the North American Century” CSIS North American Integration Monitor, v.3, issue 1

(Washington: CSIS Americas Program) October 2005.

“Government-Firm Interaction in the Automotive Industry: International Political Economy and the Power

Cycle” Paper presented at the 101st Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association.

Washington, D.C. September 1-4, 2005

“Foreword” with Fred McMahon in Network-Centric Security for Canada-U.S. Supply Chains by Joel

Webber. (Washington, D.C. by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Vancouver, B.C. by

the Fraser Institute) May 2005

A Guide to the Department of Homeland Security. A Report of the CSIS Canada Project produced for the

Quebec Border Security Initiative. Andre Belelieu and Christopher Sands, authors. (Washington: Center for

Strategic and International Studies) December 2004

“Canada as a Minor Ally: Operational Considerations for Relations with the United States” Speech to the

Canadian Crude Oil Conference, Kananaskis, Alberta, September 5, 2003.

“What Kind of Mouse? The Future of Canadian Cultural Funding and International Trade Rules” Paper

presented at the conference, Transculturisms: Diversity and Metamorphosis organized by the International

Council for Canadian Studies, held in Montreal, May 22-24, 2003.

“Escaping the Leadership Muskeg” CSIS Canada Focus, v. 3, issue 2 (Washington: CSIS Americas

Program) September 2002.

The U.S.-Canada Strategic Partnership in the War on Terrorism Working Group Report by Stephen

Cundari, Jonah J. Czerwinski, James Kitfield, Dwight Mason and Christopher Sands. (Washington: Center

for the Study of the Presidency) August 2002.

“Integration: Process, Condition, or Doctrine?” CSIS North American Integration Monitor, v.1, issue 1

(Washington: CSIS Americas Program) July 2002.

“Toward an Index of Relative Economic Integration for North America: Conceptual Paper” Paper presented

at the workshop, Measuring North American Integration, organized by CSIS, June 27, 2002.

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“Terrorism, Border Reform, and Canada-United States Relations: Learning the Lessons of Section 110”

Keynote address to the conference Linkages Across the Border: The Great Lakes Economy sponsored by

the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Detroit, Michigan. Thursday, April 4, 2002

“The Eavesdropping Problem” CSIS Canada Focus, v. 3, issue 1 (Washington: CSIS Americas Program)

January 2002.

“The FTAA: A U.S. Perspective and Three Possible Scenarios” Paper co-authored with Sidney Weintraub

and presented as part of a North American Economics and Finance Association panel at the American

Economics Association and Allied Social Science Associations conference, Atlanta, Georgia. January 5,

2002.

“Global Trade 911: Future U.S. Trade Policy and Canadian Interests” Speech to the Centre for Trade Policy

and Law, Ottawa, Ontario. November 27, 2001.

“The Canadian Policy Response to the United States after September 11, 2001” Testimony before the

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, House of Commons, Parliament of

Canada. November 27, 2001.

“North American Energy and Canadian Power” Paper presented at the Sixteenth Biennial Conference of the

Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, San Antonio, Texas. November 14-18, 2001.

“Cornerstone States in the North American Community” Paper presented at the Sixteenth Biennial

Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, San Antonio, Texas. November

14-18, 2001.

“The Evolution of the North American Automotive Trade Regime” Paper presented at the Sixteenth

Biennial Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, San Antonio, Texas.

November 14-18, 2001.

“The Domestication of Foreign Affairs: Canada’s Relations with the United States as Integration Deepens

and Globalization Widens” Paper presented at the conference, The Administration of Canadian Foreign

Policy: A Renewed Challenge? Co-sponsored by the École Nationale d’Administration Publique of the

University of Quebec, the Institute of Public Affairs in Canada, and the Canadian Institute of International

Affairs, Hull, Quebec. November 3, 2001

“Canada and the War on Terrorism: The U.S. Challenge on the North American Front” CSIS Canada

Focus, v. 2, issue 3 (Washington: CSIS Americas Program) October 2001.

“North American Linkages: A U.S. Perspective” Prepared remarks for presentation to the North American

Linkages Conference, sponsored by Industry Canada. Calgary, Alberta. June 22, 2001.

“What Does the Great Lakes Region Have in CommonOther than the Great Lakes?” Prepared remarks

for presentation to the Great Lakes Regional Forum on Agri-food, sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of

Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Policy and Farm Finance Division. Guelph, Ontario. June 7, 2001.

“Foreword” with Sidney Weintraub in The North American Auto Industry Beyond NAFTA: Automotive

Tariffs and Border Barriers by Maureen Appel Molot. CSIS Policy Papers on the Americas series, v. XII

n.4. (Washington: CSIS Americas Program, 2001)

“Latin America: From the Summit to the Other Side of the Mountain” CSIS Canada Focus, v. 2, issue 2

(Washington: CSIS Americas Program) March 2001.

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“Foreword” in Quebec and the Americas: Building A Common Future by Diane Wilhelmy. CSIS Policy

Papers on the Americas series, v. XII n.3. (Washington: CSIS Americas Program, 2001)

“Foreword” in The Third Summit of the Americas: Quebec City 2001 by Miguel Diaz, Georges A. Fauriol

and Sidney Weintraub. CSIS Policy Papers on the Americas series, v. XII n.2. (Washington: CSIS

Americas Program, 2001)

“Canada-United States Integration and George W. Bush: Key Policy Challenges of North American

Linkage” Paper presented at the 12th Annual Policy Conference of the Canadian Association of Business

Economists, Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario, March 29, 2001.

“Welcome Homeland: Updating the Canada-United States Security Relationship” Paper presented at the

Political Studies Student Conference, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 2, 2001.

“From B2B to G2G: Re-engineering the Canada-United States Relationship” Paper presented at the

Dalhousie Business Seminar, School of Business, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 28,

2001.

“Canada and the Bush Challenge” CSIS Canada Focus, v. 2, issue 1 (Washington: CSIS Americas

Program) January 2001.

“Foreword” with Sidney Weintraub in The North American Auto Industry Beyond NAFTA: Productivity

and Industrial Relations by John P. Tuman. CSIS Policy Papers on the Americas series, v. XI n. 2.

(Washington: CSIS Americas Program, 2000)

“One Economy, Two Systems” CSIS Canada Focus, v. 1, issue 3 (Washington: CSIS Americas Program)

November 2000.

“Canada-United States Integration: Six Challenges for Economic and Public Policy Analysis” Paper

presented at the Southern Economic Association conference, Arlington, Virginia, November 10, 2000.

“The Border to Be” Paper presented at the conference Rethinking the Line: The Canada-U.S. Border

organized by the Policy Research Secretariat of the Canadian Privy Council Office with the participation of

the University of British Columbia and the University of Washington, held at Vancouver, British Columbia,

October 23, 2000.

“Integrated National Security Interests and National Defense” Paper presented at the conference Rethinking

the Line: The Canada-U.S. Border organized by the Policy Research Secretariat of the Canadian Privy

Council Office with the participation of the University of British Columbia and the University of

Washington, held at Vancouver, British Columbia, October 23, 2000.

“Fear and the New Frontier” Horizons, v. 3, n. 2 (Ottawa: Policy Research Secretariat, Privy Council

Office, September 2000).

“A Vote for Canadian Equilibrium” CSIS Canada Focus, v. 1, issue 2 (Washington: CSIS Americas

Program) September 2000.

“This Pregnant Pause: The Future of Cultural Trade Conflict between Canada and the United States” Paper

presented to the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations 2000 conference, Toronto, Ontario,

June 23, 2000.

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“The God that Failed Canadians” CSIS Canada Focus, v. 1, issue 1 (Washington: CSIS Americas Program)

June 2000.

“Canada’s coup d’éclat” Canada Alert. CSIS Hemisphere 2000 series, n. VIII, issue 6. (Washington: CSIS

Americas Program) March 27, 2000.

“The U.S. Policy Response to Canada on Border Security.” Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary,

Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, United States House of Representatives. January 26, 2000.

“Our So-called Friends: An Overview of U.S.-Canada economic and political relations at the end of the

millennium” Prepared remarks for the 44th Annual Pacific Coast Bargaining Conference, Vancouver, British

Columbia. December 4, 1999

“Canada in the North American Auto Industry: Integrating Histories of an Integrated Industry.” Paper presented

at the Fifteenth Biennial Conference of the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania. November 17-21, 1999.

“The Importance of Culture for the United States and Canada: A Call for Reflection and Research from a Policy

Studies Perspective.” Paper presented at the Fifteenth Biennial Conference of the Association for Canadian

Studies in the United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 17-21, 1999.

“Foreword” in The Evolution of the North American Energy Market by Joseph M. Dukert. CSIS Policy

Papers on the Americas series, v. X. n. 6. (Washington: CSIS Americas Program, 1999.)

“The North American Auto Industry: Model or Outlier of Continental Integration?” Paper presented at

Fourth International Congress of the Americas, “The Americas in Transition: Challenges of a New

Millennium” Universidad de las Americas – Puebla. Cholula, Puebla, Mexico

“Life is a Highway (Potholes, craters and all . . .): A look at U.S.-Canada relations from the rest stop at the

end of the millennium” Prepared remarks for the conference The Canada-U.S. Bilateral Trade

Relationship in Agri-Food: Is the road getting smoother or will the potholes turn into craters? Sponsored

by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Policy and Farm Finance Division. Guelph,

Ontario. Friday, September 10, 1999.

“Foreword” in Reshaping North American Banking: The Transforming Effects of Regional Market and Policy

Shifts, Christopher J. Mailander. CSIS Policy Papers on the Americas series, v. X. n. 4. (Washington, D.C.:

CSIS Americas Program,1999).

“Continental Integration in the North American Auto Industry: History, Measurement and the Policy

Implications of Ongoing Change,” Paper commissioned by the North American Committee, Conference

Board of Canada, June 1999.

“The Canadian Government and Economy.” Briefing paper for the American Political Science Association

Congressional Fellowship Program. April 26, 1999.

“An Argument for the Negotiation of a Bilateral Agreement on Cultural Trade with Canada: Why now?”

Conference paper delivered at CSIS, April 23, 1999.

“Introduction” in The Ascendancy of Western Canada in Canadian Policymaking, David J. Rovinsky. CSIS

Policy Papers on the Americas series, v. IX. n. 2. (Washington, D.C.: CSIS Americas Program,1998).

“The North American Auto Industry since NAFTA,” With Sidney Weintraub. Paper presented at the

conference of the Academy of International Business, Monterrey, Nuevo Léon, Mexico (October 18, 1997).

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“Editors Introduction” With David Leyton-Brown, guest editors for the inaugural Thomas O. Enders Issue

on the State of the Canada/United States Relationship, The American Review of Canadian Studies, v. 27, n.

2 (Summer, 1997).

The New North America: A Guide to Relations with Canada and Mexico. With Armand Peschard-Sverdrup,

and Sidney Weintraub. CSIS Policy Papers on the Americas series, v. VIII. n. 4. (Washington, D.C.: CSIS

Americas Program,1997).

“Quebec Exceptionalism and American Indifference: The Uneasy Foundation for U.S. Relations With A

Post-Partum Quebec” Paper presented at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States

conference, A Sovereign Quebec and the United States, Washington, D.C. (February 21, 1997).

Canada-U.S. Relations On The Eve of Prime Minister Chrétien’s State Visit to Washington. CSIS Policy

Papers on the Americas series, v. VIII. n. 3. (Washington, D.C.: CSIS Americas Program,1997).

Congress and the Americas: Canada, A Case of Local Foreign Policy. CSIS Policy Papers on the

Americas series, v. VII. n. 1. (Washington, D.C.: CSIS Americas Program,1996).

“The American National Interest in Quebec and Canada”, Canada Watch. v. 5, n.1 (September/October

1996).

“The U.S. Policy Response to the Quebec Referendum”, Testimony before the Committee on International

Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, United States House of Representatives. September

25, 1996.

“Quebecium est dividae in partes tres: United States Relations with Post Partum Quebec” Paper presented

at a seminar Sovereignty and Stability: The Domestic and Regional Implications of Quebec Separation at

the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New

Hampshire (April 1-3, 1996).

“Editors Foreword” With Michael Hart in Pine and Swine: Canada-United States Trade Dispute

Settlement, The FTA Experience and NAFTA Prospects by William J. Davey (Ottawa, ON: Centre for

Trade Policy and Law, 1996).

The 1995 Quebec Referendum. CSIS Western Hemisphere Election Studies series, v. XIII. n. 7.

(Washington, D.C.: CSIS Americas Program,1995).

Canada-U.S. Relations On The Eve of President Clinton’s State Visit to Canada. With Sidney Weintraub.

CSIS Policy Papers on the Americas series, v. VI. n. 1. (Washington, D.C.: CSIS Americas Program, 1995).

“CAMI Automotive, Inc.: A Case Study of General Motors Business-Government Relations in a North

American Context”. Paper delivered at the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States Biennial

Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana (November 21, 1993).

Other Professional Activities

Research Advisory Board member, Macdonald-Laurier Institute (2010 to date)

Advisory Board member, Canada-United States Law Institute, co-sponsored by the law schools of Case

Western Reserve University and the University of Western Ontario (2010 to date)

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Treasurer, Canadian Politics Organized Section, American Political Science Association (2008 to date)

Steering Committee member, Portal for North America project, Centre for International Governance

Innovation (2008 to 2011)

Board Member, iSolon.org (2007 to date)

Visiting Lecturer in Canadian Affairs, U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Institute, Arlington,

Virginia (1997 to date)

Occasional Lecturer in Canadian Affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C.

External Reviewer and Site Visitor, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the

Auto Partnership of Canada (APC) for the proposal: Manufacturing Policy and the Canadian Automotive

Sector: Analysis and Options for Growth, Sustainability and Global Research, by Dr. Charlotte A.B. Yates,

McMaster University. March-May 2012.

External Examiner, Thesis Defense for the Degree of Master of Arts by Scott Doidge. Professor Dane

Rowlands, Defense Committee chairman. Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton

University. Ottawa. April 14, 2000.

External Examiner, Thesis Defense for the Degree of Master of Arts by Wendy Lee Cohen. Professor

Michael MacNeil, Defense Committee chairman. Department of Law, Carleton University. Ottawa.

December 9, 1999.

Peer Reviewer. American Review of Canadian Studies. Professor Robert Thacker, St. Lawrence University,

Editor.

Peer Reviewer. International Journal. Professor Joseph Jockel, St. Lawrence University, Editor.

References available on request