David S. McDonough est candidat au doctorat en science politique, chercheur en résidence au Centre for Foreign Policy Studies de l’Université Dalhousie et associé de recherche en résidence au Centre d’études en politiques internationales à l’Université d’Ottawa. Il est récipiendaire d’une bourse du Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines du Canada (2006-2009), d’une bourse honoraire de recherche doctorale Killam (2008-2010) et de la bourse de recherche doctorale SDF Ronald Baker (2009-2020). Il a aussi été président du Groupe de travail sur la stratégie nucléaire de la branche d’Halifax du Conseil international du Canada (2007-2008). Précédemment, il a occupé des postes à l’Institut canadien d’études stratégiques, à l’Institut militaire canadien et à l’Institut international pour les études stratégiques. Il a publié abondamment sur la stratégie nucléaire et nationale des États-Unis, sur la politique de défense du Canada et sur divers enjeux de sécurité internationale dans l’International Journal, le RUSI Journal, le Strategic Survey, Orbis, The Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, le Canadian Naval Review, SITREP, Strategic Datalink et Third World Quarterly, ainsi qu’une monographie dans le IISS Adelphi Paper ayant pour titre «Nuclear Superiority: The New Triad and the Evolution of Nuclear Strategy » (2006).

Publications

Livres et monographies

• (Éditeur) US Nuclear Strategy and the Implications for Global Security (Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, 2009).
• (Guest Editor) International Journal (Special Issue on Nuclear Strategy in the Age of Weapons of Mass Destruction), Vol. 63, No. 4 (Autumn 2008).
• (Co-éditeur and contributeur) From Defence to Development: Resolving Threats to Global Security. Halifax: Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, 2007. (Avec Anita Singh)
• Nuclear Superiority: The ‘New Triad’ and the Evolution of Nuclear Strategy, Adelphi Paper 383. London: International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2006, 112 pages.
• (Co-éditeur and contributor) The Dilemmas of American Strategic Primacy: Implications for the Future of Canadian-American Cooperation. Toronto, ON: Royal Canadian Military Institute, 2005. (Avec Douglas A. Ross)
• (Co-éditeur) The New World of Robust International Peacekeeping Operations: What Role for NATO and Canada? Toronto, ON: Royal Canadian Military Institute 2005. (Avec Brian S. MacDonald)
• (Co-éditeur) The Future is Unmanned: Remote Systems in Canada’s Defence and Security. Toronto, ON: The Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, 2004. (Avec David Rudd)
• (Co-éditeur) The ‘New Security Environment’: Is the Canadian Military Up to the Challenge? Toronto, ON: The Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, 2004. (Avec David Rudd)

Articles

• “Afghanistan and Renewing Canadian Leadership: Panacea or Hubris?” International Journal (Été 2009), forthcoming.
• “Beyond Primacy? Hegemony and ‘Security Addiction’ in US Grand Strategy,” Orbis, 52, 3 (Hiver 2009), 6-22.
• “Guest Editor’s Introduction,” International Journal (Special Issue on Nuclear Strategy in the Age of Weapons of Mass Destruction), 63, 4 (Automne 2008), 797-801.
• “From Guerrillas to Government: Post-conflict Stability in Liberia, Uganda and Rwanda,” Third World Quarterly, 29, 2 (2008), 357-374.
• “Joint Expeditionary Warfare and the Dilemmas for Canadian Maritime Strategy,” Canadian Naval Review, 3, 3 (Automne 2007), 4-9; awarded first prize in the 2nd Annual Bruce S. Oland Essay Competition. “The Paradox of Afghanistan: Stability Operations and the Renewal of Canada’s International Security Policy?” International Journal, 62, 3 (Été 2007), 620-641.
• “BMD and US Strategic Doctrine: Canadian Strategic Interests in the Debate on Missile Defence,” Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 9, 3 (Printemps 2007), 41 pages.
• “The US Nuclear Shift to the Pacific: Implications for ‘Strategic Stability’,” RUSI Journal, Vol. 151. No. 2 (Avril 2006), 64-68; reprinted in SITREP, 66, 3 (Mai/Juin 2006), 3-4, 12-13, 16 et gagnant du Prix Wing Commander Hamilton E. Boulter 2006 pour la meilleure contribution au SITREP.
• “Nuclear Superiority or Mutually Assured Deterrence: The Development of the US Nuclear Deterrent,” International Journal, 60, 3 (Été 2005), 811-823.
• “The ‘New Triad’ of the Bush Administration: Counterproliferation and Escalation Dominance in US Nuclear Strategy,” International Journal, 59, 3 (Été 2004), 613-634.

Chapitres de livres

• “Introduction,” in David S. McDonough, ed., US Nuclear Strategy and the Implications for Global Security (Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, 2009), 1-9.
• “Canada’s Conservative Foreign Policy,” in Strategic Survey. London: International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2008, 90-95.
• “Introduction,” in Anita Singh and David S. McDonough, eds., From Defence to Development: Resolving Threats to Global Security. Halifax: Centre for Foreign Policy Studies, 2007, 1-16. (Avec Anita Singh) “Canada’s Growing International Confidence,” in Strategic Survey. London: International Institute for Strategic Studies 2007, 104-108.
• “Canada: Renewed Emphasis on Hard Power,” in Strategic Survey. London: International Institute for Strategic Studies, 2006, 99-103.
• “Introduction,” in David S. McDonough and Douglas A. Ross, eds., The Dilemmas of American Strategic Primacy: Implications for the Future of Canadian-American Cooperation. Toronto, ON: Royal Canadian Military Institute, 2005, 3-6. (Avec Douglas Ross)
• « The New Triad, Bunker Busters and ‘Counterproliferation Wars’: Nuclear Primacy and the Implications for Canadian Security Policy,” in David S. McDonough and Douglas A. Ross, eds., The Dilemmas of American Strategic Primacy: Implications for the Future of Canadian-American Cooperation. Toronto, ON: Royal Canadian Military Institute, 2005, 89-123.

Autres Publications

• “Tailored Deterrence: The ‘New Triad’ and the Tailoring of Nuclear Superiority,” Strategic Datalink, 8 (Mars 2009), 6 pages.
• “American Nuclear Strategy and the Implications for Canada,” International Security Series (en ligne). Canadian Institute of International Affairs (Juillet 2007), 6 pages.
• “The ‘Canada First’ Defence Strategy: Expeditionary Capabilities under a Conservative Government” SITREP, 67, 1 (Janvier/Février 2007), 3-4, 14-15, et gagnant du Prix Wing Commander Hamilton E. Boulter 2007 pour la meilleure contribution au SITREP.
• “The Defence Policy Statement and Its Vision of Expeditionary Capabilities” RCMI Commentary (Mai 2005), 3 pages.
• “Canada, Missile Defence and the Potential for Strategic Instability” SITREP, 65, 3 (Mai/Juin 2005), 10-12.
• “The Siren Song of Continental Isolationism,” SITREP, 64, 2 (Mai/Juin 2004), 14. (Co-éditeur) Strategic Profile: Canada, 2003-2004. Toronto: Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, 2004. (Avec D. W. Macnamara)
• “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Assessing a Regional Approach to Canadian Defence Policy,” Strategic Datalink, 119 (Avril 2004), 4 pages.
• “Lessons from Libya: Regime Change, Deterrence, and Coercive Diplomacy,” The Bulletin (Printemps 2004), 4-8.
• “The ‘War on Microbes’: Infectious Diseases, Bio-weapons, and Biological Security,” Strategic Datalink, 118 (Février 2004), 4 pages.
• “Fear of Small Shadows: Counter-proliferation in US Nuclear Strategy,” Strategic Datalink, 116 (Décembre 2003), 4 pages.
• “Relations Between the US and India: Towards a De Facto ‘Strategic Partnership,’” Strategic Datalink, 115 (Novembre 2003), 4 pages.
• “The 2002 Nuclear Posture Review: The ‘New Triad’, Counterproliferation, and U.S. Grand Strategy,” Centre of International Relations (CIR) Working Paper, 38 (Août 2003), 28 pages.

Recensions de livres

• Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy, par Colin Dueck, recensé dans in International Journal, 63, 1 (Hiver 2007/08), 221-225.