Prof. Stephen Brosha

Per Course Instructor

email:  stephen.brosha@acadiau.ca                                                

Teaching 2024/25

POLS3153WI01 Canadian Foreign Policy                                                

BIO

A helicopter pilot and Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Stephen Brosha is excited to join the Acadia Department of Politics in 2025 as a Per-Course Instructor.  After completing his undergraduate degree, Stephen studied intellectual history at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and then continued with his military training.  Over the years, Stephen has served on five international deployments, including a recent NATO deployment as the Helicopter Air Detachment Commander on board His Majesty's Canadian Ship Fredericton in 2023.  Stephen is a graduate of the Canadian Armed Forces Joint Command and Staff Programme and a long-time volunteer/board member for a number of local, provincial and national charitable organizations.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Hons. Political Science & Hons. History (St. Thomas)
• Master of Studies, Modern History (Oxford)
• Master of Defence Studies (Royal Military College of Canada)

Research/Teaching Interests

• Canadian Foreign Policy
• International Relations
• Defence Policy
• History of Political Thought
• History of Political Economy
• Leadership
• Human Rights
• Environmental Security
• Resilience