William Richardson is a PhD student in Political Science at Carleton University. His dissertation project examines the relationship between American defence technology sharing and grand strategy. He specializes in International Relations and Public Policy. Will completed his MA at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton in 2020. His MA thesis examined Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project and the role of military interoperability in Canadian defence policy. Will serves as a fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, where he has had papers published on defence policy, procurement, and technology. Will has also worked as a political and security desk officer on several geographic desks at Global Affairs Canada, where he produced strategic advice, research reports, and briefing documents for use by the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, and senior departmental officials. Will is passionate about history and aviation; he is also a keen cyclist, hiker, and Nordic skier.
Publications & Presentations
Authored report “AUKUS, shifting alliance dynamics, and Canada,” published by the Triple Helix Partnership and Canadian Global Affairs Institute (forthcoming, 2024)
Authored report “Implementing North American Defence Modernization: Partnering for Success,” published by the Triple Helix Partnership and Canadian Global Affairs Institute (2023)
Authored report “Australian Defence Acquisition & Integration of Emerging Technologies: Insights for Canada,” published by the Triple Helix Partnership and Canadian Global Affairs Institute (2023)
Authored editorial for The Ottawa Citizen entitled “Four Reasons Why Putin can’t succeed in his war in Ukraine” (2022)
Guest on “Defence Deconstructed” podcast hosted by David Perry and produced by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, episode: “Toward Agile Procurement for National Defence” (2020)
Co-authored report “Toward Agile Procurement for National Defence: Matching the Pace of Technological Change” with Kalen Bennett, Douglas Dempster, Philippe Dumas, Caroline Leprince, Kim Richard Nossal, David Perry, Elinor Sloan and J. Craig Stone, published by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (2020)
Presented an article entitled “Leveraging capability: A study of the interoperability of fourth- and fifth-generation NATO fighter aircraft” at the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies Workshop, held at the University of Calgary in Calgary, AB; article published in the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies (2019)