Dr Rob Huebert is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary (Canada). He is a leading Canadian commentator on Arctic security and defence issues in media, academic and policy circles, and continues to monitor and analyse Arctic defence and international security trends, with a particular focus on strategic policy and military capabilities and how developments impact on Canadian Arctic security. He is also the Network Coordinator of the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN). His areas of research interests include international relations, strategic studies, the Law of the Sea, maritime affairs, Canadian foreign and defence policy, and circumpolar relations. His books include Canada and the Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Security and Stewardship (co-authored with Franklyn Griffiths and Lackenbauer, 2011) and (Re)Conceptualizing Arctic Security: Selected Articles from the Journal of Military and Security Studies (co-edited with Lackenbauer and Ryan Dean, 2017).