Dr. Thomas Hughes is an Assistant Professor at Mount Allison University, and the Deputy Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba. His research focuses on North American and Arctic defence, NATO, threat perception, and confidence-building measures. Dr. Hughes is the author of Military Exercises and Threat Perception in Europe (2026), co-edited the volume North American Strategic Defense in the 21st Century, and has published research on Arctic defence and trust in international relations, including a chapter in International Competition in the High North (published by the U.S. Army War College) and articles in a range of academic publications. Dr. Hughes is also part of the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network, the SHIELD Network, and the Réseau d’analyse strategique, and is on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Naval Review magazine.
Expertise
- Arctic politics
- Confidence-building and Deterrence
- Strategic Culture and Threat Perception
Selected Publications
- Hughes, Thomas. Military Exercises and Threat Perception in Europe: NATO, Russia, and the Politics of War Games, 1975-2018 (Routledge, 2026)
- Hughes, Thomas, James Fergusson, and Andrea Charron. “Nuanced Futures: Canadian and US defence in the North American Arctic.” Canadian Foreign Policy Journal 30, no.2 (2024). 176-191. https://doi.org/10.1080/11926422.2024.2346902
- Hughes, Thomas. “Is Security Still the Chiefest Enemy? The Challenges and Contradictions in European Confidence- and Security-Building.” Journal of Trust Research (2024). 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/21515581.2024.2319667
- Hughes, Thomas. “Managing the Sino-American Rivalry in the Arctic.” In The Ascendancy of Regional Powers in Contemporary US-China Relations, edited by K. Roberts and S. Bano. Cham: Global Foreign Policy Studies, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
- Hughes, Thomas. “Clear Communications and Solid Foundations: The principles of decision-making in Arctic defence.” In International Competition in the High North, edited by Michael E. Lynch and Howard G. Coombs, 49-62. Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, 2023.
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