Andrew Chater is a postdoctoral fellow with the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN) at Trent University. He also is an assistant professor (limited term) in political science at Brescia University College in London, Ontario and a fellow at Polar Research and Policy Initiative in London, England. He was the 2019 Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Arctic Studies at the University of Seattle in Washington. He completed his doctorate at the University of Western Ontario and was previously a graduate resident at the Rotman Institute of Philosophy. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Waterloo. His research interests include Arctic governance, Canadian foreign policy and communication. His publications have appeared in such publications as International Journal and Strategic Analysis.