Don Macnamara is an authority on national and international security affairs and strategic analysis. He had a long career in the Canadian Forces, including appointments as Director, Strategic Policy Planning and Director, Arms Control Policy and retiring with the rank of Brigadier-General. He joined Queen's School of Business in 1988 following his retirement from the Canadian Forces, teaching international business and international strategy, and became start-up Executive Director of the Queen's International Study Centre at Herstmonceux Castle. Retiring in 1999, he remains Associate Director of the Public Executive Program and a Senior Fellow in the Queen’s Centre for International Relations. He is a founding member and Past-President of the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies; member of the Canadian Institute of International Affairs; and a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Credits: Order of Military Merit; Scholar of Excellence Award from Queen's School of Business, 1989; Queen's School of Business Teaching Excellence Award, 1990; Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International, 1994; Chief of Defence staff Commendation (2001), Doctor of Military Science(RMC) 2002.