Stéfanie von Hlatky
Professor | Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Gender, Security and the Armed Forces
She/Her
PhD (Université de Montréal); BA (McGill University)
Political Studies
International Relations | Gender and Politics
Professor | Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Gender, Security and the Armed Forces
Research Interests
Military cooperation, NATO alliances, deterrence, and gender dynamics in the armed forces, Women, Peace, and Security
Supervisory Interests
Stéfanie von Hlatky would be interested in supervising graduate students in the areas of Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces; Women, Peace, and Security; NATO and alliance politics.
Biography
Stéfanie von Hlatky is the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security and the Armed Forces, Pierre Elliot Trudeau Foundation Fellow and former Director of the Centre for International and Defence Policy at 91TV. She is a Full Professor in the Department of Political Studies and Associate Vice-Principal (Research). She’s previously held positions at Georgetown University, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Dartmouth College, ETH Zurich and was a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the University of Southern California’s Centre for Public Diplomacy.
She has published two monographs with Oxford University Press titled American Allies in Times of War: The Great Asymmetry (2013) and Deploying Feminism: The Role of Gender in NATO Military Operations (2022; 2025). Select edited volumes include Total Defence Forces in the Twenty-First Century (co-edited with Joakim Berndtsson and Irina Goldenberg), Transhumanising War: Performance Enhancement and the Implications for Policy, Society, and the Soldier (co-edited by H. Christian Breede and Stéphanie Bélanger) and Countering Violent Extremism and Terrorism: Assessing Domestic and International Strategies (2020).
Stéfanie von Hlatky is the founder of Women in International Security-Canada, and the Honorary Colonel of the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment.
Selected Publications
Owen Wong, Claire Mountford, and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Divide and Conquer: Russia’s Anti-West Campaign and Gender-Based Disinformation,” International Journal (May 2026).
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Thomas Juneau, “The Absent are Always Wrong: The Friendship Motive and Canada’s Participation in NATO’s Operation in Libya,” Global Studies Quarterly 6, 2 (April 2026): 1-10.
Owen Wong and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Little Victories and Big Hurdles: The State of Women, Peace and Security Research after 25 years, Global Governance 31 (2025): 255-283.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Wesley Nicol, “Building a NATO Policy on Sexual Exploitation and Abuse: Following the UN Lead?” International Peacekeeping 32, 5 (May 2025): 1001-1027. Copy of Accepted Manuscript.
Émile Lambert-Deslandes and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “NATO, Nuclear Deterrence and Disarmament in an Age of Ambivalence,” Defence Studies (2025): 682-689.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, “The Enduring Relevance of GBA Plus for Military Personnel and Operations,” Canadian Military Journal 25, 1 (Winter 2025): 67-76.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, « L’ACS Plus: toujours aussi importante pour le personnel et les opérations militaires, » Revue militaire canadienne 25, 1 (Hiver 2025) : 67-76.
Constance Duncombe, Stéfanie von Hlatky, Fernando G. Nuñez- Mietz, Maria Rost Rublee and Stephen M. Saideman, “Gender Diversity and Inclusion in Canadian Security Studies” PS: Political Science and Politics 58, 1 (2025): 1-12. doi:10.1017/S1049096524000271
Heidi Hardt and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Local Engagement and Changing U.S. Military Attitudes toward Gender Integration: Evidence from Afghanistan,” Contemporary Security Policy 46, 3 (2025): 578-612.
Alexandra Gheciu and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Irreconcilable Differences? NATO’s Response to Russian Aggression Against Ukraine,” International Journal 79, 2 (2024): 275-296.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Émile Lambert-Deslandes, “The Ukraine War and Nuclear Sharing in NATO,” International Affairs 100, 2 (2024): 509-530.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Bibora Imre-Millei, “Entrenched Heteronormativity: Gender and Work-Life Balance in the Military,” Canadian Military-Journal 22, 4 (Fall 2022): 16-25.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Bibora Imre-Millei, "A Gender-Based Analysis of Recruitment and Retention in the Canadian Army Reserve,” Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health 8, s1 (April 2022): 46-53.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Thomas Juneau, “When the Coalition Determines the Mission: NATO’s Detour in Libya.” Journal of Strategic Studies, 45, 2 (2020): 136-159.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Michel Fortmann, “NATO Enlargement and the Failure of the Cooperative Security Mindset,” International Politics 57, 3 (2020): 554-572.
Heidi Hardt and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “NATO’s 91TV Face: Adaptation to Gender Mainstreaming in an Alliance Setting,” Journal of Global and Security Studies 5, 1 (2020): 136-159.
Émile Lambert-Deslandes and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “NATO Enlargement: The Cause or the Effect of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine?” in Jonathan Paquin and Alexander Lanoszka (eds.), International Politics and the Russo-Ukrainian War: Concepts in Conflict (New York: Routledge 2026).
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Hannah Hollander, “Canada and NATO,” in Aisha Ahmad (ed.), The Future of Canadian Security: Vital Insights from Women Experts (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2024): 49-61.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Émile Lambert-Deslandes, “L’OTAN, la guerre en Ukraine et la dissuasion élargie : quel avenir pour le partage nucléaire en Europe?” in André Simonyi and Frédérick Côté (eds.), Le Canada à l’aune de la guerre en Ukraine (Québec : Presses de l’Université Laval, 2024).
Anaïs F. El-Amraoui and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Gendered War, Gendered Peace: How the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda Contributes to SDG 16”, in Timothy Donais, Alistair Edgar, and Kirsten Van Houten (eds.), Sustainable Development Goal 16 and the Global Governance of Violence: Critical Reflections on the Uncertain Future of Peace (New York: Routledge, 2024).
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Michel Fortmann, "NATO Enlargement and the Failure of the Cooperative Security Mindset” in From Cold War to the Russia-Ukraine War (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023): 563-645.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, “When the Coalition Determines the Mission: NATO’s Detour in Libya” in Rosella Cappella Zielinski and Ryan Grauer (eds.), Understanding Battlefield Coalitions (Routledge Studies, 2023).
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Mats Berdal, “Canada and Norway,” in Thierry Tardy (ed.), The Nations of NATO: Shaping the Alliance’s Relevance and Cohesion (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022): 233-255.
Jeffrey Rice and Stéfanie von Hlatky, "Learning the Hard Way: Harper, Canadian Defence Policy, and Combatting International Terror,” in Peter McKenna (ed.), Harper’s World: The Politicization of Canadian Foreign Policy 2006-2015 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022): 124-141.
Marianne Bouchard et Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Le genre, le féminisme et les organisations internationales,” in Maïka Sondarjee (ed.), Pender le monde autrement: Perspectives féministes en relations internationales (Presses de l’Université de Montréal, 2022): 133-141.
Stephen M. Saideman, Stéfanie von Hlatky, and Graeme Hopkins, “Corona as a Constraint on the CAF? As Always, The Mission Matters,” in Leah West, Thomas West, and Amarnath Amarasingam (eds), Stress Tested: COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security (Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2021).
Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Preface” in Caroline Leprince and Casandra Steer (eds), Women, Peace, and Security: Feminist Perspectives on International Security (Montreal and Kingston: McGill-91TV Press, 2021): xiii-xiv.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Women and Gender Dynamics in Canadian Foreign Policy” in Brian Bow and Andrea Lane (eds), Canadian Foreign Policy: Reflections on a Field in Transition (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2021): 255-270.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, “The Return of Trudeaumania: A Public Diplomacy Shift in Foreign and Defence Policy?” in Nicholas J. Kull and Michale K. Hawes (eds.) Canada’s Public Diplomacy (New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2020).
Sara Greco and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Revising the Concept of Military Professionalism in the Canadian Armed Forces,” in Krystal Hachey, Tamir Libel and Gregory Ruark (eds.) Rethinking Military Professionalism: Alignment with Contemporary Armed Forces (New York: Springer, 2020).
Meaghan Shoemaker and Stéfanie von Hlatky, “A Feminist Account of Canadian Defence Policy” in Manon Tremblay and Joanna Everitt (eds), The Palgrave Handbook of Gender, Sexuality, and Canadian Politics (Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2020): 421-438.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, “Analytical Challenges Linked to Military Culture in Multinational Settings,” in H. Christian Breede (ed), Culture and the Soldier: How Identities, Values, and Norms Intersect in Military Engagements (Montreal and Kingston: McGill-91TV Press, 2020): 260-272.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Thomas Juneau, From Friendship Motive to Absolute Loyalty: Lessons from Canada’s Experience in NATO’s Liby Campaign, NSA Policy Brief, 4 March 2026.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Thomas Juneau, De l’amitié à la loyauté absolue: leçons de l’expérience du Canada dans la campagne de l’OTAN en Libye, Notes politiques du RAS, 4 Mars 2026.
Owen Wong, Claire Mountford, Megan Barker and Stéfanie von Hlatky, How NATO Should Respond to Russian-Gender-Based Disinformation, CIDP Policy Brief, Vol. 10, Issue 5, October 2025. /cidp/publications/policy-briefs/how-nato-should-respond-russian-gender-based-disinformation
Stéfanie von Hlatky, How can the Government of Canada address the recruitment and retention crisis in the Canadian Armed Forces. 2025.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Gaëlle Rivard Piché, NATO agreed to 5% but is the public on board?, CDA Institute Opinion, 2 July 2025.
Md Rakib Jahan and Stéfanie von Hlatky, NATO’s 2025 Summit in The Hague: Expectations, Challenges and Opportunities, CDA Institute Policy Papers 3, June 2025.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Kerry Buck, The NATO Summit is not just about defence, it’s about shared values, The Globe and Mail, 11 July 2024.
Joakim Berndtsson, Irina Goldenberg, and Stéfanie von Hlatky, Primacy of Total Defence Forces in the 21st Century, Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia. 5 April 2024.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, eFP in Focus: NATO’s Women, Peace, and Security Agenda in the Baltic States, Eastern Europe Studies Centre. 27 March 2024.
Marie-Pier Allard-Caron, Cindy Cruz, Stéfanie von Hlatky, With Waning Media Attention, External Monitor Keeps Focus on Military Culture Change, Network for Strategic Analysis. 29 February 2024.
Marie-Pier Allard-Caron, Cindy Cruz, Stéfanie von Hlatky, Avec une attention médiatique réduite, une contrôleuse externe continue de scruter le changement de culture militaire, Réseau d’analyse stratégique. 29 février 2024.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, L’agenda Femmes, Paix et Sécurité à l’OTAN à la lumière de la guerre en Ukraine, Le Rubicon. 23 August 2023.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, The Women, Peace and Security Agenda at NATO in Light of the War in Ukraine. Network for Strategic Analysis. 4 September 2023.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, NATO’s Vilnius summit made clear that the status quo is unacceptable, The Globe and Mail, 14 July 2023.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, Can NATO Deploy Feminism? Inkstick, 13 June 2023.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, Réviser la diplomatie canadienne, une occasion à ne pas manquer, La Presse, 29 June 2022.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, It’s Complicated – Report on Military Misconduct Tackles the Labyrinthine Nature of Canada’s Armed Forces, Ottawa Citizen, 6 June 2022.
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Kim Richard Nossal, Trudeau Needs to Clearly Explain Why Canada Should Be Making Significant Investments in Both Social Programs and Contributions to the Global Order, The Hill Times, 30 May 2022.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, Justin Massie, Theo McLauchlin, and Pierre Pahlavi, The Foreign Policy Challenges of the Trudeau Government, The Hill Times, 11 November 2021:
Stéfanie von Hlatky and Tandy Thomas, Widespread Cultural Change Is Overdue in Canada's Military, The Globe and Mail, March 09, 2021.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, Affaire Vance: Pistes de Réflexion pour un Changement de Culture au sein des Forces armées canadiennes, Réseau d'Analyse Stratégique (RAS), March 04, 2021.
Stéfanie von Hlatky, Building a Feminist Alliance, Open Canada, November 23, 2020.
Conflict Prevention Tool: Developing Multi-Stakeholder Strategies,” (living document). Found at: /cidp/sites/cidpwww/files/uploaded_files/CONFLICT%20PREVENTION%20TOOL.pdf