Geoffrey Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Waterloo and is the associate director of the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. His research focuses on the First and Second World Wars and Canada's role in current international conflicts. Mark Sedra is a research associate at the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), a German-based independent think tank specializing in peace and security issues. His research focuses on the topic of post-conflict state-building with an emphasis on t...