ANDREW P. RASIULIS, CD, MA
ndrew Rasiulis completed his undergraduate study in Political Science/History at the University of Toronto in 1978 and received his Master of Arts from the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, in Strategic Studies in 1979 when he was appointed a commissioned officer in the Canadian Armed Forces Primary Reserve (Governor General's Foot Guards).
He joined the Department of National Defence in 1979 as a strategic politico-military analyst specialized in conventional forces with the Directorate of Strategic Analysis. At the time, he worked on issues relating to emerging concepts of conventional defence strategies for Western Europe, as well as the Canadian Government's efforts in the area of conventional arms control. In 1987, Mr. Rasiulis was promoted to Section Head within the Directorate of Nuclear and Arms Control Policy and was responsible for conventional arms control policy. He was also the Department of National Defence representative on NATO's High Level Task Force for conventional arms control from its inception in 1986 to 1989.
In June 1989, Mr. Rasiulis was posted as a Defence Advisor to the Canadian Delegation for Conventional Arms Control Talks in Vienna. Upon completion of his tour, Mr. Rasiulis returned to National Defence Headquarters in April 1992 as Section Head responsible for policy on Central and Eastern Europe as well as for the Military Training and Assistance Program (MTAP) with Central and Eastern Europe. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Rasiulis became Programme Manager for the entire MTAP and led its development and success including Eastern European Policy development. In 2009, Mr. Rasiulis was re-designated Director Military Training and Cooperation and led the development of the policy for defence training cooperation with developing countries world-wide, as well as overseeing its operational implementation.
Mr. Rasiulis' MA thesis, On the Utility of War in the Nuclear Age, developed a theory on limited conventional war. It was subsequently published as a Wellesley Paper in 1981 by the Canadian Institute for International Affairs and the Canadian Institute for Strategic Studies. He has also published numerous articles on conventional strategy, arms control and international military training cooperation.
Mr. Rasiulis brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the area of international training management and defence diplomacy to the AEGIS team. He is a “Fellow” of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute recognized as an expert in Canadian defence, foreign affairs, and development policy from across Canada.