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Dr. Arne Kislenko
E-mail: akislenk[at]ryerson.ca
Arne Kislenko is an Associate Professor of History at Ryerson University and an Adjunct Professor in the International Relations Program at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto. He teaches 19th and 20th century international relations, including courses on the history of espionage, the two world wars, the Cold War, American and comparative foreign policy, globalization, and culture/identity/nationalities. He has received numerous awards for his teaching including being named “Best Lecturer” by TV Ontario viewers following the inaugural “Big Ideas” series in 2005. He also won the Ontario government’s inaugural Leadership in Faculty Teaching Awards (LIFT) in September 2007 and Ryerson’s first ever President’s Award for Teaching in December 2007. Arne’s research interests include United States diplomatic history, 20th century international relations, contemporary intelligence/national security issues, and modern Southeast Asia. His publications include Culture and Customs of Laos (forthcoming 2008), Culture and Customs of Thailand (2004), and The Uneasy Century: International Relations, 1900-1990 (with Dr. Margaret MacMillan, 1996), along with chapter contributions and articles on a wide range of topics in modern diplomatic history. Between 1989 and 2001 he served as Senior Immigration Officer with Canada Immigration at Lester B. Pearson Airport, dealing with many high profile and national security cases. He appears regularly in the media commenting on current affairs, including U.S. foreign policy, national security, terrorism, immigration, and modern diplomatic history.
