David A. Kielstra

David A. Kielstra is an M.A History graduate of the University of Waterloo and a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University with an Honours B.A. in History and Geography. David’s final M.A Research Project (M.R.P) entitled “NATO’s Thorn, Canada’s Opportunity: Canadian Cold War Diplomacy and Peacekeeping in Cyprus, 1964-1974” explored Canada’s domestic and military response to the 1974 Cyprus crisis. Since graduating, David has been published in the Fall 2009 issue of the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies and was a research assistant with the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies. David’s other research interests include Canadian military history post-1914, NATO and Cold War diplomacy, counter-insurgency doctrines, as well as issues related to post-conflict resolution and reconstruction.  He recently published Cyprus 1974: “This Ain’t No Picnic, It’s War” (2010).

dkielstra@gmail.com