About Stephen M. Saideman Stephen M. Saideman is the Paterson Chair in International Affairs at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. Books by Stephen M. Saideman Elusive Pursuits Lessons From Canada’s Interventions Abroad edited by Fen Osler Hampson & Stephen M. Saideman Adapting in the Dust Lessons Learned from Canada's War in Afghanistan by (author) Stephen M. Saideman