Wade also served as Director of Development and Communications for the International Peace Academy (affiliated with the United Nations). Wade is a graduate of Oxford University, St. Antony's College, where he received an M. Litt in International Relations. He is the author of the book Sovereignty and Leadership in Lebanon, 1943-1976 as well as numerous articles covering a wide range of political, historical, and maritime subjects. He is a volunteer docent at the National Lighthouse Museum and a lecturer aboard NLM boat tours.