Emmylou Sergent is Director of Strategic Accompaniment at ADIT North America, a risk-advisory firm specializing in economic intelligence and business diplomacy. She previously served as Coordinator of events at the Conference of Defense Associations CCDA) Institute in Ottawa, where she managed national defense conferences and led the National Security & Defense Dialogues. She completed an internship at the Assemblée nationale in Paris within the Cooperation and Bilateral Issues branch, where she prepared foreign policy briefings and supported coordination of the France-Canada and France-Québec parliamentary friendship groups. She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Université de Montréal, with a thesis on France’s Indo-Pacific strategy. She is an analyst with the Young Researchers Program at the Institute for Applied Geopolitical Studies (IEGA), a member of the Strategic Analysis Network (RAS), and an alumna of the France-Canada Future Leaders Program.
Expertise
- The regional dynamics of ASEAN and France's Indo-Pacific strategy
- Security and defense
- The Russian political system and Russian foreign policy
Selected Publications
- Sergent, Emmylou. « La troisième voie française en Indopacifique : entre diplomatie traditionnelle et soft power », Université de Montréal, 31 mai 2025.
- Sergent, Emmylou. « La guerre spatiale, émergence d’un nouveau domaine de conflictualité », Institut d’Études de Géopolitique Appliquées (IEGA), 21 octobre 2025.
- Gabrielle Andrychuk and Emmylou Sergent, “Credibility First: Rethinking Canadian Strategy in the Face of American Hostility,” Policy Brief 41, Strategic Analysis Network, July 14th, 2026



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