Balthazar Stengelin is a doctoral student in political science at the University of Montreal and a research assistant at the École nationale d’administration publique (ENAP). His research focuses on Canada’s place in the Arctic defense architecture, relations with Russia in the context of the region’s growing militarization, and the vectors and narratives of Russian propaganda. He is particularly interested in the evolution of international cooperation in the Arctic and the narratives that Russian state media construct around tensions in the region.
He holds a master’s degree in European, Russian, and Eurasian studies from Carleton University, has also studied at McGill University, and participated in the BEAR network summer school at the University of Tartu. He is the author of two chapters of a collaborative book published by Les Presses de l’Université du Québec on security issues in the Arctic.
At the same time, he coordinates a research project on the dissemination of pro-Russian narratives in Western democracies. He is the recipient of a SSHRC doctoral scholarship (2025–2028).
Expertise
- Propaganda in the Russian state media
- Security issues in the Arctic
- Cooperation and competition with Russia in the Arctic
Selected Publications
Stengelin, B., Borzillo, L. et Roussel, S. (2024). « Guerre, militarisation et compétition : l’exceptionnalisme arctique et ses nuances », Dans P. Pic, M. Landriault, F. Lasserre et S. Roussel (dir.), L’Arctique et le système international : sécurité, gouvernance et économie (1re éd., p. 91-108). Presses de l’Université du Québec.
Borzillo, L., Stengelin, B. et Roussel, S. (2024). « L’impact des changements de distribution de la puissance sur l’Arctique : vers une réhabilitation de la théorie de la transition de la puissance », Dans P. Pic, M. Landriault, F. Lasserre et S. Roussel (dir.), L’Arctique et le système international : sécurité, gouvernance et économie (1re éd., p. 109-126). Presses de l’Université du Québec.
Upcoming
Stengelin, B., Borzillo, L. et Roussel, S. (2025). “The Power Transition Theory applied to the Arctic System”, in Nordic Review of International Studies.
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