Louis-Benoit holds a master’s degree in international studies and a master’s degree in international and transnational law. He also completed one year of doctoral studies in political science at the University of Montreal. He has held various positions related to international relations, including an internship at the Réseau d’analyse stratégique, a research assistant role for a project in international law, and a student clinician at the International Criminal and Humanitarian Law Clinic at Laval University. He has also worked at the CDA Institute as a research coordinator and currently works at the Quebec Ministry of Finance. His research interests include lawfare, the economic repercussions of international security issues, and foreign policy.
Expertise
- International Security
- Public International Law
- Foreign Policy
Selected Publications
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Lafontaine, L. B. (2025). A Calculated Restraint: An Analysis of the Sino-Saudi Relationship through the Xinjiang Issue. Journal of Arabian Studies, 15(1), 106–129. https://doi.org/10.1080/
21534764.2025.2577359; -
Lafontaine, L. B. (2024). Lawfare and International Humanitarian Law: A shift in the war experience for Western democracies. Comparative Strategy, 43(3), 255–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/
01495933.2024.2340953; -
Lafontaine, Louis-Benoit and Émile Lambert-Deslandes. 2021. “Canada’s Role in the New Nuclear Landscape.” Network for Strategic Analysis. https://ras-nsa.ca/canadas-
role-in-the-new-nuclear- landscape/. -
Lafontaine, Louis-Benoit. 2022. “The Space Occupied by International Law in the Dynamics of Sino-American Competition.” Network for Strategic Analysis. https://ras-nsa.ca/
The-Space-Occupied-by- International-Law-in-the- Dynamics-of-Sino-American- Competition/.
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