Maya Bouton is a master’s student in political science pursuing a dual degree between Sciences Po Grenoble and the Université du Québec à Montréal. She is interested in international relations, with a specialization in security and defense studies. Under the supervision of Justin Massie, her research focuses on defense industry strategy, as well as the dynamics of strategic partnerships in Canada and North America. More broadly, she is interested in issues of strategic autonomy, industrial dependence, and the legitimization of defense policies.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Sciences Po Grenoble, with a specialization in European politics, and devoted her undergraduate thesis to the structural and institutional constraints of European Union defense policy.
Alongside her research, she served as communications director at the Montreal Institute of International Studies (IEIM) in 2025–2026, and continues to contribute as an English-language editor to the media outlet Le Diplo, where she publishes monthly accessible analyses for the general public on North American security issues.
Expertise
- Canada-U.S. Relations
- Canada's Defense and Industrial Policy
- Transatlantic and European Security
Selected Publications
- Bouton, M. (2026, 17 avril). The illusion of national defense: How the Canada–U.S. defense industry blurs the line between sovereignty and integration. Dans Le Diplo. Fédération des Nations Unies. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ePtAp2YWXhC9T0_YNZtDdczRSxWaG8xg/view
- Bouton, M. (2025, novembre). Le dilemme de la défense européenne : entre alliances et résistances dans un ordre mondial en reconfiguration. Dans Les Regards de l’IEIM (chap. 2). Institut d’études internationales de Montréal. https://ieim.uqam.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/3.-Regards-IEIM_Bouton_nov2025.pdf
- Bouton, M. (2025). EU pluribus unum ? : A study of the European Union’s defense industry (Mémoire, Sciences Po Grenoble). Dans Presses de Sciences Po Grenoble. Sous la direction de S. Saurugger et F. Terpan.
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