Researcher
Nicolas Klingelschmitt is a professor and researcher in political science specializing in multilateralism and African geopolitics. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and serves as associate director of the FrancoPaix Center for Conflict Resolution and Peacekeeping Missions at the Raoul Dandurand Chair in Strategic and Diplomatic Studies. He also teaches undergraduate and graduate-level political science courses at UQAM and the University of Sherbrooke. His dissertation, supported by the Fonds de Recherche du Québec en Société et Culture (FRQSC) and completed while serving as a visiting researcher at the Institute for Peace…
Fellow researcher
Michael Kofman serves as Director of the Russia Studies Program at the Center for Naval Analyses and a Fellow at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on the Russia and the former Soviet Union, specializing in the Russian armed forces, military thought, capabilities, and strategy. Previously, he served at National Defense University as a research fellow, and subject matter expert, advising senior military and government officials on issues in Russia and Eurasia. Mr. Kofman is also a Contributing Editor at War on the Rocks, where he regularly authors articles on strategy, the…
Fellow researcher
Dominika Kunertova works as a Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich. She researches weaponization of emerging and disruptive technologies, trends in military robotics, innovation in arms control, transatlantic defence and security cooperation, and armaments dynamics in Europe. Her previous work experience includes strategic foresight at NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, VA, capability development at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, and military unmanned systems at the Center for War Studies in Denmark. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Université de Montréal with specialization in Security Studies and Canadian Politics. She has published articles and research…
Researcher
Martin Laberge is Professor of the History of International Relations in the Department of Social Sciences at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, where he teaches European history and international relations. A specialist in the history of war and peace, his research analyzes the role of citizens and political and military decision-makers in redefining the international system after the Great War. His current research focuses on three areas: France and the limitation of naval armaments in the 1920s; French political and strategic objectives in the Mediterranean in the 1930s; and France and the construction of the Canadian Vimy Memorial. He…
Researcher
Jean Lachapelle is an associate professor and director of graduate programs in the Department of Political Science at the Université de Montréal. His research focuses on the politics of authoritarian regimes, state violence, and democratization. He is currently writing a book on the link between repression and authoritarian resilience, based on field research conducted in Egypt and the Middle East. His publications on coups, revolutions, democratic erosion, and politics in the Middle East and North Africa have appeared in influential journals such as the Journal of Democracy, World Politics, Comparative Politics, and the Journal of Politics.
Researcher
Whitney Lackenbauer, Ph.D., is Canada Research Chair in the Study of the Canadian North and a professor in the School for the Study of Canada at Trent University. He is also director of the Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism at St. Jerome’s University in the University of Waterloo. He is also co-editor of the Documents on Canadian Arctic Sovereignty and Security (DCASS) series. His current research includes histories of Arctic sovereignty and security policies and practices since the Second World War, Aboriginal-state relations, and contemporary circumpolar affairs. He has published in academic journals Journal of Military and Strategic Studies,…
Emerging Scholar
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…
Practitioner
Camie Lamarche (she/her) is a Foreign Service Officer at Global Affairs Canada with experience in international security and diplomacy, having worked on files related to the Korean Peninsula, North America, and Haiti. She also has a background in public policy, having served in the offices of a Member of Parliament, the Prime Minister’s Special Advisor on LGBTQ2 issues, and the Minister of International Trade Diversification. Camie earned a B.A. with Honours in International Relations and Political Economy from Bishop’s University, and an M.A in International Affairs with a concentration in Health, Displacement and Humanitarian Policy from the Norman Paterson School…
Emerging Scholar
Alexandra is a doctoral student at the Université de Montréal, under the supervision of Professor Marie-Joëlle Zahar. Her research focuses on what undermines peacebuilding efforts in the Central African Republic. Through this research, Alexandra explores how the government’s exclusionary practices hinder the country’s prospects for peace following its 2013-2014 Civil War. Her research also seeks to illustrate how the international community’s disproportionate focus on large milestones such as peace accords, elections, and reform promises has led them to ignore the widespread exclusion. Prior to starting her Ph.D., Alexandra worked on issues related to conflict, peacebuilding, forced displacement, and humanitarian need…
