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 is a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She has over a decade of academic, think tank, and international organization experience. Her published research examines how technology impacts the character of warfare, transatlantic burden sharing, and international security. NATO’s Science for Peace and Security, and Chief Scientist Grants, programs have supported her work on military uncrewed systems and artificial intelligence. She is also an Affiliate Researcher of Peace Research Center Prague in the Department of Social Sciences at Charles University, and a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. She…
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…
Publications Manager
Émile is a doctoral student and Joseph-Armand Bombardier (CGS-D) Scholar in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University, studying International Relations and Security. He has been granted the Desjardins Scholarship, the G.G. Baron Van der Feltz Award for best master’s dissertation in International Relations, and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS; twice). Émile’s research is primarily focused on NATO deterrence, nuclear weapons proliferation, and nuclear latency. Additionally, he works on Canadian foreign and defence policy. Émile has authored or co-authored articles, book chapters, and book reviews that have been published in International Affairs, Defence Studies, the Journal of Strategic and Military…
