Researcher
Lee Seymour is an associate professor at the Université de Montréal and member of the CÉRIUM — Centre d'études et de recherches internationales and of the CEPSI — Centre d'études sur la paix et la sécurité internationale. His research interests include civil wars, international security and violence in politics. He has published in several academic journals, including Journal of Peace Research, International Security, European Journal of International Relations, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Critical African Studies, Perspectives on Politics and International Peacekeeping. He is currently leading a research project on the politics of foreign military training in fragile states, funded by…
Researcher
Sarah E. Sharma is an Assistant Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa. Her research examines how power, politics and economics shapes environmental policy and its outcomes at transnational, national and subnational scales. Her work has been published in various academic and media outlets, including the Review of International Political Economy, International Affairs, New Political Economy, Urban Geography, Policy Options and The Conversation, amongst others. Before joining uOttawa, Dr. Sharma held a position at the University of Victoria and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto; prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as…
Researcher
Charles Sharpe is a professor of history and international affairs at the Royal Military College, St-Jean, where he teaches courses on foreign policy, diplomacy, and international organizations. His research explores the origins of the post-WWII system of global governance, but also the history of American and Canadian foreign policy. He is presently preparing a book manuscript on the origins of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), which provided aid to refugees and destitute populations in the wake of the Second World War. Professor Sharpe holds the MA in international relations from Yale University and the Ph.D. in history…
Collaborator
Michael Shurkin is the Director of Global Programs at 14 North Strategies and the founder and President of Shurbros Global Strategies. He works on security in West Africa (Sahel), but also on European and American defence strategies, force structures, security assistance and institutions. Previously, he worked for RAND, where he was a senior policy analyst, and for the CIA, where he was a policy analyst. He holds a PhD in history from Yale University and studied at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS).
Executive assistant
Holder of a bachelor's degree in translation from Colombia, Nadia continued her studies with a master's degree in Hispanic studies at Concordia University, followed by a certificate in public service administration at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
Collaborator
Since graduating in 1979, Moustapha Soumaré has had over 40 years of extensive experience in several policy, management and leadership positions of increasing responsibility both in his country and at international level in several countries across Africa, Europe and the UN HQ in the USA. Moustapha Soumaré is currently member of the Board of Directors of the Peace Operations Training Institute (POTI). From 2015 to 2020 he served as the Deputy Special Representative (Political) for the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS). From 2012 to 2015 he was the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the…
Emerging Scholar
Arthur Stein is a senior analyst at the Institute for Advanced National Defense Studies (IHEDN) in France. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Montreal; his doctoral research focused on determining whether and how the public disclosure of external support for rebels influences their use of violence against civilians during internal wars. More broadly, his research focuses on civil conflicts and violence against civilians. Prior to his doctoral studies, he earned a master’s degree in political science from the Institute of Political Studies in Strasbourg (France). He also served as an intern at the United Nations…
Emerging Scholar
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…
Emerging Scholar
Katerina Sviderska is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). A Gates Cambridge Scholar, she focuses on European politics and the study of nationalism, particularly in Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus. She teaches at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) and the Kyiv School of Economics (Ukraine). Her master’s thesis at the University of Montreal (winner of the Jenson-Pétry Prize from the Quebec Political Science Association) focused on Russian historical myths concerning Ukraine, while her broader research explores European integration, nation-building, and identity politics. As an associate member of the Chair in…
Collaborator
Thierry Tardy is Director of the Research Division at the NATO Defense College in Rome. Previously he held senior research and management positions at the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) in Paris, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), and the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris. His fields of expertise include NATO’s policy and adaptation, the European Union Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), NATO-EU relations, the politics of crisis management, UN peace operations, and French security and defense policy. He has published six books and more than 100 articles or book chapters. His most recent book is…
