Emerging Scholar
Louis-Charles is currently completing his Master's degree in Political Studies at Memorial University, after finishing his Bachelor's degree at the University of New Brunswick in the same field. He is particularly interested in political conflict, and how environmental issues and political communications affect political conflict. Most of his work, covered by a case study conducted in New Brunswick, focused on political and social conflicts related to the implementation of renewable energy projects.
Emerging Scholars
Stéphanie Veillette is in her final year of a Master's degree in International Studies, majoring in International Security, at Université Laval. Her research interests focus mainly on security and defence issues in the Euro-Atlantic region; her final MA essay examined Germany's defence policies and recent military investments following the conflict in Ukraine. She also has a particular interest in NATO and military coalitions. Over the past year, she has had the opportunity to research these two topics in support of subsequent publications.
Researcher
Magali Vullierme, PhD in political science, is a post-doctoral researcher in the North American and Arctic Defence and Security Network (NAADSN, Trent University). She is also an associate researcher at the Observatory for Arctic Policy and Security (OPSA, University of Ottawa), at CEARC (Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ) and at the Observatoire de l'Arctique (directed by the Fondation for Strategic Research on behalf of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, France). Finally, she is a member of the Arctic GDR (CNRS, France). Her research aims to understand better the interrelationships between, on the one hand, the indigenous and local populations of the…
Emerging Scholar
Jana Walkowski (she/her) is a doctoral student in the department of Political Studies at Queen’s University working under the supervision of Dr. Susanne Soederberg. She holds a master’s degree in Political Science with a specialization in Development Studies from McGill University and a bachelor’s degree in Global Development Studies from Queen’s University. Her master’s thesis at McGill explored the trend in EU policy making to merge its migration governance with its development governance through an empirical study of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa Instrument. This project was funded by a SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier Master’s Scholarship and a 2021…
Emerging Scholar
Eric Whitworth is an upcoming graduate student who recently graduated from Bishop’s University with an honours bachelor’s degree, majoring in International Relations and a minor in History. Eric also holds a graduate certificate in Knowledge Mobilization. After graduating from Bishop’s University, he worked for an NGO in Israel researching different issues related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Under the direction of Dr. Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé, Eric is currently part of a research project investigating issues related to UN peacekeeping-intelligence. Eric research interest focuses on conflict negotiations, conflict resolution and the spheres of power in the MENA region. Eric is fluent in English…
Practitioner
Artur is a retired senior executive from the Canadian public service. With more than three decades of experience, he has expertise in foreign policy, intelligence, security, and defence issues. He served as a champion of equity, diversity and inclusion with roles supporting 2SLGBTQ+ persons, combatting antisemitism and other forms of racism and discrimination. He is currently a Senior Fellow with the University of Ottawa Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, a Senior Strategy Advisor with Samuel Associates, and a member of the Board of the Centre for Holocaust Education and Scholarship. Artur worked in a strategic capacity since 1997…
Student Collaborator
Mikael-Benedict Worku is an emerging professional with a passion for international affairs. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in International Studies with minors in Global Governance and Global culture at Bishop's University and expects to graduate in December 2024. He served as Chairperson of the Bishop's University Student Representative Council where he oversaw meetings and built relationships with stakeholders. His research skills were developed through coursework and roles such as Teaching Assistant for Model UN and internships including with Paper Excellence's public affairs team. He also contributed research for the United Nations' 2024 E-Government Survey through the United Nations…
Researcher
Marie-Joëlle Zahar is Professor of Political Science, Director of the Research Network on Peace Operations and Fellow at the Centre for International Research and Studies at the Université de Montréal. She is also a member of the Scientific Board of the Strategic Analysis Network. From March 2013 until August 2015, she served as Senior Expert on Power Sharing on the Standby Team of Mediation Experts at the UN Department of Political Affairs where she remains on the UN mediation roster. In 2017, she was a senior expert in the Office of the Special Envoy of the United Nations for Syria.…
