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Jean F. Crombois

Fellow researcher
Jean F. Crombois has been a lecturer in European politics at the American University in Bulgaria since 2005. A historian and political scientist, Jean F. Crombois holds a Ph.D. in contemporary European history from the Free University of Brussels [Belgium] and a postgraduate degree in political science from the University of Essex [United Kingdom]. His academic career has led him to hold the following positions: Wiener-Anspach Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Balliol College and in the Department of Modern History at the University of Oxford from 1999 to 2002; Lecturer in International Politics at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco from…

Cindy Cruz

Emerging Scholar
Cindy is a PhD student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University, supervised by Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky. Her research focuses on the organization and membership of the Canadian Armed Forces, including elements such as gender, civil-military relations, international security, organizational identity and culture, and international relations. She has a multidisciplinary background with a Bachelor's degree in Criminology, Sociology and a Master's degree in Sociology. Cindy has worked in the public service for over 8 years, as a security analyst at Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC) and as a senior policy analyst at the Department of National…

Satcha de Henning Michaëlis

Emerging Scholars
Satcha de Henning Michaëlis is a Master's candidate in Public and International Affairs under the direction of Marie-Joëlle Zahar at the University of Montreal and has obtained a Bachelor's degree with honors in International Studies at the same university. During her university studies, she specialized in international security and Arab studies. She is currently the editor-in-chief of Saha magazine and works as an intern at the Strategic Analysis Network. Today, she wishes to evolve in research in order to study the impact of information, internet, and new technologies in general, both on the conduct of war and on the security…

Marie-Christine De Tilly

Strategic steering committee
As Manager of the Strategic Partner Engagement Office – Eastern Canada at the Department of National Defense, I draw on my solid expertise in government relations, strategic partnerships, and advocacy communications to strengthen ties between the Department of National Defense, industry, academia, governments, and communities. Drawing on experience gained in the Canadian Armed Forces and at the Department of National Defense, I develop engagement strategies that support national priorities in security, resilience, innovation, and capability development. My work involves building bridges between communities of practice to foster dialogue, knowledge sharing, and the mobilization of expertise to inform decision-making. My…
Igor Delanoe

Igor Delanoë

Fellow researcher
Igor Delanoë is the deputy director of the Franco-Russian Observatory (CCI France Russie) and holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of Côte d’Azur (Nice). His expertise focuses on Russian geopolitics, Russia’s presence and interests in the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and Africa, and on Russian security and defense issues, particularly the navy. In 2013, he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University) as part of the National Security Program. He is a research associate at IRIS (Paris), La Vigie (Paris), the Middle East Institute Switzerland (MEIS) (Geneva), the…

Laurence Deschamps-Laporte

Researcher
Laurence Deschamps-Laporte is an invited professor of political science and research fellow at l'Université de Montréal and the Montreal Centre for International Studies (CERIUM). She has advised three Canadian foreign ministers and was recently the Chief of Staff to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. Previously, she was a consultant with Mckinsey & Company where she primarily served philanthropic and public sector organizations worldwide. Ms Deschamps-Laporte holds a DPhil and an MPhil from the University of Oxford where she was a Rhodes Scholar. She was also a Morehead-Cain scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She…
Delphine Deschaux-Dutard

Delphine Deschaux-Dutard

Fellow researcher
Delphine Deschaux-Dutard is an associate professor of political science at the University of Grenoble Alpes (UGA) and deputy director of the Center for Research on International Security and European Cooperation (CESICE). She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Sciences Po Grenoble, where her dissertation focused on the role of Franco-German actors in the development of European defense policy (between 1991 and 2007). She has published numerous articles, columns, books, and book chapters on European defense, Franco-German military cooperation, parliamentary oversight of the armed forces, and cyberdefense in the EU. She has presented more than 80 papers at academic conferences…
Marie-Ève Desrosiers

Marie-Eve Desrosiers

Researcher
Marie-Eve Desrosiers holds the Research Chair in International Francophonie on political aspirations and movements in Francophone Africa. She is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA). She specialises in security and governance issues. More specifically, she studies political crises and conflicts, authoritarianism, political mobilization, and the relationship between state and society in the Great Lakes and Francophone Africa. She is also interested in Canadian foreign policy and international aid. Her research has been published in African Affairs, Comparative Politics, Ethnopolitics and the Journal of International and Security Studies, among others.  

Emma Donnaint

Emerging Scholar
Emma Donnaint is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of Montreal. Her research focuses on the impact of the use of algorithmic weapons in contemporary conflicts on disarmament initiatives at the UN and within civil society. Her work falls within the field of international relations, and more specifically, critical security studies. Her research is funded by the House of Public and International Affairs and the Fonds de recherche du Québec. As the former coordinator of the Research Network on Women, Peace, and Security at McGill University, Emma disseminated research on Women, Peace, and Security issues to the…
Corinne Dory

Corinne Dory

Emerging Scholar
Corinne Dory is an undergraduate student completing an honours in international relations and a double minor in political studies and Spanish. She was a part of the 2020 National Model United Nations delegation and was also an active participant in the political science games for the 2019-2020 period. She was also a member of the debate team of Bishop’s University. During her studies, Corinne has worked as a part-time teacher for adults studying accounting and administration. At the beginning of her third year at Bishop’s, she was hired to be a project coordinator for the first annual conference of the…