Maxime Philaire

Emerging Scholar
Apr 11

Maxime Philaire is a PhD student in International Studies at Laval University’s École supérieure d’études internationales under the supervision of Prof. Anessa Kimball, after completing a master’s degree in political science at Laval University with a thesis on strengthening the legitimacy of the Russian Federation regime through the construction of national identity. Prior to this, he obtained a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations at ILERI Paris, with a semester at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). Parallel to his studies, he is an administrative assistant at ESEI’s Centre for International Security and has been President of the NATO Laval association, which takes part every year in the International Model NATO in Washington DC. His doctoral research focuses on the influence of several Central and Eastern European countries on NATO’s policy and relations with the Russian Federation. He is also passionate about international security issues, as well as the military and geopolitical analysis of wars and other conflicts.

Expertise

  • Security and Defence Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe
  • Russia's foreign and defence policy in Europe
  • The Role of NATO and the EU in the European Security Space

Selected Publications

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces / Le Ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces armées canadiennes