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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 Russian…
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Dominika Kunertova works as a Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies, ETH Zürich. She researches weaponization of emerging and disruptive technologies, trends in military robotics, innovation in arms control, transatlantic defence and security cooperation, and armaments dynamics in Europe. Her previous work experience includes strategic foresight at NATO Allied Command Transformation in Norfolk, VA, capability development at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, and military unmanned systems at the Center for War Studies in Denmark. She holds a PhD in Political Science from Université de Montréal with specialization in Security Studies and Canadian Politics. She has published articles and research…
Scholar
Jean Lachapelle is an Assistant Professor at the Université de Montréal's (UdeM) Department of Political Science. He previously worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Oslo's Department of Political Science (2021-2022), and as a research fellow at the University of Gothenburg's Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute (2019-2021), the University of Michigan’s Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies (2017-2019), and Harvard's Middle East Initiative (2014-2015). He holds a PhD in political science from the University of Toronto. His research examines the causes and consequences of state violence in authoritarian regimes. His current book project theorizes the link between repression and…
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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 Lafontaine holds a Master's degree in International Studies (International Security) and is completing a Master's degree in International and Transnational Law. During the fall of 2021, he acted as an intern at the Network for Strategic Analysis. He also worked as a research assistant in international law at Laval University. His research interests include the space occupied by international law in the foreign policy of states and the economic impact of international security issues.
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Philippe Lagassé is associate professor and the Barton Chair at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, at the Carleton University. Between 2012-2014 he served as a member of the Independent Review Panel overseeing the evaluation of options to replace Canada’s CF-18 fighter aircraft, and he is currently a member of the Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisition within the Department of National Defence. His research focuses on defence policy and military procurement, as well as civil-military relations and the role of institutions in international policymaking in the Westminster tradition. He has published in academic journals Parliamentary Affairs, West European…
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Camie Lamarche (she/her) works at Global Affairs Canada on the Korean Peninsula file. She is a practitioner with a public policy background having worked for a Member of Parliament and the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 issues, the Minister of International Trade Diversification, and at Canada’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. 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 of International Affairs at Carleton University.
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, and nuclear latency. Additionally, he works on Canadian foreign and defence policy, as well as nuclear (non-)proliferation. Émile has authored or co-authored articles, book chapters, and book reviews that have been published in International Affairs, the Journal of Strategic and…
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Mathieu Landriault obtained his doctorate from the University of Ottawa in 2013. He currently teaches at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa as well as at the School of Conflict Studies at Saint Paul University. He is also director of the Observatory for Arctic Policy and Security (OPSA), associate researcher at the Interuniversity Research Center on International Relations of Canada and Quebec (CIRRICQ) and researcher with the Defense Network and North American and Arctic Security (RDSNAA). His research interests focus on the analysis of media and public opinion in Canada, particularly in the context of arctic…
