Collaborator
Olivier Schmitt is professor of political science at the Center for War Studies, University of Southern Denmark, and currently director of studies and research at the Institut des Hautes Études de Défense Nationale (IHEDN, Paris).He is a founding member of the French Association for War and Strategic Studies (AEGES), of which he was vice-president and scientific director, and a board member of the European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS). A reserve officer in the French navy, he has policy experience at the French MoD and NATO. He also worked for two think-tanks: the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of…
Emerging Scholars
Lily Schricker is a graduate student at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University, pursuing an MA in International Affairs with a specialization in foreign policy and diplomacy. She graduated with a BA at Bishop's University in International Relations and a double-minor in Political and Classical studies. Lily is a research assistant at Carleton University, pursuing research in both Indigenous-settler relations and international law. Currently, she is working on a co-authored paper focusing on the best methodological practices for conducting voting behaviour studies with Indigenous Peoples. Previously, she has assisted in the EPON mandate renewal study for UNITAMS…
Collaborator
Simon Schunz is professor at the College of Europe. Prior to working at the College, he was a Scientific Officer at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (2011-2015), and a senior and junior researcher at the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies and the Leuven Institute for International and European Studies, University of Leuven (KU Leuven) (2006-2011). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the Elliott School of International Affairs (The George Washington University, 2009) and at the Brussels Office of the German Institute for International and Security Studies (SWP, 2010), as well as a Carlo Schmid Fellow…
Emerging scholar
Emmylou Sergent is currently completing a master's degree in International Studies (Culture, Conflict and Peace) at the Université de Montréal. Passionate about issues of security, defence, bilateral cooperation and diplomacy, she has taken every opportunity to enrich her international education. Curious and keen to travel, she took part in a summer school at Thammasat University in Bangkok, focusing on the regional dynamics of ASEAN, and was an exchange student at Sciences Po Aix during her bachelor's degree. Professionally, she worked as an assistant to the commissioners at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, where she was involved in analyzing…
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…
Co-director | Climate Change and the Environment
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).
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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 holds a PhD in political science from the Université de Montréal, under the co-direction of Marie-Joelle Zahar and Lee J. M. Seymour. His doctoral research focuses on whether and how the publicity of external support for rebels influences their use of violence against civilians during civil wars. More broadly, his research focuses on the transnational dimensions of civil conflict and violence against civilians. He is mainly interested in internal wars in the Middle East and Africa. Prior to his doctoral studies, he obtained a master's degree in political science from the Institut d'études politiques de Strasbourg (France). He…
