Researcher
Srdjan Vucetic is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Co-Director (Security) in the Canadian Defence and Security Network (CDSN-RCDS). Before joining the School, Srdjan was Randall Dillard Research Fellow in International Studies at Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge, Senior Visiting Fellow at Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, and Senior Visiting Fellow at Institute for Defense and Security Analysis, New Delhi. His work has been published in several academic journals, including Canadian Journal of Political Science / Revue canadienne de science politique, European Journal of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis,…
Post-Doctoral 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…
Student Collaborators
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…
Advisory Board
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 Network for Strategic Analysis. 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…
Emerging Scholar
Shuangsheng Zhao is a PhD student in Geographic Sciences at Laval University under the supervision of Professor Frédéric Lasserre. He holds a master's degree in Geopolitics from the University of Paris VIII. His doctoral project focuses on Chinese policy towards Pacific island states. With his research, he aims to analyze different geopolitical issues in the Indo-Pacific, in particular, the influence of China. As part of the research, he will conduct a field survey in three island states (Solomons, Fiji, Papua New Guinea) in Oceania and meet local populations to better understand local issues. His fields of research revolve around the…
Collaborator
Amélie Zima is a researcher at IRSEM. With a doctorate in political science from the University of Paris-Nanterre, she wrote her thesis on NATO's first post-Cold War enlargement, and was awarded first prize for her thesis by the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN). Her work focuses on NATO and the Polish political system. Amélie Zima has been a research associate at Cefres in Prague (Centre français de recherches en sciences sociales), at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences (ISP-PAN) and a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre de civilisation française of Warsaw University…
Emerging Scholar
Fiacre Thibaut Zoungni is a diplomat by training. After a Masters in diplomacy and conflict resolution at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, he obtained a PhD in Political Science at Laval University. He is currently undertaking a postdoctoral internship at the Faculty of Law and Political Science of the University of Quebec in Montreal, where he is continuing his research on France's military interventions.
