Emerging Scholar
Marianne Grenier is currently in her final year of her Master's degree in Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary. Her principal areas of research are cyber threats to critical infrastructure, nuclear terrorism prevention and international security regimes. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Security and Policing Studies from the University of Montreal. Recipient of the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Master's Scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) to pursue her research on a comparison of treaties to prevent nuclear terrorism, she is particularly interested in the study of new and evolving security challenges resulting from emerging technologies.
Student Collaborators
Zachary Griffiths-Julien joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 2017 as an Infantry Soldier. In 2019, he deployed on OP PRESENCE as a member of the Force Protection team. Currently in his final year of undergraduate studies at Bishop’s University, honours in International Studies and Major in Political science, he interests himself in questions concerning terrorism and intelligence studies. In the past, Zachary has worked on the Conseils de sécurité Podcast, a coproduction between the Network for Strategic Analysis and the Canadian Defence and Security Network, under the supervision of Dr. Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé. Recently, he collaborates with the Équipe de recherche…
Collaborator
Heidi Hardt is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine. Her research examines effectiveness, knowledge and change in international organizations, particularly in conflict management. She has expertise in NATO, the EU, UN, international cooperation, crisis management, military operations, organizational learning, organizational culture, gender mainstreaming and gender in STEM. Hardt has authored two books: NATO’s Lessons in Crisis: Institutional Memory in International Organization (Oxford University Press, 2018) and Time to React: The Efficiency of International Organizations in Crisis Response (Oxford University Press, 2014). Hardt’s research is published or forthcoming in the Journal of Politics, Global Governance,…
Collaborator
Ronld Hatto is Senior Lecturer of International Relations at Science Po Paris and Researcher at Centre de recherches internationales (CERI). He has served in the UNFICYP (United Nations Force in Cyprus) as a peacekeeper in the Canadian Army. His current research focuses on international security, UN peacekeeping, foreign policy of France and USA, and international order. He is a member of the Research Network on Peace Operations (ROP) and of the Observatoire sur les missions de paix et operations humanitaires. He is the author of Le Maintien de la paix : l’ONU en action (Armand Colin, 2015) and L'ONU…
Researcher
Yannick Hémond has been Professor of Resilience, Risk and Disasters in UQAM's Department of Geography since 2019. He is responsible for UQAM's graduate programs in resilience, risk and disasters. He is a member of the scientific committee and co-leader of the "resilience to crises and disasters" axis of the Canadian Observatory on Crisis and Humanitarian Action (COCHA). He is also a certified Associate Member of the Business Continuity Institute and a LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Facilitator. His research interests cover risk management, response capacity and organizational resilience. The underlying concepts are complexity, creativity, problem-solving and improvisation. The aim is to develop…
Collaborator
Marina Henke is Associate Professor at Northwestern University, Professor of International Relations at the Hertie School and Director of the Centre for International Security. She researches and publishes on military interventions, peacekeeping, and European security and defense policy. Before joining the Hertie School, she was a Lecturer at Princeton University and Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Henke holds a PhD in Politics and Public Policy from Princeton University. Her academic work has been published in International Security, Security Studies, International Studies Quarterly, Journal of Strategic Studies, International Peacekeeping, Providing for Peacekeeping, British Journal…
Advisory Board
Stéfanie von Hlatky is the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces, and Full Professor of Political Studies at Queen’s University. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Université de Montréal in 2010, where she was also Executive Director for the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies. She’s held positions at Georgetown University, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Dartmouth College, ETH Zurich and was a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the University of Southern California’s Centre for Public Diplomacy. She has published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, the Canadian Foreign Policy…
Collaborator
Stephanie C. Hofmann is Professor in the Department of International Relations and Political Science at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, in Geneva. She received her PhD from Cornell University and her M.A.s from Cornell University and Bath University. She held visiting research positions at the European University Institute, the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Columbia University and the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung. As a visiting professor, she has taught academic and policy-oriented audiences in places such as Jerusalem, Rome, Tbilisi and Yerevan. And she conducted consultancy work for national governments and international organizations in places such as Burundi and…
Emerging Scholar
Hannah Hollander is a master’s student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University and a junior officer in the Canadian Armed Forces. Her research focuses on emerging security challenges, alliance dynamics, and foreign military operations. Hannah holds a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Political Science from the Royal Military College of Canada. She is also a member of Women in International Security Canada (WIIS-C).
Collaborator
Dr. Yvan Yenda Ilunga is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island (USA), teaching undergraduate, master, and Ph.D. level courses. He also serves as Deputy Director of the Joint Civil-Military Interaction (JCMI) Research and Education Network, coordinating strategic partnerships, research, and training key stakeholders on policies and operations related to civil-military interactions in fragile countries. Dr. Ilunga conducts policy-relevant research and studies on Africa’s security, development, and governance issues. More specifically, he focuses on questions related to peace operations, civil-military interactions, natural resources-based conflicts, and regional cooperation in his writing…
