The Mentorship Program
Over the past year, the EETN has worked to foster connections and provide opportunities across international borders and academic disciplines. A major pillar of that work has been the Mentorship program, which connected junior scholars, graduate, and undergraduate students with leading academics in their field. Through the production of policy memos and white papers, mentees gained the opportunity to apply their analytical skills to complex policy problems and learned to present informed solutions to academics, government officials, and policy experts — expanding the potential reach to new audiences and potential employers. EETN remains committed to fostering a new generation of professionals with nuanced views of international security and forging deep partnerships between academia and difference-makers.
Meet the Mentees
Guram Jurkhadze
- Tbilisi Free University
Jēkabs Kārlis Rasnačs
- University of Latvia
Kristine Zubtsova
- Tbilisi Free University
Luka Tchovelidze
- Tbilisi Free University
Margaux Knoerr
- University of Ottawa
Mariam Papaskiri
- Tbilisi Free University
Sofia Martinez
- Carleton University
Our Partner Universities
The Memos
Strengthening Canada’s Response to Disinformation Through International Practices
By: Erin Okrainec Executive Summary This policy memo evaluates Canada’s current measures to combat disinformation, identifies key gaps, and proposes policy options to address such…
Foreign Fighters and Regional Security in the Black Sea Region: Policy Imperatives Amid the Russia-Ukraine War
Foreign Terrorist Fighters pose rising risks in the Black Sea amid the Russia-Ukraine war. A new memo urges regional cooperation, with Canadian support to boost…
The Strategic Importance of the Caspian and Black Sea Regions for Europe’s Energy Security
This memo considers the competing geopolitical rivalries of Black and Caspian Sea energy security.
The Geopolitical Situation and Russia’s Foreign Policy in the Black Sea Region
This policy memo aims to outline the changes overtime to Black Sea security and how the Russian state has viewed it.
NATO’s Role in the Black Sea Region – Strategic Interests and Challenges
This policy memo assesses the current security landscape of the Black Sea and presents the important strategic value of this region to Russia.
Radicalization as a Threat to National Security: Insights from Latvia since Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine has fueled political radicalization in Latvia with far-reaching implications for national security. This policy brief examines how radical attitudes and behaviours…
Corporate Social Responsibility and Economic Sanctions: The Case of Latvia’s Information and Communication Technology Sector
This memo concludes that self-regulation practices concerning sanctions compliance among Latvian ICT companies are insufficient, especially in light of the war in Ukraine.
American Foreign Fighters in Ukraine: Motivations, Profiles, and Risk-assessment
Since the outbreak of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a significant number of American citizens have voluntarily traveled to fight alongside Ukrainian forces.…