Session 1: Power Beyond Borders in Europe and Russia - Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies

Session 1:

Power Beyond Borders in Europe and Russia

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Time: 10:00-11:30 am

Chair and Commentator: Piotr Dutkiewicz

Presenters:

Shaheer Ahmad and Mohammad Ali Zafar (National Defence University, Pakistan)– Melting Arctic: Kremlin’s Political Economy and Future Geopolitical Scenario

Shaheer Ahmad is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, National Defense University Islamabad, Pakistan.

Mohammad Ali Zafar is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, National Defence University Islamabad, Pakistan.

Sean W. Havel (Carleton University, Canada) – Strategic Power Europe: A Contradiction in Terms?

Sean Havel is a second-year Masters student in European and Russian Studies at Carleton University. He obtained his Bachelor of Global Politics at Carleton University in 2019, graduating with honours and being offered the Senate Medal for academic achievement. In that time, he has worked as a project manager for the United Nations Association in Canada, a research assistant for the Open Society, and was published on the topic of the Czechoslovak immigrant community in Canada. His current research has focused on the development of the EU’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP), notably the operationalization of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and the development of the upcoming EU Strategic Compass.

Hamed Kazemzadeh (University of Warsaw, Poland) – Armed Conflict between Georgia and Russia; Case Studies of EU Policies toward Peace Process

Hamed Kazemzadeh graduated with a Ph.D. East European Studies at the University of Warsaw and from M.A Conflict Studies at the University of Ottawa. Hamed is currently a researcher based in Ottawa, Canada and his research interests include Peacebuilding, Ethnography and Conflict Transformation with a specific focus on Pluralism theory in Central Eurasian History.

Emmanuelle Rousseau (University of Montréal, Canada)– Learning to Contest: Russian Diplomatic Practice at OSCE

Emmanuelle Rousseau is a second-year PhD student at the Université de Montréal. Under the supervision of Prof. Frédéric Mérand, Emmanuelle is writing a dissertation on contentious diplomatic practices and security cooperation at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Emmanuelle is a Junior Fellow of the Defence and Security Foresight Group, hosted by the University of Waterloo. She holds a bachelor’s in law, a bachelor’s in Russian Studies and a master’s in International Relations’ Governance.