Carleton Experts Available: Proposed Ukraine-Russia Peace Agreement
A controversial peace agreement brokered by the United States between Ukraine and Russia is now being negotiated between the parties, and Carleton experts are available to comment. If you are interested in speaking with the experts below, please feel free to reach out to them directly. If you require other assistance, please email Steven Reid, Media Relations Officer, at steven.reid3@carleton.ca.
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David Carment
Professor, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University
Email: David.Carment@carleton.ca
Carment is a series editor for Palgrave’s Canada and International Affairs, editor of Canadian Foreign Policy Journal and fellow of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. His research focuses on Canadian foreign policy, mediation and negotiation, fragile states and diaspora politics.
He is the author, editor or co-editor of 21 books and has authored or co-authored over 90 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. His most recent books focus on diaspora cooperation, corruption in Canada, branding Canadian foreign policy and state fragility.
For more on Carment, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/david-carment
Mikhail Polianskii
Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar on Transatlantic Relations, Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS)
Email: MikhailPolianskii@cunet.carleton.ca
Polianskii is a post‑doctoral researcher at the Leibniz‑Institut für Friedens‑ und Konfliktforschung Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) in Germany, where he co‑leads the comparative project “PATTERN: How Does the Past Matter? The Russian War of Aggression against Ukraine and the Cold War.” His work focuses on Russian foreign and domestic policy, the evolution of transatlantic security institutions, and the dynamics of hybrid warfare.
During his tenure at Carleton, Polianskii is pursuing a research agenda on transatlantic security relations, examining in particular the interplay between Russia’s strategic disengagement from European security frameworks and the transformation of transatlantic relations.
For more on Polianskii, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/mikhail-polianskii
Stephen Saideman
Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University
Email: stephen.saideman@carleton.ca
Saideman is available to discuss Trump’s impact on foreign affairs and defence policy, including NATO. His research interests focus on the causes and consequences of intervention in intra-state conflicts. His current research deals with the role of legislatures in democratic civil-military relations. He teaches courses on contemporary international security, civil-military relations, and United States foreign and defence policy.
For more on Saideman, visit: https://experts.carleton.ca/stephen-saideman
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