On October 1, 2025, the Queenâs Institute of Intergovernmental Relations held its annual Kenneth MacGregor Lecture at the Donald Gordon Conference Centre in Kingston. This yearâs Lecture, "From Meech to MAGA: National Unity and Trade in an Era of Trump," took the form of a fireside chat between former Premier of Ontario David Peterson and former Globe and Mail national affairs columnist Jeffrey Simpson.
Date
Friday November 21, 2025Location
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 554We invite you to attend the latest installment of the Corry Colloquium Speakers Series on Friday, November 21, from 12:00-1:30 pm, for a talk entitled: Progress and/or Backlash? Assessing Gender and Inter-sectional Forces in and Beyond the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election, by Dr. Kelly Dittmar.
Dr. Dittmar is an Associate Professor, Political Science, at Rutgers UniversityâCamden and Director of Research and Scholar, Center for American Women and Politics at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers UniversityâNew Brunswick.
As Mark Carney visits Singapore to deepen investment ties and position Canada as a global trade player, Department of Political Studies Associate Professor StĂ©phanie Martel notes Ottawa must prove its relevance in the speedingâup IndoâPacific race.
As Donald Trump lashes out at Ontarioâs anti-tariff advertisement, calling it âfraudulentâ and reigniting trade tensions with Canada, experts warn that misinformation continues to fuel political polarization. Department of Political Studies Professor and Department Head Jonathan Rose says many of Trumpâs claims are misleading â a reminder of how narrative control shapes public perception in moments of economic strain.
As Pasco, Washington, and other cities move to end water fluoridation amid rising conspiracy theories, experts warn of deeper social unrest. Department of Political Studies and School of Religion Assistant Professor Amarnath Amarasingam says anti-fluoride activism reflects a growing sense of chaos and mistrust â a symptom of people trying to regain control in an uncertain world.
Congratulations to Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky on her renewal as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Gender, Security, and the Armed Forces.
Doctoral Student
He/Him | MA, Political Science (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Political Studies
Queen's University
My research focuses on the formation of security communities and the role of major regional powers or âthe anchor statesâ in the process. I study the why regional anchor states facilitate or hinder the formation of security communities in their respective regions.
Rubiat Saimum is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Queenâs University, specializing in International Relations and Comparative Studies. He has previously served as a Lecturer of maritime security and strategic studies at Bangladesh Maritime University. He is a South Asian Future Fellow at the Council for Strategic and Defence Research (CSDR), a fellow at Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, a Young Leader at the Pacific Forum, a maritime GENIE at Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies (YCAPS) and a Junior Fellow at the NATO Association of Canada.
Date
Friday October 24, 2025Location
Robert Sutherland Hall, Room 448
We invite you to attend the latest installment of the Corry Colloquium Speakers Series on Friday, October 24, from 12:00-1:30 pm, for a talk entitled: GEOPOLITICS IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE by Dr. Anatoly Levshin.
Dr. Levshin is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the International Security Program and in Technology and Geopolitics at the Belfer Center (Harvard University). He is also Directorâs Fellow with the Reimagining World Order research community at Princeton University, which he formerly co-curated with its director, G. John Ikenberry.
Doctoral Student
She/Elle | MA, Political Studies (Queen's University); BAH, Political Science (St. Francis Xavier University)
Political Studies
Queen's University
International Relations; Peace and Conflict; Feminist Security Studies; Women, Peace and Security; Conflict-Related Sexual Violence.
Tehya Blake (She/Elle) is a bilingual second-year PhD student in the Department of Political Studies at Queenâs University. Supervised by Dr. StĂ©fanie von Hlatky, her doctoral research focuses on Feminist Security Studies (FSS) and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). She is a graduate researcher with the Gender Lab at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP).
Prior to beginning her PhD, Tehya worked as a Policy Analyst with the Department of National Defence in Ottawa. She holds an MA in Political Studies from Queenâs University (2024) and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science from St. Francis Xavier University (2023).
Doctoral Student
She/Her | BA, Political Studies (University of Manitoba); MA, Political Science (Acadia University)
Political Studies
Queen's University
Canadian politics; political communication; mass media; political leaders; political parties
Gillian is a doctoral student specializing in Canadian politics, working under the supervision of Dr. Jonathan Rose. Her research interests focus on political communication, in particular the intersections between government, media, and democracy.
