Ariel Burgess

Ariel is a 2023 Queen’s graduate in Political Studies and a minor Philosophy and is now at the Royal Military College of Canada as an MA student in the War Studies Program. She has been working for the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations since October of 2022 on projects related to terrorist financing. Her research interests include terrorist financing and money laundering schemes, the gendered dynamics of war, military privatization and ethics, and Canadian defence policy.

Outside of work and studying, Ariel enjoys hiking with her partner and two dogs, reading mystery books, playing Pokémon games, and baking.