Ariel Burgess

Ariel graduated from Queen's University in 2021 with a BAH in Political Studies, minoring in Philosophy.  She is now a graduate student in the War Studies program at the Royal Military College of Canada, where she holds an SSHRC CGS-M grant with a MINDS supplementary grant. She is currently writing her MA thesis, which investigates the role of cryptocurrencies in North Korean proliferation financing schemes. 

Ariel has been working for the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations since October of 2022 on projects related to terrorist financing and cryptocurrency. Her research interests include proliferation financing, WMD/CBRN proliferation and policy, military privatization and ethics, and the intersection of cyberspace, crime, and warfare. 

In her free time, Ariel can be found volunteering at her local stable or playing with her two dogs. She enjoys horseback riding, reading, and oil painting, and is learning to play the violin.