Research Interests

International Security, Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence and Proliferation, Great Powers Dynamics, Canadian Defence and Foreign Policy, and NATO.

Brief Biography

Émile is a doctoral candidate and Joseph-Armand Bombardier (CGS-D) Scholar in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University, studying International Relations and Security. He has been granted the Desjardins Scholarship, the G.G. Baron Van der Feltz Award for best master’s dissertation in International Relations, and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS; twice). Émile’s research is primarily focused on NATO deterrence, nuclear weapons, and nuclear latency. Additionally, he works on Canadian foreign and defence policy, as well as nuclear (non-)proliferation. 

Émile has authored or co-authored articles, book chapters, and book reviews that have been published in International Affairs, the Journal of Strategic and Military Studies, the Palgrave Handbook on Contemporary Geopolitics, and The Conversation, and regularly analyzes international events on the radio. He is also a Graduate Research Fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy, and a Coordinator for the Network for Strategic Analysis. Previously, Émile earned a B.A. in International Development Studies at McGill University in 2020, and a M.A. in Political Studies at Queen’s University in 2022.

Publications

"The War in Ukraine and nuclear sharing in NATO." International Affairs 100, no. 2 (March 2024). * with S. von Hlatky.

"Are American nuclear weapons returning to the United Kingdom." The Conversation (2024). * with S. von Hlatky.

"A 'Middle Power' in Strategic Dependence: The Contemporary Geopolitics of Canada." In The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Geopolitics, ed. by Zak Cope (Palgrave, 2024). 

"NATO, the Ukraine War, and Extended Deterrence: What Future for Nuclear Sharing in Europe?" [in French]. In À l'aune de la Guerre en Ukraine, ed. by André Simonyi and Frédéric Côté (Laval University Press, 2024). * with S. von Hlatky.

(Book Review) "Practicing peace: conflict management in southeast Asia and South America, by Aarie Glas." International Affairs 99, no. 5 (September 2023): 2168-2169.

“Ukraine War: Why the Missile Incident in Poland is a Warning of Things to Come.” The Conversation (republished in Yahoo! News, MSN, EconoTimes, NewsBreak, The Winnipeg Free Press, and The National Post; 2022).  

“Balancing, Bandwagoning and Power Maximization: NATO Enlargement Through the Lens of Offensive Realism.” Journal of Military and Strategic Studies 22, no. 1 (October 2022): 175-206.

"In Canadian International Policy, Real Change Means Hard Choices." In What’s Next? International Cooperation and the Management of Traditional and Emerging Threats, edited by Stéfanie von Hlatky & Justin Massie, 24-27. Network for Strategic Analysis, May 2022. 

"Canada's Role in the Modern Nuclear Landscape." Policy Report n. 14, Network for Strategic Analysis, December 2021. * with L.-B. Lafontaine.

"Trouble in Paradise? Germany's Incoming "Traffic Light" Coalition and its Potential Impacts on NATO's Security." Hot Takes, Network for Strategic Analysis, December 2021.

Conference Presentations (Selected)

"Nuclear Today, Nuclear Tomorrow: Addressing the Benefits of the Bomb." Meeting of the MINDS, Canadian Defence and Security Network, Ottawa (2023). 

"Relational Ontologies: Identity Narratives, Security, and Nuclear Choices." Nuclear Security Workshop, Hertie School, Berlin (2023).

"From Permissive to Punitive: The Evolution of the Nuclear Normative Regime since 1945." Canadian Political Science Association Annual Conference, Toronto (2023). 

“Legitimized at Home and/or Abroad? The Uneven Ideational Benefits of Nuclear Weapons.” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago (2023).

“The Future of NATO Deterrence.” Future Leaders Conference, Rome, NATO Defence College (2023).

“Interstate Cooperation and Multilateralism: The Evolution of Nuclear Norms and Practices in the 21st Century.” [in French]. A Riskier World? Québec, Graduate School of International Studies Colloquium, Laval University (2022).

“Taiwan’s Implications for Nuclear Non-Proliferation.” [French-English bilingual presentation]. Is War Over Taiwan Coming? Montreal, Montreal Institute of International Studies Colloquium, UQAM (2022).

Awards

SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D), 2023-2026

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2023-2024 (declined)

Sir Edward Peacock Research Award, 2023

G.G. Baron Van der Feltz Award for best dissertation in international relations, 2022-2023

Desjardins Scholarship, 2022

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), 2022-2023

3rd Prize Winner, Annual Student Award of Excellence of the Journal of Military and Strategic Studies, 2022

Education/Designations:

Professional accountant (CPA, CGA)

MA in Economics (University of Victoria)

MA in Political Studies (Queen's University)

Fields of Study:

Political Theory

Canadian Politics

Biography:

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Brief Biography

Yerin Chung is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Political Studies at Queen's University specializing in Political Theory and International Relations. Yerin is a Coordinator for the Gender Lab/Graduate Research Fellow at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen's. Yerin also serves on the board for the Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) as the Director of Communications and Public Relations. Previously, Yerin earned a M.A. degree in Political Science with a Specialization in Political Theory and a B.A. (Hons.) degree in Political Science, both from Western University.  

Research Interests

Political Theory Interests: Human Rights, Health Policy, Global Distributive Justice, and Intergenerational Justice

International Relations Interests: Security and Defence Issues (particularly in Women, Peace and Security)

Affiliated Organizations

Director of Communications and Public Relations at The Canadian Peace Research Association (CPRA) 

https://cpra-acrp.com/board-members 

Gender Lab Coordinator/Doctoral Researcher at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP)

https://www.queensu.ca/cidp/people-search/yerin-chung

Publications

Goodale, Mark. Reinventing Human Rights (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Reviewed by Yerin Chung in International Journal 79(3), 477-480. doi:10.1177/00207020241276094

Dyczok, Marta, and Yerin Chung. 2022. “Zelens′kyi Uses His Communication Skills as a Weapon of War.” Canadian Slavonic Papers 64 (2–3): 146–61. doi:10.1080/00085006.2022.2106699. 

Conference Presentations

Chung, Yerin. 2021. The Human Right to Collective Self-Determination. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Peace Research Association, Congress for the Federation of Humanities and the Social Sciences, University of Alberta, (Virtual). 

Awards

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (2024)

R. S. McLaughlin Fellowship (2022, 2023) 

Queen’s Graduate Award (2022, 2023) 

Teaching

POLS 250 Introduction to Political Theory (Head Teaching Assistant: Fall 2024)

POLS 402 Science and Justice (Teaching Assistant: Fall 2024)

POLS 350 Political Theory: History (Teaching Assistant: Winter 2024)

POLS 250 Introduction to Political Theory (Teaching Assistant: Fall 2022, Fall 2023)

POLS 110 Introduction to Politics and Government (Teaching Assistant: Winter 2023)

Service

Awards, Tenure and Promotion Committee (Graduate Doctoral Student Representative: 2024 - 2025)

Equity Committee (Graduate Doctoral Student Representative: 2022 - Present)

Field Conveners Committee (Graduate Doctoral Student Representative: 2022 - 2023)