Zachary Eden

Brief Biography

Zachary is a first year PhD student in the Department of Political Studies. He completed his honour’s B.A. at Laurentian University in Political Science and Religious Studies (2019), and his M.A. at Queen’s University in Political Studies (2020). During his time at Queen’s University, he participated in two exchange programs. His first exchange was with the Royal Military College of Canada (2019) where he focused on American Defense Policy. His second exchange was with the Universität der Bundeswehr München in Munich, Germany (2020) where he focused on International Relations. More specifically, his research focused on the role of Military Power in International Relations and the Psychology of Violence.

Research Interests

Zachary’s current research interests are the Liberal International Order (LIO), Canada-US Relations, Defense Studies, and Russia and China in International Security.

Awards

​​​​​​​Queen’s Graduate Award (2024)

R. Samuel McLaughlin Fellowship (2024)

Universität der Bundeswehr München Scholarship (2020)

Queen’s Graduate Award (2019-2020)

Huntington Bursary (2018)

Thorneloe Bursary (2018)

Teaching

Teaching Assistant:

POLS 261 – International Politics (Fall 2019) – Queen’s University

SOCI 1015 – Understanding Society (2018-2019) – Laurentian University ​​​​​​​