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 — 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.
Director and Stauffer-Dunning Chair
School of Policy Studies
Queen’s University
Doctoral Student
He/Him
MA, Political Science (Memorial University of Newfoundland)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
My research focuses on the formation of security communities and the role of major regional powers or “the anchor states” 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 Queen’s 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 Director’s Fellow with the Reimagining World Order research community at Princeton University, which he formerly co-curated with its director, G. John Ikenberry. Learn more about Dr. Levshin's research here.
Doctoral Student
She/Her/Elle
BAH, Political Science (St. Francis Xavier University); MA, Political Studies (Queen's University)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Mackintosh-Corry Hall, B301
Supervisor: Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky
Tehya Blake (she/her/elle) is a bilingual PhD student in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University. She is supervised by Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky and works on research related to women, peace and security (WPS) and conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV). She is affiliated with the Network for Strategic Analysis (NSA/RAS), the Center for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) and Women in International Security – Canada (WIIS-C). Prior to beginning her doctoral degree, Tehya was a policy analyst with the Department of National Defence in Ottawa. She completed her M.A. at Queen’s University (2024), and her B.A. (Hons) at St. Francis Xavier University (2023).
Doctoral Student
She/Her
BA, Political Studies (University of Manitoba); MA, Political Science (Acadia University)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
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.
Doctoral Student
She/Her
BAH, Political Science and Peace Studies (McMaster University); MA, Political Science (McMaster University)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Supervisor: Dr. Yolande Bouka
Feminist political economy; social reproduction; gender and violence.
Doctoral Student
MA, Political Science (University of Toronto); HBSc, Psychology (major) and Philosophy (minor) (York University)
Political Studies
Doctoral Student
Siavash's research focuses on Middle Eastern security and diplomacy, with a particular focus on Israeli national security, the Islamic Republic (of Iran) nuclear and missile program, Iranian restoration, and the evolving regional alignments shaped by the Abraham Accords.
Tehya Blake (PhD), a graduate student from the Department of Political Studies, received the Dean's Award for their work on Global Sustainability.
The award was presented by Interim Dean Bob Lemieux at the recent annual Dean's Awards Reception, which honours graduate students from each department in the Faculty of Arts and Science for their academic excellence.
Congratulations, Tehya!
