Death of Alexei Navalny

Members of the media may directly contact:


Paul Robinson(English and French)

Full Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Professor Robinson's research and work focuses on Russia and Soviet history, military history, intellectual history, defence policy, and military ethics.

Roland Paris(English only)

Director, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, and Full Professor, School of International Development & Global Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences.

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Professor Paris' research focuses on international security, peacebuilding and foreign policy. He is a former senior advisor on foreign policy to the prime minister of Canada.

Jean-François Ratelle(English and French)

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Professor Ratelle's expertise touches on Russian politics and military conflicts.

"The death of opposition figure Alexei Navalny exposes the major political changes in Russia in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. This news is also part of an increase in political repression in the country and the elimination of opposition to President Putin."

Dominique Arel (English and French)

Chair of Ukrainian Studies and Associate Professor, School of Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Professor Arel can discuss the impact on the war in Ukraine.