About this episode

The episode discusses UK politics, NATO Summit preparations, and features an interview with Dr. Sanjida Amin on her research in political science and security relations.

Welcome to a new episode of Battle Rhythm with co-host Thomas Hughes, Assistant Professor at Mount Allison University. Steve and Thomas discuss UK politics and the upcoming NATO Summit along with submarine procurement and the progress on a Defence, Security and Resilience Bank in Canada (or elsewhere). Today’s feature interview is with CDSN Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dr. Sanjida Amin. Sanjida Amin is the CDSN Postdoctoral Fellow (2025–2026) at the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen’s University. She is currently completing her PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto, where her research focuses on foreign sponsorship of insurgent groups, insurgent-state relations, and the international dimensions of civil war. Her book project examines how external support from foreign states shapes internal conflict dynamics, particularly by driving insurgent fragmentation during peace negotiations. Her broader research interests include international peacebuilding, alliance politics, and Canadian foreign and defense policy. Her current postdoctoral project investigates how U.S.-Canada security relations influence Canada’s evolving engagement with UN…

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Hughes

Guest: Dr. Sanjida Amin

Topics covered

• UK politics
• NATO Summit
• submarine procurement
• Defence Security and Resilience Bank
• foreign sponsorship of insurgent groups
• international peacebuilding
• U.S.-Canada security relations

Keywords

• defence
• security
• politics
• NATO
• Canada
• peacekeeping
• insurgency
• foreign policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mount Allison University, Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University, University of Toronto, Fulbright Canada, Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship, Ontario Graduate Scholarship

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