Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s experts available to comment on the G7 summit

Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s experts available to comment on the G7 summit

June 10, 2025

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World leaders will gather in Kananaskis, Alberta, for the G7 Summit, scheduled to take place June 15-17, 2025.

Canada ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s stated priorities for the summit include strengthening global peace and security — particularly efforts to counter foreign interference and transnational crime — along with spurring economic growth, creating jobs, and accelerating the digital transition.

This year ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s summit will include not only G7 member countries but also representatives from other countries and international organizations, including the leaders of Ukraine, Mexico, and India.

Queen ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ ’s experts are available to provide commentary on a wide range of topics:

Available Experts

  • Joanne Archibald – Defence spending, political leadership, alliance-building, and avenues of paradiplomacy in the context of uncertain U.S. leadership

  • Jane Boulden – Canadian defence spending, NATO, U.S.-Canada relations, and peace negotiations related to Ukraine

  • Ryan Grant – Accelerating the digital transition and the critical role of supercomputing, large-scale AI, energy-efficient ‘green’ computing, and computer networks

  • Michael Murphy- Security and economic impacts of quantum science and technology

  • Eugene Lang – Defence, Canada-U.S. and Canada-Europe relations

  • Christian Leuprecht – Security, defence, global stability, and U.S. foreign policy

Media Contacts

To arrange interviews with any of these experts, please contact:

Julie Brown: brown.julie@queensu.ca,  343-363-32763 

Andrew Carroll: andrew.carroll@queensu.ca, 613-876-8059