Marie Lamensch

Marie Lamensch is the International Affairs editor. You can email her at marie [at] themantle.com.

Marie is the assistant to the director, researcher, and social media manager at the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies. Born in Belgium, Marie has lived in Germany, France, Canada and the UK. After completing a Bachelor's degree in History (specialization Genocide studies) at Montreal's Concordia University, Marie volunteered in Ghana and Rwanda for several months. She then completed a Master's degree in Conflict, Security and Development at King's College London. 

At MIGS, she manages the Media Monitoring Project, conducts research for the Will to Intervene initiative and the DMAPLab, focusing on atrocity prevention, foreign policy, security, and technology. Marie writes for the Huffington Post Quebec and has recently been elected to the Board of the Canadian International Council. She is also McGill Women in Leadership mentor.