The Munk Debate on Canada’s Foreign Policy takes place today (4 p.m. PST) and is the first-ever federal election debate on this topic. Below are the UBC experts available to provide commentary on the issues that could dominate the debate.
Barbara Arneil
Dept. of Political Science
Former senior policy advisor to Lloyd Axworthy from 1994-1996
Tel: 604.822.9551, Email: arneil@mail.ubc.ca
- Canadian foreign policy, global citizenship, human security
Michael Byers
Dept. of Political Science; Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law
Tel: 604.822.3049, Email: michael.byers@ubc.ca
- Arctic strategy, defence spending, national security, diplomacy
- International trade and armed conflict
Max Cameron
Dept. of Political Science
Cell: 604.786.0992, Email: max.cameron@ubc.ca
- Democracy and diplomacy
Catherine Dauvergne
Allard School of Law
Tel: 604.822.2818, Email: lawdean@allard.ubc.ca
- International law, immigration laws, refugees
Stewart Prest (available starting Oct. 10)
Dept. of Political Science (PhD candidate)
Tel: 778.888.9361, Email: stewartprest@gmail.com
- Foreign policy and security
Richard Price
Dept. of Political Science
Tel: 604.822.3021, Email: richard.price@ubc.ca
- International relations, international ethics
- Conflict, norms of war, chemical weapons, landmines
- Global advocacy, politics of international law
Allen Sens
Dept. of Political Science
Tel. 604.822.6127, Email: asens@mail.ubc.ca
- Conflict and conflict management; international peacekeeping
- NATO/European security and defence policy
Yves Tiberghien
Institute of Asian Research
Tel: 604.822.4358, Email: yves.tiberghien@ubc.ca
- China, Japan, Korea and European Union policy
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