
With Russia engaging in military operations in Ukraine, Western University has the following experts available to media for comment and analysis:
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Areas of Expertise: International relations, UN diplomacy and negotiations, international institutions, and global governance
Associate Professor, Department of History, King’s University College
Areas of Expertise: History of Russian foreign policy, history of Soviet and modern European foreign policy, transnational anti-imperialism
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; producer of Ukraine Calling on Public Radio Ukraine
Areas of Expertise: International politics and history with a focus on East Central Europe and Ukraine, history, mass media, migration, post-communism
Professor, Ivey School of Business, Director of Ivey Purchasing Managers Index, Leenders Supply Chain Management Association Chair
Areas of Expertise: Supply chain, effect on commodities such as wheat and corn, effect on food prices and inflation
Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science
Areas of Expertise: Effect on domestic politics in U.S., effects of foreign crises on elections, political parties in Congress,
Associate Professor, Ivey School of Business, Director of Ivey’s Energy Policy and Management Centre
Areas of Expertise: Effect of the conflict on the oil and energy sector, short-run increases in the price of oil
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; President of the Canadian Peace Research Association; author of NATO and the Bomb.
Areas of Expertise: International security, Canadian defence, foreign policy, NATO, peacekeeping
Commentary reflects the perspective and scholarly interest of Western faculty members and is not an articulation of official university policy on issues being addressed.
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