Syria

Jens Hanssen

Associate Professor, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto

Director designate, German Orient Institute in Beirut (from July 1st, 2023)

• Campus
  • St. George
• Department
  • History
  • Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations

Areas of Expertise

• Culture and politics
• Egypt
• Germany
• Iraq
• Lebanon
• Middle East history
• Palestine
• Sheikh Jarrah district; Context of escalating tensions
• Syria
• The Arab Awakening (al-Nahda) in historical perspective
• Türkiye/turkey

Office: 416-978-3143
Home: 416-530-5701
Languages: German, Arabic, French, Turkish
Website
Email: jens.hanssen@utoronto.ca
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online

Tina J. Park

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Responsibility to Protect Project

Junior Fellow, Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History

• Campus
  • St. George
• Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts & Science
• Centres
  • Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History

Areas of Expertise

• Bilateral relationship between Canada and Korea
• Canadian foreign policy
• Canadian foreign policy post-COVID-19
• Canadian-Korean relations
• Feminism & diversity in the election race
• Inter-Korean relations & ROK-US relations
• NATO & Asia-Pacific security
• NATO & Ukraine
• North Korean nuclear programme & diplomacy & six party talks
• Responsibility to Protect
• South Korean politics & economy
• Syria
• UN

Office: 416-828-2361
Website
Email: park.tina@gmail.com
Media availablity: TV, Radio, Print/Online