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Nicola P. Contessi

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International affairs specialist
E-mail: ncontessi@gmail.com

Nicola P. Contessi (PhD, Laval) is an international affairs specialist with expertise in global governance, foreign and security policy, rising powers, international transportation and Eurasia.

He is an Associate of the York Centre for Asian Research and has previously held positions at Nazarbayev University, Columbia University, McGill University and the United Nations. He has consulted with CANADEM, the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Dr. Contessi is a frequent media commentator featured in Affari Internazionali, AsiaGlobal, Asia-Pacific Bulletin, Embassy, Euractiv, Port Technology, The Diplomat and YaleGlobal, and in think tanks like the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada or CSIS | Reconnecting Asia. He is a member of the European Neighborhood Council and a board member of Cercle québécois des affaires internationales. His work also appears in journals like Asian Security, Europe-Asia Studies, Journal of Eurasian Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, The RUSI Journal or Security Dialogue, and in edited volumes published with Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Presses de l’Université du Québec and Routledge.

Twitter: @nicontessi

Keywords: Global governance; foreign and security policy; rising powers; international transportation; Eurasia

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11:00 am Fifth Bernard H.K Luk Memorial L... @ Livestreamed and in-person
Fifth Bernard H.K Luk Memorial L... @ Livestreamed and in-person
May 24 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Fifth Bernard H.K Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies @ Livestreamed and in-person
Envisioning Global Hong Kong Studies: Possibilities, Politics and Praxis 2022 Bernard H.K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies with Ching Kwan Lee (UCLA) The [...]
2:00 pm Negotiating Hakka Identities in ...
Negotiating Hakka Identities in ...
May 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Negotiating Hakka Identities in Multicultural Mauritius
From seeking (temporary) refuge in a European colony in the Indian Ocean after 1860 to becoming an integral part of a post-independent ‘rainbow nation’, the [...]
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6:00 pm Inventories of Dispossession | T... @ Centre for Social Innovation (Annex)
Inventories of Dispossession | T... @ Centre for Social Innovation (Annex)
Jun 10 @ 6:00 pm – Jun 11 @ 8:00 pm
Inventories of Dispossession | Tamil Studies Symposium 2022 @ Centre for Social Innovation (Annex)
Opening Reception and Readings Friday, 10 June 2022 from 18:00 to 21:00 EDT Register at: bit.ly/tssopeningnight22 Symposium Saturday, 11 June 2022 from 10:00 to 20:00 [...]
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