Media

Senior fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Contact Information:

Office: 613-562-5800 (4852)
Cell: 613-400-2414
Home: 613-421-8263
E-mail: ferry.de.kerckhove@uOttawa.ca

Preferred Method s of Contact:

E-mail, Cell Telephone

Research Information:

My diplomatic career has exposed me to the Muslim World (Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia) and to the Arab world (Egypt), as well as to Russia and to Security issues (NATO). Of course, with 38 years of experience in Foreign Affairs, I do have a solid background onn Canadian Foreign Policy. I have been involved in policy planning (both political and trade) for over 6 years during my career at DFAIT. I have contributed a number of TV and Radio interviews on issues related to all facets of my experience and have written a number of pieces and comments at conferences all over Canada and abroad. As the Executive Vice President of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute, and the co-author of "Canada's Strategic Outlook" of the CDAI for 2013 and 2014, I am also involved in Canada's defence policy. I write as well for CDFAI and for CIPS.

Areas of Expertise:

• Afghanistan
• Communism
• Democracy and democratization
• European politics
• Foreign aid
• Foreign Policy
• Geopolitics
• Human rights
• International commerce
• International communications
• International political economy
• International relations
• Middle East
• Middle East
• Nationalism
• Religion
• Southeast Asia
• Wars

Language Preference:

French and English, Spanish; some Russian