The topic of the meeting is: “RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS”
O. Igho Natufe is a Nigerian-born Canadian. Professor O. Igho Natufe is a specialist in International Relations and Soviet/Russian Foreign Policy. He was educated at Moscow’s People’s Friendship University (now the People’s Friendship University of Russia) where he obtained his Master’s degree in 1969; and subsequently at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he earned his Doctorate degree.
For more than two decades (1970-1978; and 1989-2011) he served as a Soviet Policy Analyst (Department of Indian Affairs & Northern Development, 1970-78) and as a Senior Policy Adviser (Department of the Environment, and the Department of Natural Resources, 1989-90 and 1990-2011, respectively) for the Government of Canada. During his tenure with the Government of Canada, he managed several portfolios, including Soviet Circumpolar Policy, International Trade & Environment, and Federal-Provincial Relations. He retired from the Federal Public Service of Canada in March 2011.
Igho also spent 13 years teaching Political Science and International Relations at Canadian, Ghanaian, and Nigerian universities. He is currently a Research Professor at the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, where he is conducting research on his next book tentatively entitled: RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN SEARCH OF INFLUENCE. His previous book (Soviet Policy in Africa: From Lenin to Brezhnev) was published in November 2011. He has authored several articles on international politics, governance, and corporate social responsibility in learned journals. He is the President/CEO of Stratepol Consultants Inc., a public policy consultancy firm based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Venue - Hotel “Khreshatyk”, 15 Khreschatyk St. , conference hall “Volodymyrsky”.
The language of the meeting is English.
To participate it is mandatory to fill the registration form and send it in before July 15, 2014. Pre-registration is required. Seats are limited.
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