About
Gordon Smith serves as Executive Director of the Centre for Global Studies and Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria. A former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1994-1997) and Ambassador to the EU and NATO, he joined UVic in 1997 after a distinguished career in Canada's foreign service.
He holds a PhD in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
His research focuses on International Relations, particularly Globalization, Sovereignty, and Governance. He has authored influential works on the state in a multipolar world and religion's role in peacebuilding, extending to Conflict Analysis and Climate Policy.
Scientific awards:
- Order of Canada
Information regarding graduate students and research grants is not specified in the available sources.
As Executive Director of the Centre for Global Studies, Dr. Smith leads a research center focused on global issues. He also participates in several international advisory boards, including the Trilateral Commission and the Consortium for Economic Policy and Research in Russia.
