Peter Van Praagh Explained

Peter Van Praagh is a Canadian[1] foreign and security policy advisor. He is the president of the Halifax International Security Forum, which he founded in 2009 within the German Marshall Fund. Since 2011, the forum is independent as HFX, a Washington, D.C.–based non-profit organization.

Education

Van Praagh graduated from the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics.[2]

Career

Van Praagh was director for the National Democratic Institute (NDI) in Azerbaijan[3] [4] and Turkey. He also served as a senior director of the German Marshall Fund of the United States,[5] [6] [7] and as deputy vice president of the National Endowment for Democracy. From 2006 to 2007, Van Praagh was a senior policy advisor to Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay.

In 2009, Van Praagh established the Halifax International Security Forum, an annual summit for international government and military officials, politicians and experts, held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[8] [9] Van Praagh coined CRINK, an acronym that stands for the authoritarian states China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum.[10] [11]

Van Praagh is on the Board of Directors of Temple Micah in Washington, D.C.[12]

Private life

Van Praagh is married with three children.[13]

References

  1. Web site: February 24, 2011 . Canadian Press Features IRI's Jamie Tronnes . November 21, 2024 . International Republican Institute . en-US.
  2. Web site: Peter Van Praagh . November 21, 2024 . HFX. 6 October 2022 .
  3. Web site: Committee Report No. 6 - FAIT (37-1) . November 21, 2024 . House of Commons of Canada . en.
  4. Web site: July 16, 2008 . Marshall Fund's regional group plans entry to Azerbaijan . November 21, 2024 . Azernews.Az . en.
  5. Web site: January 2008 . Enhancing Democracy Assistance . November 21, 2024 . Columbia University.
  6. News: July 26, 2007 . The burden of victory . November 21, 2024 . The Economist . 0013-0613.
  7. Web site: January 10, 200 . US offers Georgia road map for deeper ties . November 21, 2024 . San Diego Union-Tribune . en-US.
  8. Web site: December 22, 2023 . Holidays with the CRINKs, Not a Lot of Fun . November 21, 2024 . National Defense Magazine.
  9. Web site: November 24, 2022 . The Halifax Security Forum's Window on the World . November 21, 2024 . Policy Magazine . en-US.
  10. Web site: November 19, 2023 . Fear and gloating about US at top democracy gathering . November 21, 2023 . Politico.
  11. Web site: November 20, 2023 . HFX2023: The Takeaways from This Year in Halifax . November 21, 2024 . Policy Magazine . en-US.
  12. Web site: July 19, 2024 . Our team . November 21, 2024 . Temple Micah . en-US.
  13. Web site: September 5, 2024 . Temple Micah Board Welcomes Two New Members . November 21, 2024 . Temple Micah . en-US.

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