Brief Bio:
Chris W. J. Roberts As seen in Foreign Policy, the Globe and Mail, Bulletin FrancoPaix, the Hill Times, OpenCanada, and currently a Fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. Currently:
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Non-Academic Professional Experience: President, African Access Consulting (1995-current): Contact me directly for bespoke research (e.g. political risk analysis/above ground risk analysis, extractive industries), policy development or evaluation, consulting and business development (e.g., project or creative financing for African projects, market entry), and speaking opportunities Previously, Director & VP, Canadian Council on Africa (2002-2009) Various work or research trips to Africa have included one or more visits to Algeria, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, & Zimbabwe Areas of Interest & ResearchComparative Politics, specializing in African Politics & Development (focus on West-Central Africa)...
including the evolution of the post-colonial state, comparative & constitutional political economy (including economic & business policy in post-colonial states), extractive industries, contentious politics, & the security-development nexus International Relations, specializing in Canadian foreign & defence policy in general, and foreign intervention in Africa... with specific research interests in Canadian, American & Chinese foreign policy in Africa, international relations theory and global political economy, security and strategic studies (including military institutions in Africa), and the international dimensions influencing the evolution of the post-colonial African state Research & Publishing Conferences & Talks Teaching Experience 
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