Michael Kovrig Senior Adviser, Asia Please submit all media inquiries to [email protected] Crisis Group Role Michael’s role at Crisis Group involves research, analysis and advocacy on Indo-Pacific geopolitics and security, politics and foreign policies of China and Asia-Pacific countries, non-Asian states' foreign policies on Asia and multilateral diplomacy. Professional background Michael Kovrig is a former Canadian foreign service officer who previously served for more than a decade as a diplomat in China and at the United Nations, and as a senior desk officer covering international security at Canada's foreign ministry in Ottawa. He has worked in several countries in roles including strategic communications specialist for the UN Development Group, researcher on China for the firm that is now Rhodium Group, and earlier as a journalist and foreign correspondent in Eastern Europe. Michael has a master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University. Areas of Expertise Asia-Pacific/Indo-Pacific geopolitics and security China U.S. and EU foreign policy on China and Asia United Nations Multilateral diplomacy Languages Chinese (fluent) French (fluent) Select Publications China Expands Its Peace and Security Footprint in Africa The Future is Now for China’s Challenges and Xi Jinping’s Ambitions Deep Freeze and Beyond: Making the Trump-Kim Summit a Success The Korean Peninsula Crisis (I): In the Line of Fire and Fury The Korean Peninsula Crisis (II): From Fire and Fury to Freeze-for-Freeze The Twists and Turns along China’s Belt and Road Central Asia’s Silk Road Rivalries Latest Updates Commentary / Asia 24 October 2018 中国扩大在非洲的和平与安全影响力 Also available in English Op-Ed / Asia 24 July 2018 National Ambitions Meet Local Opposition Along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Commentary / Asia 23 May 2018 中日韩三边峰会标志着东北亚回到合作 Also available in English Op-Ed / Asia 13 May 2018 为什么开通一个期待已久的热线可以为改善中国日本关系铺条道路 Also available in English Op-Ed / Asia 11 April 2018 帮助解决委内瑞拉危机对中国有利 Also available in English Commentary / Asia 30 March 2018 中国成为朝鲜半岛和平努力之焦点 Also available in English Load more