The Hersh and Arna Shefrin Dialogues on Peace and Conflict Resolution

Colin Robertson  Vice-President, Canadian Global Affairs Institute
A former Canadian diplomat, Colin Robertson hosts the Canadian Global Affairs Institute’s weekly Global Exchange podcast. He is an honorary Captain in the Royal Canadian Navy. A member of the teams that negotiated the Canada-US and NAFTA agreements, he served at our UN mission, Consulate General in New York, Consul in Hong Kong, Consul General in Los Angeles and as first Head of the Washington Embassy Advocacy Secretariat. 

Dr. Ursula Lehmkuhl Professor International History & Area Studies North America, University of Trier 
Ursula Lehmkuhl is an expert in international history and area studies with a special emphasis on North America. She has published widely on issues related to Canadian and American foreign policy, transatlantic relations, and Canadian and American Asian and Pacific policies. 

Dr. Manuel Fröhlich Professor Political Science, University of Trier 
Manuel Fröhlich holds the Chair of International Relations and Foreign Policy at Trier University. His academic stations after studying Political Science, History and English Literature in Mainz and Frankfurt include appointments at Friedrich Schiller University Jena and Kiel University. At Trier University he established the interdisciplinary Master's program "International Relations & Diplomacy".

Dr. James Fergusson Senior Research Fellow Centre for Defence and Security Studies, University of Manitoba 
James Fergusson is a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba. Dr. Fergusson has written several reports for the Departments of National Defence and Foreign Affairs. He has testified to parliamentary committees on topics related to foreign affairs, international trade, national defence, and national security.

Dr. Stephan Jaeger Professor, German Studies, University of Manitoba 
Stepohan Jaeger came to the University of Manitoba in 2004 after teaching and researching at the universities of Bielefeld, Gießen (both Germany), Szczecin (Poland), Wisconsin-Madison and Colorado-Boulder (both USA). He is an expert in German Studies as well as comparative transnational memory studies. 

Dr. Andrea Charron Director, Centre for Defence and Security Studies, and Professor, International Relations, University of Manitoba 
Andrea Charron holds a PhD from the Royal Military College of Canada. She is Director of the Centre for Defence and Security Studies, and Professor of International Relations at the University of Manitoba. She writes extensively on Arctic security, NATO, NORAD and Canadian defence policy. She is co-author with Dr. Fergusson of NORAD: In Perpetuity and Beyond.