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May 26, 2010
What’s at the crux of the Korean crisis?
Ed Bukszar, an SFU expert on international business strategy and decision-making, shares international leaders’ concerns about where the dissolution of North and South Korea’s relationship is leading the world.
“The Korean problem is alarming both on the surface and in terms of its long term implications,” says Bukszar who believes there is a jostling for power going on behind the scenes in North Korea. “Obviously the sinking of the South Korean ship is an egregious offence. But it raises questions regarding the decision making of North Korea’s leadership.”
Bukszar can offer thought on the potential power struggle behind the scenes, the Americans’ concern about North Korea using its nuclear arsenal and China’s crucial role in a warlike standoff between two countries on its doorstep.
Ed Bukszar, 604.767.4873, bukszar@sfu.ca
Taking aim at national security
Andre Gerolymatos, SFU’s chair of Hellenic studies, is among new appointees to Canada’s advisory council on national security. Gerolymatos specializes in military and diplomatic history and international relations. He says the greatest security challenge facing Canada at the moment is the ongoing expansion of international terrorism. “When you have rogue states like North Korea threatening other countries it feeds international economic destabilization, which in turn feeds political instability."
Andre Gerolymatos, 604.728.2712 (cell); andre_gerolymatos@sfu.ca
Housing the homeless takes root
Will 1,006 new social housing units on top of a previously announced 569 new supportive-housing apartments in B.C. help get the homeless off the street? Krishna Pendakur, an SFU economist who researches labour economics and public financing, has studied the economic plight of the homeless extensively. He is available to comment on whether these latest housing initiatives will make a difference.
Krishna Pendakur, 778.782.5501, pendakur@sfu.ca
Ed Bukszar, an SFU expert on international business strategy and decision-making, shares international leaders’ concerns about where the dissolution of North and South Korea’s relationship is leading the world.
“The Korean problem is alarming both on the surface and in terms of its long term implications,” says Bukszar who believes there is a jostling for power going on behind the scenes in North Korea. “Obviously the sinking of the South Korean ship is an egregious offence. But it raises questions regarding the decision making of North Korea’s leadership.”
Bukszar can offer thought on the potential power struggle behind the scenes, the Americans’ concern about North Korea using its nuclear arsenal and China’s crucial role in a warlike standoff between two countries on its doorstep.
Ed Bukszar, 604.767.4873, bukszar@sfu.ca
Taking aim at national security
Andre Gerolymatos, SFU’s chair of Hellenic studies, is among new appointees to Canada’s advisory council on national security. Gerolymatos specializes in military and diplomatic history and international relations. He says the greatest security challenge facing Canada at the moment is the ongoing expansion of international terrorism. “When you have rogue states like North Korea threatening other countries it feeds international economic destabilization, which in turn feeds political instability."
Andre Gerolymatos, 604.728.2712 (cell); andre_gerolymatos@sfu.ca
Housing the homeless takes root
Will 1,006 new social housing units on top of a previously announced 569 new supportive-housing apartments in B.C. help get the homeless off the street? Krishna Pendakur, an SFU economist who researches labour economics and public financing, has studied the economic plight of the homeless extensively. He is available to comment on whether these latest housing initiatives will make a difference.
Krishna Pendakur, 778.782.5501, pendakur@sfu.ca