Episode 15: Vina Nadjibulla - Canada Squares Off To A New Reality
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Vina Nadjibulla
Vice-President, Research & Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
Vina leads APF Canada’s research, education, and network support activities. She also oversees the Foundation’s granting and research fellowships programs as well as development and capacity building projects. Vina spent a significant portion of her career working at the United Nations headquarters and in peacekeeping and peacebuilding missions in West and Central Africa. She is a frequent media commentator on geopolitics, Canadian foreign policy, and Canada-Asia relations, with a focus on India and China.
Vina is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, a Senior Research Fellow at the Soufan Center, and a Fellow at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
Her current research focus includes Canada–India and Canada–China relations, as well as Canada’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific region. Born in the Soviet Union, raised in Afghanistan, and educated in the U.S., she speaks English, Russian, and Farsi.
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