Canada designates the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group
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Thomas Juneau (English & French)
Full professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor’s Juneau research focuses mainly on the Middle East, especially on Iran, Syria, Yemen, and US foreign policy in the region.
“Canada needs to do more to counter IRGC activities here, but this is not the most effective way of doing so (but it is politically expedient).”
Ferry De Kerckhove ( English & French)
Senior fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Faculty of Social Sciences
Having spent 38 years with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Professor De Kerckhove has a solid grasp of Canadian foreign policy, with particular focus on Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia and Egypt, as well as Russia and security issues (NATO).
Errol Mendes(English only)
Full professor, Common Law, Faculty of Law
Professor Mendes can comment on this decision from an international law perspective.
“The IRGC has engaged in terror stacks abroad, was involved in the downing of the plane that killed Canadians and could be a national security threat to Canadians here. It also links the Iranian government to its actions.”
Elie Banyongen(English & French)
Part-time professor, Political Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences