A Defining Week for Canadian Security: One Decision Still to Make
Ottawa is about to choose a headquarters for a new defence bank. The decision will say as much about Canada as the institution itself.
Kyle Matthews
Co-founder and Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Global Security (MIGS)
Kyle Matthews is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Global Security. He previously worked as Executive Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies. His work focuses on human rights, international security, emerging technologies and countering authoritarianism. He holds the position of McConnell Professor of Practice at the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. He is a member of the Global Diplomacy Lab and the BMW Foundation’s Global Responsible Leaders network. He is currently a member of the Government of Canada’s Cross-cultural Roundtable on Security. He began his career as an official with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and was posted to Tbilisi (Georgia), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and Geneva (Switzerland). He has also worked as a consultant for UNICEF, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the Swiss Foreign Ministry. He is a recipient of the King Charles III Coronation Medal for his work to advance human rights.
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