McMaster expert available to discuss Canada's expanded military role in Syria

HAMILTON, March 31, 2015: A McMaster expert in Middle East issues is available to provide context and analysis of Canada's decision to expand and extend its military mission in Iraq, to include Syria.

Atif Kubursi, a professor of economics and former under-secretary general to the United Nations who travels frequently in the Middle East, can speak to the wide-ranging implications, at home and abroad, of Canada's higher-profile role.

He is available at kubursi@gmail.com, and can speak by phone or from McMaster's campus studio.

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For more information or to book a TV interview from the campus studio, please contact:

Wade Hemsworth                                          

Public Relations Manager            

Office of Public Relations

McMaster University                                               

905-525-9140 ext. 27988

hemswor@mcmaster.ca

Michelle Donovan                                          

Public Relations Manager             

Office of Public Relations

McMaster University                                               

905-525-9140 ext. 22869

donovam@mcmaster.ca