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Watch as I interview Mr. Octavius Pinkard. He is a PhD Researcher at the University of Kent. His work focuses on the development and projection of identities and interests among Lebanese diaspora communities in Senegal, the United States, and the European Union. Mr. Pinkard has served as an editor of a Working Paper series on diasporas and security. In addition, he has extensive experience that includes NATO headquarters in Brussels, the National Security Education Program in Washington, and teaching Comparative Politics and International Relations at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Episode XXXIII
Talk to a Diplomat
Episode XXXIII Part I: NATO ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Next, Mr. Pinkard discusses some of the issues pertaining to regional power and security in the Eastern Mediterranean. In addition, Mr. Pinkard also examines some of the major issues of concern associated with Lebanon and Hezbollah.
Episode XXXIII
Talk to a Diplomat
Episode XXXIII Part II: NATO ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
Lastly, Mr. Octavius Pinkard examines how securitization processes impact diaspora relations with the state, notions of belonging, and trajectories of state policy.
Episode XXXIII
Talk to a Diplomat
Episode XXXIII Part III: NATO ASSOCIATION OF CANADA