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'''Aurel Braun''' is Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the [[University of Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/political-science/professor-aurel-braun|title=Professor Aurel Braun|work=University of Toronto|accessdate=August 24, 2018}}</ref> He is also a senior member of the [[Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (CERES)|Centre for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies]] and of the Centre for International Studies, and a Fellow and Senator of [[Trinity College, Toronto|Trinity College]] at the University of Toronto. Braun has twice been appointed a Visiting Scholar at the [[Hoover Institution]], [[Stanford University]]. Braun received his Ph.D. in international relations from the [[London School of Economics]] (London, England). He is a Canadian citizen.
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'''Aurel Braun''' (born October 18, 1947) is a professor of [[international relations]] and [[political science]] at the [[University of Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/political-science/professor-aurel-braun|title=Professor Aurel Braun|work=University of Toronto|accessdate=August 24, 2018}}</ref> He is also a senior member of the [[Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (CERES)|Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies]] and of the Centre for International Studies, and a fellow and senator of [[Trinity College, Toronto|Trinity College]] at the University of Toronto. Braun has been twice appointed as a visiting scholar at the [[Hoover Institution]], [[Stanford University]]. Braun received his Ph.D. in international relations from the [[London School of Economics]]. He is a Canadian citizen.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Braun, Aurel|url=https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/profile/braun-aurel/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy|language=en-US}}</ref>


==Writing==
==Writing==
Braun has published extensively on [[Communism|communist]] affairs and [[strategic studies]] with a special focus on the problems of the transformation of the [[Socialism|socialist]] systems in the former [[Soviet Union]] and in [[Eastern Europe]]. He is also a specialist in [[international law]]. He is the author and/or editor of several books. These include: ''NATO-Russia Relations in the 21st Century'' (Routledge, UK and worldwide, 2008); ''Dilemmas of Transition'' (Boulder Co. and London, U.K., Fall 1999); ''The Extreme Right: Freedom and Security At Risk'' (Westview Press, Boulder, CO and London, UK, 1997); ''The Soviet-East European Relationship in the Gorbachev Era: The Prospects for Adaptation'' (Westview Press, Boulder, CO and London, UK, 1990); ''The Middle East in Global Strategy'' (Westview Press, Boulder CO & London and Mansell Publishing, London, UK, 1987); ''Small State Security in the'' ''Balkans'' (Macmillan, London, UK, 1983); ''Ceausescu: The Problems of Power'' (Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Toronto, 1980); ''Romanian Foreign Policy Since 1965: The Political and Military Limits of Autonomy'' (Praeger, NY, 1978). Braun has written more than 50 scholarly articles and has contributed more than two dozen chapters to collections of scholarly works. The scholarly journals include ''[[Orbis (journal)|Orbis]]'', ''[[Problems of Post-Communism|Problems of Communism]]'', ''[[Millennium: Journal of International Studies|Millennium]], [[International Journal]], [[American Political Science Review]]'', and ''Sudosteuropa''. His project on "The Russian Diaspora and the Prospect for Large-Scale Violence" was published by the [[Council on Foreign Relations]], NY. Currently, he is completing work on: Russia, the Russian Diaspora and Nationalizing States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass/convention/2008-preprogram.pdf |title=Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (formerly AAASS) |publisher=Fas.harvard.edu |date= |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>
Braun has published extensively on [[Communism|communist]] affairs and [[strategic studies]] with a special focus on the problems of the transformation of the [[Socialism|socialist]] systems in the former [[Soviet Union]] and in [[Eastern Europe]]. He is also a specialist in [[international law]]. He is the author and/or editor of several books. His project on "The Russian Diaspora and the Prospect for Large-Scale Violence" was published by the [[Council on Foreign Relations]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~aaass/convention/2008-preprogram.pdf |title=Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (formerly AAASS) |publisher=Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences |date= |accessdate=March 3, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Aurel Braun|url=https://daviscenter.fas.harvard.edu/about/people/aurel-braun|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Davis Center|language=en}}</ref>


=== Selected works ===
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==Lecturing==
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During the past two decades, Braun has lectured widely in [[Canada]], [[United States]], Britain, [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Belgium]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[Russia]], [[Austria]] and [[Norway]]. He is the winner of the PECSU Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Toronto. He organized three major international conferences at the University of Toronto in 1985, 1987 and 1996, and one in [[Ottawa]] in 2005. He is a member of the [[American association for the advancement of slavic studies|American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies]], the [[International Studies Association]], the [[Canadian Political Science Association]] and several other professional organizations. He has appeared frequently on national television and radio. He contributes often to national newspapers. He has been asked to testify several times before parliamentary committees in Ottawa. He has also participated in the Congressional Program in the United States under the auspices of the [[Aspen Institute]].

== Partial bibliography ==
* ''NATO-Russia Relations in the 21st Century'', Routledge, New York, NY and London, UK, 2008.
* ''NATO-Russia Relations in the 21st Century'', Routledge, New York, NY and London, UK, 2008.
* ''Dilemmas of Transition, Rowman and Littlefield'', Lahnam, MD, New York, NY and Oxford, UK, Fall 1999.
* ''Dilemmas of Transition, Rowman and Littlefield'', Lahnam, MD, New York, NY and Oxford, UK, Fall 1999.
* ''The Extreme Right: Freedom and Security At Risk'' (with Stephen Scheinberg), Westview Press, Boulder, CO and Oxford, UK, 1997.
* ''The Extreme Right: Freedom and Security At Risk'' (with Stephen Scheinberg), Westview Press, Boulder, CO and Oxford, UK, 1997.
* ''The Soviet-East European Relationship in the Gorbachev Era: The Prospects for Adaptation'', Westview Press, Boulder, CO and Oxford, UK, 1990.
* ''The Soviet-East European Relationship in the Gorbachev Era: The Prospects for Adaptation'', Westview Press, Boulder, CO and Oxford, UK, 1990.
* ''The Middle East in Global Strategy'', Westview Press, Boulder CO and Mansell Publishing, London, UK, 1987.
* ''The Middle East in Global Strategy'', Westview Press, Boulder CO and Mansell Publishing, London, UK, 1987.
* ''Small State Security in the Balkans'', Macmillan, New York, NY and London, UK, 1983).
* ''Small State Security in the Balkans'', Macmillan, New York, NY and London, UK, 1983).
* ''Ceausescu: The Problems of Power'', Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Toronto, 1980.
* ''Ceausescu: The Problems of Power'', Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Toronto, 1980.
* ''Romanian Foreign Policy Since 1965: The Political and Military Limits of Autonomy'', Praeger, New York, NY, 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalog.loc.gov |title=Library of Congress Online Catalogs |publisher=Catalog.loc.gov |date=2013-05-14 |accessdate=2014-03-03}}</ref>
* ''Romanian Foreign Policy Since 1965: The Political and Military Limits of Autonomy'', Praeger, New York, NY, 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://catalog.loc.gov |title=Library of Congress Online Catalogs |publisher=Catalog.loc.gov |date=May 14, 2013 |accessdate=March 3, 2014}}</ref>
* Mandelbaum, Michael, and Aurel Braun. "The dawn of peace in Europe." International Journal 52, no. 2 (1997): 380.

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==Lecturing==
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Braun has lectured widely in [[Canada]], the United States, Britain, [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Belgium]], [[Italy]], [[Switzerland]], [[Russia]], [[Austria]] and [[Norway]]. He is the winner of the PECSU Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Toronto. He has appeared frequently on national television and radio. He has also participated in the Congressional Programme in the United States under the auspices of the [[Aspen Institute]].<ref name=":0" />

==Government service==
In January 2009, Braun was named chairman of the board of directors of the [[International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development]] for a three-year term.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aurel Braun|url=https://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/experts/aurel-braun/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=Macdonald-Laurier Institute|language=en-US}}</ref> The organisation was dissolved in 2012 after conflict between the Board and the Staff of the agency.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 3, 2012|title=Troubled Rights and Democracy agency to be closed|work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/troubled-rights-and-democracy-agency-to-be-closed-1.1185276}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
Aurel Braun Quoted in The National and International Media: A few examples, including the New York Times, Time Magazine, Egypt News, and El Espectador in Colombia:
Aurel Braun has been quoted in the national and international media. A few examples:
* https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/the-bear-swaggers-again-1.750095
* Lak, Daniel (August 19, 2008). [https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/the-bear-swaggers-again-1.750095 "The bear swaggers again"]. [[CBC News]].
* http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,969564,00.html
* [[Strobe Talbott|Talbott, Strobe]] (March 12, 1990). [https://web.archive.org/web/20080309010634/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,969564,00.html "America Abroad the Man Who Made the Ice Melt"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.
* https://web.archive.org/web/20081020064325/http://news.egypt.com/en/20070824433/news/world/sudan-expels-top-canadian-diplomat.html
* Manar (August 24, 2007). [https://web.archive.org/web/20081020064325/http://news.egypt.com/en/20070824433/news/world/sudan-expels-top-canadian-diplomat.html "Sudan expels top Canadian diplomat"]. Egypt.com News
* https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7DA143BF931A35753C1A965958260
* Farnsworth, Clyde H. (October 2, 1993). [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7DA143BF931A35753C1A965958260 "Toronto Journal; Russians Are Coming, but for Money"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''
* http://www.elespectador.com/impreso/internacional/articuloimpreso42546-europa-una-bomba-de-tiem
* [https://www.elespectador.com/mundo/mas-paises/europa-una-bomba-de-tiempo-article-42546/ "Europa, una bomba de tiempo"]. ''[[El Espectador]]''. (October 7, 2008).
* http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2007/200709/20070904.html
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071025033428/http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2007/200709/20070904.html "Whole Show Blow-by-Blow"]. ''[[The Current (radio program)|The Current]]'' (September 4, 2007). [[CBC Radio One]].
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120222042240/http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20080709_83584_83584
* Petrou, Michael (July 9, 2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20120222042240/http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20080709_83584_83584 "Meet the new boss"]. ''[[Maclean's]]''

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Latest revision as of 21:09, 26 December 2024

Aurel Braun
BornOctober 18, 1947
Romania
CitizenshipCanadian
SpouseJuliana Borsa (d. 2009)
Children2
AwardsQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Toronto, London School of Economics
Academic work
DisciplineInternational Relations, Political Science
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto, University of Western Ontario
Websitehttps://www.utm.utoronto.ca/political-science/people/aurel-braun

Aurel Braun (born October 18, 1947) is a professor of international relations and political science at the University of Toronto.[1] He is also a senior member of the Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies and of the Centre for International Studies, and a fellow and senator of Trinity College at the University of Toronto. Braun has been twice appointed as a visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Braun received his Ph.D. in international relations from the London School of Economics. He is a Canadian citizen.[2]

Writing

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Braun has published extensively on communist affairs and strategic studies with a special focus on the problems of the transformation of the socialist systems in the former Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. He is also a specialist in international law. He is the author and/or editor of several books. His project on "The Russian Diaspora and the Prospect for Large-Scale Violence" was published by the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.[3][4]

Selected works

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  • NATO-Russia Relations in the 21st Century, Routledge, New York, NY and London, UK, 2008.
  • Dilemmas of Transition, Rowman and Littlefield, Lahnam, MD, New York, NY and Oxford, UK, Fall 1999.
  • The Extreme Right: Freedom and Security At Risk (with Stephen Scheinberg), Westview Press, Boulder, CO and Oxford, UK, 1997.
  • The Soviet-East European Relationship in the Gorbachev Era: The Prospects for Adaptation, Westview Press, Boulder, CO and Oxford, UK, 1990.
  • The Middle East in Global Strategy, Westview Press, Boulder CO and Mansell Publishing, London, UK, 1987.
  • Small State Security in the Balkans, Macmillan, New York, NY and London, UK, 1983).
  • Ceausescu: The Problems of Power, Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Toronto, 1980.
  • Romanian Foreign Policy Since 1965: The Political and Military Limits of Autonomy, Praeger, New York, NY, 1978.[5]
  • Mandelbaum, Michael, and Aurel Braun. "The dawn of peace in Europe." International Journal 52, no. 2 (1997): 380.

Lecturing

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Braun has lectured widely in Canada, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Russia, Austria and Norway. He is the winner of the PECSU Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Toronto. He has appeared frequently on national television and radio. He has also participated in the Congressional Programme in the United States under the auspices of the Aspen Institute.[2]

Government service

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In January 2009, Braun was named chairman of the board of directors of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development for a three-year term.[6] The organisation was dissolved in 2012 after conflict between the Board and the Staff of the agency.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Professor Aurel Braun". University of Toronto. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Braun, Aurel". Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ^ "Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (formerly AAASS)" (PDF). Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Aurel Braun". Davis Center. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. ^ "Library of Congress Online Catalogs". Catalog.loc.gov. May 14, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  6. ^ "Aurel Braun". Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. ^ "Troubled Rights and Democracy agency to be closed". CBC News. April 3, 2012.
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Aurel Braun has been quoted in the national and international media. A few examples:

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