Michael Byers

Professor

Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law

Faculty of Arts

Dept. of Political Science

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Canada, Environment, Government / Democratic Institutions , Human Rights, International Trade, Middle East, United States

Contact Information

michael.byers@ubc.ca

phone: 604-822-3049

byers.typepad.com/

http://www.politics.ubc.ca/about-us/faculty-members/bfont-color-blue-full-time-facultyfontb/michael-byers.html

Alternate Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Senior Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

Politics, government, defense, military, Arctic, sovereignty, United States, human rights, civil liberties, terrorism, international, United Nations, NATO, Middle East, arms control, nuclear, treaties, diplomacy, environment, climate change, law

Languages

French

German

In the Media

• UBC experts on Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou
• Your move, Denmark: Canadian miner files claim on disputed Arctic island ‘just to stir the pot a bit’
• Russia scores scientific point in quest for extended Arctic continental shelf
• China reiterates warnings over South China Sea
• Bentall Centre, Vancouver’s largest office complex, selling for secret price
• Five key takeaways from the Arctic Frontiers conference
• Relax: An asteroid will just miss hitting Earth. But our actions could still have a deep impact
• Canada risks deep prestige damage from OECD review of SNC-Lavalin affair, say experts
• Space is ‘a busy place’ and Canada needs to be there
• DND extends life of submarine escape suits beyond expiry date as fleet shows its age
• China expresses ‘strong dissatisfaction’ with Trudeau as countries spar
• Increasingly common extreme weather events resulting in need for BC Hydro to adapt
• Canadian facing possible death penalty over drug smuggling in China
• A wiser government would have warned Meng Wanzhou to stay away
• B.C. universities using tech from China despite warnings