Professor, International Relations and Political Science, University of Toronto
Aurel Braun is a Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the University of Toronto, and an Associate of the Davis Center at Harvard University.
Vladimir Putin's suspected elimination of Yevgeny Prigozhin: The hunter to become the hunted?
Aug 25, 2023 07:58 am UTC| Politics
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group, is presumed dead. Russias Air Transport Agency has said he was on the passenger manifest of 10 people on board a private jet that came down in a fiery crash close to...
Putin's contentious victory could mean dark days ahead for Russia
Jul 09, 2020 11:00 am UTC| Politics
The final plebiscite results on a huge package of Russian constitutional amendments that resulted in a 78 per cent Yes vote must have seemed like mission accomplished to President Vladimir Putin. Yet celebrations and...
Flight PS752: A deadly combination of Iran's recklessness and incompetence
Jan 14, 2020 00:44 am UTC| Insights & Views
The crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752, with the loss of all 176 people on board, including 15 children and 63 Canadians, was a horrific tragedy. It may also prove to be deeply revelatory regarding...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight