John Kirton

John Kirton

Director, G7 Research Group; Professor, University of Toronto
John Kirton is the director of the G7 Research Group, a global network of scholars, students and professionals in the academic, research, media, business, non-governmental, governmental and intergovernmental communities who follow the work of the G7, the G8 and related institutions. He is also a professor of political science at the University of Toronto. His research areas include global governance, G8, G20, BRICS, Canadian foreign policy, global health governance, environment and trade.

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