Territorial Acknowledgement
The University of Alberta, its buildings, labs and research stations are primarily located on the territory of the Néhiyaw (Cree), Niitsitapi (Blackfoot), Métis, Nakoda (Stoney), Dene, Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and Anishinaabe (Ojibway/Saulteaux), lands that are now known as part of Treaties 6, 7 and 8 and homeland of the Métis. The University of Alberta respects the sovereignty, lands, histories, languages, knowledge systems and cultures of all First Nations, Métis and Inuit nations.
Hazuk Asghar is a graduate of Queen's University, where he received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics and Political Studies (with distinction), in addition to a Master of Arts in Political Studies. His research interests include US-China relations, American grand strategy toward the Indo-Pacific, and great power competition.