Peter van Praagh — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

President of the Halifax International Security Forum (HFX)
Founded the Halifax International Security Forum in 2009
Coined the acronym CRINK (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea) at the 2023 Halifax International Security Forum
Serves on the Board of Directors of Temple Micah in Washington, D.C.
Graduated from the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics

Biography

Peter van Praagh is a Canadian foreign and security policy advisor. He is the president of the Halifax International Security Forum (HFX), which he founded in 2009 within the German Marshall Fund. The forum became an independent Washington, D.C.–based non-profit organization in 2011.

Throughout his career, Van Praagh has held several significant roles in international policy.