Peter St. John (pronounced Sin-jun) taught International Relations at the
University of Manitoba for thirty-five years, retiring in 1998. Since his
retirement, he has continued to teach, not only at the U of M, but also at
the University of Winnipeg, the University of Victoria and St. Andrew's
University in Scotland. From the Great War to the Global Village is a proud
collection of essays, initiated by the closing of the Manitoba chapter of
the Canadian Institute of Interantional Affairs, of which he was last
president.
In 1996, he won a U of M Outreach award and in 1997 the Stanton Award for
Excellence in Teaching. He is the author of Air Piracy, Airport Security and
International Terrorism (1991) and has consulted widely for governments in
North America. He also speaks regularly on radio and television, as well as
to audiences across Canada and the United States.
He is married to writer and publisher Barbara Huck and together they have
six daughters and two sons, as well as a passel of grandchildren. In 1998,
Peter became the Ninth Earl of Orkney.
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