Özay Mehmet is Distinguished Research Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He was educated in Cyprus, the London School of Economics (1959-62) and he received his MA and Ph.D in Economics at the University of Toronto. He has taught at various Canadian universities (Windsor, York, Toronto, Ottawa, and Carleton), and is the author of more than 20 academic books and over 100 articles in academic journals.