Martin Regg Cohn is a political columnist for the Toronto Star. A foreign correspondent for 11 years, he ran the Star’s Middle East and Asia bureaus, reporting from more than 40 countries — ranging from Afghanistan to Yemen. He was also Foreign Editor, a world affairs columnist, and covered national politics from Ottawa. Nominated five times for the National Newspaper Award, he also received an Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada fellowship. He is a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University (Ryerson), and a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.