Martin Regg Cohn

Political Columnist

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Martin Regg Cohn is a political columnist for the Toronto Star, Canada's largest daily newspaper. 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 to research Islam in Indonesia, and won the Amnesty International Canada Media Award for his coverage from Sudan. He is a Senior Fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a Senior Fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. A native of Montreal, he majored in economics at King's College and Dalhousie University. In addition to regular appearances on television, he speaks at public events. His political column appears three times a week in the Toronto Star, and online at: www.thestar.com/authors.cohn_martin_regg.html Specialties: Ontario and Canadian politics, world affairs, public speaking.

Experience

  • Political Columnist at Toronto Star
    2011 - Present · 15 yrs 6 mos

    Political columnist for the Toronto Star: http://on.thestar.com/reggcohn

  • Senior Fellow at University of Toronto - Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy
    Jan 2017 - Present · 9 yrs 6 mos

  • Toronto Metropolitan University (9 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Fellow
      Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

      Founder and host of the TMU Democracy Forum.

    • Distinguished Visiting Professor, Visiting Practitioner, Faculty of Arts
      Apr 2017 - Jun 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

      Founder and host of the TMU Democracy Forum.

  • Advisory Board Member at LEAP | Pecaut Centre
    2016 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

    A not-for-profit harnessing private sector investment to support charities with social impact.

  • Toronto Star (15 yrs 1 mo)
    • World Columnist & Deputy Editorial Page Editor
      2008 - 2010 · 2 yrs

      Wrote a weekly world affairs column; responsible for commentary on the Op-ed (Opinions) page of the Toronto Star and on its online platform, thestar.com

    • Foreign Editor
      2006 - 2008 · 2 yrs

      Launched a stand-alone daily World News section for the Toronto Star; managed the foreign staff, including a network of bureaus abroad and foreign desk operations.

    • Deputy City Editor
      2005 - 2006 · 1 yr

      Responsibility for local coverage in Canada's biggest metropolitan newspaper, directing 2006 municipal election coverage.