Photo credit: Prishaa Rajalathan By Prishaa Rajalathan, MDP I had the opportunity to attend the Conference on Human Rights and Climate Change Adaptation in Vientiane, jointly organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR. It brought together government, UN agencies, […]
The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jacob Benjamin, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Internal Conflicts within Asian Security Arrangements” on June 3, 2026. We extend thanks to his supervisor, Dr. David Welch, for his guidance and support throughout Jacob’s doctoral research.
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MAGG ’24
Current Position: Senior Policy Analyst, Global Affairs Canada
Graduates Feature: Laeba Khan, MAGG ’24 Read More »
The Balsillie School of International Affairs has released the 2026 Technology Governance Policy Challenge anthology, a collection of policy briefs developed by graduate student teams from the Balsillie School, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy (Canada), Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Canada), the American University School of International Service (U.S.A.), Tecnológico de
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Photo credit: Sierra Van Tent By Sierra Van Tent, MIPP While researching before my move to Vientiane, something that kept coming up was that it is a very small city. At the time, I assumed they meant physically small, a quieter city compared to what I was exposed to in Toronto, or even Waterloo. But
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Photo credit: Sierra Van Tent By Sierra Van Tent, MIPP Development work uses a lot of technical language: domestic revenue mobilization, tax expenditures, results-based management, financing strategies, data systems, long-term national planning frameworks, are all terms that have become deeply embedded in the day-to-day rhythm of my internship. And, while these are all components essential
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Indra Noyes, who successfully defended her dissertation, “The Politics of Agroecology as a Discursive Frame in Global Food Governance” on May 11, 2026. We extend thanks to her supervisor, Dr. Jennifer Clapp, for her guidance and support throughout Indra’s doctoral research.
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MIPP ’17
Current Position: Senior Manager, AML Risk Assessment & Methodology, BMO Financial Group
Graduates Feature: Morgan Davies, MIPP ’17 Read More »
Position Title: Two-Year Post-Doctoral Scholar Annual Salary: $61,500 plus benefits and vacation Hours: Full-Time (35 hours/week) Start and end dates: July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2028 Location: The Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, ON Reports to: Dr. Adam Molnar, Associate Professor Department: Sociology and Legal Studies, University of Waterloo Education: Must hold
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A warm congratulations to five BSIA students in the Master of Development Practice program, who have secured both the Overall Winner and the People’s Best Systems Map Award at the Map the System competition. Sadia Mohammad, Prishaa Rajalathan, Bria Wong-Armstrong, Chloe Stroh, and Zoraiz Sheikh explored how occupational gender shifts can contribute to the devaluation
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Brandon Dickson, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Higher Education Sustainability Governance: The Bidirectional Flow of Ideas, Influence, and Power in University Sustainability Efforts” on April 13, 2026. We extend thanks to his supervisor, Dr. Dan Gorman, for his guidance and support throughout Brandon’s doctoral research.
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MIPP ’20
Current Position: Senior Associate, Sussex Strategy Group
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