2024

Adam Ladha addressing a room of students during the MNATO at Carleton University.

Dispatch from the Carleton Model NATO: Adam Ladha’s blog from the field

Photo credit: Adam Ladha By Adam Ladha, MAGG Earlier this year in February, I had the opportunity to participate in Carleton’s Model NATO simulation. The simulation was three days of discussion and debate, highlighting the geopolitical dynamics of NATO. I personally was assigned the role of special representative to Ukraine for the NATO Ukraine council, […]

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Rwanda: Adwoa Konadu-Yiadom’s third blog from the field

Photo credit: Adwoa Kondu-Yiadom By Adwoa Kondu-Yiadom, MIPP student As I approach the six-month mark of my volunteer journey with the UNDP in Rwanda, I can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia. It has been a joy stepping into the UNDP office each day. A place where individuals from diverse backgrounds unite under a common

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BSIA PhD graduate wins Best Dissertation Award from ISA Human Rights Section

Photo credit: Allison Petrozziello/Alba Congratulations once again to Allison Petrozziello, who has won the ISA Human Rights section’s Lynne Reiner Publishers Award for Best Dissertation for her 2023 dissertation “Birth Registration as Bordering Practice: A Feminist Analysis of Migration Governance and the Production of Statelessness.” The selection committee wrote that Allison’s dissertation “develops novel insights

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PhD student Tamara Lorincz stands with a student and a large panda statue

Dispatch from COP 28: PhD student Tamara Lorincz’s reflections on the climate summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Photo by Tamara Lorincz By Tamara Lorincz, PhD candidate February 8, 2024 I attended the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which took place from November 30 to December 12, 2023 and was held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, a petrostate, during the

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BSIA partners with American University of Sharjah to expand international studies opportunities

BSIA Director Ann Fitz-Gerald travelled to the United Arab Emirates last week to sign an MOU with American University of Sharjah (AUS) to strengthen collaboration in international studies, global governance and transnational diplomacy. The two institutions will collaborate on research, development and initiatives that provide students with dynamic international academic and experiential learning opportunities. It

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Photo taken through a car windshield of cars driving through flooded streets.. Driving from the airport, arriving in Dar es Salaam during the peak of Niño’s storms.

Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Tanzania: Ethan Ellsmere’s second blog from the field

Photo credit: Ethan Ellsmere By Ethan Ellsmere, MIPP Moving across the world can be a challenging process. For me, it began with a 34-hour journey across 12,000km to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania through Dubai and Addis Ababa. I landed in Julius Nyerere International Airport during the peak of El Niño’s storms; the flooding across the

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Call for Expressions of Interest: Technology Governance Policy Challenge 2024

Balsillie School Students and Alumni are invited to participate in the inaugural “Technology Governance Policy Challenge”, a groundbreaking initiative organized by the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) in collaboration with the School of International Service (SIS) at the American University in Washington, D.C. This unique challenge, set to take place on April 18-19, 2024,

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Tanzania: Ethan Ellsmere’s first blog from the field

Photo credit: Ethan Ellsmere By Ethan Ellsmere, MIPP I’ve always been interested in the data side of policy studies. Bringing to life data in meaningful ways can be impactful in countless ways – bringing insights to new developments, honing responses, belying inequalities. My work as a data & insights fellow at UNDP Tanzania has been

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Halyna Padalko standing in front of a EU parliament banner with the Ukraine and EU flag behind her.

Dispatch from the European Parliament in Brussels: Halyna Padalko’s blog from the field

Photo credit: Halyna Padalko By Halyna Padalko, MAGG What comes to your mind first when you hear the word European Parliament? For me, it’s an incredibly complex puzzle that I am still putting together. Having met a few hundred people in the Brussels bubble, I don’t know anyone who understands 100% how all the EU

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PhD Candidate Choyon Saha Successfully Defends His Dissertation

The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Choyon Saha who successfully defended his dissertation, “Restricting Fossil Fuel Supply: Examining and Amplifying the Role of the Least Developed Countries’ Group in the United Nations Climate Negotiations” on January 11, 2024. We extend thanks to Choyon’s supervisor, Dr. Angela Carter, committee members Dr. Douglas Peers and

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BSIA announces TGI Steering Committee

The Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) is pleased to announce its Technology Governance Initiative (TGI) Steering Committee. Comprising members from both partner institutions with deep interests and experience in the policy and technology realms, the Committee is well-positioned to advise on this important initiative for the School. “We were very pleased with the level

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