2025

Participants of the Policy Challenge - online in boxes and in person standing in a group

BSIA hosts second annual Technology Governance Policy Challenge

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The Balsillie School was pleased to host the second annual Technology Governance Policy Challenge on April 14th and 15th. The Challenge is a flagship, interdisciplinary student competition that brings together current and aspiring professionals working at the intersection of emerging technology and international affairs. The theme this year was “Emerging Technology for Safe, Orderly and […]

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Dispatch from UNDP Viet Nam: Madelyn Rawlyk’s 3rd blog from the field

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Photo credit: Madelyn Rawlyk By Madelyn Rawlyk, MAGG From our view on the boardwalk, the horizon was a picture of sustainability: proud windmills in the distance standing tall above a lush mangrove forest, backed by clear blue skies and sweltering sun. Just below us, fishermen and members of the local community wait on small rafts and

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PhD Candidate Johanna Wilkes Successfully Defends Her Dissertation

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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Johanna Wilkes who successfully defended her dissertation, “Fallow Fields or Fertile Ground: Analysing Food Governance in a Changing World” on March 28, 2025. We extend thanks to Johanna’s supervisor, Dr. Alison Blay-Palmer, committee members Dr. Alistair Edgar and Dr. Rianne Mahon, internal/external examiner Dr. Alex Latta, and

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Registration Open for BEI’s Executive Certificate in Governance and Innovation in the Age of Intangibles

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  The Balsillie Executive Institute (BEI), the BSIA’s executive development branch, is pleased to announce that registration is open for its Executive Certificate in Governance and Innovation in the Age of Intangibles, which will begin in May 2025. This cutting-edge, five-week online program is designed for professionals in government, the private sector, and the not-for-profit

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Dispatch from UNDP Mexico: Hannah Bacon’s third blog from the field

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Photo credit: Hannah Bacon By Hannah Bacon, MAGG In the final month of my position at UNDP Mexico, I have started to reflect on my time here and what it has taught me about the world, the intergovernmental sector and myself. Now, in a particularly harrowing time for gender equality and women’s rights in global

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Balsillie Case Studies unpack the intersection and challenges of tech-governance across sectors

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The Balsillie School of International Affairs has launched the Balsillie Case Studies, a repository of evidence-based true stories of technology-related governance dilemma across various sectors globally. The case study series is one of the flagship programs of the Technology Governance Initiative that the BSIA launched in 2023. The cases present a wide range of the

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BSIA PhD student recognized by Carbon Removal Canada as one of six ‘Notable Women’ working in carbon removal

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Congratulations to BSIA PhD student Stephanie Rose Cortinovis, who was recently recognized by Carbon Removal Canada as one of six ‘Notable Women’ working in carbon removal in Canada. Stephanie was acknowledged for her contributions to marine carbon removal and her participation in a series of National Science Foundation workshops on climate interventions at the Earth

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Book by BSIA Faculty member wins prestigious book award

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Photo credit: Neil Craik Warm congratulations to BSIA Faculty member Neil Craik, whose recent book, Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons (Cambridge University Press, 2023), was awarded the 2024 Canadian Council on International Law’s Scholarly Book Award. The Award recognizes the work of Canadian scholars of international law that make a substantial contribution

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PhD Candidate Jeremy Wagner Successfully Defends His Dissertation

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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Jeremy Wagner who successfully defended his dissertation, “Foreign Models and Discordant Outcomes in Nairobi’s Food System” on January 15, 2025. We extend thanks to Jeremy’s supervisor, Dr. Jonathan Crush, committee members Dr. Andrea Brown and Dr. Bruce Frayne, internal/external examiner Dr. Chris Anderson, and external examiner Dr.

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BSIA releases “The Illiberal Order: 2025 Global Trends Report”

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The Balsillie School of International Affairs is pleased to launch The Illiberal Order: 2025 Global Trends Report, an anthology of policy briefs prepared by students in the Masters of International Public Policy and Masters of Arts in Global Governance programs. The ninth in the series of Global Trends Reports, The Illiberal Order features briefs on

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