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Dispatch from United Nations Headquarters: Jessica Stewart, MIPP Graduate, Project Ploughshares Research Intern

Photo credit: Jessica Stewart By Jessica Stewart, MIPP Over the past month, I have been working for Project Ploughshares as a research intern on outer space security. One of my first projects was to help draft and deliver a civil society statement to be delivered at the United Nations 79th First Committee Session for Disarmament […]

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in Tanzania: Amila Sadic’s first blog from the field

Photo credit: Amila Sadic By Amila Sadic, MAGG Habari! I have only been in Dar Es Salaam a few weeks and I already have so much to share! I am working as a Communications, Outreach, and Partnership Fellow at The FUNGUO programme. The program is dedicated to supporting businesses and start-ups in the field of

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Dispatch from the United Nations Development Programme in México: Hannah Bacon’s first blog from the field

Photo credit: Hannah Bacon By Hannah Bacon, MAGG As I finish my first month with the Gender Unit at UNDP Mexico, I have just as much to reflect on as to look forward to in the next six months. Arriving alone in Mexico City, only equipped with simple Spanish, was as daunting as it was

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Dispatch from XIth SCAR Open Science Conference 2024: Hope Tracey’s blog from the field

Photo credit: Hope Elizabeth Tracey By Hope Elizabeth Tracey, PhD in Global Governance The Conference: For the first time in six years, due to pandemic restrictions, Antarctic researchers from all over the world were once again able to meet face to face for the XIth SCAR (Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research) Open Science Conference and

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Dispatch from the 2024 Technology Governance Policy Challenge

Photo by Joanne Weston   By: Christy Lorenz, Jessica Stewart and Jessica Uitvlugt, MIPP students Last month’s “Technology Governance Policy Challenge,” hosted by the Balsillie School of International Affairs in collaboration with the School of International Service at American University, provided a unique and intense learning experience for students from both Balsillie and across the

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Dispatch from ISA 2024: Ana Visan’s blog from the field

Photo by Ana Visan By: Ana Visan, PhD in Global Governance My ISA experience was focused on panels and conversations taking place at the intersection of international politics, critical border studies, and science and technology studies. This post highlights three such discussions which are not meant to be representative of my peers’ entire presentations or

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Dispatch from ISA 2024: Jonathan Hui’s blog from the field

Photo by Jonathan Hui By Jonathan Hui, PhD With the theme of “Putting Relationality at the Centre of International Studies”, the International Studies Association held its annual conference in San Francisco from April 3-6th, bringing together scholars primarily in the fields of international relations (IR) and political science, alongside sections for history, sociology, history, and

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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 Carleton Model NATO: Justin Myers’ blog from the field

Photo credit: Ben Lalancette By Justin Myers, MAGG Carleton’s Model NATO consisted of four action-packed days of discussion, collaboration, and eye-opening learning, all in the heart of Canada’s capital region. Alongside nearly one hundred other delegates from fifteen universities across the country, I spent the weekend getting an inside look into how diplomacy and military

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Dispatch from the Carleton Model NATO: Olubunmi Onilude’s blog from the field

Photo credit: Olubunmi Onilude By Olubunmi Onilude, MIPP I had the privilege of participating in the Model NATO 2024 conference hosted by Carleton University, which took place from the 22nd to 25th of February 2024. The experience was nothing short of transformative. As I reflect on the journey from Toronto to Ottawa and the whirlwind

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Dispatch from the Carleton Model NATO: Jessica Stewart’s blog from the field

Photo credit: Marcelo Jaramillo Cárdenas By: Jessica Stewart, MIPP The months of preparation played a pivotal role in the challenging yet rewarding weekend of the Carleton Model NATO. From marking position papers to slamming the gavel, Model NATO taught me the importance of collaboration, the difficulty of reaching consensus, and the value of Canadian alliances.

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Dispatch from the Field: Burgess Langshaw Power’s blog about the technology governance of climate interventions

Photo credit: Burgess Langshaw Power By Burgess Langshaw Power, PhD in Global Governance We have now crossed the threshold of 1.5 degrees centigrade warming, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. This is catastrophic news for the world, as we seek to reduce emissions and manage an economic, social, and environmentally secure future.

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