Zack Ahmed, a PhD candidate in Global Governance and a researcher on migration and food security with MiFOOD Network, recently represented BSIA and the World Food Forum (WFF) at a high-profile side event during the United Nation (UN) High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York. The event, held on July 15, 2024, […]
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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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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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Seyed Ali Hosseini who successfully defended his dissertation, “Disempowered and Disappointed Locals: The Impact of Negative Hybrid Peacebuilding on Sociocultural Transformation of Afghanistan”, on April 24, 2024. We extend thanks to Ali’s supervisor, Dr. Alistair Edgar, committee members Dr. Timothy Donais and Dr. Jasmin Habib, internal/external Dr.
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Photo credit: J Weston/BSIA The Balsillie School of International Affairs, in collaboration with the School of International Service at the American University in Washington, D.C., hosted the first annual Technology Governance Policy Challenge on April 18 and 19, 2024. This unique challenge offered an opportunity for students to engage with critical issues in the evolving
Congratulations to Eric Helleiner, who has won the International Political Economy Best Book Award from the International Studies Association for his recent book, “The Contested World Economy: The Deep and Global Roots of International Political Economy.” The IPE Best Book Award recognizes an outstanding monograph in the field of International Political Economy published within the
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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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Current Position: Senior Policy Advisor, Political and Public Affairs, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations, Global Affairs Canada
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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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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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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.
