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PhD Dissertation Defence: “Everyday Infrastructures of Negotiation: Borders, Xenophobia, and Belonging among Latin American Migrant Women in Portugal”

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Notice of Dissertation Defence: Lana Gonzalez Balyk August 14, 2026 Abstract Portugal has become an important destination for Latin American migrants. Yet its self-image as a “migrant-friendly” country sits uneasily alongside bureaucratic dysfunction, rising housing precarity, and persistent gendered and racialized exclusions shaped by colonial histories. While scholarship on intersectional migration in Western Europe has

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2026 Technology Governance Policy Challenge Anthology Now Available

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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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Request for Proposals – Audit Services and Charity Information Return Preparation

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The Balsillie School of International Affairs invites experienced accounting firms to submit a proposal for annual Audit Services and Charity Information Return preparation. The Request for Proposals provides information about the project and the business context to enable firms to submit a tender. The main objective of our project is to complete annual Audits and

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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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BSIA Students Awarded Best Delegate and Position Paper at Model NATO

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During reading week, students from our MAGG and MIPP programs proudly represented the BSIA at Model NATO at Carleton University in Ottawa. MAGG students Jacob Tuckey, Daniela Mendoza Ramirez, and Sameer Gupta, alongside MIPP students Josh Wright, Leonardo Lombardi, Hannah Barbero, and Fabrice Blais-Savoie, demonstrated their skills in diplomacy and strategic policy-making. A special congratulations

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PhD Candidate Nisar Azmat Chattha Successfully Defends His Dissertation

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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Nisar Azmat Chattha who successfully defended his dissertation, “Climate-Geoengineering as Development: Applying the Capabilities Approach to Climate Responses in South Asia“, on October 2, 2024. We extend thanks to Nisar’s supervisor, Dr. Neil Craik, committee members Dr. Juan Moreno Cruz, Dr. Simon Dalby and Dr. Marie-Claire Cordonier

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PhD Candidate Kristen Csenkey Successfully Defends Her Dissertation

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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Kristen Csenkey who successfully defended her dissertation, “Cybersecurity Governance in the Real World of Technology”, on June 25, 2024. We extend thanks to Kristen’s supervisor, Dr. Alistair Edgar, committee members Dr. Sara Matthews and Dr. Bessma Momani, internal/external Dr. Jeremy Hunsinger, and external examiner Dr. Leslie Shade.

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The BSIA is closed Monday, January 26th due to severe weather and local travel conditions.

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