Strengthening the Participation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Obstacles and Opportunities
Protecting the internally displaced: Sovereignty, agency and the localization of international normsIn 2021, the UN Secretary-General鈥檚 High-Level Panel on Internally Displaced People (IDPs) painted a stark picture of the expanding number of forced migrants worldwide and outlined a series of challenges related to the provision of humanitarian assistance, protection, and 鈥榙urable solutions鈥� for this growing population.
Isabella Coronado Doria on Taxis vs. Ridesharing in Colombia | Policy Magazine
March 26, 2025 | MPP Isabella Coronado Doria wrote about the growing tensions between Uber and traditional taxis in Columbia. "In some ways, hindering Uber鈥檚 activity in Colombia is comparable to telling people to abandon the internet and go back to encyclopedias. It highlights the perpetual tension between the status quo and disruptive technology," writes Isabella.聽
Jennifer Welsh's Special Issue on 'Localization in World Politics' | Oxford Academic
Director Jennifer Welsh聽co-edited a special issue of聽Global Studies Quarterly聽on Localization in World Politics.
Seth Bumagat on Canada's Water Resilience and Security Strategy | Policy Magazine
March 26, 2025 | MPP聽Seth Bumagat wrote about the need for water resilience and security strategy. "Wildfires and droughts 鈥� two other frequent natural disasters that strike Canada annually 鈥� present a complex link between water and climate change events.
Jennifer Welsh's Article on The Future of UN Peacekeeping
March 7, 2024 | Director聽Jennifer Welsh聽and Marie-Jo毛lle Zahar wrote a new article on The Future of UN Peacekeeping, which was published by Ethics and International Affairs.
Pearl Eliadis on Taming of the National Human Rights Commission and the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (1999鈥�2003)
February 20, 2025 |聽Kirsten Van Houten and Alex Neve (eds) examine Canada's changing and uneven role in foreign policy in their new book聽Hand in Hand: Canada at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Nexus.聽Pearl Eliadis' chapter is on Canada's role in Rwanda during the transitional聽period after聽the G
Aftab Ahmed on Humanitarian Aid under the Trump Administration's | Policy Magazine
February 6, 2025 |聽Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about the Trump Administration and the growing uncertainty of foreign aids. "Trump presents a vision of America as weak, exploited, and in need of tougher negotiation. His solution is a hostile realignment to extract more from allies and adversaries alike while offering them less," writes Aftab.
Aftab Ahmed on Meta鈥檚 dominance | Policy Magazine
January 22, 2025 |聽Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing Meta's dominance in聽the digital economy as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp聽command聽over three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.
New book on National Security
December 21, 2024 |聽Norman Hillmer (Slater Visiting Scholar) and Vincent Rigby co-edited with Phil Legasse from NPSIA, book named聽Canada Among Nations 2023: Twenty-First Century National Security.聽The book聽includes articles by
Anil Wasif on Tackling 25% Tariff Threats | Policy Magazine
January 13, 2025 |聽Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an聽article as Canada braces for U.S. tariff threats of 25% after the newly elected Trump administration. The strategies disparity between the federal and provincial governments poses a greater problem.聽
Anil Wasif on IMF and World Bank on Addressing Global Challenges | Policy Magazine
October 22, 2024 |聽Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an article about the IMF and the World Bank initiating to promote global economic stability. It has been 80 years since the establishment of these institutions and new challenges have sprung.
Canada-U.S. Defence Relations in a Turbulent Time | Canadian Global Affairs Institute
August 2024 | Professor Vincent Rigby wrote a Working Paper #4聽for The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, with collaboration of Canadian Global Affairs Institute. The paper consists of four sections that delves with聽Canada-U.S. Defence Relations in a Turbulent Time, U.S.
Aftab Ahmed on Canada's Labour Shortages in the Construction Industry | Policy Options
October 7, 2024 |聽Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote an聽article on fixing the construction labour shortage聽in Canada on Policy Options. "The construction industry聽faces聽a twin problem: labour shortages and an impending wave of retirements.
David Shribman on the 2024 US elections | Policy Magazine
September 26, 2024 | Professor David Shribman, wrote an article about the US elections and how they will affect Canada.
Anil Wasif on Revival of Bangladesh during UNGA meetings | Policy Magazine
September 23, 2024 |聽Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote about the revival of Bangladesh during the current UN General Assembly in New York.
