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Strategies for Approval: Building Support for Military Intervention at the UN Security Council
UN Security Council approval remains highly desirable to prospective military interveners, especially liberal democratic ones, as domestic and international audiences often expect such approval as a condition for legitimate intervention. Yet how can UNSC approval be secured when veto-wielding permanent members such as China and Russia have grave misgivings?

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Book Launch – Developing Hegemony: World Order and the Transnational Field of Development
At a time of multiple challenges to the liberal international order, development has become one of the most contentious areas of world politics. Dominant powers have reduced their assistance and overtly fused development with national and security interests, while rising powers like China have become major donors promoting new models and norms.

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Blog - India–Canada relations: Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, and the Indo-Pacific
When historians look back on the 2020s, they may conclude that the Strait of Hormuz crisis was not merely an energy shock. Rather, it was a strategic inflexion point that accelerated the reorganization of global trade, energy flows, and international partnerships. Just as the Ukraine war transformed Europe’s energy architecture, the Hormuz crisis is forcing countries across Asia and beyond to rethink their assumptions about maritime security, supply chains, and economic resilience.

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CIPS Best Blog Award 2026: Public Voting Now Open
It’s time to vote for the winner of the CIPS Best Blog Award! The CIPS Best Blog Award is designed to recognize the best blog written by the CIPS community during the previous academic year. This is the seventh year that we will be giving out the award. The 2026 award will go to a blog that was written between June 2025 and May 2026. Voting is now open and will remain open until Wednesday, September 23rd.

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When historians look back on the 2020s, they may conclude that the Strait of Hormuz crisis was not merely an energy shock. Rather, it was a strategic inflexion point that accelerated the reorganization of global trade, energy flows, and international partnerships. Just as the Ukraine war transformed Europe’s energy architecture, the Hormuz crisis is forcing

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Strategies for Approval: Building Support for Military Intervention at the UN Security Council

Book Launch – Developing Hegemony: World Order and the Transnational Field of Development

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CIPS Best Blog Award 2026: Public Voting Now Open

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CIPS Best Blog Award 2026: Public Voting Now Open

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The Promise of Peace and Justice in Colombia: Ten Years ​​Later​​​

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