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Canada Leads in the Deployment of Women Police Officers to International Peace Operations
On March 30, 2026, the Gender, Peace and Development Research Network at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for International Policy Studies hosted a screening of A War Movie (Casques bleuEs), a cinéma vérité documentary that follows Canadian women peacekeepers deployed as part of the United Nations Specialized Police Team to combat sexual violence in the
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Trump, Africa, Critical Minerals and the Global Order
The Davos speech by Prime Minister Mark Carney was a watershed moment in the history of Canada. It was the public affirmation that the global order constructed over the post-war period, which facilitated US hegemony and benefited Canada, was being weaponized as a tool of domination and subordination. However, this was not news to many
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With the Global Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash Growing, Canada Must Decide Whether to Lead
The world is turning its back on sexual and gender minorities. This Pride Month, Canada should double down on its support. Across Africa, from Uganda to Senegal and Mali, many countries are imposing tough prison sentences for consensual same-sex relations between adults. Last week, Ghana’s parliament passed among the most far-reaching anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in the
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Canada-Germany Relations: Finding Each Other and Finding Themselves Over 75 Years
By Myka Burke, Torsten Geißler & Jan Claudius Völkel Canada and Germany celebrate the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this year. A 2-day symposium at the University of Ottawa’s Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) highlighted certain milestones in this joint history. Practitioners and academics discussed events from the past, the present and the
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