Granting International Protection. What Do Canadians Think About Asylum Policy?0

• Analysis
• October 10, 2025

Asylum policy in Canada has come under growing political scrutiny in recent years. While the country has long positioned itself as a leader in refugee resettlement—through programs like the well-known Private Sponsorship of Refugees (PSR)—increased attention has been paid to …

Strengthening the Representation of Women in Diplomacy: What Progress is Possible?0

• Analysis
• October 7, 2025

Women are clearly underrepresented at senior levels in diplomacy. Only 23.4% of the world’s ambassadors in 2024 were women, according to the GenDip project at the University of Gothenburg. While there may be a better gender balance at lower …

Status and Resources in Polar Politics0

• Analysis
• September 12, 2025

When Donald Trump suggested buying Greenland in 2019, and flirted with annexing the island in 2025, reactions in Copenhagen, Nuuk, and other Arctic capitals were incredulous. The proposal seemed crude, even absurd. Yet the very fact that Greenland could capture …

The International Peace- and State-Building Intervention in Afghanistan: Distilling Lessons (to be) Learned0

• Analysis
• September 2, 2025

The withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan in May 2021 effectively terminated NATO’s mission in the country, leaving it to face challenges such as governmental corruption, stagnant economic growth, underdevelopment, and human insecurity. Despite the billions of dollars invested …

How Trump Views NATO’s Core Obligations Should Deeply Concern Canada and Europe0

• Analysis
• August 6, 2025

During his interview on Air Force One while traveling to the June 24-25 NATO summit in The Hague, President Trump was asked whether the US would honour Article 5, if Russia attacked a bordering NATO member. In a stunning response …

Drawing the Line Between Left-wing and Right-wing Populism in the Americas: The Case of Reproductive Rights Under Claudia Sheinbaum’s Presidency in Mexico0

• Analysis
• June 26, 2025

“Let’s hope that in Ecuador, they’ll soon be shouting ‘Presidenta with an ‘A’! This enthusiastic endorsement, given by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to another prominent female politician, Ecuadoran presidential candidate Luisa González credited at the time with a …

Canada Shouldn’t Buy into the Mirage of “Golden Dome”0

• Analysis
• June 25, 2025

A new Canadian Government is assuming power at a time of great upheaval in international affairs. Norms of non-aggression, cooperative security and strategic restraint are being undermined. Regrettably, some of this disruption originates with our American ally with whom, as …

Protecting the Right to Asylum in a Closing World0

• Analysis
• June 17, 2025

On April 3rd, 2025, uOttawa’s Centre for International Policy Studies, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) and the Canadian Council for Refugees hosted a panel discussion for Refugee Rights Day, with Laïla Demirdache, Thomas Ndayiragije, Aditya Rao and Diana …

What Future for Canada’s FIAP? Insights from Latin America and the Caribbean0

• Analysis
• June 6, 2025

By Stephen Baranyi, Jody-Ann Anderson, Safo Musta & Nancy Saint Louis

The election of a new Canadian federal government, in a context of increasing tensions with the United States and other large powers, has sparked debates about the future of …

Canada’s Place in a Disordered World: What’s Next for Canadian Diplomacy?0

• Analysis
• June 2, 2025

The strong interest in the May 12 conference co-hosted by AmbCanada and CIPS on ‘Finding Canada’s Place in a Disordered World’, reflects in a modest way growing public awareness that how Canada secures its place in a rapidly …

Writing Abortion Access into the French Constitution: The New Terrain of Populist Politics?0

• Analysis
• May 29, 2025

While the ideological confrontation between those for and those against women’s abortion access has been brewing for decades, the rise of populist parties and movements has shone a new light on the issue. As both right and left populisms take …

From Populist to Deliberative Constitutionalism: The Evolution of Abortion Law in Ireland0

• Analysis
• May 14, 2025

The voices of the people, expressed both formally and informally, lie at the centre of Ireland’s abortion law journey: from grassroots movements and protests, to moments of mass democratic participation in the form of constitutional referendums, to deliberative processes engaging …