Events – Page 8 – Centre for International Policy Studies

“Blended Finance is not for NGOs”: Canadian Development Cooperation Organizations and the Beyond Aid Agenda 0
- Analysis
- October 21, 2024
Time is running out for the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Donor governments, including Canada, have increasingly turned to blended finance—using public money to leverage private sector investments—to fill the financing gap and meet the SDGs.

While blended …
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Canada Needs a Paradigm Shift in Supporting Democracy Abroad: Leveraging Activists-in-Exile 0
- Analysis
- October 14, 2024
Canada has long championed human rights and democratic governance as core components of its foreign policy. Programs like the Voices at Risk guidelines reflect this commitment by supporting Human Rights Defenders (HRDs)—individuals recognised by the United Nations for their advocacy, …
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CIPS Best Blog Award 2024: Public Voting Now Open 0
- CIPS
- October 1, 2024
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 fifth year …
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Cynicism, (Performative) Honesty on Defence in Central & Eastern Europe & NATO 0
- Analysis
- September 12, 2024
NATO commits partners to act in case of an attack of against any single partner. Each alliance partner will take the actions it deems necessary to assist the Ally attacked. Reality is more nuanced than politicians, pundits, and critics admit. …
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Why the Radical Right has Turned to the Teachings of an Italian Marxist Thinker 0
- Analysis, Repost
- September 3, 2024
Antonio Gramsci, the Marxist theorist, ideologue, philosopher and journalist, has long been associated exclusively with communism and socialism. The late Italian thinker’s ideas have travelled the world, influencing elites and mass publics alike.

Remarkably, Gramsci has gained a following …
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Neoliberal Thinkers in the Age of Trump 0
- Analysis
- August 14, 2024
What do free market thinkers think of the radical right today? Shortly after Donald Trump’s rise to presidency in 2017, the president of the libertarian Mises Institute gave a passionate speech urging a fundamental rethinking of American conservatism in the …
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Investing in Peace, Justice and Inclusive Institutions: An Opportunity for Canada to Demonstrate Commitment 0
- Analysis
- July 24, 2024
By Yiagadeesen Samy and Stephen Baranyi

On 22-23 September, the UN Summit of the Future will seek to enhance global cooperation and accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by all UN member states in 2015 as part …
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Russia and the Immediate Future of Arctic Geopolitics 0
- Analysis
- July 23, 2024
Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine highlights Russia’s military capabilities and widespread violations of international law, especially war crimes. However, it hides the fact that Russia behaves differently in different regions. In the Arctic, hybrid tactics represent the norm …
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What is Science Diplomacy?0
- Other
- July 15, 2024
Science diplomacy is a hybrid field, shaped as much by the practices of those involved as by the theoretical work carried out by researchers in the humanities and social sciences. This hybridity also concerns the players in this field, who …
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Why Canada Should Take a Stronger Stance Against Ethiopian Drone Warfare 0
- Analysis
- June 18, 2024
In Ethiopia, the impact of drone warfare is the most catastrophic in Africa. Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in March 2018, he has presided over one civil war after another. Imported drones are part of his strategy, …
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William Lai’s Inaugural Address: Performing Taiwan’s Sovereignty 0
- Analysis
- June 6, 2024
On May 20, 2024, President Lai Ching-te (William Lai in English) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was inaugurated in Taipei as the 16^th-term President of the Republic of China (ROC). The inauguration ceremony, which I attended, exemplified …
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How Far to the Right Will EU Voters Go?0
- Analysis, Repost
- June 6, 2024
Starting on June 6, Europeans will cast their votes for their representatives in the European Parliament, the European Union’s only democratically elected institution. The radical right is expected to perform better than ever before, renewing concerns about the retreat of …
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