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

April 14, 2026 - 12:00pm

Presented by CIPS

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 …

Envisioning Afghanistan’s Future: Building Bridges for a Shared Narrative

April 22, 2026 - 9:00am

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Presented by the Ottawa Consultative Process and CIPS

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More than four years after the Taliban’s unconstitutional takeover, the people of Afghanistan continue to face a multifaceted crisis with far-reaching implications for regional and global security. Amid …

Women on the Frontlines: Gender, Conflict, and UN Peacekeeping in the DRC – Film Screening + Discussion

March 30, 2026 - 4:00pm

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Presented by CIPS and the Gender, Peace and Development Research Network, in collaboration with the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to face complex and fragmented conflict, and high …

Strengthening Legal Protection Systems for Women and Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

March 27, 2026 - 9:00am

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Presented by CIPS, the Real Life Research Institute’s Africa Program, the Gender, Peace, and Development Research Network, and the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security

The rapid expansion of internet access and mobile connectivity in Sub-Saharan …

Neoliberalism, Dead Again? On the Many Lives, Half-Lives, and After-Lives of an Unloved Idea

March 24, 2026 - 11:30am

Presented by CIPS and the International Political Economy Network (IPEN)

The free-market ideological project known, mostly by critics, as “neoliberalism” has been declared dead before. But once again, prominent commentators are reading the last rites. There is no shortage of …

Populism in Postmodern Times: In Search of a Deeper Democracy?

March 20, 2026 - 11:00am

Unstoppable Futures: A Lunch & Learn on Girls’ Education in Ethiopia

March 18, 2026 - 12:00pm

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Presented by CIPS, the Gender, Peace, and Development Research Network, and Cuso International

Cuso International, CIPS and uOttawa’s Gender, Peace and Development Research Network invite you to an enriching Lunch & Learn examining the transformative role of …

Sovereignty and Settler Colonial Worldmaking

March 17, 2026 - 12:00pm

Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network (ITN)

Many assume state sovereignty to be a settled fact. As the basis for our international system of sovereign states, it represents some of the firmest ground on which we have built …

Broken Courage: Documentary + Panel

March 16, 2026 - 5:30pm

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Presented by the Development Student Association (AÉDSA), CIPS, the School of International Development and Global Studies, and the Gender, Peace, and Development Research Network

On March 16, the AEDSA is organizing a screening of Broken Courage, a …

The Stolen Republic: Untold Facts Behind the Collapse of Afghanistan’s Last Republic

March 10, 2026 - 12:30pm

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Presented by CIPS and the Institute for Liberal Studies

This talk will explore the causes and untold realities behind the fall of Afghanistan’s last republican government in August of 2021, and the return …

Climate Change and (In)security in African Contexts: Dialogue in a Shifting Political Landscape 

February 26, 2026 - 11:00am

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Presented by CIPS and the Climate Security Association of Canada, with funding from a MINDS Targeted Engagement Grant

The Climate Security Association of Canada is organising a workshop focused on the relationships between climate change and …

Book Talk – “The Beaver and the Dragon: How China Out-Manoeuvred Canada’s Diplomacy, Security, and Sovereignty”

February 25, 2026 - 12:00pm

Presented by CIPS and the Asian Studies Network (ASN)

For decades, Canada believed it could gently shape China into a responsible global actor through diplomacy, commerce, and cultural exchange. But as this clear-eyed, searing account reveals, it was China that …

Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Anti-Trafficking and Forced Labour Governance: Private Power and Public Policy

February 6, 2026 - 11:30am

Presented by CIPS and the International Political Economy Network (IPEN)

Twenty-five years after adopting the U.N. Trafficking Protocol, governments have made anti-trafficking and anti-forced labor a priority within public policy. This talk will identify and examine key aspects of the …

Lake Chad Basin Restoration Project: Empowerment, Resilience, and Environmental Peace | A Canada–Africa Dialogue on Sustainable Solutions to Climate and Security Challenges

February 4, 2026 - 11:30am

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Presented by CIPS, Alinea International, and the Lake Chad Basin Commission, with funding from Global Affairs Canada

See this press release for the most up to date information …

International Conference – Canada and the Strengthening of the Euro-Atlantic Pillar: Toward New Mini-lateral Cooperation

January 9, 2026 - 8:30am

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Presented by CIPS, the Forum de Défense et de Stratégie (FDS), Observatory on Politics and Security in the Arctic (OPSA) and the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies, with MINDS funding from the Department of National …

Universal: Renewing Human Rights in a Fractured World

December 10, 2025 - 4:30pm

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Presented by CIPS and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC)

Alex Neve is the 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer. At a time of a deepening climate crisis, genocide and mass atrocities, and the rapid rise of …

How Benjamin Franklin Set the Stage for Donald Trump and His Talk of a 51st State

December 8, 2025 - 12:00pm

Presented by CIPS

Before Donald Trump in 2025, before James Madison in 1812, Benjamin Franklin had designs on Canada. Madelaine Drohan has written a book about how he came to have that desire, how he rationalized it, and why he …

The Taliban’s Strategic Shift Toward Global Terrorism and Its Implications for International Security

December 1, 2025 - 12:00pm

Presented by CIPS

Since its formation in 1994, the Taliban have undergone a gradual yet significant transformation from a locally focused insurgent movement to an actor with broader transnational ambitions. Although the group publicly claims to confine its activities within …

The End of the Liberal World Order: Implications for the “Local Turn” in Peace and Security

December 1, 2025 - 3:30pm

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Presented by CIPS, the Gender, Peace and Development Research Network (GPD-RN), and the Peacebuilding and Local Knowledge Network (PLKN)

This event brings together a panel of peace and security researchers and practitioners who will reflect on the …

Local Knowledge(s) in International and Canadian Security Governance

December 1, 2025 - 9:00am

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Presented by CIPS, the Gender, Peace and Development Research Network (GPD-RN), and the Peacebuilding and Local Knowledge Network (PLKN)

On December 1st and 2nd, the Peacebuilding and Local Knowledge Network (PLKN) and CIPS will …

The Role of International Norms and Global Agendas in Transforming Youth Combatants into Unique Agents of Peace

November 24, 2025 - 4:00pm

Presented by CIPS, Accept International and the Global Taskforce for Youth Combatants (GTY)

Persistent armed conflicts worldwide have revealed that a significant proportion of frontline combatants are young individuals, including women, aged 18 to 35.

In recent years, global agendas …

Reimagining China Studies: Taiwan as a Platform for Engaging with the Sinosphere

November 19, 2025 - 11:30am

Presented by CIPS and the Research Chair in Taiwan Studies

Taiwan can serve as a valuable platform for those pursuing China Studies and Asian Studies, as well international relations and global affairs more broadly. Tapping into Taiwan’s expertise can provide …

‘Forgotten’ Crises and Implications for Women, Peace, and Security

November 14, 2025 - 10:00am

Presented by CIPS, the Gender, Peace and Development Research Network (GPD-RN), the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada (WPSN-C), the Canadian Civil Society Working Group on Sudan and Inter Pares…

EU–Canada Relations: A Conversation with Ms. Charlotte Bué, Head of Division for the United States and Canada, European External Action Service

November 12, 2025 - 2:00pm

Presented by CIPS and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Canada and the European Union have recently rediscovered their many commonalities and intensified their cooperation. Not only did the EU include Canada in the “Horizon Europe” program in 2024, both …

Indigenous Peoples and the Museum in the Indo-Pacific

November 3, 2025 - 9:00am

Presented by CIPS, the Asian Studies Network, the Research Chair on Taiwan Studies and the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies, with funding from Global Affairs Canada

This one-day conference builds on one of the five pillars of Canada’s Indo-Pacific …

Canadian Security Interests and Trump 2.0

October 24, 2025 - 9:00am

Presented by the Canadian Pugwash Group (CPG), the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) and the Outer Space Institute (OSI)

Canada is facing unprecedented security challenges in light of the actions and attitudes emanating from the second term of US …

Creative Dissent: A Politician’s Struggle for Peace

October 23, 2025 - 4:00pm

Mr. Roche’s remarks are now available as CIPS Policy Brief:

Presented by Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament and the Centre for International Policy Studies

Join us for an award presentation by Canadian Leadership for Nuclear Disarmament (CLND) to the …

The Digital Ripple of War: Civilian Harm, Accountability, and the Battle for Truth

October 23, 2025 - 1:00pm

Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network (ITN)

Almost every major kinetic action in conflict now comes with a ‘digital ripple’: a reverberating online information landscape, emanating from the scene of an event, from individuals posting on Facebook calling …

Rereading the State from Below in Contexts of Conflict and Fragility: Burkina Faso, Haiti, and Lebanon

October 20, 2025 - 10:00am

Presented by CIPS and the Gender, Peace, and Development Research Network (GPD-RN)

It is widely recognized that the state cannot be understood solely through the lens of powerful actors, and that it is also necessary to take into account the …

Redefining Development in the New World Disorder: Harnessing AI and Innovative Finance to Reach the Sustainable Development Goals

October 10, 2025 - 8:30am

Presented by the Group of 78, CIPS and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

This conference is taking place against a backdrop of considerable economic and political turmoil and increasing uncertainty. Wars in the Middle East, Ukraine, the Sudan, and …

War Preparedness and Total Defence

October 8, 2025 - 12:00pm

Presented by CIPS

In the recent decade, concepts such as ‘comprehensive’ or ‘total’ defence have returned in the Nordic and Baltic regions. Undoubtedly, the re-emergence of these whole-of-society approaches to national defence have been triggered by ‘exogenous shocks’ such as …

Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy After Eight Years: What Have We Learned So Far?

September 29, 2025 - 3:30pm

Presented by CIPS, the Gender, Peace, and Development Research Network (GPD-RN), the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security and the Group of 78

Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) was announced in 2017, followed by several other commitments in …

Canada’s Emerging Critical Mineral and Metal Diplomacy

September 25, 2025 - 5:00pm

Presented by CIPS, IPEN, the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy & the Hyman Soloway Chair on Business and Trade Law, and part of the “Canada’s Critical Minerals Statecraft & Diplomacy” project funded by a Partnership Development …

Getting Action in World Politics

September 23, 2025 - 11:30am

Presented by CIPS and the International Political Economy Network (IPEN)

In Getting Action in World Politics, Seabrooke details how action in world politics centers around forms of getting noticed (projection), knowing how to play the game (interaction…

Will Global Civilization and World Order Survive the Decline of the West?

September 23, 2025 - 2:30pm

Presented by CIPS and the Asian Studies Network (ASN)

Drawing on his new book covering 5000 years of history, Amitav Acharya shows that world order has never been the monopoly of any civilization or nation. Core foundations of world order: …

Workshop: “Saving the Furniture: Which Elements of the Multilateral System Must Be Sustained – and How?”

September 22, 2025 - 9:00am

Presented by CIPS, the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

In a burning house, sometimes only part of the furniture can be saved. Today’s multilateral system faces mounting pressure from …

Strengthening the Representation of Women in Diplomacy: Challenges and Policy Solutions

September 11, 2025 - 10:00am

Presented by CIPS, the Gender, Peace, and Development Research Network and the Research Network on Women, Peace and Security

This event presents the work of the LSE IDEAS Women in Diplomacy project, which aims to improve women’s representation and leadership …

Perceptions of Canadian Northerners about Arctic Issues

September 9, 2025 - 10:00am

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Presented by CIPS and OPSA, with MINDS funding from the Department of National Defence

Canadians have an opinion about their Arctic region but we rarely focused on …

Pole Possessions in International Relations: Status and Geopolitics in the Scrambles for Polar Pre-eminence

September 8, 2025 - 12:00pm

Presented by CIPS and International Theory Network (ITN)

In December 1911, a Norwegian flag was planted on the South Pole, by the Norwegian scientist and explorer Roald Amundsen. A century later, in August 2007, a Russian flag was planted on …