Russia vs Ukraine and NATO: Assessing the Ukraine Crisis

January 26, 2022 - 12:00pm

Registration: Eventbrite

Presented by CIPS

‘There is a real risk for new armed conflict in Europe’.  These are the chilling words of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Russia has amassed an estimated 100,000 combat-ready troops, tanks, and heavy military equipment …

Libya’s Post-Revolutionary Era and Prospects for 2022

January 27, 2022 - 12:00

Presented by CIPS and the Security Studies Network

Registration: Eventbrite

In this presentation, Emadeddin Badi, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and Senior Analyst at the Global Initiative (Against Transnational Organized Crime), will discuss developments in Libya since NATO’s intervention …

Afghanistan: Voices from the Ground

January 14, 2022 - 12:00 pm

IPEN Roundtable Series, 2021-22: Why We Need Feminist Political Economy Now More Than Ever

December 9, 2021 - 11:30

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

IPEN Roundtable Series, 2021-22

Political economy in difficult times: revealing blind spots and reimagining theory and practice

Have the last couple of years of turmoil produced major changes in the …

Denouncing Sexual Violence in the DRC: A Conversation with Sandra Safi Bashengezi

December 3, 2021 - 12:00

Presented by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)

The Centre for International Policy Studies is very pleased to welcome Sandra Safi Bashengezi, a Congolese journalist, trainer and filmmaker, who will join us for a discussion on journalism and …

Discussing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Instrumentalist or Rights-Based Approaches?

November 23, 2021 - 2:00

Presented by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS)

A panel discussion on findings and implications from the first systematic review of instrumentalist claims of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda.

Read the entire systematic review here.

Learn more:…

Potentia Journal of International Affairs – 12th Issue Launch and Information Session

November 18, 2021 - 1:00

Webinar Link: Zoom

Potentia, the interdisciplinary student journal of CIPS invites you to celebrate the publication of its twelfth issue! The Centre for International Policy Studies’ (CIPS) “Potentia”: Journal of International and Public Affairs is a scholarly journal …

Haiti: How to Get out of the Crisis?

November 12, 2021 - 12:00

Presented by CIPS and the Fragile States Research Network, in partnership with the Canadian International Council National Capital Branch’s Latin America and Caribbean Study Group

Since the assassination of President Moise in July 2021, de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry …

“International Intervention and the Problem of Legitimacy” | Book Launch with Andrew Gilbert

November 9, 2021 - 1:00

Presented by CIPS  and the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies

You are invited to a book launch for Andrew Gilbert‘s International Intervention and the Problem of Legitimacy. The event will include a discussion of the book with the …

IPEN Roundtable Series, 2021-22: Is Neoliberalism Dead at Last?

November 8, 2021 - 1:30

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

IPEN Roundtable Series, 2021-22

Political economy in difficult times: revealing blind spots and reimagining theory and practice

Have the last couple of years of turmoil produced major changes in the …

Security and Intelligence Studies Symposium

November 3, 2021 - 11:00

Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies

Symposium November 3, 4, 5, 2021

Online in partnership with the Centre for International Policy Studies (University of Ottawa)

Registration: November 3

Registration: November 4

Registration: November 5

November 3 – The …

The Inaugural Global Ideas Lecture: Academic Freedom, Free Speech and Thinking for Yourself

November 1, 2021 - 1:00pm

Workshop for Graduate Students! From Term Paper to Article: Strategies for Your First Academic Article 

October 21, 2021 - 3:00

Presented by CIPS

Registration: Eventbrite

Please note that this is a workshop for graduate students.

“Publish or Perish” is a foreboding phrase for many graduate students, and the path to a first academic publication can seem daunting. While advice books …

A New Era? German Foreign Policy after Merkel

October 7, 2021 - 12:00pm

Registration: Eventbrite

Presented by CIPS and the European Council on Foreign Relations

On September 26, Germany will elect a new parliament. With it a new coalition government will come to power and Angela Merkel will depart the political stage after …

Afghanistan 360 Degrees… So What Now?

September 23, 2021 - 11:00am

Presented by CIPS and the Fragile States Research Network

Registration: Eventbrite

Afghanistan is headline news again. Twenty years after 9/11, we are witnessing the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan. How and why did this 360 degrees turn …

Displacement in Afghanistan: How Should the International Community Respond?

September 14, 2021 - 9:00am

Registration: Zoom

Presented by the World Refugee and Migration Council, the US Institute of Peace and CIPS

With the sudden return to power of the Taliban following the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, large numbers of people are fleeing …

A World in Flux: Foreign Policy Options for the Next Canadian Government

September 13, 2021 - 11:00 am

Registration: Eventbrite

Presented by CIPS:

The 2021 Federal Election takes place in an international climate of continued turmoil and uncertainty. Foreign policy is rarely a vote winner, but the COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder that in a globalized world …