June 6, 2017 - 12:00pm
Professor Robert S. Ross, Boston College and Fairbank Centre for Chinese Studies, Harvard University
Over the last decade, relations between the United States and China have deteriorated to their lowest point since Nixon established diplomatic ties in 1972. Professor Ross …
…May 31, 2017 - 10:00am
Presented by CIPS and the Canadian Group of the IPU
Mr. Saber Chowdhury is a distinguished politician with an impressive track record in public service in Bangladesh and extensive experience in inter-parliamentary relations. He is the 28th President of the …
…April 28, 2017 - 3:00pm
Presented by the CIPS Fragile States Research Network
The ongoing civil war and the growing famine make it difficult to envisage the road to peace in South Sudan today. What is the status of the international humanitarian response? What are …
…April 18, 2017 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS
Whistleblowers put their careers, reputations, and sometimes even their lives at stake to expose wrongdoing and abuses of power. When Russian middle-distance runner Yulia Stepanova came forward with evidence of systematic doping throughout the Russian athletics program, …
…April 6, 2017 - 12:00
Presented by CIPS
Independent voters now form the largest proportion of the American electorate, yet they remain misunderstood. Klar shows that the combative tone of politics stigmatizes Democrats and Republicans, driving people with clear partisan preferences to publicly identify as …
…April 6, 2017 - 4:30pm
Presented by CIPS, the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, as well as the International Commission of Jurists – Canadian section
Irene Khan
International norms and values are under attack and …
…April 5, 2017 - 1:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the Fragile States Network
April 4, 2017 - 11:30am
Presented by CIPS and the French Embassy in Ottawa
March 30, 2017 - 12:00
Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network
Policymakers increasingly understand the Sahel region as a space of insecurity, in which emerging threats defy borders and thrive on weak state capacity. This talk examines how these increasingly entrenched perspectives on …
…March 29, 2017 - 3:30pm
Presented by CIPS
Andrew Pickford, Director, Indo-Pacific Energy Security Program, Perth USAsia Centre
Andrew Pickford works between Perth, Australia and Mont-Tremblant, Quebec in the areas of strategy, economic analysis, and natural resources with a range of organizations, both private and …
…March 29, 2017 - 12:00pm
Presented by the University of Ottawa’s Asian Studies Roundtable, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and Centre for International Policy Studies
Please join the Ambassadors of Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand in a panel discussion to discuss ASEAN Vision …
…March 27, 2017 - 11:30am
The University of Ottawa Centre for Continuing Education and the Centre for International Policy Studies invites you to a conversation with Mr. Jean-Pierre Kingsley on Monday, March 27, 2017.
Mr. Kingsley was Chief Electoral Officer of Elections Canada from 1990 …
…March 23, 2017 - 4:00pm
Presented by CIPS
Mathew Burrows serves as director of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI). SFI works with a broad range of partners, including the US government, other governments, businesses, NGOs, and foundations, on analysing trends and possible scenarios …
…March 21, 2017 - 11:30am
Presented by CIPS
Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a proven precondition for advancing socioeconomic development, reducing poverty, and improving the health not just of women but also of entire populations. Empowered women and girls contribute to the prosperity and …
…March 21, 2017 - 12:00
Presented by CIPS and the National Security Policy Network
Presenter
Philip Wright
March 20, 2017 - 2:30pm
How are soldiers made? Why do they fight? Military sociology and history consider these questions Eurocentrically, with the armies of Western nation-states. …
…March 17, 2017 - 11:30am
CIPS and IPEN present:
For both North and South, policies to promote the reconciliation of work and family life constitute an important agenda. For several decades, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has been an important advocate for …
…March 16, 2017 - 2:00pm
Thomas Gomart, Director of the Institut français des relations internationales (IFRI) will speak about the current geopolitical climate in Europe.
Thomas Gomart’s academic and professional background has been closely related to post-Soviet space. He has been …
…March 9, 2017 - 2:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network
Technology and innovation are fundamental determinants of sustained economic growth. In recent years two views have emerged. First is the so-called “racing with the machines” view that paints an optimistic picture for …
…February 28, 2017 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS
The collaborative economy (or sharing economy) is not a fad, but an irreversible social phenomenon. It impacts all spheres of activity: social, economic, and political. It transforms the way markets work, relations between individuals, and, inevitably, the …
…February 27, 2017 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the National Security Policy Network
Join CIPS and Scott Jones, the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of the Information Technology Security program at the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), for a discussion of the current state of information …
…February 27, 2017 - 6:00pm
Presented by the CIPS Fragile States Research Network, in partnership with the South Sudanese community in Ottawa and the CIC/NCB Africa Study Group.
Free. In English. Registration is not required but please come early as seating is limited.
Though President …
…February 16, 2017 - 12:30pm
Presented by CIPS and the International Political Economy Network
Click here to read William Carroll’s presentation slides
In an era of deepening climate crisis, Dr. William Carroll will discuss a research partnership mapping the various modalities through which carbon-sector corporations …
…January 31, 2017 - 11:30am
Presented by the International Political Economy Network
Richard French provides a survey of the evidence on evidence-based policy, a movement often uninterested in what research says about it’s own efficacy and prospects. His presentation will outline four schools of thought …
…January 31, 2017 - 4:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the Fragile States Research Group
Re-building fragile states poses one of the most significant challenges to the international community. It has been widely recognized that working effectively in fragile states such as Afghanistan and Haiti requires …
…January 30, 2017 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS
In a year of political upsets, few developments caused greater international surprise than Britain’s referendum decision in June to leave the European Union. The potential consequences of this decision are profound: both for the UK and …
…January 24, 2017 - 11:30am
Presented by CIPS
Community engagement drives economic development, so including the goals, concerns and needs, values and aspirations of communities and marginalized groups in all sectors in policy development, decision-making, and service delivery in mining communities is essential. Effective community …
…January 24, 2017 - 9:30am
Presented by CIPS and the Human Rights Research and Education Centre
Join Dr Der-yuan Maxwell Wu as he discusses recent developments in Taiwan-US relations and outlines several challenges for Taiwan, such as shifting political trends, the famous “phone call,” generational …
…January 20, 2017 - 3:00pm
Presented by CIPS
January 19, 2017 - 2:30pm
Presented by CIPS, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Canadian Red Cross
A conversation with Dominik Stillhart, Global Director of Operations for the International Committee of the Red Cross
Armed conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, …
…January 16, 2017 - 4:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the American Embassy in Ottawa
January 13, 2017 - 12h00pm
January 11, 2017 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network
Professor Dauphinee will explore the recent growth of narrative methods in IR and the conceptual and political possibilities that narrative can illuminate. She will discuss what narrative texts are ‘doing’ in IR, …
…December 16, 2016 - 2:30pm
Presented by CIPS and organised in partnership with the Latin America & Caribbean Group of the Canadian International Council (CIC) National Capital Branch
A conversation with Luis Almagro, Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS).
Latin America …
…December 14, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network
Asked about queer work in international relations, most IR scholars would almost certainly answer that queer studies is a non-issue for the subdiscipline — a topic beyond the scope and …
…December 13, 2016 - 7:00pm
Presented by CIPS
In this Town Hall event, Patti Tamara Lenard of the University of Ottawa will moderate a discussion between stakeholders in Canada’s private refugee sponsorship program. The Government of Canada has partnered with the University of Ottawa, UNHCR, …
…December 1, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA)
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence events are co-funded by a grant from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
November 30, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the National Security Policy Network
Conflicts in Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Libya have provided grounds for a paradoxical development in armed forces. While the military is often portrayed as a hostile space for critique and …
…November 29, 2016 - 11:30am
Presented by CIPS and IPEN
In terms of natural resource politics in developing countries, what are the regional dimensions of what happens at the national level? Taking Latin America (2000–2015) as an example, regional trends have substantial effects on national …
…November 24, 2016 - 4:00pm
Presented by CIPS, IPEN, and Food Lab LISF-LEILA
Rethinking the “Success” and “Failure” of Food Change Initiatives
What do “success” and “failure” mean in terms of initiatives aiming to transform the agrofood system? Harriet Friedmann will use transition and resilience …
…November 23, 2016 - 11:30am
Presented by CIPS and the National Security Network:
The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is one of Canada’s most important intelligence agencies. It may also be one of its least known. With a history dating back to World War Two, CSE …
…November 22, 2016 - 6:00pm
Presented by CIPS, OpenCanada.org and the Baha’i Community of Canada
Free. In English. Registration is not required. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
November 21, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the National Security Policy Network
After more than 25 years at the most senior levels of the Canadian public service in the fields of intelligence, security, and defence, Ward Elcock retired earlier in 2016. In this …
…November 16, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS
Free. Presentation in French. Registration is not required. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Guy Saint-Jacques recently retired from the Canadian Foreign Affairs Department, which he joined in 1977. His …
…November 14, 2016 - 11:30am
Presented by CIPS National Security Network:
The Canadian government recently launched an unprecedented public consultation on national security issues to fulfill an election platform promise. This student-led presentation takes up the call to engage with the Liberal Government’s National Security …
…November 10, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS, IPEN, and the Political Thought Network
Free. Bilingual presentation. Registration is not required. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
November 10, 2016 - 8:30am
Presented by the International Commission of Jurist Canada in collaboration with CIPS and the Faculty of Law of the University of Ottawa:
How best to respond to terrorism while protecting rights and freedoms is a highly complex issue. As the …
…November 10, 2016 - 6:00pm
Presented by CIPS’ Fragile States Research Network, the FrancoPaix Centre in conflict resolution and peace missions, and the Africa Study Group of the Canadian International Council (GRA/CIC):
November 3, 2016 - 5:00pm
Presented by CIPS, the University of Ottawa Law Faculty, ICJ Canada and the American Embassy in Ottawa
Law and U.S. Foreign Policy in the Next Administration
Harold Hongju Koh is Sterling Professor of International Law at Yale Law School. He …
…October 31, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS
The Referendum Integrity Project (RIP) is an international research project aimed at assessing the fairness, legitimacy, and legality of referendums all over the world. This project is headed by Matt Qvortrup and Guy Lachapelle with …
…October 28, 2016 - 1:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the Arctic Yearbook
Free. In English. Registration is not required. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
The Arctic is often imagined as vast, icy, remote, and exotic. But for the …
…October 19, 2016 - 8:30am
Presented by CIPS and the Public Law Group of the Faculty of Common Law at the University of Ottawa
An increasing number of countries today offer external voting to their citizens, military, diplomats, students and residents living abroad. Out of …
…October 19, 2016 - 2:30pm
Presented by CIPS and the Security Studies Network
African states have signed on to several international conventions that seek to end violence against women. Studies show that this acceptance of international norms has often been followed by the enactment of …
…October 17, 2016 - 4:00pm
Presented by CIPS
Building on the early foreign policy successes of the Trudeau government, how should Canada define and pursue its long-term goals in international affairs? In an era of dramatic global change and rising challenges, old assumptions about Canadian …
…October 17, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the International Theory Network (ITN)
Rescaling and redeploying Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory to analyze transformations in international systems, this talk explores how and why formal colonialism was excised from the repertoire of imperial power in the …
…October 13, 2016 - 6:30pm
Presented by the CIPS and the Fragile State Research Network
Free. In English. Registration is not required. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
South Sudan is the world’s newest state, and continues to be …
…October 6, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the National Security Policy Network
In Bill C-22, the government proposes a committee of parliamentarians with access to secret information and charged with scrutiny of Canada’s security and intelligence community. Would this committee resolve national …
…October 5, 2016 - 1:30pm
Presented by CIPS and Fulbright Canada
Stéfanie von Hlatky is part of the 2016 CIPS Thematic Series
American Defence Policy: Why Allies Followed Obama But Won’t Follow the Next President
Despite his stated intention of ending the wars in Afghanistan …
…October 5, 2016 - 11:00am
Presented by the Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS), the School of Political Studies and the International Theory Network (ITN)
Project Q: International Security and the Quantum Revolution
Wednesday, October 5, 11:00am – 12:30am
Social Sciences Building, 120 University …
…October 5, 2016 - 11:30am
Presented by CIPS, the International Theory Network (ITN)
How does the United States build multilateral military coalitions? The conventional wisdom advances that formal alliance structures guide the latter process: allies band together because they share threat perceptions, political ideology, norms …
…September 29, 2016 - 3:00pm
Presented by CIPS and the Security Studies Network
Most analysts and commentators concentrate on one of three considerations when attempting to explain the causes and dynamics of the South China Sea dispute: history, politics, or law. Few consider the role …
…September 29, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS, the Security Studies Network and the Embassy of the United States of America
Part of the CIPS 2016 Thematic Series
Canada and the United States are proud of their remarkably close relationship. They are also …
…September 26, 2016 - 9:00am
Presented by the Centre for E-Democracy and co-sponsored by a First Nations SSHRC-funded project, CIPS, and McMaster University
The Online Voting Roundtable will leverage the insights, experiences, and research of experts worldwide to present key international findings and advice …
…September 23, 2016 - 10:00am
Presented by IPEN
Critical international political economy (IPE) has drawn heavily on the work of Antonio Gramsci and Karl Polanyi to theorize the role of hegemony, resistance and change in the global political economy. This presentation will argue that the …
…September 23, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS and Fulbright Canada
This event is part of our 2016 Thematic Series
As Americans prepare to elect Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump to the Presidency, this talk will discuss the major issues of the campaign: what are …
…September 19, 2016 - 12:00pm
Presented by CIPS
The 21st century, according to The Guardian, will be defined by the issue of migration. Fueled by labour shortages and economic growth, industries such as agriculture, construction and health care continue to expand the need for migrant …
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