On Monday, @mdrohan.bsky.social will join us to discuss her book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada. Revisiting these events would help Canadian policymakers better understand and deal with Mr. Trump’s oft-stated desire to make Canada the 51st state >>> bit.ly/3XXPNY9

📽️ Did you miss the November 24th event titled "The Role of International Norms and Global Agendas in Transforming Youth Combatants into Unique Agents of Peace"? Watch it here ⬇️ youtu.be/Iw1Zq9WppCA?...

📢Nouveau blog par Stephen Baranyi & Johnny Velcy - La transition compliquée en Haïti. Quelles options pour le Canada ? Dans ce climat d’incertitude, quelle position pour le Canada, un partenaire de premier plan pour Haïti ? 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/12/03/l...

Next Wednesday, we look forward to welcoming @alexneve.bsky.social, the 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer. He will be joined by Nadia Abu-Zahra, Mayyu Ali, @anneslevesque.bsky.social & Valeria Navarette. @uottawahrrec.bsky.social Register here >>> bit.ly/49KKbYE

📢New blog by Paul Meyer - Living in a House of Dynamite “A House of Dynamite” is a timely reminder that we all live under a nuclear sword of Damocles and little has been done to remove the threat of its fall on our heads... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/12/02/l...

In September, CIPS & @nupinytt.bsky.social held a workshop. Check out the related podcast, featuring CIPS Director Alexandra Gheciu & GSPIA Director @rolandparis.bsky.social 🎙️Democratic backsliding, illiberal regimes and international cooperation under pressure www.nupi.no/en/news/demo...

Join us virtually for Day 2 of this conference! ⬇️ 🔴“Knowing the Local” in Canadian Security Governance 🔴Whose Knowledges? Inclusion and Exclusion in Canadian Security Governance 🔴Local Voices, National Impact: Integrating Local Knowledges in Canadian Security Governance >>> bit.ly/4858Cxq

Before Donald Trump in 2025, before James Madison in 1812, Benjamin Franklin had designs on Canada. @mdrohan.bsky.social has written a book about how he came to have that desire, how he rationalized it, and why he failed in his attempts to annex Canada. Join us on Dec. 8th! >>> bit.ly/3XXPNY9

📢New blog by Peter Jones: Colour Me Sceptical – The F35 vs. The Gripen ✈️ A table outlining an internal RCAF 2021 study on the F35 versus the Gripen has magically shown up in the press... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/12/01/c...

➡️The End of the Liberal World Order: Implications for the “Local Turn” in Peace and Security 🔴Featuring Dirk Druet, Eric Manton & @birtegippert.bsky.social 🔴Moderated by Katharina Coleman 🔴Chaired by Benjamin Zyla Starting today 3:30pm in FSS 4004 or online >>> bit.ly/49serr3

Join us at 12pm in FSS 4006 as we welcome Ajmal Obaid Abidy, a counter-terrorism and intelligence expert with extensive experience in confronting global security threats. ➡️The Taliban’s Strategic Shift Toward Global Terrorism and Its Implications for International Security >>> bit.ly/4i5BVo6

Join us virtually for Day 1 of this conference! ⬇️ 🔴Local Knowledges, International Security (Production and Acquisition) 🔴Who Speaks for the Local in International Security? (Filtering and Sidelining) 🔴Knowledge in Translation: Local Insights and International Decision Making >>> bit.ly/4858Cxq

Join us Monday at 3:30pm! ➡️The End of the Liberal World Order: Implications for the “Local Turn” in Peace and Security 🔴Featuring Dirk Druet, Eric Manton & @birtegippert.bsky.social 🔴Moderated by Katharina Coleman 🔴Chaired by Benjamin Zyla FSS 4004 or online >>> bit.ly/49serr3

Have you registered for this two day conference? (online only) ⬇️ Join us for 6 roundtable discussions, along with a plenary discussion, and a public panel (registration separate), all on the topic of "Local Knowledge(s) in International and Canadian Security Governance". >>> bit.ly/4858Cxq

@alexneve.bsky.social is the 2025 CBC Massey Lecturer. Marking International Human Rights Day, Alex’s talk will offer an overview of the lectures, including the fractured state of our world and a hopeful way forward. 📆December 10th at 4:30pm 🏛️FSS 4007 Register here >>> bit.ly/49KKbYE

📢New blog by Stephen Brown - The Demise of Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered the death blow to Canada’s feminist foreign policy while attending the G20 summit in South Africa last weekend... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/11/28/t...

➡️The Taliban’s Strategic Shift Toward Global Terrorism and Its Implications for International Security Featuring Ajmal Obaid Abidy, a counter-terrorism and intelligence expert with extensive experience in confronting global security threats Join us Monday at noon in FSS 4006! >>> bit.ly/4i5BVo6

On December 8th, we look forward to welcoming @mdrohan.bsky.social, Senior Fellow at the Graduate School of Public and International Policy & author of the book, He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada. Learn more >>> bit.ly/3XXPNY9

Join us at 4pm today in FSS 4007! ➡️The Role of International Norms and Global Agendas in Transforming Youth Combatants into Unique Agents of Peace >>> bit.ly/4qQ7G8L

📽️ Did you miss the event titled "‘Forgotten’ Crises and Implications for Women, Peace, and Security"? Watch it here ⬇️ 📽️ Avez-vous manqué l'événement intitulé « Crises « oubliées » et implications pour les femmes, la paix et la sécurité » ? Regardez-le ici ⬇️ youtu.be/r91nQH0VUZ8?...

📣 Upcoming conference: 🔴 Day 1 will bring together scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to discuss the role of local knowledge in international security governance. 🔴Day 2 will turn the discussion inward toward local knowledges in Canadian domestic security governance. >>> bit.ly/4858Cxq

This talk will explore the Taliban’s evolution from a localized insurgency to a key enabler of global terrorism. It will examine how the control of a nation-state strengthens the strategic position of the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and allied terrorist organizations. Join us next Monday! >>> bit.ly/4i5BVo6

Next Monday! ➡️ This event brings together a panel of peace and security researchers and practitioners who will reflect on the implications of the erosion of the liberal world order for the “local turn” in peace and security. Register here >>> bit.ly/49serr3

Join us on Monday, December 1st for a public panel titled "The End of the Liberal World Order: Implications for the “Local Turn” in Peace and Security". This panel is part of the two-day workshop taking place December 1 & 2 (online only). FSS 4004 or online >>> bit.ly/49serr3

Check out this upcoming 2 day workshop! ⬇️ 🟣Local Knowledge(s) in International and Canadian Security Governance 📆December 1 & 2 Presented by CIPS, the Gender, Peace and Development Research Network, and the Peacebuilding and Local Knowledge Network Watch the workshop virtually! >>> bit.ly/4858Cxq

Have you registered for Monday's event?! Featuring Yosuke Nagai, Ahmed Hamed, Sandra Maignant, Justin Piché & Nisha Shah, with opening remarks by The Honourable Robert Oliphant, P.C., M.P. Moderated by Scott Simon. Join us in FSS 4007 >>> bit.ly/4qQ7G8L

‪ 📅10 DÉC 🕟16:30 À l'occasion de la Journée internationale des #DroitsHumains, le CREDP & @cepi-cips.bsky.social présentent : Universel : Renouveler les #DroitsHumains humains dans un monde fracturé avec @alexneve.bsky.social! RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/43FKnEF @uottawa-innovation.bsky.social @uottawa.ca

‪ 📅DEC 10 🕟16:30 On #InternationalHumanRightsDay, HRREC is pleased to partner with @cepi-cips.bsky.social to present: Universal: Renewing #HumanRights in a fractured world with @alexneve.bsky.social! RSVP required➡️ bit.ly/3LQPNXp @uottawa-innovation.bsky.social @uottawa.ca

The Call for Applications for the 2025/2026 ‘CIPS Research Initiative’ (CRI) competition is currently open! ✔️One proposal will be funded up to a maximum of $10,000 ✔️Awarded funds can be used over a period of two to three years. Learn more >>> bit.ly/3WVvJFf

On December 1st, we'll be joined by Ajmal Obaid Abidy, a counter-terrorism and intelligence expert with extensive experience in confronting global security threats. ➡️The Taliban’s Strategic Shift Toward Global Terrorism and Its Implications for International Security >>> bit.ly/4i5BVo6

Starting in one hour! ➡️Reimagining China Studies: Taiwan as a Platform for Engaging with the Sinosphere Join us in FSS 5028 >>> bit.ly/4nNhNIE

📢New blog by Scott Simon - Indigenous Peoples and the Museum in the Indo-Pacific One of the main interfaces between states and Indigenous nations, across oceans as well as within more local contexts, has been the museum...🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/11/18/i...

📽️ Did you miss the November 3rd conference titled "Indigenous Peoples and the Museum in the Indo-Pacific"? Watch it here ⬇️ 📽️ Avez-vous manqué la conférence du 3 novembre intitulée « Les peuples autochtones et le musée dans la région indo-pacifique » ? Regardez-la ici ⬇️ youtu.be/tpSOHbeXQFY?...

Join us tomorrow at 11:30am ➡️Reimagining China Studies: Taiwan as a Platform for Engaging with the Sinosphere Featuring Julia G. Bentley & moderated by André Laliberté FSS 5028 >>> bit.ly/4nNhNIE

📢New blog by Peter Jones - Iran on the Boil? In short, the strikes did not stop Iran’s nuclear project. They only delayed it by an unknown period... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/11/17/i...

In recent years, global agendas have highlighted the crucial role of youth empowerment in peacebuilding. Yet a substantial number of “invisible youth,” particularly those associated with non-state armed groups (YANSAG), remain largely overlooked. Join us next Monday to learn more >>> bit.ly/4qQ7G8L

📣Starting at 10am! ➡️ ‘Forgotten’ Crises and Implications for Women, Peace, and Security Featuring Wazhma Frogh, Jo Rodrigues, Hilary Homes, Sarah Anderson, Lindsay Forslund & Fahima Hashim Moderated by Rebecca Tiessen. >>> bit.ly/47LVEpc

Join us tomorrow as we welcome a panel of activists, practitioners and researchers who will reflect on several ‘forgotten’ crises and the implications of these crises for women, peace and security (WPS). @wpsn-canada.org @interpares.bsky.social Register here >>> bit.ly/47LVEpc

📣Starting at 2pm! ⬇️ Join us for the unique opportunity to engage in a conversation about the current state of Canada-EU relations with Charlotte Bué, Head of Division for the United States and Canada at the European External Action Service in Brussels. >>> bit.ly/47LSnFu

Next Wednesday, we'll be joined by Julia G. Bentley, a former Canadian diplomat whose work has focused chiefly on Asia. She served as a diplomat in China, Taiwan, India and Malaysia, where she was High Commissioner. Chaired by André Laliberté. Learn more >>> bit.ly/4nNhNIE

📢New blog by Ernie Regehr - Arctic Military Preparedness Needs More “Jaw Jaw” Of course, all eight Arctic states insist that beefing up military preparedness is intended to avoid, not fight, an Arctic war... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/11/11/a...

This Wednesday! ➡️ EU–Canada Relations: A Conversation with Ms. Charlotte Bué, Head of Division for the United States and Canada, European External Action Service 🕑2:00pm-3:30pm Join us in FSS 4004 >>> bit.ly/47LSnFu @daadusa.bsky.social

➡️Reimagining China Studies: Taiwan as a Platform for Engaging with the Sinosphere 📆Wednesday, November 19 🕦11:30am - 1:00pm Join us in FSS 5028 >>> bit.ly/4nNhNIE

On November 24th, we look forward to welcoming Yosuke Nagai, Executive Director of Accept International and the Founder of the Global Taskforce for Youth Combatants. ➡️The Role of International Norms and Global Agendas in Transforming Youth Combatants into Unique Agents of Peace >>> bit.ly/4qQ7G8L

📢New blog by @stephenbrown.bsky.social - The World Needs Less Canada? Does the world need less Canada? One might think so, reading last week’s federal budget... 🔗 www.cips-cepi.ca/2025/11/10/t...

Next Friday ➡️ ‘Forgotten’ Crises and Implications for Women, Peace, and Security Featuring Wazhma Frogh, Jo Rodrigues, Hilary Homes, Sarah Anderson & Lindsay Forslund Moderated by Rebecca Tiessen. @wpsn-canada.org @interpares.bsky.social >>> bit.ly/47LVEpc

Join us on Wednesday for the unique opportunity to engage in a conversation about the current state of Canada-EU relations with Charlotte Bué, Head of Division for the United States and Canada at the European External Action Service in Brussels. Chaired by Jan Claudius Völkel. >>> bit.ly/47LSnFu

Did you miss the October 24th event titled "Canadian Security Interests and Trump 2.0"? @michael-byers.bsky.social @mattkorda.bsky.social @brankamarijan.bsky.social @kerrybuck.bsky.social 📽️ Watch all 6 panels here ⬇️ youtube.com/playlist?lis...

"Conflict, Democratic Backsliding, and Diaspora Politics in Canada", the 2024/2025 winner of the CIPS Research Initiatives competition just held it's first virtual workshop. It brought together 27 scholars and researchers from across Canada and abroad. Learn more >>> bit.ly/3WXWQ3i

📣 We just launched the 2025/2026 ‘CIPS Research Initiative’ competition! We encourage innovative, cutting-edge proposals on contemporary challenges in international affairs, designed to contribute to on-going scholarly and/or policy debates. 📆 January 15, 2026 Learn more >>> bit.ly/3WVvJFf