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Congratulations to Dr. Leigh Sarty, NPSIA Senior Fellow. His paper on China, Russia and Canadian foreign policy has just been published on-line by International Journal, and will appear in hardcopy in 2021
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NPSIA mourns the loss of one of its former students, Sandra Amezcua (class of 2006), who passed away after a brave battle with cancer. Our deepest condolences to her family and friends
Sandra Amezcua, NPSIA class of 2006
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Interview with Prof. Philippe Lagassé – Vacant Vice-Regal: Canada without a Governor General
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iAffairs Launches New Website
iAffairs Canada has just launched its newly redesigned website this week! iAffairs is a prominent online publisher of research and “op-ed” style articles that examine Canadian foreign policy, public policy and broader issues in international affairs. iAffairs is managed and run by graduate students of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University.
In partnership with the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ), iAffairs publishes unique and well-written content from a variety of fields, from graduate students to policy practitioners and experts. We complement the CFPJ by offering a content stream that encompasses more than just scholarly research and allows for multifaceted examination of foreign policy and issue topics. Our online and social media presence facilitates foreign policy and international affairs discussion that engages with our large and diverse readership in Canada and around the world.
iAffairs Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ), are pleased to present the 2021 Canadian Foreign Policy Review, compiled on behalf of its graduate student contributors at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA).
On an annual basis, NPSIA students enrolled in Dr. David Carment’s Canada and International Affairs graduate seminar complete a four-month evaluation of Canada’s foreign policy priorities. Each review document assesses a specific issue area, including defence, diplomacy, security, immigration, international development and trade, before making evidence-based policy recommendations.
iAffairs also records a monthly podcast that examines specific and topical foreign/public policy issues. The Policy Talks podcast is produced by NPSIA/Carleton Journalism students.
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“The Next Chapter in the ‘America First’ Doctrine: The Joe Biden Era” by David Carment and Dani Belo
New Policy Perspective:
In this latest release from the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, David Carment, Professor of International Affairs at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs and CGAI Fellow, and Dani Belo, PhD candidate and SSHRC Doctoral Fellow at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, argue that the America First doctrine did not end with Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Avneet Darred Awarded Women in Defence Security Annual Scholarship
The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs would like to congratulate Avneet Darred on receiving the Women in Defence Security Annual Scholarship!
The WiDS Annual Scholarship fund was established in 2006 with a mandate to encourage women to further their educational objectives and pursue careers related to Canada’s defence and security. Since 2006, over $100,000 has been awarded in amounts ranging from $1,000-$10,000.
Avneet is currently an MA candidate at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, specializing in Security and Defence Policy. Her studies focus on defence policies and emerging security threats to Canada. She is also currently the co-president of Women in International Security at Carleton University, promoting the advancement of women in the security field.
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Carment and Co.: Cuts to Radio Canada International can only hurt Canada’s image and influence abroad
Carment and Co.: Cuts to Radio Canada International can only hurt Canada’s image and influence abroad https://t.co/5lUR4nvwgx pic.twitter.com/k3CAUVzx94
— Ottawa Citizen (@OttawaCitizen) March 3, 2021
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Battle Rhythm Podcast Episode 44
EPISODE 44: WHAT DOES MENTORSHIP LOOK LIKE FOR THE CAF?
Summary:
In the 44th episode of Battle Rhythm, Stef and Steve talk about the need for culture change within the Canadian Armed Forces, new appointments including the new VCDS and the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown in Canada and its future implications. Today’s feature interview guest is Dr. Linna Tam-Seto [24:30], the CDSN’s first Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This week’s RnR segment [46:00], where we will provide some levity in these trying times with entertainment reviews and suggestions; Steve’s RnR picks for the week are:
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Policy Talks Podcast Episode 49
EPISODE 49: THE SHADOW PANDEMIC
Policy Talks is a monthly podcast that examines current topics and issues surrounding international affairs and policy analysis.
Every month, join us and podcast host Sarah Samwel as Policy Talks dives deep into insightful, relevant and important discussions surrounding timely issues in current international affairs.
Policy Talks is produced and recorded by the team at iAffairs Canada, located at Carleton University, Ottawa.
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RCEP and Canada-China relations publications by Sharon Sun
NPSIA Ph.D. Candidate Sharon Sun shares her recent publications with the School:
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CFPJ 2021 Trudeau Foreign Policy Report Card
The 2021 annual CFPJ Trudeau Report Card has been prepared by faculty and graduate students at Carleton University’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs in partnership with iAffairs Canada. This year, our researchers have awarded the Canadian government a C.
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When Fieldwork Ends: Navigating Ongoing Contact with Former Insurgents
Recent NPSIA PhD graduate, Rachel Schmidt, has published an article in the journal, Terrorism and Political Violence Volume 33, 2021 – Issue 2: Ethics and Terrorism, titled “When Fieldwork Ends: Navigating Ongoing Contact with Former Insurgents.”
Dr. Schmidt asks, “Once fieldwork is over, what challenges do researchers face, what are researchers’ obligations to participants, and what types of regulations guide this behavior—especially when participants are former violent actors? What are the power dynamics between researchers and participants, how does gender affect these dynamics, and how do these relationships guide future interactions? For example, how do researchers deal with post-fieldwork requests for money or assistance? And how do scholars decide what to publish, and when, if they have received threats, or if threats to their participants change?” (Schmidt, 2021)
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The Role of Agriculture in Canada-China Relations
Watch NPSIA PhD candidate and Trade Policy Economist at the Canada West Foundation, Sharon Sun, discuss “The Role of Agriculture in Canada-China Relations” with the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy‘s Sarah Sutherland.
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Standing on Guard: “Canada’s Strategic Interests in a Competitive World Order”; by Dr. Gaëlle Rivard Piché
In Vimy Papers March 2021, Volume 47, NPSIA Fellow Dr. Gaëlle Rivard Piché “discusses how the international environment is becoming rapidly more challenging, and how geography no longer offers the country the sanctuary it once did, taking a sober and pragmatic look at what is essential to Canada is critical.”
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Teaching International Relations in a Time of Disruption
Teaching International Relations in a Time of Disruption
By Smith, Heather (Editor) & David Hornsby (Editor)
Palgrave Macmillan
“This volume asks how we, as International Relations scholars, support our students, and indeed each other, to create classroom spaces that foster the critical curiosity and engagement required to understand and live in a world that feels dangerously disrupted? In an era of globalization, disruption, and pandemic, International Relations educators need to reflect upon how teaching helps constitute the discipline and position our students to contribute to the advancement of International Relations as a discipline and practice. Through exploring innovative approaches to teaching and learning, this volume ensures that International Relations keeps up with the contemporary needs of students and student learning, and takes advantage of the opportunity to advance as a discipline now and in the future. As we move through ‘pivots’ online and ‘transitions’ to remote learning in the midst of a pandemic, the need for attention to student learning is only made more prescient and urgent.”
ISBN-978-3-030-56420-9
About the Authors
Heather A. Smith is Professor of Global and International Studies at the University of Northern British Columbia. She is the recipient of the 3M National Teaching Fellowship (2006), the Canadian Political Science Excellence in Teaching Award (2012), and a two-time recipient of the UNBC Excellence in Teaching Award.
David J. Hornsby is a Professor of International Affairs and the Associate Vice-President (Teaching and Learning) at Carleton University, Ottawa. Published in both the biological and social sciences, he is also a recognized lecturer having received the Faculty of Humanities and Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Award (2013), Wits University, South Africa.
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NPSIA Award Winners!
NPSIA is pleased to announce that the 2020 Marcel Cadieux Award for the best article on Canadian foreign policy in the International Journal has been awarded to Associate Professor and Simon Reisman Chair in International Affairs. Dr. Meredith Lilly, and to graduating NPSIA M.A. student, Deleram Arabi, for their July 2020 article:
The article “evaluates the legislative changes made to Canada’s sanction regime in 2016–2017 and explores how the new authorities have been applied following implementation (2017–2019)” within the context of the Magnitsky Law.
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Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security
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Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security
Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National SecurityEdited By Leah West, Thomas Juneau & Amarnath Amarasingam
University of Calgary Press
“The emergence of COVID-19 has raised urgent and important questions about the role of Canadian intelligence and national security within a global health crisis. Some argue that the effects of COVID-19 on Canada represent an intelligence failure, or a failure of early warning. Others argue that the role of intelligence and national security in matters of health is—and should—remain limited. At the same time, traditional security threats have rapidly evolved, themselves impacted and influenced by the global pandemic.
Stress Tested brings together leading experts to examine the role of Canada’s national security and intelligence community in anticipating, responding to, and managing a global public welfare emergency. This interdisciplinary collection offers a clear-eyed view of successes, failures, and lessons learned in Canada’s pandemic response.
Addressing topics including supply chain disruptions, infrastructure security, the ethics of surveillance within the context of pandemic response, the threats and potential threats of digital misinformation and fringe beliefs, and the challenges of maintaining security and intelligence operations during an ongoing pandemic, Stress Tested is essential reading for anyone interested in the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.”
ISBN-978-1-77385-243-0
About the Editors
Leah West, SJD, is an Assistant Professor of International Affairs (Intelligence and National Security) at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. She is also, Counsel with Freidman Mansour LLP, and was previously Counsel in the Department of Justice National Security Litigation and Advisory Group. She served for ten years in the Canadian Armed Forces as an Armoured Officer, and is the co-author of National Security Law.
Thomas Juneau is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, acts as a consultant for various departments in the Canadian government, and is a frequent commentator in Canadian and international media. He is the author of Squandered Opportunity: Neoclassical realism and Iranian foreign policy and and the co-editor of Top Secret Canada: Understanding the Canadian Intelligence and National Security Community.
Amarnath Amarasingam is an Assistant Professor in the School of Religion, and is cross-appointed to the Department of Political Studies, at Queen’s University, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, an Associate Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, and an Associate fellow at the Global Network on Extremism and Technology. He is the author of Pain, Pride, and Politics: Sri Lankan Tamil Activism in Canada.
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Canadian Foreign Policy Journal Examines Canada’s Relationship with the Middle East Peace Process and the Palestinians
Carleton University’s David Carment, Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) Fellow, professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) and editor of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ), has released the newest issue of the CFPJ focusing on Canada’s engagement with the Middle East peace process and the Palestinians.
This special issue—guest edited by Jeremy Wildeman, HRREC Fellow and Emma Swan, Trudeau scholar both from the University of Ottawa—includes articles and commentaries from some of Canada’s most distinguished scholars, policy makers and diplomats.
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Grad Research: Investigating Electoral Intervention
NPSIA PhD student, Marshall Palmer, is focusing his dissertation on foreign electoral intervention which became a major news topic after Donald Trump’s election in 2016. Palmer wants to shed light on three aspects of electoral intervention.
- Why do states intervene in foreign elections?
- Why do some interventions aim to change votes while others only focus on changing minds?
- Do successful interventions result in post-electoral cooperation between the intervener and the target state?
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NPSIA Instructor, Fatima El Moustaoui, Leads COVID-19 Outreach Team
As reported in the Ottawa Citizen on May 14th, 2021, Fatima El Moustaoui, a contract instructor who recently taught Conflict Analysis in the winter 2021 term, leads an outreach team that has been going door-to-door in Ottawa’s Lowertown every Tuesday afternoon since January, handing out multi-lingual information sheets to residents, directing the community to vaccination clinics and community resources.
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