The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs is featuring International Affairs Professor Leah West as the Researcher of the Month.
Professor West is exploring the application of criminal, constitutional and international law to state conduct in cyberspace. She is joined by her grad student Jake Norris.
Congratulations to Professor Fen Hampson, who is the 2022 recipient of the International Studies Association Canada Distinguished Scholar Award, which is awarded every two years. The award will be delivered on April 1st at a panel and reception at the International Studies Association Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Hampson is a Chancellor’s Professor at NPSIA and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He has written/co-written 15 books and edited/co-edited another 31. Dr. Hampson is an internationally recognized expert in two major fields: Canadian Foreign Policy (see Brave New Canada, Master of Persuasion: The Global Legacy of Brian Mulroney, Canada’s International Policies, and edited over a dozen volumes of the Canada Among Nations series) and multilateral negotiation (see his work with co-authors Chester Crocker and Pamela Aall, Herding Cats, Taming Intractable Conflicts, and International Negotiation and the Mediation of Violent Conflict). The ISA previously awarded him the Peace Distinguished Scholar Award in 2018.
2021 – 2022 Awards Recipients > International Studies Association (isanet.org)
NPSIA Professor David Carment, editor of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ), announced that Kari Roberts of Mount Royal University and Susan Henders of York University have won the 2021 CFPJ Best Paper Prize for their articles, respectively “Understanding Russia’s security priorities in the Arctic: why Canada-Russia cooperation is still possible” appearing in Volume 27, Issue 2 and “People acting across borders and Canadian foreign policy: a systemist analysis” appearing in Volume 27, Issue 3.
Both articles are available on the CFPJ website at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcfp20/current.
The prize is awarded annually for the best article published in the CFPJ. Each refereed contribution is eligible for consideration and members of CFPJ’s editorial and international advisory board judge the articles based on scholarship, contribution to knowledge and debate, writing style and audience accessibility. The results this year were so close the committee decided to recognise both authors as winners.
The award carries a $500 prize. Past winners include, Geoffrey Hale, Greg Anderson, Thomas Juneau, Stephen Brown, Emma Ashford, Erica Chenoweth and Laura Dugan, Christian Leuprecht, Michael Urban, Stéphane Roussel, Daryl Copeland, Kim Nossal, Susan Henders and Mary Young and David Gordon.
Susan J. Henders is Associate Professor of Politics at York University in Toronto. Her research focuses on the diplomacies of non-state actors linked with Canada as well as on the international and domestic dimensions of territorial autonomy arrangements in culturally regionalized states. Her work on ‘other diplomacies’ and the making of Asian-Canadian relations, co-authored with Mary M. Young, has been published in the Hague Journal of Diplomacy and Canadian Foreign Policy Journal. The latter article won the 2012 Molot Prize for Best Article. She has also published articles on the other diplomacies of Canadians living in Hong Kong. Among her books are Territoriality, Asymmetry and Autonomy: Catalonia, Corsica, Hong Kong, and Tibet as well as Human Rights and the Arts: Essays on Global Asia, the latter co-edited with Lily Cho. Henders is a former director of the York Centre for Asian Research and has also served as director of the Graduate Program in Political Science at York University.
Kari Roberts, PhD, is Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Economics, Justice, and Policy Studies at Mount Royal University (MRU) in Calgary. Dr. Roberts’ research concerns Russian foreign policy toward the United States specifically and the West more broadly. She is interested in the influences of structure and agency on foreign policy making in Russia, notably the powerful presidency as an institution, but also Putin himself, and how his aspirations for Russian power on the world stage influence relations with the United States primarily, but also Russia’s interests in the Arctic, and by extension, its relations with Canada. As MRU is a teaching focused institution, Dr. Roberts teaches undergraduate courses in international relations, comparative politics, and policy studies, and has long been a faculty advisor for MRU’s participation in Model UN activities.
About the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal
CFPJ is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal published three times a year by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University. Established in 1992, CFPJ is now Canada’s leading journal of international affairs. The journal’s international advisory and editorial boards reflect diverse political, disciplinary and professional perspectives. Contributors are drawn from Canada and around the world. Essays are fully referenced, peer-reviewed, authoritative yet written for the specialist and non-specialist alike. Its readers include government officials, academics, students of international affairs, journalists, NGOs and the private sector. Details regarding submitting articles commentaries and review essays to the Journal can be found here: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcfp20/current
For more information:
David Carment
Editor, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal
Professor, NPSIA, Carleton University
david_carment@carleton.ca
NPSIA PhD student Marshall Palmer has won one of the 25 Storyteller Awards handed out by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Click here to find out more about his winning entry. SSHRC’s Storytellers Challenge asks postsecondary students to show Canadians, in up to three minutes or 300 words, how social sciences and humanities research is affecting our lives, our world and our future for the better. Each finalist receives $3,000 and a chance at one of the coveted Final Five spots, which come with an additional $1,000.
The Final Five winners will be announced at an event at the Congress for the Humanities and Social Sciences on May 16, 2022, View Palmer’s video here
Carleton’s David Carment, IPD and CGAI Fellow, professor at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) and editor of the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ), is pleased to announce the release of Issue 1 of Volume 28 guest edited by Jacek Kugler and Nicholas Stowell of Claremont Graduate University. Their introductory article can be downloaded here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/11926422.2022.2042343
The purpose of this special issue is to isolate the role that political performance, policy interventions, and economic development played in the reduction of COVID-19 mortality. The studies cover the period from January to November of 2020. During this period vaccines and effective drugs to minimize deaths were not available, allowing for a relatively impartial, global field study of the effects of interventions under relatively similar conditions.
Case studies covered in this special issue include the USA, Canada, Spain, Brazil.
Each of these articles demonstrate that efficient political structures combine with policies which are responsive to the timing and spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to affect the initial containment of the virus. COVID-19 is unusual in that affluence appears to be positively associated with death rates from the disease in its first waves. Unlike the patterns detected in most previous bouts with infectious diseases like Ebola and HIV, per capita income surprisingly did not contribute to mitigating the spread or reducing mortality in the first waves of this pandemic.
Established in 1992, CFPJ is now Canada’s leading journal of international affairs. CFPJ foregrounds quantitative and qualitative methodologies, especially empirically based original studies that facilitate grounded and fresh analysis to serve theory, policy, and strategy development. Readers can download select CFPJ articles free of charge on the Journal’s affiliate website www.iaffairscanada.com.
CFPJ is published by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University and this third issue marks the end of its 27th year of publication. The full publication can be viewed by following this link: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rcfp20/current
For information on how to submit articles for review, subscriptions and content contact the Journal’s Editor, David Carment, at david.carment@carleton.ca or Managing Editor Marshall Palmer marshall.palmer@carleton.ca
Sarah Jansen will be graduating this June with her PhD in International Affairs, with a specialization in International Conflict Management and Resolution.
If you could choose one word to sum up your time at NPSIA, what is it and why?
Persistence. Obviously, persistence is a large component of doctoral studies. Beyond and because of that, though, my time at NPSIA demystified a lot of abilities and accomplishments that previously seemed unattainable. Through this journey, it became clear that these simply involve various skills that can be learned, practiced, and honed with time, effort, guidance, and persistence. NPSIA’s rigour and focus on well-rounded training (including mandatory law, statistics, and economics) forced me to confront and overcome challenges in areas where my skills were weaker, rather than simply play it safe by sticking to my strengths. In doing so, it has taught me the value of persistence and endowed me with a new confidence to embrace challenges and grow.
What is your favourite NPSIA memory?
In 2018, I co-organized and presented (as both panelist and discussant) on the Full Paper Panel: “Diplomacy and Restraint of Armed Non-State Actors” at Democracy and its Discontents: APSA Annual Meeting and Exhibition. This took place in Boston, Massachusetts in the summer of 2018 and afforded me the opportunity to network with prominent authors in the field, as well as other junior and queer researchers. I also got to explore a new city!
What was your favourite course or who was your favourite professor?
I struggle to call to mind a course that I don’t remember fondly, but I think my favourite was Dr. Mendeloff’s ‘Post-Conflict Justice: Theory and Practice’ seminar. Its content built on and broadened my understanding of post-conflict justice that I acquired studying in the Balkans, introduced me to a life-long friend, and was built on the bedrock of Dr. Mendeloff’s expert course structure and engaging delivery.
What was the most important lesson you learned during your time at NPSIA?
It really isn’t true that there are “math people” and “non-math people,” “statistics people” and “political science people,” or “quantitative people” and “qualitative people”. These are false dichotomies that are often internalized by students of social science—I certainly had internalized it myself before arriving at NPSIA. NPSIA emphasized choosing the best methodology to answer the research question at hand and empowered us, even those of us who almost failed high school math, to build well-rounded skillsets that make us capable, flexible, and adaptable.
What’s next for you?
I am currently working as a Principal Investigator with Global Insight, a research, consulting, and evaluation firm headquartered in New York that develops and implements bespoke, gender-sensitive, and mixed-methods research, evaluation, and data analysis in fragile states. In the next year or two I hope to bring my highly transferable skillset to a career in the federal public service. You may also spot me around Carleton teaching the odd course!
Is there anything else you would like to share with the NPSIA community?
To current students: Don’t limit yourself based on preconceptions you have about your potential. Also, at the graduate school level, don’t fret too much about grades. There usually is a temporary dip at the start of a graduate program as you adjust to new expectations, but don’t let it rattle you: anticipate it, learn from it, and focus on continuing to grow and develop as a learner and a researcher!
Welcome to 2022 Ozerdinc-Grimes Fellow, Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber, at the Centre in Modern Turkish Studies housed in the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University.
Dr. Yevgeniya Gaber is a Ukrainian foreign policy expert and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center in Modern Turkish Studies, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University.
Prior to this, she worked as a Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ukraine (2021), Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Academy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2018-2020), Second Secretary in political affairs in the Embassy of Ukraine in Ankara (2014-2018) and Assistant Professor at the International Relations Department of Odesa National Mechnikov University where she taught courses on Turkish Studies in 2009-2014.
She holds MA in International Relations from the same University, PhD in Political Science from Kyiv National T.Shevchenko University and has got professional education in the Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael and Center on Public Diplomacy at the Annenberg School, University of Southern California.
Her research interests cover European and Black Sea regional security, with a focus on security and foreign policies of Ukraine, Russia and Turkey. Dr. Gaber is widely published, and has given lectures on the related topics for the Estonian School of Diplomacy, Geneva Centre for Security Policy, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, NATO Professional Development Programme as well as leading universities in Europe, Canada and the US.
Dr. Gaber is a 2012-2013 Black Sea Young Reformers Fellow (BST) and a 2022 Marshall Memorial Fellow (GMF).
This week, Rob Snow interviews Dr. Elliot Tepper about the war in Ukraine and developments in the last 6 months since the beginning of the occupation.
Listen here (20 mins)
‘The World with Elliot Tepper’ is a weekly deep dive into global affairs and international news with Professor Elliot Tepper, Distinguished Senior Fellow with the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University.
Professor Stephen Saideman recently appeared on Global News to discuss the Canadian military’s “‘exceptional’ and ‘unprecedented’ challenge in determining what — if any — role it could play in clearing the so-called “freedom convoy” earlier this year” (Global News)
As wildfires rage, pollution thickens, and species disappear, the world confronts environmental crisis with a set of global institutions in urgent need of reform. Yet, these institutions have proved frustratingly resistant to change. Introducing the concept of Temporal Focal Points, Manulak shows how change occurs in world politics. By re-envisioning the role of timing and temporality in social relations, his analysis presents a new approach to understanding transformative phases in international cooperation. We may now be entering such a phase, he argues, and global actors must be ready to realize the opportunities presented. Charting the often colorful and intensely political history of change in global environmental politics, this book sheds new light on the actors and institutions that shape humanity’s response to planetary decline. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of international relations, international organization and environmental politics and history.
For more information, visit Cambridge University Press
Adjunct Professor Jason Phillips was interviewed for The New Humanitarian newsletter where he discusses his recent work around humanitarian assistance with Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
The interview below was copied from the August 3, 2022 New Humanitarian newsletter.
Meet fellow member Jason Phillips, an independent consultant and adjunct research professor at Carleton University in Canada. He has experience with the humanitarian sector and was recently deployed as Emergency Country Director in Warsaw to oversee the start-up of the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) response to the Ukraine crisis.
Tell us what you’re working on at the moment.
I recently returned from a three-month deployment to Warsaw where I was working as the International Rescue Committee’s Emergency Country Director. I was leading IRC’s work setting up its new office and programmes supporting the millions of people that have been displaced from Ukraine into Poland over the last several months. I am taking some time off to recharge and spend time with my family. I teach a graduate course on Complex Humanitarian Emergencies at the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA) at Carleton University here in my hometown of Ottawa. The fall term starts in September, so I am revising my syllabus to ensure it reflects the most up to date analysis of the humanitarian implications of the conflict in Ukraine. Wearing my consultant hat, I am working with a client to update their e-learning course material on humanitarian action, and I am in discussions with another about the possibility of conducting an evaluation of their emergency response inside Ukraine.
How did you get started in your field/areas of expertise? What motivates you to keep working on it?
I first became interested in the field of humanitarian action when I was a graduate student. I was studying international relations and African history, and found myself increasingly interested in the role of the United Nations and the history of imperialism. I wrote my PhD dissertation on US foreign policy toward African famines, a topic which led me to focus on the ways that NGOs can and cannot influence state humanitarian policy. After completing my degree I moved to Uganda and began work, as a volunteer, with the American Refugee Committee in their humanitarian program in South Sudan. What I originally thought might be a short stint in the NGO sector became a career that has taken me from Africa to the USA to Europe and now to Canada. I remain motivated to continue to work in the sector because of the passion for helping others I see every day in my students and colleagues, the explosion of humanitarian need, the slow pace of reform of the humanitarian system, and the continued shrinkage of asylum space at a global level… the recent outpouring of support for those from Ukraine notwithstanding.
What’s something you are passionate about in your work that you think everyone should know more about?
While we as a sector talk about it all the time and some important strides have been made, accountability to the people we serve remains an unfulfilled promise. I joined the General Assembly of the Humanitarian Quality Assurance Initiative (HQAI) a few years ago to try and make a more tangible contribution to enhanced humanitarian accountability. It is encouraging to see more and more agencies embrace the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) in their work, and a small but growing number recognise the value of independent, third-party quality assurance against it, but many of the sector’s basic operating models, resource allocation mechanisms, and incentives continue to undermine our collective commitment to better accountability to people affected by crisis.
What are the biggest challenges that you usually face in your field?
That’s a tough question as I am not sure what my “field” really is these days. As a humanitarian practitioner, independent consultant, and educator, each field has its own challenges. One of the biggest challenges to being an independent consultant and researcher is gaining access to academic literature and news stories that are behind paywalls. One of the most important benefits of being an Adjunct Research Professor affiliated with a university is the digital library and subscription access that it affords. One of the things that makes The New Humanitarian such a valuable contribution to the humanitarian ecosystem is its content is available to anyone.
What is one quirk of the humanitarian sector you’d like to do away with?
The way we write job descriptions! They are way too long, list every possible minute task the position could ever do, and aren’t really inspiring. In my 25+ years in the sector I have witnessed continuing skills, experience, and credential “inflation” that makes even the most basic entry level positions out of reach for most potentially well-suited applicants. I doubt I would be able to get a job today if I were just starting out. Our JDs, as currently constructed, are a barrier to advancing on our collective commitments to diversity and equity and are keeping some amazing, bright, talented people out of our sector because they are scared off, or written off, because they don’t meet these inflated standards.
What would you like to see covered more in the news?
We need to approach the topic of media coverage of humanitarian crises and the forcibly displaced from both the quality as well as the quantity perspective. More robust and sustained coverage of the myriad crises other than the tragedy in Ukraine is of course required in the mainstream media: it’s harder and harder to find a story about Syria, Afghanistan, or Yemen, let alone Democratic Republic of Congo or Burkina Faso. The New Humanitarian’s coverage of forgotten crises is more important than ever and a big reason behind my support as a member. But the Ukraine crisis has also surfaced, yet again, the deeply ingrained harmful stereotypes that the international media use to report on humanitarian crises: more training on ethical standards in the representation of crisis-affected people for journalists covering war and forced displacement would be a good starting point.
Larisa Galadza, NPSIA Alum (’96), has been named the Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
She credits her time at NPSIA with sending her down “a seamless path to where I am today.” Galadza has a master’s degree in International Affairs from Carleton, and has been a public servant for nearly 25 years, working in increasingly senior roles in departments such as National Defence, Citizenship and Immigration, the Privy Council Office and Global Affairs.
Dr. Stephen Saideman, the Paterson Chair in International Affairs, Director of the Canadian Defence and Security Network was recently quoted in a piece on MSNBC about American civil-military relations.
Read the piece here: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/letter-former-defense-secretaries-rejects-trumpism-n1298686
The Canadian Foreign Policy Journal is requesting submissions on the topic of ‘The Conflict in Ukraine and International Affairs’. Peer reviewed submissions will be published Volume 29, in 2023. The deadline for submissions is November 30, 2022.
For more information on how to submit
Canadian Foreign Policy Journal (CFPJ) is a fully peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal published three times a year by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
NPSIA Alum Ali Tejpar (2018) was named as one of The Peak’s 2022 Emerging Leaders in the Politics and Government Category. 
He graduated in 2018 from the Juris Doctor/Master of Arts in International Affairs dual-degree from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
Congratulations Ali!
Dr. Fen Osler Hampson and journalist Michael Blanchfield have been nominated for the 2022 Ottawa Book award for English Non-Fiction. They are among 5 nominees in this category, and winner will be selected on October 19th.
Congratulations Dr. Hampson and Mr. Blanchfield!
About the book
by Fen Osler Hampson and Mike Blanchfield
Sutherland House
Landing in Vancouver on December 2018, Chinese executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested by Canadian authorities with an American extradition warrant. Meng was accused of fraud and bypassing sanctions against Iran. In an act of retaliation, China arrested two Canadians, Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, charging them with spying. Imprisoned and interrogated, the Two Michaels became hostages in a tense showdown.
Fen Osler Hampson is Chancellor’s Professor at Carleton University and President of the World Refugee & Migration Council.
Mike Blanchfield is the international affairs writer for The Canadian Press, based in Ottawa.
On this Day of Truth and Reconciliation, we’d like to recognize our distinguished graduate Madeleine (Kétéskwew) Dion Stout (1993)
For the past four decades, Dion Stout’s work in health reform, education and policy has left an indelible mark on Canadian society. She has advanced the cause of providing inclusive and accessible health care for all Canadians. Her continued efforts provide a deeper understanding of the complexities in delivering equitable health care in the north, particularly with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
Dion Stout speaks across North America and Europe on topics relating to Indigenous health, healing and reconciliation.
On June 22, 2022, iAffairs Canada hosted a virtual panel discussion to explore and address the future of Lebanon following the recent parliamentary elections and the upcoming presidential election.
The panelists had an insightful discussion, and a very engaging ‘Q&A’ period followed, covering a range of themes, including democracy & governance, economic deterioration, human development, refugee & migration, conflict resolution, and security.
The speakers examined pressing issues currently facing Lebanon and explored robust policy avenues to transition the nation from its current state of fragility to enhanced stability. The panel featured Dr. Lama Mourad, Barrister Stephen Stanton, Prof. May Rihani, Dr. Atif Kubursi, and Dr. Hani Faris. Hadi Wess, Managing Director at iAffairs Canada, moderated the discussion.
This event is presented by iAffairs Canada, the Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, the World Lebanese Cultural Union, and is supported by the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs.
Dr. Wilner’s course entitled “Capstone in Canadian Security Policy” (INAF 5254) has been running for the past 6 years and has been widely popular because it allows students to work directly with public and private sector organizations to tackle real-world issues. “Partners help lay the foundation for the projects by coming to class to pitch the puzzle at the beginning of term, and students get invited at the end of the process to present their findings to their partners (almost always at their Government headquarters downtown). It’s a lot of fun, a highlight of the year.” Wilner explains.
Dr. Wilner has also teamed up with some of the students from this class to help them publish a version of their final reports. This past year, 2 of those reports were published in International Journal, both projects that stemmed from capstone projects convened with Public Safety Canada.
The first piece was published in February of this year entitled “From public health to cyber hygiene: Cybersecurity and Canada’s healthcare sector“, which examined the challenges, outcomes, and solutions that Canada should consider in addressing healthcare cybersecurity.
The following month, the second article was published “Research at risk: Global challenges, international perspectives, and Canadian solutions“, which looked at Canadian research security within the context of emerging challenges and international responses
For more information on this course, please visit https://calendar.carleton.ca/grad/courses/INAF/
Dr. Fen Hampson, Chancellor’s Professor & Professor of International Affairs has been appointed a visiting fellow to the New Institute in Germany.
He will be working with distinguished German economist professor Dennis Snower and former ICANN CEO Paul Twomey on the Global Initiative for Digital Empowerment, which builds upon previous work that Hampson has done as co-director of the Global Commission on Internet Governance.
Congratulations!
