Op-Ed: Canada’s information laws are preventing us from understanding our own...
NPSIA Fellows Vincent Rigby and Alan Barnes published a new op-ed in the Globe & Mail to draw attention to the problem caused by Canada’s lack of a systematic process for declassifying historical...
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The World Refugee & Migration Council: A Renewed Call to Action
The World Refugee & Migration Council has released a new report entitled “A Renewed Call to Action” on the global response to forced displacement. “Over 30 million people have been forcibly...
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Prof Fen Hampson’s Book “The Two Michaels” Wins Ottawa Book Award
Professor Fen Hampson and journalist Michael Blanchfield‘s book “The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High Stakes Espionage in the US-China Cyber War” has won the 2022 Ottawa Book Award in...
View ArticleSteve Saideman speaks to CBC Kids News on War in Ukraine
Prof Stephen Saideman was interviewed by CBC Kids News about the War in Ukraine and the possibility of a nuclear war. “He wants to reassure kids in Canada that a nuclear war is very unlikely. ‘The...
View ArticleStephanie Carvin & Leah West on Power & Politics
Professors Stephanie Carvin and Leah West of NPSIA were both on Power and Politics last Friday discussing whether the use of the Emergencies Act was justified. Check out the full interview here!
View ArticleProf Philippe Lagassé on TVO – Does Doug Ford’s parliamentary-privilege...
TVO.org speaks with Westminster expert and NPSIA Professor Philippe Lagassé, about what parliamentary privilege is and whether it applies to Premier Doug Ford’s fight against a summons to testify at...
View ArticleMichael Manulak’s take on Friend-Shoring in Canadian Foreign Policy
Prof Michael Manulak and uOttawa Senior Fellow Kerry Buck have published a piece entitled “Friend-Shoring Canada’s Foreign Policy?” in Policy Magazine on the ‘Freeland Doctrine’ and the need for...
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PhD Grad and Fellow Michael Shkolnik awarded Best Doctoral Dissertation on...
NPSIA is thrilled to learn that one of our Ph.D. graduates, Michael Shkolnik, was awarded the Terrorism Research Initiative’s bi-annual “Best Doctoral Dissertation on Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism,...
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Prof. Lama Mourad on POMEPS Podcast talking about Migration in the Middle East
Prof Lama Mourad was interviewed for the Project on Middle East Political Science (POMEPS) Podcast about her chapter entitled “Migration and Displacement” in the new book “The Political Science of the...
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Grad Student Daniel Nikoula lands NATO Internship in the Netherlands
Internships can have a significant impact on a graduate student’s experience and Daniel Nikoula is getting quite the introduction to international security at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization...
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NPSIA hosts the 25th Anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty
We had the pleasure of hosting the 25th anniversary of the Ottawa Treaty banning landmines on Monday, December 5th, 2022 at Carleton University. The event included a screening of a new film by Richard...
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His Excellency David L. Cohen, US Ambassador to Canada speaks at NPSIA...
Watch video: NPSIA Hosts the US Ambassador to Canada Video play icon NPSIA Hosts the US Ambassador to Canada We had the opportunity to host the US Ambassador, his Excellency David. L Cohen for our...
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Dr. Casey Babb named International Fellow Glazer Center for Israel-China...
Our most enthusiastic congratulations to Dr. Casey Babb (Alum 2022), who was recently named as an International Fellow at the Glazer Centre for the Israel-China Policy at the Institute for National...
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Canadian Defence & Security Network hosts The Year Ahead
The Canadian Defense and Security Network (CDSN) hosted the 2023 Year Ahead Conference on Friday at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa. The conference consisted of academics, practitioners, and expert...
View ArticleSenior Fellow Alan Barnes speaks to the Committee on Access to Information...
On November 23rd, Senior Fellow Alan Barnes appeared before the House of Commons Committee on Access to Information and Privacy to discuss the challenges posed to historical research by Canada’s lack...
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Student Spotlight: Marshall Palmer
When asked a bit about himself, Marshall Palmer doesn’t shy away from any aspect of his upbringing: whether it’s sharing his “addiction to outdoor adventure” that he inherited from his father’s side...
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Michael Manulak’s Globe Webinar Talk Available to Watch
This past November, professor Michael Manulak spoke at a GLOBE Webinar Series on his new book “Change in Global Enviornmental Politics: Temporal Focal Points and the Reform of International...
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Student Spotlight: Karina Juma
Growing up, Karina Juma always knew she wanted to be a lawyer. She loved social studies in high school, and she decided to pursue her undergrad at the University of Ottawa in History and Political...
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Student Spotlight: Patrick Leong
Patrick Leong is in his last year of NPSIA’s International Organizations and Global Public Policy (IOGP) stream. He recognizes that one of the major advantages of selecting the IOGP stream is its...
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Student Spotlight: Emilio Rodriguez
I was born and raised in El Salvador. I grew up with an acute awareness of the socioeconomic and political issues that affected my country and region at large. In 2016, I moved to Canada to study a BA...
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