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Friday, March 10, 2023

PhD Grad Rachel Schmidt publishes new book: Framing a Revolution

NPSIA PhD grad (2020) Rachel Schmidt has recently published a new book with Cambridge University Press about the complexities surrounding how conflict and revolutions are framed. Rhetorical contests about how to frame a war run alongside many armed conflicts. With the rise of internet access, social media, and cyber operations, these propaganda... More

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Fen Hampson and Michael Blanchfield nominated for Ottawa Book Award

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 The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High... More

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Change in Global Environmental Politics – a New Book by Prof. Michael Manulak

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... More

Friday, June 25, 2021

Diplomacy and the Future of World Order

Diplomacy and the Future of World Order Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, and Pamela Aall, Editors Foreword by Ambassador William J. Burns Georgetown University Press ISBN-9781647120931 (1647120934) Three scenarios for future approaches to peace and conflict diplomacy, explored through the lens of regional perspectives and security threats... More

Thursday, May 27, 2021

Political Turmoil in a Tumultuous World – Canada Among Nations 2020

Political Turmoil in a Tumultuous World – Canada Among Nations 2020 Edited By Carment, David & Nimijean, Richard Palgrave Macmillan "In the last two years, Canadian society has been marked by political and ideological turmoil. How does an increasingly divided country engage a world that is itself divided and tumultuous? Political instability... More

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security

Stress Tested: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Canadian National Security Edited 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... More

Monday, April 5, 2021

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... More

Monday, January 11, 2021

Deterrence by Denial: Theory and Practice

Deterrence by Denial: Theory and Practice By Alex S. Wilner (Editor) & Andreas Wenger (Editor)  Cambria Press Deterrence theory helps conceptualize how threats can be used and communicated to influence or alter an adversary’s behavior. In practice, deterrence works by weighing on an actor’s perceived costs and benefits of pursuing an... More

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Top Secret Canada

Top Secret Canada: Understanding the Canadian Intelligence and National Security Community By Stephanie Carvin, Thomas Juneau and Craig Forcese eds University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division National security in the interest of preserving the well-being of a country is arguably the first and most important responsibility of any... More

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Stand on Guard

Stand on Guard: Reassessing Threats to Canada's National Security By Stephanie Carvin University of Toronto Press In Stand on Guard, Stephanie Carvin sets out to explain the range of activities that are considered national security threats by Canadian security services today. As new forms of terrorism and extremism appear, especially online, we... More

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Routledge Handbook of Peace, Security and Development

Routledge Handbook of Peace, Security and Development By Fen Osler Hampson (Editor), Alpaslan Ozerdem (Editor), Jonathan Kent (Editor) Routledge; 1 edition This Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of the peace, security, and development nexus from a global perspective, and investigates the interfaces of these issues in a context... More

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Braver Canada

Braver Canada: Shaping Our Destiny in a Precarious World by Derek H. Burney, Fen Osler Hampson McGill-Queen's University Press The world is changing - geopolitically and economically - at an alarming fast pace. Populism, protectionism, and authoritarianism are on the rise. Braver Canada analyzes these and many other global shifts, offering... More

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