Vincent Rigby on The Arctic Appetites of Donald Trump | Policy Magazine
January 29, 2026 | In Policy Magazine, Vincent Rigby, writing with Lawrence L. Herman, warns that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Greenland signals a bigger risk to Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic. They argue that renewed U.S. expansionist rhetoric alongside American rejection of Canada's claim that the Northwest Passage constitutes internal waters raises the prospect of future U.S. military or naval incursions in the region.
Woyesa Worana on Ethiopia’s Shrinking Civic Space | Policy Magazine
January 26, 2026 | MPP student Woyesa Worana wrote for the Policy Magazine on Ethiopia's rapidly shrinking civic space as the country approaches its June elections. He argued that the rollback of press freedom and civil society protections marks a sharp reversal from the optimism of the 2018 reforms. He further added that citizens are increasingly being excluded from decisions actively shaping their lives.
Aftab Ahmed on Mark Carney's Davos Speech | Policy Magazine
January 23, 2026 | In Policy Magazine, Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about Mark Carney's Davos speech detailing the international system's rules-based order being near its end. He highlighted several key messages from the speech, which detail the weaponization of economic interdependence, the rise of isolationism, the collective bargaining of middle powers, and Canada's strategic position.
Jennifer Welsh on the Participation of IDP-Led Organizations | Journal of Refugee Studies
November 17, 2025 | A co-authored article by Jennifer Welsh, based on an international conference organized at McGill in December 2024 on IDP participation, has been published in the Journal of Refugee Studies. The article, titled "IDP perspectives on IDP participation," shares key arguments from the workshop.
Norman Hillmer on Mackenzie King’s Cautious Transformation
October 1, 2025 | Norman Hillmer (Slater Family Visiting Scholar) co-authored the chapter “King’s Cautious Transformation” with Stephen Azzi in The Enduring Riddle of Mackenzie King (UBC Press, 2025), edited by Patrice Dutil.
Strengthening the Participation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Obstacles and Opportunities
Protecting the internally displaced: Sovereignty, agency and the localization of international normsIn 2021, the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Internally Displaced People (IDPs) painted a stark picture of the expanding number of forced migrants worldwide and outlined a series of challenges related to the provision of humanitarian assistance, protection, and ‘durable solutions’ for this growing population.
Isabella Coronado Doria on Taxis vs. Ridesharing in Colombia | Policy Magazine
March 26, 2025 | MPP Isabella Coronado Doria wrote about the growing tensions between Uber and traditional taxis in Columbia. "In some ways, hindering Uber’s activity in Colombia is comparable to telling people to abandon the internet and go back to encyclopedias. It highlights the perpetual tension between the status quo and disruptive technology," writes Isabella.
Jennifer Welsh's Special Issue on 'Localization in World Politics' | Oxford Academic
Director Jennifer Welsh co-edited a special issue of Global Studies Quarterly on Localization in World Politics.
Seth Bumagat on Canada's Water Resilience and Security Strategy | Policy Magazine
March 26, 2025 | MPP Seth Bumagat wrote about the need for water resilience and security strategy. "Wildfires and droughts – two other frequent natural disasters that strike Canada annually – present a complex link between water and climate change events.
Jennifer Welsh's Article on The Future of UN Peacekeeping
March 7, 2024 | Director Jennifer Welsh and Marie-Joëlle Zahar wrote a new article on The Future of UN Peacekeeping, which was published by Ethics and International Affairs.
Pearl Eliadis on Taming of the National Human Rights Commission and the National Unity and Reconciliation Commission (1999–2003)
February 20, 2025 | Kirsten Van Houten and Alex Neve (eds) examine Canada's changing and uneven role in foreign policy in their new book Hand in Hand: Canada at the Human Rights and Peacebuilding Nexus. Pearl Eliadis' chapter is on Canada's role in Rwanda during the transitional period after the G
Aftab Ahmed on Humanitarian Aid under the Trump Administration's | Policy Magazine
February 6, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about the Trump Administration and the growing uncertainty of foreign aids. "Trump presents a vision of America as weak, exploited, and in need of tougher negotiation. His solution is a hostile realignment to extract more from allies and adversaries alike while offering them less," writes Aftab.
Aftab Ahmed on Meta’s dominance | Policy Magazine
January 22, 2025 | Alumnus Aftab Ahmed MPP'23 wrote about growing Meta's dominance in the digital economy as social media applications such as Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp command over three billion active monthly users worldwide. In the Policy Magazine, he wrote "Meta faces no competition capable of challenging its influence.
New book on National Security
December 21, 2024 | Norman Hillmer (Slater Visiting Scholar) and Vincent Rigby co-edited with Phil Legasse from NPSIA, book named Canada Among Nations 2023: Twenty-First Century National Security. The book includes articles by
Anil Wasif on Tackling 25% Tariff Threats | Policy Magazine
January 13, 2025 | Alumnus Anil Wasif MPP'21 wrote an article as Canada braces for U.S. tariff threats of 25% after the newly elected Trump administration. The strategies disparity between the federal and provincial governments poses a greater problem.
