Kim Beaulieu

Overall, Saskia Brechenmacher gives a compelling overview of this issue, which she covers at length in her report called “The New Global Struggle Over Gender, Rights, and Family Values.”

It also emphasizes that this anti-gender rhetoric is not only used by leaders at the national level to make political gains, but is part of a broader geopolitical agenda to reshape the world order away from Western ILO.

@cambup-polsci.cambridge.org
#OpenAccess from
@cjps-rcsp.bsky.social
In Search of Legitimacy? Canada’s Strategic Adoption of Feminist Branding in its Foreign Policy - cup.org/4kALDiT
@kimbeaulieu.bsky.social
politics.ubc.ca/profile/kim-...
#FirstView

I would like to thank
@marie-joellez.bsky.social and @ldlmontreal.bsky.social for their precious guidance in reflecting on this topic during my Master’s thesis.

The central argument is that when a state experiences significant insecurity regarding its international identity, it has a strong strategic incentive to leverage progressive branding to enhance its status and leadership on the global stage.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

To establish the presence of identity insecurity, I conducted a thematic analysis of Canadian foreign policy debates in the House of Commons from 2006 to 2017. I also introduce a typology of feminist branding, distinguishing between different types of commitment.

Very excited to see this article published in
@cjps-rcsp.bsky.social ! Looking at Canada’s feminist foreign policy, I argue that its feminist branding was adopted during a period of significant identity insecurity, in which gender equality emerged as a strategic area to enhance the country's role.

Five countries elected to serve on UN Security Council Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected on Tuesday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, with two-year terms beginning in Janu...

Bahrain, Colombia, the DRC, Latvia, & Liberia were all elected to the Security Council today. They will replace Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, & Slovenia in January 2026, and join Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, & Somalia as the elected membership through December 2026

Can The UN Ban AI-Powered “Killer Robots” Before It’s Too Late? Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters · Episode

A great episode on an issue that will only gain in importance in the years to come. It will certainly be interesting to follow whether the UN can adopt potential regulations on AI-controlled autonomous weapons.

Unraveling the Radical Flank Effect: The Role of Moderate Organizations in the Face of Radical Flank Violence Why do moderate social movement organizations sometimes benefit from or avoid the negative effects of radical flank violence, while in other cases, they suffer strategic setbacks due to such extrem...

Thrilled to see this out!
@polisciatnu.bsky.social
I dig into the radical flank effect, looking at why moderate organizations sometimes gain from being contrasted with radicals and other times get dragged down by the association. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/WB67G...

Glad to see this collaboration with Jennifer Welsh out. Much thanks to our amazing contributors Dirk Druet, Emily Paddon-Rhoads, @johnkarlsrud.bsky.social and Victoria Holt

The UN lacks a culture of planning, as planning is often discouraged by both leadership and Member States. Many existing capacities are prevented from doing actual planning b/c they are overwhelmed w/routine reporting reqs. The UN is therefore often unprepared for entirely predictable crises. [1/3]

Hi, was this event filmed, and will it be made available online by any chance? Thank you!

Est-ce que la conférence a été filmée par chance?

“The fact that 17 UN peacekeepers have died as a result of the latest Rwanda/M23 offensive has not, as of yet, affected Rwanda’s status as one of UN peacekeeping’s key contributors.”

Crimes against peacekeepers are a serious concern for the UN, and Rwanda’s involvement should not go unpunished.

Hi Mark! I am a big fan of the podcast. I noticed that many episodes of TSUFH require a paid subscription. Would you, by any chance, consider adding a student subscription plan? Thank you!

Goma, Congo: Understanding the M23 and RDF Attack Goma, Congo: Understanding the M23 and RDF Attack - PassBlue

Informative analysis of what is happening in Eastern DRC - and why Rwanda has so far avoided significant pressure from Western donors.

www.passblue.com/2025/02/02/g...

🚨 New @crisisgroup.org piece out now on the DRC 🇨🇩

We break down what is happening, and urge immediate action to prevent a regional war. ⤵️

www.crisisgroup.org/africa/great...