The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

🚨 New podcast! NPSIA PhD student Wesley Nicol explores Canada/Australia relations:

Why don't we know more about each other? Could these two middle powers do more to shape global change?

🎧 Full episode here: tinyurl.com/arrr2zyw

#NPSIA #CanadaAustralia #GlobalAffairs

Nat Sec Fight Club Secure Line · Episode

New Secure Line is out! @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social and I talk through what the new Canadian government’s priorities should be for security and intelligence. And we bicker! Last episode of season 1. Be sure to listen, like, and subscribe!

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New report launch: Moving the Needle, co-hosted by @AkfcCanada & @NPSIA. Prof. Valerie Percival authored the report & Director Teddy Samy joins the panel. #GlobalDevelopment #HumanitarianPolicy

What the Stoic Philosophers Can Teach Today’s Policymakers The pursuit of virtue helps guide foreign policy in chaotic times.

What would Stoics say about Donald Trump and current U.S. foreign policy? A thread on my new article in @foreignpolicy.com on Stoicism and foreign policy. It turns out that the Stoics can teach us a lot . I draw six main implications from Stoic ethics. 1/7
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Fitting that the first day of my @carleton.ca mini course, How to Rig a Foreign Election, fell on Election Day. Appreciate that @npsia.bsky.social was able to host us and our guest speaker after the power went out in our building!

🥬 A head of lettuce as a trade policy tribute?
NPSIA’s Dr. @meredithlilly.bsky.social wrapped up her CUSMA course with a student reception & special guests from 🇨🇦's trade world. The students gifted her lettuce — a fun nod to a class case study on Canadian demand & trade flows. 👏

YouTube video by TVO Today Will Foreign Policy Shape Canada's 2025 Election? | The Agenda

What are the party policies on the trade war with the U.S., NATO spending, and relations with China and India? @spaikin.bsky.social asked @richardshimooka.bsky.social , @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social (@npsia.bsky.social), @bmomani.bsky.social (@uwaterloo.ca), and @achapnick.bsky.social #cdnpoli

NPSIA’s @michaelmanulak.bsky.social argues it's time for Canada to rediscover the Commonwealth as a tool of foreign policy. His new op-ed in The Hill Times explores its renewed potential in a divided world. 🌍

📖 Read it here: www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
#cdnfp #Commonwealth #NPSIA

Trump Is Upending Canada’s Military Canada’s long-standing assumptions about national defense just got blown up.

New from me in The Atlantic @theatlantic.com

How Trump is forcing a rethink of Canadian defence policy:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Congrats to Prof. Philippe Lagassé! @plagasse.bsky.social

He was awarded the CF Medallion for Distinguished Service by the @canadianforces.bsky.social

His research in defence policy, military procurement, and parliamentary oversight has made a lasting impact on Canadian security policy.

New article co-authored by Dr. Teddy Samy explores how loan interest rate reductions can increase women’s employment in renewable energy projects. A smart, scalable approach to #ClimateFinance & #GenderEquality!

📖 Read more: tr.ee/YKEuwj

"In her latest op-ed, Professor Val Percival urges Canada to reset its priorities for the upcoming G7 presidency to effectively address global challenges. A must-read in The Globe and Mail." www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for Lloyd Axworthy’s insightful talk! His work continues to inspire the next generation of leaders in diplomacy and international affairs. Thank you Lloyd Axworthy, for sharing your time, stories, and wisdom with our community!

#NPSIA #InternationalAffairs

Join us for the final event in NPSIA’s Ambassadors Speaker Series, featuring H.E. Carlos Arturo Morales López, Ambassador of Colombia

From The Home Front to The Global Stage: Colombia’s Path Forward
📅 March 18, 2025
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 The Westin Ottawa

Register now: carleton.ca/npsia/cu-eve...

Michael Kovrig, former Canadian diplomat and expert on China, is coming to NPSIA on February 20, 2025. His talk, "Lessons from My Years in China," will cover high-stakes diplomacy, global security, and resilience under pressure. Register Today: carleton.ca/npsia/cu-eve...

The Time Has Come for Canada to Hit Back - Policy Magazine Donald Trump has launched his second presidency with a fixation on Canada/Shutterstock

Canada needs a diplomatic strategy to complement its economic measures to retaliate against any US tariffs. Lloyd Axworthy, Allan Rock, & I argue for convening the Alliance for Multilateralism to coordinate a firm response to US bullying. The Time has come for Canada to Hit Back. @npsia.bsky.social

Trump's Tumultuous Tariff Threat with Meredith Lilly and Daniel Schwanen – C.D. Howe Institute Donald Trump isn’t backing down from his threat to hit Canada with 25 percent tariffs. But Canada is fighting back. Michael Hainsworth speaks with Meredith Lilly of Carleton University and Daniel Schw...

My conversation with CD Howe Inst on Trump, tariffs and the threat to Canada:
www.cdhowe.org/publication/...

What a month it has been for the region! New piece out in @foreignpolicy.com with Reva Dhingra on the implications of the fall of the Assad regime for Syrian refugees around the world.

I spoke to @mehlerpaperny.bsky.social @reuters.com last week about how much of the focus on the US-Canada border right now is mostly about *showing* that we (i.e. Canada) take the border issue seriously (& much less so about whether or not the policies themselves are effective). @npsia.bsky.social

A UN Trusteeship for Palestine A temporary fix that can lead to an enduring peace.

Dive into this insightful proposal for a UN Trusteeship for Palestine by NPSIA prof Michael Manulak, Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock in @foreignaffairs.bsky.social
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