Prof. Yves Tiberghien calls China’s COVID-19 policy “unsustainable” in CBC interview
“It’s difficult in the sense that [China has] reached an impasse, where they have forced everyone to do perpetual tests, to have sudden quarantines at home, lockdowns, and nobody can plan their life. The economy is in freefall,” says Prof. Tiberghien.
Prof. Kathryn Harrison discusses what Canada and China co-hosting COP15 means for climate politics
Prof. Harrison reminds readers that “it’s easy to underestimate how many people there are at these meetings who are deeply committed to trying to move things forward in a positive way and who really care about climate and biodiversity,” despite the political tension present.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien interviewed about Chinese COVID-19 policies and protests
On the difficulty of President Xi Jinping’s COVID-19 decisions moving forward, Prof. Tiberghien says that “the exit is difficult because if they give in to the public to save the legitimacy of the regime, they’re going to have a big number of cases and of deaths.”
Prof. Yves Tiberghien & MA Candidate Dustin Lo discuss China’s zero-COVID policy “trap”
“China’s zero-COVID response to the Omicron variant after March 2022 has become all-encompassing, unpredictable and economically ruinous,” they write in this op-ed. “A logic of political control has pushed aside pragmatic health and economic policy,” leaving the Chinese public frustrated.
Alumnus Nojang Khatami highlights the role of the arts in the struggle against Iranian authoritarianism
“Their actions—through song and dance, artistic interventions and performances—illustrate the multiplicity of forms through which democratic agency can be enacted and mobilized,” writes UBC Political Science alumnus Nojang Khatami. “Their hard-fought and ongoing efforts demand that we… appreciate their struggle.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien on Canada’s changing attitudes to Chinese investments, and what that means for Canadian mining companies
“Canada has been a liberal believer in markets,” said Prof. Yves Tiberghien on the importance of critical minerals, “but those markets are not markets anymore… they are increasingly strategic spaces.”
Op-Ed: renewable energy rapidly grows in the Indo-Pacific, write Prof. Yves Tiberghien and PhD Candidate Sun Park
In this op-ed, Prof. Yves Tiberghien and PhD Candidate Sun Park discuss the development and implementation of renewable energy in the Indo-Pacific.
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh highlights Xi Jinping’s distinct plans for China’s future in Op-Ed
Commenting on China’s role in international politics and the country’s ambitious modernization goals, Prof. Singh writes that “this is bound to make the Chinese modernization all the more closely intertwined with the rest of the world.”
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh writes on the Indian defense sector’s potential
“In fact many sectors in India have lately begun talking of being on the ‘cusp of a revolution,'” writes Prof. Singh, “promising transformative early harvests of impressive outcomes.” As Prof. Singh highlights in his op-ed, though, the Indian weapons industry especially shows promise.
Win a one-week study trip to Brussels: join the Schuman Challenge 2022’s essay competition
The Schuman Challenge is open to university students at all academic levels—undergrad, postgrad and doctoral studies. To participate, entrants must write a short essay on the following topic: Paradigm shift? What does the EU’s response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine mean for the future of its foreign policy?