PhD student Kim Beaulieu awarded Fox International Fellowship for 2025-26
Kim will join Yale as a Visiting Assistant in Research at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies.
Lessons from the frontline: Prof. Yves Tiberghien writes about the burgeoning security and economic race in the Indo-Pacific
What can Canada learn from its democratic partners in East Asia and South Asia that are facing an increasingly competitive and securitized environment?
Prof. Antje Ellermann discusses Migration Studies and Political Science
Prof Antje Ellermann explains how Political Science approaches and helps us understand Migration Studies. For example, politicians reactions to immigration, why societies see immigration as a threat and why states with few resources are expected to help support the most refugees. Professor Ellermann’s classes count towards the new UBC Arts Ways of Knowing requirements.
MA Student Calvin San on the danger of Myanmar’s compulsory conscription
Masters Student Calvin San explains that Myanmar’s compulsory conscription will amplify the country’s ongoing human rights crisis and lead to widespread emigration and extortion. It is esential international bodies increase support for locally engaged pro-democracy groups.
Prof. Michael Byers discusses UNRWA funding
Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs intends to press Trudeau about UNRWA funding. Professor Michael Byers doubts Ireland has much sway over Canada’s foreign policy in the Middle East but explains it is reasonable for Canada and Ireland to fill the funding gap caused by other countries withdrawing support.
Prof. Antje Ellermann discusses the “arduous” Canadian visa requirements facing Palestinian citizens
Professor Antje Ellerman explains that the “arduous requirements” for Palestinians applying for Canadian visas are deemed necessary by the government. Ellerman discusses how the perception of Canada’s refugee treatment changes with each conflict.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien on the how the U.S.-China relationship is reshaping the global order
Professor Yves discusses the state of the U.S.-China relationship after the recent APEC and Xi-Biden summits.
UBC Political Science students learn from European Union travel experiences
Under the leadership of Professor Kurt Huebner, UBC Political Science offers a range of educational opportunities for students to explore European politics with opportunities to learn both in Europe and across North America.
Watch: “What does Russia’s war on Ukraine teach us so far?” Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk
In this cohosted event by our COMP-CAN and International Relations Colloquiums, Prof. Volodymyr Dubovyk addresses takeaways from the War in Ukraine, including what it means for military technology, international law and large-scale warfare