Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh on India, China & US relations: “both sides agree on the need to begin a new chapter of confidence building”
“As [India and China] learnt to deal with their bilateral and historic problems,” visiting Prof. Singh notes, “they now need to learn ropes of engaging each other in their new avatars as major powers and especially in their interface in regional and global fora.”
UBC Political Science is looking to fill up to two Lecturer positions
The Department of Political Science is seeking to hire up to two full-time Lecturers, who will teach courses at the undergraduate level including Introduction to Politics, other lower-level survey courses, and courses in their field of specialization based on the teaching needs of the Department.
Watch: Prof. Kathryn Stoner delivers this year’s Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Lecture
Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Prof. Kathryn Stoner presented a lecture titled, “Russia’s War on Ukraine: What You Should Know and Why You Should (Still) Care,” discussing why Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, what he wants, what damage he has inflicted on Ukraine, and how this impacts Russia’s economic and political evolution.
Watch: Conference on French-German Relations 60 Years after the Élysée Treaty
On February 23, we hosted a conference evaluating the relevance of the Élysée Treaty in times of political-economic turbulences and war.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien, Prof. Heidi Tworek and MA Candidate Panthea Pourmalek call global data governance “fragmented and inadequate”
“Many economic frameworks and partnerships try to address small slices of the issue. But only very few people and companies, or even governments, can keep up with that many agreements and efforts… Ultimately, it is citizens who lose out — in their privacy, their human rights and their share of any potential benefits.”
Q&A with Prof. Katharina Coleman & Prof. Xiaojun Li on new book, “Token Forces”
What are token forces? How did they come about, and how should they be conceptualized? Written by UBC Political Science Profs. Katharina Coleman and Xiaojun Li, Token Forces: How Tiny Troop Deployments Became Ubiquitous in UN Peacekeeping defines, examines the rise of, and evaluates the significance of ‘token forces’ to UN peacekeeping missions.
Op-Ed: Prof. Kathryn Harrison writes that LNG Canada is “bullying provincial and federal governments”
“LNG Canada’s project cleared federal and provincial environmental assessments in 2015. However, both levels of government still have options to ensure that this project only proceeds if it’s consistent with climate goals,” write Prof. Kathryn Harrison and colleague Karen Tam Wu.
Registrations open for the first pan-Canadian Model European Union
The Delegation of the European Union to Canada has announced the launch of the first pan-Canadian Model European Union simulation that will take place in Ottawa from 5-7 May 2023. Students can email Professor Kurt Huebner to apply to attend.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien comments on Canada’s new roadmap for engaging with Japan and South Korea
Professor Yves Tiberghien said recent leadership changes in Japan, South Korea, and China require Canadian stakeholders to pay close attention – especially because the changes coincide with significant social discontent in all three countries.
Prof. Michael Byers calls for Elon Musk to step away from politics: “Is Mr. Musk oblivious?”
Elon Musk has made his controversial foreign politics opinions very clear, standing by them despite evidence and widespread criticism. Prof. Byers writes that the US government must step up to prevent further meddling from Musk in places like Ukraine and China.