Photo credit: Sarah Harvey By Sarah Harvey, MAGG Sabaidee Balsillie Community! It has been six weeks since I arrived in Vientiane, Laos, to begin my internship with the Governance Unit at UNDP Lao PDR. I feel incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to live and work in a new country and learn from the people around
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Eric Tanguay, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Disaggregating “the Local” in Infrastructures for Peace: Scale, Clientelism and Ghana’s National Peace Council” on October 27, 2026. We extend thanks to Eric’s advisor Dr. Timothy Donais, internal/external examiner Dr. Kevin Spooner, committee members Dr. Alistair Edgar and Dr. Bonny
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The Balsillie School of International Affairs congratulates its faculty members and fellows who have received research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) through Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Waterloo. Wilfrid Laurier University Audra Mitchell – Confronting Contemporary Eugenics: Resistance and Redefinition Izabela Steflja – Shaping Global Security:
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The Balsillie School warmly congratulates our graduates, Anastasia Townshend, Yazgulu Sezgin and Taylor Reilly-Smith, on their outstanding academic achievements. All three graduates were recognized at Wilfrid Laurier University’s Fall 2026 Convocation: Anastasia Townshend (Master of International Public Policy) – Gold Medal for Academic Excellence Yazgulu Sezgin (PhD) – Award for Outstanding Graduate Work Taylor Reilly-Smith
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Sarah Greene, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Disruptive Climate Policy From Wells to Wheels: Integrating Demand- and Supply-Side Climate Governance in Oil-Producing States” on September 29, 2026. We extend thanks to Carla’s supervisors Dr. Angela Carter and Dr. Dan Henstra, internal/external examiner Dr. Jennifer Lynes, committee members
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The BSIA recently gathered to celebrate the retirements of Dr. Andrew Cooper and Dr. David Welch, two distinguished scholars who have had a lasting impact on the School and the broader field of international affairs. Throughout their careers, they have shaped the BSIA by their scholarship, teaching, mentorship, and leadership, while helping to foster the
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Carla Johnston, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Relationships Across Scale: Indigenous Peoples in Global Food Governance and Community-Led Action for Climate-Adapted Food Systems with Sambaa K’e First Nation and Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation” on September 11, 2026. We extend thanks to Carla’s supervisor Dr. Alison Blay-Palmer, committee
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Justin Barnes, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Pathways of Influence: Indigenous Peoples’ Agency and Leadership in Arctic Governance” on September 8, 2026. We extend thanks to Justin’s supervisor Dr. Alex Latta, committee members Dr. Debora VanNijnatten, Dr. Derek Armitage and Dr. Jennifer Spence, internal/external examiner Dr. Patricia
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The Balsillie School of International Affairs and the University of Waterloo’s School of Social, Political and Historical Research invite submissions for its Canada Defence 2035 Symposium, which will take place January 19–20, 2027. As Canada enters a period of significant defence transformation, the symposium will bring together scholars, policymakers, industry leaders, defence practitioners, and allied
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Yazgulu Sezgin, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Between Policy and Practice: Gendered Precarity and the Experiences of Syrian Refugees in Türkiye” on August 20, 2026. We extend thanks to Lana’s supervisor Dr. Kim Rygiel, committee members Dr. Secil Dagtas and Dr. Suzan Ilcan, internal/external examiner Dr. Bree
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The Balsillie School community extends warm congratulations to Lana Gonzalez Balyk, who successfully defended her dissertation, “Everyday Infrastructures of Negotiation: Borders, Xenophobia, and Belonging among Latin American Migrant Women in Portugal” on August 14, 2026. We extend thanks to Lana’s supervisor Dr. Suzan Ilcan, committee members Dr. Secil Dagtas and Dr. Kim Rygiel, internal/external examiner
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Photo credit: Prishaa Rajalathan By Prishaa Rajalathan, MDP In my last blog, I wrote that mobilizing finance is a capability problem before it is a money problem, and that capability gets built one concept note at a time. This final dispatch picks up from there. Once the money arrives, or once a country decides to raise
