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Joyce Msuya eventCan We Cut Emissions Fast Enough? With Joyce Msuya, UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNEP Deputy Executive Director

Join us for a talk by Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, as she discusses how rich nations can respond to the planetary crisis in a way that avoids harming the development opportunities available to low and middle income countries in the Global South.

Indigenous Bodies of Evidence and Counter-Mapping in the “Green” Nuclear Archive

Many Indigenous communities continue to grapple with a rash of debilitating public health impacts ranging from genetic and developmental concerns to chronic kidney and respiratory diseases, related to current or previous uranium mining. Dr. ann-elise lewallen will explore recent Indigenous strategies to counter the “green energy” archive enlisted to promote nuclear energy.

Global Consequences of the U.S.’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan

As part of the Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research’s 2021-2023 Series on Japan’s Role in the Changing Global Order in a Comparative Perspective, the UBC Centre for Japanese research will bring together experts from Canada, Afghanistan, and Japan, to critically discuss the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and its short- and long-term implications for Japan, the region, and the world.

Noted Scholars Series: Being with Water by Rita Wong in Conversation with Aimée Craft

As part of the Noted Scholars Series, The Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) presents “Being with Water,” a lecture by Dr. Rita Wong (Associate Professor, Emily Carr University) and Dr. Aimée Craft (Associate Professor, University of Ottawa).

How to Overcome Diversity and Create Homogeneity – The CCP’s Current Minority Policies in Historical and International Perspectives

Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik will discuss what we observe in Xinjiang, Tibet and Mongolia as current minority policies of the CCP by relating to on-going academic debates in the PRC and the repertoires of historical as well as international experiences they draw onto.

Engaging China Today

Jeff Nankivell, President and CEO of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, presents a public lecture on how the Government of Canada should approach engagement with China on pressing bilateral, regional, and global issues where China has growing influence.

LINA conference graphicLINA’s Re-Imagining Sustainable Development Conference

Call for Papers Re-Imagining Sustainable Development September 28-30, 2022 Abstract Submission Deadline: August 30, 2022 Co-hosted by the Liu Institute Network for Africa (LINA), Liu Institute for Global Issues, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, and Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, with the support of the “Re-imagining […]

CJR-CSDI event oct 18Can Democratic Elections Survive the Digital Age?

High-level virtual panel on digital disruptions in democratic elections, with experts on Brazil, Kenya, the Philippines, and South Korea. About this event The Konwakai Chair in Japanese Research, in partnership with the Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, is organizing a series of panel events on the theme of digital transformations, titled: “Global Conversations […]

UBC SPPGA upcoming info session november 9, 2022Virtual Information Session – Master of Public Policy & Global Affairs

The MPPGA Information Session is for those interested in exploring or further equipping themselves in the world of public policy. Get to know how you can develop key skills in policy research, data analysis, policy writing, and communication through our program. Join our team for a brief presentation of the MPPGA Program, walk-through of our […]

Dr. Benjamin Young, A Revolutionary State: What is North Korea’s End Goal?A Revolutionary State: What is North Korea’s End Goal?

Since the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (the official name of North Korea, hereafterDPRK) in 1948, the Kim family regime’s primary objective has been the reunification of the Korean peninsula under Pyongyang’s terms. Despite South Korea’s rapid economic growth and democratization process, the stated goal of reunification has not changed in North Korea’s official discourse. This talk will examine these legal revisions under Kim Jong Un and look at the strategic outlook for conflict on the Korean peninsula.