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Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) co-publishes research reports outlining two studies on global fisheries-related crimes.

Professor Heidi Tworek (SPPGA; History) discusses a new online survey on B.C.’s COVID-19 response, and how the review doesn’t examine B.C.’s economic and policy decisions, or the decisions made by Provincial Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry.

Professor Hugh Gusterson (SPPGA; Anthropology) comments on the history of the United States implementing drone strikes in counterinsurgency attacks, and de-emphasizing troops on the ground.

Professor M.V. Ramana co-authors this article discussing how the vulnerabilities of reactors and their high costs are strong reasons why India must cancel its nuclear expansion plans. (Paywall)

Professor Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF) writes about how South Africa has shown that nature and commerce can coexist, and that the world can learn from their models.

Professor David Boyd (SPPGA; IRES) discusses the rise of pollution “sacrifice zones” in a recent United Nations report.

Temitope Onifade (Co-chair of the Liu Institute Network for Africa; PhD candidate at Allard School of Law) discusses why money spent on fossil fuel subsidies could be better spent on the clean energy transition, health care, and education.

With 78 public interest groups urging Canada’s biggest banks to drop investments in Small Modular Reactors, Professor M.V. Ramana shares why nuclear investments pose huge risks for both private and public investors.

Ketty Anyeko (SPPGA Postdoctoral Research Fellow) writes about their doctoral research findings, discussing women’s senses of justice and reparations after wartime sexual violence in Northern Uganda.

Along with many others, Professor M.V. Ramana signed a declaration urging Canada to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and to challenge the nuclear retentionist policies of NATO.

Professor Yves Tiberghien (SPPGA Faculty Associate) co-authors this article discussing the strict border control protocols implemented by the Japanese government as a response to the Omicron variant.

Professor Timothy Cheek (SPPGA; History) contributes “The Party History and Study Campaign” as a part of a full annual report published by the Center for Advanced China Research.

Yves Tiberghien, SPPGA Faculty Associate and Political Science Professor, co-published this paper with Honours graduates Panthea Pourmalek (MPPGA student) and Danielle Luo, evaluating the governance gap surrounding digital and AI acceleration.

SPPGA Director and Professor Allison Macfarlane shares her insight on whether Canada will have found a home, and a permanent solution, for the country’s nuclear waste by 2023.

SPPGA Director and Professor Allison Macfarlane shares her thoughts on how small modular reactors will play a role in the future of nuclear power.

Professor Sara Shneiderman (SPPGA; Anthropology) reflects upon the potential unintended consequences of pseudonyms in practice, in relation to three different ethnographic contexts.

Professor Philippe Le Billon (SPPGA; Geography) shares why climate meetings need to discuss fossil fuels, and why incentives are needed to accelerate its decline.

Professor Tara Cookson worked to create this survey researching COVID-19’s impact on gender norms, unpaid and household care, and access and agency.

Professor Rashid Sumaila (SPPGA; IOF) shares why it is necessary to take immediate action to reduce fishing effort in the East and South China Sea, warning that regional fishing economies are at risk of collapse.