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Hitting Back Against Trump’s Tariffs: Faculty Expert Opinion

In the midst of cross-border uproar surrounding proposed tariffs by American president Donald Trump, SPPGA faculty and associated researchers weigh in with expert opinion on how our nation's future might be impacted by a trade war and what we can do to fight back.

Integrated Approaches to Climate Change: UBC Delegation at the 2025 CARE Conference

A delegation of 11 UBC faculty, staff and students came together with close to 100 participants from all four CARE partner institutions as well as leading experts from the public and private sectors for this year's CARE conference.

Former Foreign Minister Marc Garneau Spotlights Prof. Kyung-Ae Park’s Knowledge Partnership Program (KPP)

The work of Prof. Kyung-Ae Park has recently been highlighted by Marc Garneau, Canada's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, in his newly published memoir.

Academic Assistant, Video Editing & Animation – Apply by Mar 11

Position Title: Academic Assistant (Part-Time, 10 hours/week) Duration: March – April 2025 Reports to: Joël Dalibard, UBC Visiting Practitioner Fellow at the School for Public Policy and Global Affairs (SPPGA). Position

Upcoming Events

Centre for Chinese Research, Institute of Asian Research

Book Talk: From Confucius to Xi Jinping The DNA of Chinese Politics

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Room 120, C.K. Choi Building

School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, Transformative Memory International Network

Book Launch: “We, the Kindling” by Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Liu Institute for Global Issues - xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of many trees)

Centre for Chinese Research, Institute of Asian Research, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs

Creating Status Loss: Delegitimation through Information Warfare

5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Room 120, C.K. Choi Building

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