Canada Shouldn’t Treat Cambodia as Pariah State, Despite its Turn to One-Party Rule
The Hill Times | August 15, 2018 | Written by: IAR Researcher Gordon Longmuir & MPPGA Student Darren Touch
Discovery of New Tomb in China from Ancient Mongolian Rule
Live Science | August 10, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Timothy Brook
Growing Discussion with the Development of New Copper Mine in Mongolia
Questions arise among the Mongolian people with the development of the new Oyu Tolgoi Copper Mine. Julian Dierkes, a professor at the Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program, was recently quoted in a Financial Times article to provide insight on the opinions of the Mongolian public and politicians.
UBC Researcher Appointed UN Expert on Human Rights and the Environment
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and IRES Professor, David Boyd, is an environmental lawyer and an internationally renowned expert on human rights and the environment, with a focus is on identifying laws and policies that will accelerate the transition to an ecologically sustainable and just future, both in Canada and across the world. […]
Mongolia Apparently Prevents Kidnapping of a Gülen Supporter
Handelsblatt | July 28, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Julian Dierkes (Article in German)
Turkish Attempt to Abduct Educator in Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia Focus | August 2, 2018 | Co-written by: Dr. Julian Dierkes
Cambodia Set for Election with No Real Opposition
Cambodians go to the polls this weekend with Prime Minister Hun Sen looking to extend his 33 years in power. In lieu of a poll boycott, Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student Darren Touch says voters should first evaluate what competing political parties have to offer.
North Korean Forestry Professors Study at UBC for the First Time
Voice of America | July 27, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Kyung-Ae Park (Article in Korean)
Door to North Korea’s Economic Growth: Transparent Statistics and Entry into the IMF
Voice of America | July 26, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Kyung-Ae Park (Article in Korean)
Ethnic Diversity Matters for Decentralisation and Development
As Myanmar and Malaysia look to Indonesia to consider decentralization for their own nations, SPPGA Professor Kai Ostwald & others highlight the importance of ethnic diversity and segregation for development in a piece for East Asia Forum.
China’s Frontier Lands: An APF Canada Blog Series
Director Emeritus Yves Tiberghien and his wife, freelance writer and former Lecturer Yvonne Xiao Tiberghien, team up with other experts to co-wrote pieces for their travel blog on the Asia Pacific Foundation’s website, and explore the complexities and history of China’s great frontier lands.
B.C. MP Jenny Kwan calls for National Day to Commemorate Nanjing Massacre
The Globe and Mail | July 23, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Julian Dierkes
Post Forum Report and Action Plan Addressing the Housing Needs of Refugees in B.C
Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs student Marzia Rizvi participated as a report intern for a Refugee Claimant Housing Forum held at MOSAIC in Vancouver on May 10, 2018. She assisted in formulating the post forum Report and Action Plan that addressed the urgent shelter and housing needs of refugee claimants in B.C.
What does the US want from the trade war?
China Global Television Network | July 20, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang (4:13 mark)
In Canada, Chinese Companies Find Resistance—But Also Willing Consumers
Maclean’s | July 19, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
Indonesia’s Regulations on Foreign Language Speakers
Regulations on language for foreign workers is not a new topic of conversation in Indonesia. Tommy Koh, a student in the UBC MPPGA program, wrote an article in the East Asia Forum that analyzes the practical and symbolic role of foreign language regulation in Indonesia.
How Can We Predict the Success of Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Canada?
MPPGA student Ali Bajwa believes that the biggest challenge of Canada’s entrepreneur immigration programs has been identifying metrics that will best predict success.
Grim Scenarios of Collateral Damage for Canada are Emerging in the U.S., China Trade War
Financial Post | July 15, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Why Japan is Supporting Cambodia’s Election
International stakeholders anxiously await Cambodia’s July 29th general election. MPPGA student, Darren Touch, calls Japan’s support of the election a strategy to maintain its influence in Cambodia, while simultaneously pushing back on China’s growing presence in the region.
Another chance to step up: Canada and the Nuclear Ban Treaty
President Donald Trump’s controversial remark after the G7 summit in Quebec signals a break in the strongly-tied Canadian and US relationship. Trump’s personal dig at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came about as a result of disagreements over tariffs. The altercation brings the two countries’ publicly amicable relationship into question. Have the US and Canada always […]
China’s Rise in Science & Technology and Trade War With the U.S.: What Impact for Canada?
China Research Partnership | July 6, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
How a Montreal Cannabis Panel Fell Afoul of Facebook’s Censors
Facebook recently censored an event page for a panel on marijuana legalization taking place in Montreal for “promoting illegal drugs.” This raises questions about how U.S. laws spill across the border and affect Canadian interactions on social media. According to Professor Taylor Owen, “this is the cost of privatizing our public sphere”.
M.V. Ramana Cautions Against Looking at Small Modular Reactors as a Cure-all
Professor M.V. Ramana recently published an op-ed in the Hill. With eyes on the future of nuclear power in the US, M.V. Ramana cautions against looking at Small Modular Reactors as a cure-all for the US energy crisis.
Social Media Profiles Are Now Used by Companies to Create Specifically Targeted Advertisements
Professor Taylor Owen was recently interviewed by Global News and provided insight on the use of social media profiles to create specifically targeted advertisements, a marketing strategy known as micro-targeting.
‘The High Seas, What’s at Stake?’ – Tackling Jurisdiction in International Waters
Professor Rashid Sumaila attended a conference which took place at the Oceanographic Institute in Paris, France. Sumaila took part as a guest speaker and addressed the social, environmental, and economic effects of high seas fishing internationally.
Singapore Summit Leaves Great Expectations for North Korea and the United States
Brian Job, a professor at the Masters of Public Policy and Global Affairs program, spoke with CBC News to discuss the balance of power between the two countries. The interview begins at 2:40.
China’s Strategy
CBC | June 19, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Afraid to Anger Trump, Canada Stays Fickle About China Trade
South China Morning Post | June 16, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Trump et Kim, « Comme des Anciens Amis de Maternelle »
CBC/Radio-Canada | June 12, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Yves Tiberghien
US-NKorea Summit ‘Positive’, ‘Constructive’ but More Needs to Be Done: Academic
News 1130 | June 12, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
Singapore Summit Leaves Great Expectations for North Korea and the United States
CBC News | June 12, 2018 | Dr. Brian Job
Denuclearization and the Future Between the US and North Korea
Professor Paul Evans, a faculty member at MPPGA, was recently interviewed by Global News TV to discuss the efforts behind the recent summit between the US and North Korea. Evans explores the growing relation between the two countries and predicts possible outcomes following the summit.
Professor Paul Evans Provides Insight on the Recent Summit between the US and North Korea
Global News | June 12, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
Kyung-Ae Park Discusses the UBC-run North Korean Scholar Exchange Program
Kyung-Ae Park, a faculty member at MPPGA, was recently interviewed for an article with The National Post. The Co-Director of the Centre for Korean Research describes the Canada-DPRK Knowledge Partnership Program, an UBC-North Korea exchange program for scholars, and explains the possibility for expansion following the US-North Korea summit. The article was also published in […]
Professor David Boyd Examines the Future of Plastic Pollution
Professor David Boyd (SPPGA; IRES) wrote an op-ed in The Ottawa Citizen examining the growing problem of plastic waste globally and explores solutions through policy, leadership, and cooperation.
US Slaps Tariffs on Its Allies
China Global Television Network | June 4, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Professor George Hoberg Interviewed on CBC’s The Current
George Hoberg, a professor at the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, talks with Anna Maria Tremonti on the Canadian government decision to support the Trans Mountain pipeline. Listen to the full interview at the 14:00 mark.
加美陷貿戰經濟前景不明 學者指影響中資對加投資
Ming Pao | June 1, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Professor George Hoberg Weighs in on the Trans Mountain pipeline
George Hoberg, a professor at the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, spoke recently with the BBC on the implications behind the Canadian government decision to buy out the Trans Mountain pipeline. Listen to the full interview at the 34:30 mark.
Professor George Hoberg Discusses the Trans Mountain Pipeline
George Hoberg, a professor at UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, spoke recently with CBC to discuss the implications of the Canadian government’s decision to buy out the Trans Mountain pipeline.
MPPGA Student Darren Touch Weighs in on Cambodian Election
MPPGA student Darren Touch weighs in on the importance of democratic participation in the coming Cambodian election despite calls from self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy for Cambodians to boycott the election.
Free-Trade Talks with China Were Stalled Before Aecon Rejection
The Globe and Mail | May 25, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
UBC research team of The Institute of Asian Research helped to conduct a survey on Quebec residents
In anticipation for the results from recent NAFTA negotiations, results from a recent study have been released. A Research team from UBC, including the Institute of Asian Research’s Paul Evans, helped conduct a survey on the opinions of Quebec Resident’s and the growing relationship with China.
Power and Politics
CBC | May 24, 2018 | Featuring Dr. Wenran Jiang (15:50 mark)
Why the U.S. and China Called a Truce in Their Trade War
The Globe and Mail | May 23, 2018 | Written by: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Fate of Anbang’s B.C. Properties Unclear
Business in Vancouver | May 23, 2018 | Featuring Dr. Yves Tiberghien
U.S.-China Trade Fight
CBC | May 22, 2018 | Featuring Dr. Wenran Jiang
Is North Korea Actually Ready to Give Up its Nukes?
Professor Paul Evans of MPPGA was recently interviewed by Global News TV to discuss the progress towards peace as promised by North Korea as well as the possibilities for complications in the future.
BC’s Perceptions of Climate Change Mitigation in Forest Sector
A study co-authored by Professor George Hoberg is the first study that explores public opinion on enhanced forest management strategies designed for climate mitigation.
Efforts of the Opposition Party in the Coming Malaysian Election
Professor Kai Ostwald commented on the coming elections in Malaysia. Ostwald specifies the necessity for a surge in Malaysian voters for the opposition to secure a win.
High Temperature Nuclear Reactors will not help to establish nuclear power in Jordan
Professor M.V. Ramana of MPPGA has co-authored an article in The Jordan Times on how HTR’s do not support the countries efforts in establishing energy and nuclear power.
Gurpreet Singh: Jailed Indian Academic G.N. Saibaba Wins Support from Human Rights Activists in Canada
Dr. Anne Murphy was featured in The Georgia Straight commenting on jailed Indian academic, G.N. Saibaba.
Malaysia’s Election Is a Strange Brew of ‘Fake News,’ Cambridge Analytica and a 92-Year-Old Autocrat-Turned-Reformer
L.A. Times | May 7, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Kai Ostwald
‘It’s Like a Mirage’: Is North Korea Actually Ready to Give Up Its Nukes?
Global News | May 6, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
美警告北美自貿談判兩周須達成否則要延至11月
Fairchild TV, Talent Vision | May 2, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans The story appeared on Fairchild TV (Cantonese Only) and Talent Vision (Mandarin Only)
How the Mindset of Designers Can Make Us Better Leaders
Learn more about how our Director Moura Quayle’s new book, Designed Leadership, illustrates how the mindset, tools and techniques of designers can make us better leaders. Professor Quayle teaches by the principles of ASK, TRY, DO, a strategic design process. Using strategic design in leadership roles “is a way of looking at the principled pragmatism of getting things done.”
How Can Canada Respond to Cambodia’s Political Dilemma?
The Diplomat | May 2, 2018 | Featuring: Darren Touch
MPPGA Student Claire Allen on How B.C.’s Mega-fires Could Flare Up Again
MPPGA student Claire Allen, a fire information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, was quoted in The Star why B.C.’s mega-fires, still smouldering underground, could pop up again and where to watch out for them.
MPPGA Student Interview with the Honourable Thomas Mulcair
On this episode of PRT Weekly, MPPGA students Nicholas Lloyd-Kuzik and Luthfi Dhofier sat down with the Honourable Thomas J. Mulcair, former leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, Leader of the Official Opposition under Stephen Harper’s government, and current Member of Parliament for Outremont, Quebec.
How Can Canada Respond to Cambodia’s Political Dilemma?
MPPGA student Darren Touch published an article in The Diplomat on how Canada can respond to Cambodia’s political climate given the lackluster bilateral relationship.
Analyzing Peace Talks in the Korea Peninsula; Who Should Take Credit?
Global News | Apr 28, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Don Baker
End of Korean War Could Reunite Thousands of Separated Families After Decades Apart
Global News | Apr 28, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
The National for April 27, 2018
CBC | Apr 27, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Kyung-Ae Park (16:17 mark)
Vancouver City Council Apology to the Chinese community
Radio-Canada | Apr 23,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Yves Tiberghien
Engagement in Asia’ Committee Hearing Gets an Earful About China
The Epoch Times | Apr 26,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
Why a Canadian University is Fascinated by Hong Kong
Zolima Citymag | Apr 25, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Leo Shin
Why Mongolia Hopes to Host a Trump-Kim Jong Un Meeting
Washington Post | Apr 20,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Julian Dierkes
China’s War on Pollution
China Global Television Network | Apr 18,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Expert Warns Asean and Rest of Asia at Risk If China-US trade Dispute Escalates
Bernama | Apr 16,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Yves Tiberghien
New Partnership between UBC’s Phil Lind Initiative and the World Economic Forum
The Global Liberal Order Under Threat The future of the liberal order hangs in the balance – but what comes next? Virtually everyone agrees that the global liberal order is in trouble. The rise of reactionary nationalism, protectionism and anti-globalization are undeniable. If current trends are any guide of what´s to come, the new world […]
Interview with Professor George Hoberg on the Trans Mountain expansion
Professor George Hoberg, who specializes in environmental and natural resource policy and governance, was interviewed by CTV News on Saturday, April 14th, a day ahead of the meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and BC and Alberta Premiers John Horgan and Rachel Notley to discuss the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Hoberg argues […]
Zombie NAFTA Looms
Business in Vancouver | Apr 10,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
Location, Location, Location: Ulanbaatar Still in the Running to Host Trump-Kim Summit
MPPGA Professor Julian Dierkes and Mendee Jargalsaikhan wrote about the most recent plans to host a Trump-Kim meeting in Ulanbaatar, Mongolia, via The Diplomat.
The era of Big Tech self-governance has come to an end
Taylor Owen, a professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and UBC School of Journalism, wrote an op-ed in the Globe and Mail about how Silicon Valley’s self-regulation has come to an end.
Tit for Tat on Trade: China-U.S. Trade Spat Intensifies
CBC | Apr 6,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Why Sudden NAFTA Progress is Thanks to the U.S.-China Trade War
Maclean’s | Apr 7,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
World trading order facing biggest threats since Second World War: Freeland
MPPGA Professor Paul Evans was recently quoted in an article about the international implications of the U.S.-China dispute via the Business News Network. “Global supply and value chains are going to be disrupted, the norms and rules of the global trading system eroded further and a whole new level of uncertainty built into the global economic system,” Paul said.
The new rules for the internet – and why deleting Facebook isn’t enough
MPPGA Professor Taylor Owen and New America Senior Advisor Ben Scott wrote an article in the Globe and Mail about ideas for future web regulation. “We urgently need new democratic rules for the internet that enhance the rights of citizens and protect the integrity of our public sphere and tackle the structural problems of our current digital economy.
U.S.-China Trade War
CTV News | Apr 4,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Who Could Win the U.S-China Trade War
Roundhouse Radio | Apr 4,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Yves Tiberghien
Op-Ed by Robert Muggah and Steven Pinker: Is Liberal Democracy in Retreat?
Our 2018 Lind Initiative Visiting Fellow Robert Muggah and Lind Initiative speaker Steven Pinker recently collaborated on an op-ed about how democracy has experienced its share of setbacks, but remains the best form of governance today.
Mongolia Mining Corruption Probe Snares Former PM
Financial Times | Apr 3,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Julian Dierkes
What Mongolia Gains By Playing Host to a Historic Trump-Kim Summit
MPPGA Professor Julian Dierkes and Mendee Jargalsaikhan wrote the benefits of Mongolia hosting a historic Trump-Kim summit. Mongolia’s offer to host the meeting is aligned with its foreign policy of engaging with “third neighbors” and its increasing focus on East Asia.
Dalai Lama Caught in the Middle as India and China Reboot Ties
CNN | Mar 30,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Tsering Shakya
About the Talk, “Beyond the Nuclear Issue in North Korea”
Radio Free Asia | Mar 29, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Kyung-Ae Park
How Surveillance Capitalism Undermines Democracy
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs professor, Taylor Owen, spoke with the Centre for International Government Innovation about how misinformation coming from social media can threaten democracy. Watch here:
The Real China Contrary to What the Western World See
Roundhouse Radio | Mar 26,2018 | Featuring: Dr. Yves Tiberghien
Canada Caught in the Crossfire of Trump’s Trade War with China
The Globe and Mail | Mar 23, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Paul Evans
8 Reasons Why Mongolia’s Capital Ulaanbaatar Might Be The Place for a Trump-Kim Summit
MPPGA Professor Julian Dierkes and Mendee Jargalsaikhan made the case in The Diplomat for why the Trump-Kim meeting could happen in Mongolia, “8 Reasons Why Mongolia’s Capital Ulaanbaatar Might Be The Place for a Trump-Kim Summit”.
Professor Nadja Kunz named one of B.C.’s Most Influential Women 2018: STEM Stars
Nadja Kunz, assistant professor with UBC’s School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, has been named one of “B.C.’s Most Influential Women 2018: Stem Stars” by BC Business. Her research focus is mine water management and water governance in mining regions. Nadja is driven by a passion for transitioning the private sector towards more sustainable water management practices.
Trump to Impose Tariffs on China
CBC and Yahoo | Mar 22, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang
Prof. Max Cameron’s Interview: Summer Institute for Future Legislators
Professor Max Cameron, Director of for the Study of Democratic Institutions recently went on air on CFAX 1070 with host Mark Brennae to promote the Summer Institute for Future Legislators. The interview also included a testimonial from Hailey Graham, a student who completed the program. The Summer Institute for Future Legislators aims to teach aspiring […]
Interview with Professor Taylor Owen: Is it time to #DeleteFacebook?
MPPGA Professor Taylor Owen was recently interviewed on Facebook user privacy issues by Global News. Despite the “four or five platform companies that largely control the Internet and all of the economic and social activity that comes with that, we are starting to see a big push back by large political institutions with large privacy regulations and legislation.”
We must wake up from our Western dream for China
Read Professor Yves Tieberghien’s op-ed on major political changes taking place in China over the past two weeks and their broadly global context, as well as how to deal with this new reality. “Asia is more than just China – Canada needs to have a balanced and strategic approach to the entirety of the region,” he wrote.
What Mongolia Gains by Hosting Historic Trump-Kim Summit
The Diplomat | Mar 16, 2018 | Co-written by: Dr. Julian Dierkes
Rencontre Entre Donald Trump et Kim Jung Un: Tout Peut Arriver
Radio-Canada | Mar 15, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Yves Tiberghien
Interview with Professor Paul Evans on China’s expansionist policies in Southeast Asia
MPPGA Professor Paul Evans was recently interviewed on Policy Talks about Chinese foreign policy in the Southeast Asia.
Nuclear Deterrence Policy Gathering Steam in India
MPPGA Professor M.V. Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security was recently quoted in an article about nuclear deterrence policies in India. Unlike the first three phases, the fourth phase of India’s nuclear disarmament policy, which began in 1998, has seen India making “no significant effort towards nuclear disarmament,” Ramana said. Importantly, India has avoided supporting treaties that would restrain its own weapons programs.
China Moves Ahead with No Term Limits for President
The Jon McComb Show | Mar 12, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Yves Tiberghien
It’s Complicated: China Torn on Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un Talks
Hong Kong Free Press and Times of India | Mar 12, 2018 | Featuring: Dr. Wenran Jiang