Strengthening the Participation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs): Obstacles and Opportunities
Protecting the internally displaced: Sovereignty, agency and the localization of international normsIn 2021, the UN Secretary-General鈥檚 High-Level Panel on Internally Displaced People (IDPs) painted a stark picture of the expanding number of forced migrants worldwide and outlined a series of challenges related to the provision of humanitarian assistance, protection, and 鈥榙urable solutions鈥� for this growing population.
Jennifer Welsh on Canada Surviving in the Era of Trump's Administration | TVO Today
March 11, 2025 |聽Director聽Jennifer Welsh聽spoke about Canada surviving under Trump administration on TVO Today.聽Canada's foreign policy has long been influenced by the USA. So an important question arises now, how does Canada navigate in this new political climate?
Jennifer Welsh's Special Issue on 'Localization in World Politics' | Oxford Academic
Director Jennifer Welsh聽co-edited a special issue of聽Global Studies Quarterly聽on Localization in World Politics.
Jennifer Welsh on Ethical Challenges of UN Peacekeeping | Carnegie Council
March 13, 2025 |聽Director聽Jennifer Welsh聽and聽Jean-Marie Gu茅henno were hosted by聽Juris Pupcenoks聽and聽Brian A. Mateo from Carnegie Council Podcast.
As Trump menaces us in Canada, we have a question for Britain: when will you stand up to him? | The Guardian
March 18, 2025 | Director Jennifer Welsh聽wrote an article criticising聽the weak diplomatic response of UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to Donald Trump鈥檚 provocative comments suggesting Canada should become the 51st state of the United States.
Jennifer Welsh's Article on The Future of UN Peacekeeping
March 7, 2024 | Director聽Jennifer Welsh聽and Marie-Jo毛lle Zahar wrote a new article on The Future of UN Peacekeeping, which was published by Ethics and International Affairs.
Jennifer Welsh on Major Global Conflicts on The Sunday Magazine | CBC News
August 19, 2024 | Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Arif Lalani and聽Jennifer Welsh聽in The Sunday Magazine podcast, about the current political upheaval in the Middle East in the latest round of ceasefire negotiations in Qatar.
Jennifer Welsh on Inequality鈥檚 Threat to Liberal Democracy | CBC Listen
May 9, 2024 | On a podcast episode of聽Ideas with Nahlah Ayed, Professor Jennifer Welsh聽delves into answering on how inequality is undermining liberal democracy.聽Following the end of Cold War, the quest for peace, equality, and democracy didn't conclude; instead, it evolved into a multifaceted challenge.
The UN鈥檚 New Agenda for Protection | International Peace Institute
May 13, 2024 | The United Nations (UN) recently released its Agenda for Protection, a comprehensive document aiming to enhance protection as a collective responsibility across various UN components. It addresses previous shortcomings highlighted by inquiries into UN responses in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. However, it faces challenges due to geopolitical dynamics undermining multilateral action and UN entities鈥� limited roles in ongoing conflicts.聽
Jennifer Welsh on Tour de Table
In March 2023, Jennifer Welsh launched Tour de Table, a podcast series that joins leading scholars and policymakers for a bilingual discussion of the political, economic, and security challenges confronting our world and whether and how Canada is prepared to address them.聽
3rd Annual Symposium - Research Network on Women, Peace and Security
In the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of the landmark United Nations Security Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), the third annual Symposium of the RN-WPS 鈥� held at the University of Ottawa from February 8-10 - centered on the theme 鈥淏ecause We Must鈥�. Rebecca Tiessen, Director of the Gender, Peace and Security Collaboratory, University of Ottawa was the host and co-organizer.
Navigating Collaborative Futures | CCA
February 14, 2024 | The Government of Canada lacks comprehensive strategy for evaluating international science, technology, innovation, and knowledge partnerships. Navigating Collaborative Futures, a new report from the Council of Canadian Academies, presents key elements of an evidence-based, data-enabled framework to evaluate new and existing international STIK partnership opportunities for Canada.
Launch of the new Research Postcard series | RNWPS
January 25, 2024 |聽Research Network on Women, Peace and Security launched a new series, 'Research Postcards', to feature and summarize the recent work of their network members. The series aims to increase the representation and discoverability of the research conducted by their members.聽
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Delivering Humanitarian Health Services in Violent Conflicts | Daedalus
Jennifer Welsh co-edited the Spring 2023 issue of聽D忙dalus.聽
With its Ukraine peace plan, China seeks to make itself indispensable on the world stage | The Globe and Mail
February 27, 2023 |聽The events marking the one-year anniversary of the聽war in Ukraine聽included fiery speeches from the two main opponents, Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as well as Ukraine鈥檚 strongest Western supporter, Joe Biden. Yet diplomatic attention was also focused on China 鈥� a potent reminder that as the newest global superpower, it too is a crucial player in this unfolding conflict.
