Jennifer Welsh

Just wrapping up 2 days in DC with fellow deans/directors as part of the APSIA network. Energizing to share experiences on adapting to geopolitical challenges and transformations in higher education - including from AI. And a reminder of the critical roles our Schools can play. Thanks to APSIA!

I've been asked a lot in recent years about my thoughts on R2P, and its evolution. I had the chance to step way back in this piece for an OUP volume on rethinking the 1990s (edited by Ikenberry Trubowitz).
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Opinion: Why Canada and Mexico need each other to take on Trump Mark Carney’s visit comes on the heels of a mission to offer a diplomatic band-aid

Prime Minister Carney's trip to Mexico City this week is a key opportunity to strengthen a relationship of growing importance. See this discussion with my Mexican-based colleague Denise Dresser.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Open Canada — Canada's Place in the World/ Le Canada dans le monde Open Canada — Canada's Place in the World/ Le Canada dans le monde

Had a wide ranging conversation on the challenges for Canadian foreign policy with the wise co-hosts of the Red Passport - Jeremy Kinsman, Louise Blais and Peter Donolo.

The episode is now live on Spotify and OpenCanada.org

Just completing two days out in BC, where the Max Bell School collaborated with SFU’s Mitigating Wildfire Initiative on a boot camp and dialogue between journalists and those from the wildfire policy community. Proud of and grateful for the work of these communities in such a big policy challenge.

Sharing this recent publication on the challenges facing international organizations and NGOs in their efforts to support civilian self-protection. Great collaboration with my colleagues Emily Paddon Rhoads and Juan Masullo!
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Falling back into the shadows? How to keep internal displacement on the humanitarian agenda Media coverage often focuses on those fleeing their country as refugees, while internally displaced people remain less visible and beholden to national governments.

The funding cuts to the humanitarian sector are putting strain on the global response to IDPs. Sharing this commentary co-written with my colleague Megan Bradley.
theconversation.com/falling-back...

McGill’s Max Bell School and the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies Join the Global Alliance for Peace Operations (GAPO) We are excited to announce that the Centre for International Peace and Security Studies and the Max Bell School of Public Policy (McGill University) have joined the Global Alliance for Peace Operations – a collective endeavour of more than 50 leading think tanks, research institutes and civil society organizations working on UN and regional approaches to peace operations (www.peaceoperations.net). Coordinated by the Global Governance Institute (GGI) in Brussels, the Berlin Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) and Amani Africa Media and Research Services, the Alliance brings together the expertise and brain power of close to 100 peace operations experts from around the globe. For a full list of members, please see here. Jennifer Welsh (Director of the Max Bell School) and Emily Paddon Rhoads (Visiting McConnell Fellow at CIPSS and Max Bell) are contributing their insights on the Protection of Civilians in the Alliance’s collective input for the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial. At this crucial time for peace operations, the Alliance provides comprehensive and direct civil society input to the intergovernmental deliberations at the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial 2025 in Berlin. The UN Peacekeeping Ministerial takes place at a critical juncture for the future of peace operations and the wider multilateral crisis management system. It is a key moment to mobilize collective thinking for strengthening UN peace operations in the years to come. The Alliance was created in liaison with the German Federal Foreign Office and the German Federal Ministry of Defence. The first round of activities produced eight collaborative policy papers and close to 20 short issue papers which form the basis for concrete policy recommendations on how to strengthen UN peace operations. The recommendations will be discussed at an online workshop on 29 April 2025. On 12 May 2025, immediately ahead of the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial, the Alliance will host an in-person Symposium in Berlin and seven side events on a range of aspects essential to the future of peace operations. The Global Alliance for Peace Operations webpage (www.peaceoperations.net) features information on all events, will publish the policy papers and issue papers, and already facilitates knowledge-sharing, including by gathering prior research and publications by Alliance members.

@jennifermwelsh.bsky.social (Director of the Max Bell School) and Emily Paddon Rhoads (Visiting McConnell Fellow at CIPSS and Max Bell) are contributing their insights on the Protection of Civilians in the Alliance’s collective input for the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial.
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Just sharing that McGill’s Max Bell School and CIPSS have joined the Global Alliance for Peace Operations (GAPO) – a collective of more than 50 leading think tanks, research institutes and NGOs working on UN and regional approaches to peace operations (www.peaceoperations.net).

Our terrific MPP students from Max Bell have been featured as Emerging Public Policy Voices. Check out their contributions!

www.policymagazine.ca/emerging-voi...

McGill Refugee Research Group

There are also some video interviews with our amazing IDP leaders.

www.youtube.com/@McGillRefug...

Wanted to share the exciting report of our international gathering of IDP leaders from around the world, who came together with academics and leading policy-makers to discuss how to galvanize efforts to enhance IDP participation.
www.mcgill.ca/isid/events/...