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WAFAR in the media



Plaque on graffittied wall with title "surrender of the Tecumseth irregulars"

'Pax Americana in Toronto':  How speculative art can help us navigate threats

Read Western Academy postdoc Pascal Michelberger in The Conversation.

 

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"When it works people don't see it."

Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke explores the role of international law and diplomacy in a time of global change. 

 

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Response to Canada's joint statement on Gaza

CBC News Network speaks with Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke about the Canada-UK-France statement on Gaza.

 

 

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Events

text: Research spotlight: Monday, Apr. 7; 11:00-1:00; Truth Commissions, Reconciliation, and History Teaching: Canadian and European Perspectives; Dr. Tadek Wojtych, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History; Post-Fukushima Triple Disaster Justice? Examining Injustice Claimes in English Language Japanese NEws Articles, 2011 and 2021; Jeremy Tsai; Master's student, Department of Sociology

Mon., April 28
Research Spotlight Series

12:00 pm-1:30 pm  |  WIRB 6111

Text: Possibilities for Peace Research Spotlight Series; Monday, April 7, 11:00am-1:00 pm; Truth Commissions, Reconciliation, and History Teaching: Canadian and European Perspectives; Dr. Tadek Wojtych, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History; Post-Fukushima Triple Disaster Justice? Examining Injustice Claims in English Language Japanese News Articles, 2011 and 2021; Jeremy Tsai; Master's student, Department of Sociology

Thurs., April 24 
Ideas from the Western Academy

Peace and Violence at the Intersections of Gender, Sexuality, and Religion with Visiting Fellow Uzma Rashid

12:30-1:30 pm  |  WIRB 6111

Wed., April 23 
The Western Academy @ Engage Western

7:30-10:30 am  |  RBC Place London, 300 York St.