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WAFAR in the media

'Pax Americana in Toronto': How speculative art can help us navigate threats
Read Western Academy postdoc Pascal Michelberger in The Conversation.

"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.

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.
Events

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