Western Academy for Advanced Research
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The Western Academy for Advanced Research brings together teams of scholars, community leaders, and industry experts who committed to discovering solutions to global challenges.
The Western Academy for Advanced Research brings together teams of scholars, community leaders, and industry experts who committed to discovering solutions to global challenges.
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our newly appointed director, Grace Parraga!
A warm, Western congratulations to @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor Grace Parraga, who has been named director of the Western Academy for Advanced Research / @westernuacademy.bsky.social: www.uwo.ca/academy/news...
Grace Parraga named Director of the Western Academy for Advanced Research
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July 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to our newly appointed director, Grace Parraga!
In recent years, the international community has seen considerable threats to peace and security. Why?
How do we achieve peace in the 21st century? Can international law help?
Our current research theme explores these questions & more. Learn more: possibilitiesforpeace.ca
How do we achieve peace in the 21st century? Can international law help?
Our current research theme explores these questions & more. Learn more: possibilitiesforpeace.ca
Possibilities for Peace
possibilitiesforpeace.ca
July 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
In recent years, the international community has seen considerable threats to peace and security. Why?
How do we achieve peace in the 21st century? Can international law help?
Our current research theme explores these questions & more. Learn more: possibilitiesforpeace.ca
How do we achieve peace in the 21st century? Can international law help?
Our current research theme explores these questions & more. Learn more: possibilitiesforpeace.ca
We are excited to welcome back Dr. Uzma Rashid from the University for Peace (UPEACE)! Learn more about #UPEACE's commitment to peace education, here: upeace.org
July 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
We are excited to welcome back Dr. Uzma Rashid from the University for Peace (UPEACE)! Learn more about #UPEACE's commitment to peace education, here: upeace.org
The Arctic is a contested zone. So, who governs it?
Carol Dyck (Western Law) proposes a solution that could lead to international co-operation. www.youtube.com/shorts/Gs7aS...
Carol Dyck (Western Law) proposes a solution that could lead to international co-operation. www.youtube.com/shorts/Gs7aS...
What could happen with the Arctic?
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June 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The Arctic is a contested zone. So, who governs it?
Carol Dyck (Western Law) proposes a solution that could lead to international co-operation. www.youtube.com/shorts/Gs7aS...
Carol Dyck (Western Law) proposes a solution that could lead to international co-operation. www.youtube.com/shorts/Gs7aS...
Can the United States annex Canada? Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke sheds light on Trump's annexation threats and what they could mean for Canada. #TVO #WesternU
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Can the United States really annex Canada? | Unravelled
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June 19, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Can the United States annex Canada? Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke sheds light on Trump's annexation threats and what they could mean for Canada. #TVO #WesternU
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Global alliances are shifting. How can art and storytelling help us navigate this current moment?
Western Academy postdoc Pascal Michelberger explores speculative art and what it can teach us about conflict and resistance.
Western Academy postdoc Pascal Michelberger explores speculative art and what it can teach us about conflict and resistance.
‘Pax Americana’ in Toronto? Speculative art can help us navigate threats
‘Pax Americana’ in Toronto? Speculative art can help us navigate threats
The art project shows how storytelling is a powerful tool to envision potential futures so they can be interrupted before they become reality.
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June 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Global alliances are shifting. How can art and storytelling help us navigate this current moment?
Western Academy postdoc Pascal Michelberger explores speculative art and what it can teach us about conflict and resistance.
Western Academy postdoc Pascal Michelberger explores speculative art and what it can teach us about conflict and resistance.
"When it works people don't see it."
Visiting Fellow Sabine Nolke discusses international law and its enduring importance in an age of rapidly shifting alliances. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y2s...
Visiting Fellow Sabine Nolke discusses international law and its enduring importance in an age of rapidly shifting alliances. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y2s...
Episode 4: Defending the International Legal Order with guest Sabine Nölke
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May 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"When it works people don't see it."
Visiting Fellow Sabine Nolke discusses international law and its enduring importance in an age of rapidly shifting alliances. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y2s...
Visiting Fellow Sabine Nolke discusses international law and its enduring importance in an age of rapidly shifting alliances. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y2s...
How can we empower survivors of gender-based violence?Read legal scholar & Western Academy Fellow Valerie Oosterveld's Impact Story: www.theimpactproject.ca/stories/vale.... #WesternU @westernuresearch.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
How can we empower survivors of gender-based violence?Read legal scholar & Western Academy Fellow Valerie Oosterveld's Impact Story: www.theimpactproject.ca/stories/vale.... #WesternU @westernuresearch.bsky.social
Former diplomat and Western Academy Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke spoke with CBC's Natasha Fatah on the joint Canada-UK-France statement on Gaza.
Glad to have been invited to talk with CBC's early dayside show on the implications of yesterday's Canada-UK-France statement on Gaza and the respective responses by Israel and Hamas. Fundamental humanitarian principles must be respected in all conflicts, by all parties. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
CBC News Network's Natasha Fatah speaks with Former Canadian diplomat, Sabine Nölke
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May 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Former diplomat and Western Academy Visiting Fellow Sabine Nölke spoke with CBC's Natasha Fatah on the joint Canada-UK-France statement on Gaza.
Complex problems require new ways of thinking. Learn about us: uwo.ca/academy/inde...
May 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Complex problems require new ways of thinking. Learn about us: uwo.ca/academy/inde...
What makes Canada a sovereign state? Visiting scholar Sabine Nölke explains the meaning of sovereignty.
What does it mean for a country to be sovereign? Who decides when a country's sovereignty has been violated? Former ambassador @snolke.bsky.social (@westernu.bsky.social) and Jane Boulden (Queen’s University Royal Military College of Canada) explain on Unravelled. #cdnpoli
What does it mean for a country to be sovereign? | Unravelled
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April 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
What makes Canada a sovereign state? Visiting scholar Sabine Nölke explains the meaning of sovereignty.
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From the Western Academy for Advanced Research's Possibilities for Peace theme, Sabine Nolke writes for @theconversationca.bsky.social:
Like dictators before him, Trump threatens international peace and security theconversation.com/like-dictato...
Like dictators before him, Trump threatens international peace and security theconversation.com/like-dictato...
Like dictators before him, Trump threatens international peace and security
Canadian leaders must situate Donald Trump’s dangerous rhetoric in the language of international law and state-to-state relations.
theconversation.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
From the Western Academy for Advanced Research's Possibilities for Peace theme, Sabine Nolke writes for @theconversationca.bsky.social:
Like dictators before him, Trump threatens international peace and security theconversation.com/like-dictato...
Like dictators before him, Trump threatens international peace and security theconversation.com/like-dictato...
TODAY!
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TODAY!
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April 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Visit our booth at this year's Engage Western!
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Engage Western 2025
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April 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Visit our booth at this year's Engage Western!
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Our current research theme is "Exploring possibilities for peace in the twenty-first century." Learn more: uwo.ca/academy/them...
April 15, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Our current research theme is "Exploring possibilities for peace in the twenty-first century." Learn more: uwo.ca/academy/them...
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Curious to know more about the Western Academy? Find us, here: uwo.ca/academy/inde...
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Western Academy for Advanced Research - Western University
The Western Academy for Advanced Research brings together interdisciplinary and international teams of scholars to address major issues facing humanity through periods of dedicated focus.
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April 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We are very delighted to join the Bluesky community!
Curious to know more about the Western Academy? Find us, here: uwo.ca/academy/inde...
Curious to know more about the Western Academy? Find us, here: uwo.ca/academy/inde...