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Roland Paris

Roland Paris is a professor of public and international affairs at the University of Ottawa, founder of the Centre for International Policy Studies, and research associate at Chatham House. He has held several positions in the Canadian government, including senior advisor on global affairs and defence to the Prime Minister. Expertise: Canadian Foreign Policy, Peacebuilding

Recent Work

The World’s Democracies, Including Canada, Face a Historic Choice
The Globe and Mail, June 4, 2021

Navigating the New World Disorder
Rebuild Canada Project of Public Policy Forum, July 16, 2020

Interview with Anne-Marie Slaughter
Recovery Project, June 25, 2020

Disunited Democracies Cannot Face the Challenge of China
Chatham House, June 4, 2020

The Right to Dominate: How Old Ideas about Sovereignty Pose New Challenges for World Order
International Organization, March 25, 2020

Iran Missile Strikes in Iraq
CBC Radio, January 8, 2020