Thoughtful critique of pragmatic peacebuilding to imagine the future of UN operations by Roland Paris International Affairs academic.oup.com/ia/advance-art…

Early morning view of Taipei.

I was pleased to offer these remarks – on the theme of economic security – at the Ketagalan Forum in Taipei, Taiwan, earlier today. youtu.be/9xPQ_6SVouE

As of today 3,150 academics (including yours truly) have signed this statement against academic boycotts. docs.google.com/document/d/e/2…

My latest academic scribbling: "The Future of UN Peace Operations: Pragmatism, Pluralism or Statism?" in the September issue of International Affairs. Full text: academic.oup.com/ia/article/doi…

Today at 1 pm.

GSPIA welcomes 16 superb visiting professors for the 2024-25 academic year, joining forces with our regular professors to deliver excellent courses to our students. Read their bios here: uottawa.ca/faculty-social…

Interesting how twitter algorithm works. I tweeted rarely this summer and my views per tweet plummeted. The built-in incentive seems to be: tweet more often => more engagement (and more exposure to ads). But it makes me feel gamed => less inclined to play.